Border Security and National Migration
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NBP
Overview
The Gambia's immigration system was written in 1965. The world has changed. The law has not.
The current Immigration Act CAP 3 of 1965 is outdated, poorly enforced, and not fit for a modern sovereign state. Non-Gambians living and working in the country are largely undocumented and untaxed. Border management lacks the systems and technology to function effectively. And young Gambians are risking their lives on the Backway to Europe because they see no future at home. The National Builders Party will fix the system and address the root causes that drive people to leave.
Our Vision
A Gambia with a modern, technology-driven immigration system that documents every non-citizen, enforces the law fairly, generates new tax revenue, and creates clear legal pathways for those who want to contribute and build here. And a country where young Gambians choose to stay because the opportunities are real.
1965
The year The Gambia's current immigration law was written
New Act
A comprehensive modern Immigration and Border Security Act to replace it
Backway
The deadly migration route NBP will address by building opportunity at home
Key Commitments
What the NBP will build
The NBP will replace the 1965 Immigration Act with a modern legal framework
A comprehensive new Immigration and Border Security Act covering documentation, residency, work permits, deportation, asylum, and border management with clear, enforceable rules.
Immigration Reform ActThe NBP will document and register every non-Gambian in the country
A national non-citizen registry with biometric documentation, work permit systems, and tax compliance requirements that generate revenue and establish accountability.
National Immigration RegistryThe NBP will modernize border management systems
Technology-enabled border crossings, trained border officers, and coordination systems that allow The Gambia to know and control who enters and exits the country.
Border Modernization ProgramThe NBP will address the root causes driving young Gambians to the Backway
Education reform, job creation, and economic opportunity at home are the only sustainable answers to irregular migration. NBP will build them.
Backway to Europe Prevention StrategyThe NBP will introduce a childhood citizenship reform framework
Clarifying and modernizing the legal framework for citizenship by birth, descent, and naturalization so every Gambian child's status is clear and protected.
Childhood Citizenship ReformWhat this means for you
Young Gambians
Opportunities at home. Skills programs, jobs, and a future worth staying for. The Backway is a symptom of a broken system. NBP will fix the system.
Gambian citizens
A documented, accountable system where every person living in The Gambia contributes fairly and the country knows who is within its borders.
Legal residents and workers
Clear, fair, and enforceable pathways to live, work, and contribute to The Gambia without uncertainty or exploitation.
Policy Pages
Explore the full plan
Immigration
Immigration Reform
A modern sovereign immigration system replacing the 1965 Act
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Immigration
Backway to Europe
Addressing the root causes of irregular migration
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Immigration
Childhood Citizenship Reform
Protecting the legal status of every Gambian child
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Think Big. Build Big.
Sovereignty starts at the border. NBP will build a system worthy of a modern nation.
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The National Standard
The Gambia knows who lives within its borders, enforces its laws fairly and without corruption, and treats every person, citizen or non-citizen, with the dignity the law requires. Young Gambians are not driven to risk their lives crossing deserts and seas because there is nothing for them at home. The country they were born in gives them a reason to stay and the tools to build. Under the National Builders Party, that will be the standard. Not an aspiration. A reality.
Think Big. Build Big.
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