As part of commitment of the new administration of the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) headed by Honorable Elijah Rufus, officers of the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) are currently in Buchanan City, Grand Bassa Country, for a one-week in-house retreat.
The retreat is an intensive working session of the LIS to review the its policies and five-years work plan as a sensitive institution of the Government of Liberia responsible for protecting Liberia’s territorial boundaries.
According to information gathered from the administration of the LIS, the ongoing in-house retreat aims at addressing challenges and achievements of the LIS. The following policies are under review at the retreat: Finance, Procurement, Fleet, Welfare, Logistics, Human Resource, among others.
For many years, LIS has not gone for retreat to evaluate its workings, but predicted upon the need, the current leadership headed by Commissioner General Rufus deemed it very necessary to review its working materials and work plans, as well as execute its mandate as required by law and best practices.
The one week in house retreat started on June 7, 2025 and is expected to end on June 14, 2025. The ongoing LIS in-house retreat brings together the Commissioner General and his able deputies, Directors, Sectional heads, and some Senior Officers.