The Nyala-based Government of Peace and Unity (TASIS) has advanced a draft bylaw to organize the issuance of Sudanese travel documents and identity papers in areas under its administration, framing the measure as a safeguard for national identity and the integrity of civil documentation, according to pro-government outlets.
The proposed regulation—circulated on Friday—sets out rules for granting passports and civil status documents and emphasizes anti-forgery controls, document verification, and record-keeping standards, the reports said. While no implementation date was announced, the bylaw is described as part of TASIS’s wider push to “normalize” core state services from Nyala following last week’s oath-taking ceremonies.
The move comes amid months of complaints from Sudanese citizens about access to identification, renewals, and passport issuance during the war, a gap TASIS authorities have pledged to fill as they roll out education, aid and administrative initiatives in Darfur. Rights groups and observers have also noted broader disruptions and politicization of document access since 2021, underscoring the stakes around any parallel system that promises more predictable procedures.
Analysts say the key tests will be technical and diplomatic: whether TASIS can stand up secure issuance centers, implement tamper-resistant standards, and persuade airlines and foreign border authorities to accept documents issued outside Port Sudan’s structures. For now, the bylaw signals TASIS’s intention to knit together a functioning civil registry—starting with passports and IDs—under its emerging administrative umbrella in Nyala.
