(JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN) – South Sudan’s National Social Insurance Fund (NSIF) has confirmed that mandatory employer and employee registration, which commenced on 1st October 2026, remains underway at its head office in Juba.
The Fund stated that registration is progressing at its offices on the sixth floor of the Flora Building on Airport Road. NSIF thanked the public for what it described as a positive turnout and urged private sector employers and employees who have not yet registered to come forward.
The registration applies to South Sudanese nationals working with United Nations agencies, diplomatic missions and non-governmental organisations.
The exercise follows NSIF Administrative Circular No. 01/2026. Under the contribution structure, employers must contribute 17% of an employee’s gross salary, while employees contribute 8%, giving a combined total of 25%. The NSIF Act 2023 allows a three-month grace period for registration, after which late registration penalties will apply.
Employers have also been instructed to remit all arrears withheld from workers’ salaries from 24th April 2026 to the Fund’s designated bank accounts.
The directive has encountered a legal challenge. The South Sudan Oil Workers Union and the National Employees Union of South Sudan have filed separate petitions with the Court of Appeal contesting the legality of Ministry of Labour Public Circular No. 5 of 2026, which underpins the registration and remittance order. The unions have raised concerns about the absence of complete operational regulations and safeguards for employees’ contributions.
NSIF policy advisor Kue Ayuen Kou said the Fund was not opposed to workers seeking legal remedies but had not been formally served with court documents.
The Fund said it is developing a digital system that will allow contributors to monitor their individual accounts, including contributions and benefits.
