Cooperation Russia-Kyrgyzstan to Start Migrant Patrols and Blacklist Cut
Rédigé par admin - - aucun commentaireAuthorities are casting the initiative as one intended to enlighten foreign residents, particularly migrant laborers, about residency rules.
“During the checks, foreign citizens will be able to speak directly to representatives of the migration service, ask them questions and receive first-hand information about things like registration of work permits at migration centers in Moscow and Moscow region,” the FMS statement said.
Russia’s economic decline is concentrating thoughts on the need to address the issue of illegal migration, which creates much ill-will among the most deprived sections of the population.
In order to mitigate the scale of unregulated migration, Russian authorities have long relied on blacklists of foreigners denied entry into the country. Violating migration rules or breaking other laws typically serves as ground for being inclusion on the list.
With its entry into the Moscow-led Eurasian Economic Union las year, Kyrgyzstan has hoped to see the number of its own citizens barred from going to Russia sharply reduced.
Kyrgyzstan’s State Migration Service on March 31 said the number of Kyrgyz citizens has accordingly dropped from 190,000 at the start of 2015 to 118,000 by the year’s end.
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