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DO RUSSIAN CUSTOMS OFFICERS LURE ARMENIAN PASSENGERS INTO THE TRAP?
October 3 2013
And the latter had to pay "fine" to RF "petrol officers" and the same
Customs House for flagrantly "violating" their country's law It is not
news that the number of people leaving Armenia for RF has significantly
increased in recent times. To be sure if it, it does not need much
to be done, just to watch the parking of buses taking to Moscow,
to see a huge queue of passengers and the contents of their baggage,
up to a blanket, mattress, plates. Given the recent increase in ticket
planes, and the buses are much cheaper, many people prefer to travel
by bus. Until recently, according to the law, at the RF border point,
the Upper Lars, Russian Customs House was releasing migration cards
to Armenian visitors, which helped the latter to get registered on
the territory of the country, and upon leaving the country they were
returning to the Customs House. Recently, however, the "tradition"
is violated, the Customs House does not provide the said immigration
cards, and the customs officers, with clayey self-contained expression,
do not even answer any questions as to why they do not provide these
cards, they just say, "Solve your issues in place." On saying in the
place, they probably referring to the city, where the passengers are
off. We only managed to get not clear information that Moscow does not
send the cards to the Customs House anymore. The Armenian passenger
appeared in an uncertainty, following the meaningless admonition of the
customs officers, is trying to find and protect his status and rights
of being a legal citizen-guest, and is knocking at the door of the
local police department, where they also do not say anything clearly,
but only cease the speech immediately that it does not enter into their
powers, and we can not do anything without a migration card. They do
not give any other guidance as to where and how the visitor should
obtain a temporary registration problem. Notably, recently, Armenians
are in a misunderstanding due to Armenia's joining the Customs Union,
and false rumors are spread that there is no need for such a card and
registration. And, when the Armenian visitor tries to return Armenia on
the same flight, it turns out that he "grossly" has violated the RA law
by not having a proper card and respective registration, as a result,
on the way back, Russian "law enforcement" and "patrol officers"
are directly emptying his pockets. Knowing well that there are such
"un-card-unregistered" passengers in the buses from RF to Armenia,
they almost on every step are stopping the buses and thoroughly
checking passengers' documents. No matter the passenger explains
that he has not done anything illegal, but tried to do everything
in order and rule, but faces obstacles, the state traffic inspector
with serious facial expression does not care, and he threatens the
passenger to take to the "department" for explanation, to put a
stamp of 5 years 'deport' in his passports for grossly violating
the law of their country. Naturally, no passenger, no matter how a
law-abiding and literate, would not want to finish his tour and rest
in the Russian "police station", to spend a few days there and at the
end be deprived of the right to enter the country for 5 years. It
remains to follow the admonitions of "patrol officers", to say "An
immigration card from somewhere" means to find Russian ruble in 1000
and then approach them to get their passports back. And such police
officers begin to pop up on the way very often, many of them are
already aware how many "1000 rubles" passengers are in the bus that
it remains to understand how they pass the deal to one another, and
make huge amounts of money at the expense of Armenian passenger. And
if the passenger does not have the money, there is no forgiveness,
the bus driver had to pay in their place as a debt, on the condition of
debt repayment. The very same 1000 rubles is also required by customs
officers, who were obliged to provide immigration card to passengers,
or, otherwise note in the passport that they have not provided. It
turns out that Russian customs officers and law enforcement "make a
puzzle" for Armenian passengers and make money on their account in
a coordinated way. As a result, a small two-person Armenian family,
for example, are paying a 'fine' equivalent to 80 thousand Russian
rubles for spending 14 days vacation in Moscow, which, of course,
is not little money for passengers who prefer bus journey.
Naira VANYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/10/03/161875/
October 3 2013
And the latter had to pay "fine" to RF "petrol officers" and the same
Customs House for flagrantly "violating" their country's law It is not
news that the number of people leaving Armenia for RF has significantly
increased in recent times. To be sure if it, it does not need much
to be done, just to watch the parking of buses taking to Moscow,
to see a huge queue of passengers and the contents of their baggage,
up to a blanket, mattress, plates. Given the recent increase in ticket
planes, and the buses are much cheaper, many people prefer to travel
by bus. Until recently, according to the law, at the RF border point,
the Upper Lars, Russian Customs House was releasing migration cards
to Armenian visitors, which helped the latter to get registered on
the territory of the country, and upon leaving the country they were
returning to the Customs House. Recently, however, the "tradition"
is violated, the Customs House does not provide the said immigration
cards, and the customs officers, with clayey self-contained expression,
do not even answer any questions as to why they do not provide these
cards, they just say, "Solve your issues in place." On saying in the
place, they probably referring to the city, where the passengers are
off. We only managed to get not clear information that Moscow does not
send the cards to the Customs House anymore. The Armenian passenger
appeared in an uncertainty, following the meaningless admonition of the
customs officers, is trying to find and protect his status and rights
of being a legal citizen-guest, and is knocking at the door of the
local police department, where they also do not say anything clearly,
but only cease the speech immediately that it does not enter into their
powers, and we can not do anything without a migration card. They do
not give any other guidance as to where and how the visitor should
obtain a temporary registration problem. Notably, recently, Armenians
are in a misunderstanding due to Armenia's joining the Customs Union,
and false rumors are spread that there is no need for such a card and
registration. And, when the Armenian visitor tries to return Armenia on
the same flight, it turns out that he "grossly" has violated the RA law
by not having a proper card and respective registration, as a result,
on the way back, Russian "law enforcement" and "patrol officers"
are directly emptying his pockets. Knowing well that there are such
"un-card-unregistered" passengers in the buses from RF to Armenia,
they almost on every step are stopping the buses and thoroughly
checking passengers' documents. No matter the passenger explains
that he has not done anything illegal, but tried to do everything
in order and rule, but faces obstacles, the state traffic inspector
with serious facial expression does not care, and he threatens the
passenger to take to the "department" for explanation, to put a
stamp of 5 years 'deport' in his passports for grossly violating
the law of their country. Naturally, no passenger, no matter how a
law-abiding and literate, would not want to finish his tour and rest
in the Russian "police station", to spend a few days there and at the
end be deprived of the right to enter the country for 5 years. It
remains to follow the admonitions of "patrol officers", to say "An
immigration card from somewhere" means to find Russian ruble in 1000
and then approach them to get their passports back. And such police
officers begin to pop up on the way very often, many of them are
already aware how many "1000 rubles" passengers are in the bus that
it remains to understand how they pass the deal to one another, and
make huge amounts of money at the expense of Armenian passenger. And
if the passenger does not have the money, there is no forgiveness,
the bus driver had to pay in their place as a debt, on the condition of
debt repayment. The very same 1000 rubles is also required by customs
officers, who were obliged to provide immigration card to passengers,
or, otherwise note in the passport that they have not provided. It
turns out that Russian customs officers and law enforcement "make a
puzzle" for Armenian passengers and make money on their account in
a coordinated way. As a result, a small two-person Armenian family,
for example, are paying a 'fine' equivalent to 80 thousand Russian
rubles for spending 14 days vacation in Moscow, which, of course,
is not little money for passengers who prefer bus journey.
Naira VANYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/10/03/161875/