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REPORT: RUSSIA TO LET ARMENIAN MIGRANTS STAY LONGER
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NEWS | 25.02.14 | 11:29
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Russia has reportedly agreed to make an adjustment for Armenian
citizens allowing them to stay in Russian territory longer than
citizens of other countries enjoying a visa-free regime.
According to Russia's REX news agency, it was decided to amend Article
4 of the 2000 visa-free travel agreement for citizens of Armenia to
be able to stay in Russia for 150 days within every 180 days.
Officials in Yerevan have not yet confirmed this information.
If confirmed, however, the decision is likely to come as a great
relief for hundreds of thousands of Armenians staying and working in
Russia after this country enforced a new law on January 1 under which
citizens of countries with non-visa regimes are not allowed to stay
for longer than 90 days within every 180 days.
The law caused a lot of discontent among those citizens of Armenia
who earn their living by doing seasonal work in Russia. Secretary of
the National Security Council of Armenia Artur Baghdasaryan wrote
a letter to his Russian counterpart, expressing a hope that Russia
would reconsider the regime for citizens of Armenia.
If applied, the new regime will mean that Armenian citizens working
in Russia will be able to stay in Russian territory for five months,
after which they will have to leave the country only for one month
(instead of three) before returning and staying in the country on a
legal basis.
From: A. Papazian
http://armenianow.com/news/52250/armenia_russia_migrants_visa
NEWS | 25.02.14 | 11:29
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Russia has reportedly agreed to make an adjustment for Armenian
citizens allowing them to stay in Russian territory longer than
citizens of other countries enjoying a visa-free regime.
According to Russia's REX news agency, it was decided to amend Article
4 of the 2000 visa-free travel agreement for citizens of Armenia to
be able to stay in Russia for 150 days within every 180 days.
Officials in Yerevan have not yet confirmed this information.
If confirmed, however, the decision is likely to come as a great
relief for hundreds of thousands of Armenians staying and working in
Russia after this country enforced a new law on January 1 under which
citizens of countries with non-visa regimes are not allowed to stay
for longer than 90 days within every 180 days.
The law caused a lot of discontent among those citizens of Armenia
who earn their living by doing seasonal work in Russia. Secretary of
the National Security Council of Armenia Artur Baghdasaryan wrote
a letter to his Russian counterpart, expressing a hope that Russia
would reconsider the regime for citizens of Armenia.
If applied, the new regime will mean that Armenian citizens working
in Russia will be able to stay in Russian territory for five months,
after which they will have to leave the country only for one month
(instead of three) before returning and staying in the country on a
legal basis.
From: A. Papazian