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MIGRATION RATES FROM ARMENIA WILL GROW
March 3 2014
Tightening Russia's migration laws has caused a real panic in Armenia.
The reason is that from January 1 onwards, the citizens of the states
having the right to leave for Russia without an entry visa can stay
in the territory of given country for 90 days, in every 180 days,
and, therefore, during the three months stay in RF, the migrant has
to obtain an employment contract, or, the so-called, a patent to
work in Russia. Note that at present about 220 million people is
facing a serious problem due to tightening of Russian immigration
laws. In particular, "Entry of over 50 thousand people to Russia in
the next three to five years is blocked. Another 170 thousand people,
being in Russia and breaking the Russian migration law have appeared
in the core attention by some agencies. They are mainly labor migrant".
http.//www.aravot.am/2014/03/03/436685/ However, it is controversy
that, on the one hand, the authorities are talking about the intention
of reducing the volumes of migration, on the other hand, they do not
take the opportunity of tightening of the legislation to reduce the
volume of migration. Demographer Ruben Yeghanyan views this matter
from another aspect. "Let us not forget that we are dealing with
two different phenomena, which are mixed with each other. Permanent
migration when a person is constantly leaving the country, and the
labor migration phenomenon are different matters. Now we are talking
about the labor migration, rather than about the people who want to
live permanently in Russia." According to Mr. Yeganyan, that fact that
we the volumes of permanent migration in our country did not greatly
increase, it is due to the result of the labor migration phenomenon.
He explained, "The person is earning outdoors, and keeping his family.
If this 220 thousand people fail to do this, they will be thinking
about emigration. A part of them will think to sell the house,
make some money, and try to permanently settle in Europe." The
painter Haghtanak Shahumyan has the impression that going to abroad
is encouraged in Armenia. On this occasion, he told the following
incident, "I have acquaintances in Russia, who had committed various
violations, but now they are forced to solve the issues associated
with Russian citizenship, rather than going back to Armenia."
Developing this logic that the "the interests of the political elite
and the people in Armenia are diametrically opposite," the artist said,
"The children of our political elite and government officials are
studying and working abroad. There is a tendency to encourage going
out. This is a problem that is not only the task of the government
or other parties, but the national security."
Tatev HARUTYUNYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2014/03/03/164058/
March 3 2014
Tightening Russia's migration laws has caused a real panic in Armenia.
The reason is that from January 1 onwards, the citizens of the states
having the right to leave for Russia without an entry visa can stay
in the territory of given country for 90 days, in every 180 days,
and, therefore, during the three months stay in RF, the migrant has
to obtain an employment contract, or, the so-called, a patent to
work in Russia. Note that at present about 220 million people is
facing a serious problem due to tightening of Russian immigration
laws. In particular, "Entry of over 50 thousand people to Russia in
the next three to five years is blocked. Another 170 thousand people,
being in Russia and breaking the Russian migration law have appeared
in the core attention by some agencies. They are mainly labor migrant".
http.//www.aravot.am/2014/03/03/436685/ However, it is controversy
that, on the one hand, the authorities are talking about the intention
of reducing the volumes of migration, on the other hand, they do not
take the opportunity of tightening of the legislation to reduce the
volume of migration. Demographer Ruben Yeghanyan views this matter
from another aspect. "Let us not forget that we are dealing with
two different phenomena, which are mixed with each other. Permanent
migration when a person is constantly leaving the country, and the
labor migration phenomenon are different matters. Now we are talking
about the labor migration, rather than about the people who want to
live permanently in Russia." According to Mr. Yeganyan, that fact that
we the volumes of permanent migration in our country did not greatly
increase, it is due to the result of the labor migration phenomenon.
He explained, "The person is earning outdoors, and keeping his family.
If this 220 thousand people fail to do this, they will be thinking
about emigration. A part of them will think to sell the house,
make some money, and try to permanently settle in Europe." The
painter Haghtanak Shahumyan has the impression that going to abroad
is encouraged in Armenia. On this occasion, he told the following
incident, "I have acquaintances in Russia, who had committed various
violations, but now they are forced to solve the issues associated
with Russian citizenship, rather than going back to Armenia."
Developing this logic that the "the interests of the political elite
and the people in Armenia are diametrically opposite," the artist said,
"The children of our political elite and government officials are
studying and working abroad. There is a tendency to encourage going
out. This is a problem that is not only the task of the government
or other parties, but the national security."
Tatev HARUTYUNYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2014/03/03/164058/