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Russia's new migration law applies to 220,000 Armenians, says demographer
19:05 * 24.05.14
Russia's new migration rules cannot be said to be essentially
different from the previous ones, an Armenian ethnographer has said,
commenting on the most recent amendments to the Russian Law on
Migration.
"The first essential difference is that while the previous law obliged
a migrant to leave the country after the expiry of the 90-day [period
of stay], with a subsequent right to entry for a limited period, it
has been restricted now," Ruben Yeganyan told a news conference on
Saturday.
In the meantime, he noted that whenever a migrant has a legal
employment contract, the new legislation allows him or her to stay in
the country until the expiry of the term of that contract.
He further warned against any violations. "If you have violated the
Russian migration legislation, they may block your entry to the
country for three years. An automated system today helps identify the
person who committed a violation, restricting the corruption risk upon
crossing the border," he explained.
Yeganyan added that anyone who ever committed a violation is denied
entry into Russia once that violation is disclosed at the border
checkpoint. "The Armenian citizens, to whom this applies, are some
220,000 people; they are employment migrants whose means of
subsistence are generated at the expense of foreign migration. Some of
them are now in Armenia and cannot leave," the demographer said,
adding that possible solutions may be found after Armenia becomes a
member state of the Eurasian Customs Union.
Armenian News - Tert.am
19:05 * 24.05.14
Russia's new migration rules cannot be said to be essentially
different from the previous ones, an Armenian ethnographer has said,
commenting on the most recent amendments to the Russian Law on
Migration.
"The first essential difference is that while the previous law obliged
a migrant to leave the country after the expiry of the 90-day [period
of stay], with a subsequent right to entry for a limited period, it
has been restricted now," Ruben Yeganyan told a news conference on
Saturday.
In the meantime, he noted that whenever a migrant has a legal
employment contract, the new legislation allows him or her to stay in
the country until the expiry of the term of that contract.
He further warned against any violations. "If you have violated the
Russian migration legislation, they may block your entry to the
country for three years. An automated system today helps identify the
person who committed a violation, restricting the corruption risk upon
crossing the border," he explained.
Yeganyan added that anyone who ever committed a violation is denied
entry into Russia once that violation is disclosed at the border
checkpoint. "The Armenian citizens, to whom this applies, are some
220,000 people; they are employment migrants whose means of
subsistence are generated at the expense of foreign migration. Some of
them are now in Armenia and cannot leave," the demographer said,
adding that possible solutions may be found after Armenia becomes a
member state of the Eurasian Customs Union.
Armenian News - Tert.am