360 foreigners residing in the country with invalid documents and involved in labour activity without obtaining work permit were detained during the last week

Measures implemented by the State Migration Service of Azerbaijan Republic on strengthen­i­n­g­ s­tate ­­­control over migration processes, as well as preventing illegal migration in Azerbaijan Republic were continued during the last week as well.

On December 3-8, 2012 relevant activities against illegal migration were carried out by the State Migration Service in Baku. 360 cases concerning infringement of requirements of administrative legislation by foreigners and stateless persons without observing rules of stay, temporary and permanent residence in Azerbaijan Republic have been defined. Majority of detained foreigners mainly were citizens of Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Turkey and Georgia.

During the month foreigners and stateless persons committed administrative offence have been fined from 300 manats up to 400 manats with or without being expelled from the country; 265 of them under Article 339.1.1 (stay and residence in Azerbaijan Republic without right entitling documents, thus unregistered residence), 63 persons under Article 339.1.2 (stay and residence in Azerbaijan Republic with invalid documents), 27 foreigners under Article 339.1.4 (violating defined rules of legislation when being employed) of the Administrative Offences Code of Azerbaijan Republic.

As well as inspections have been conducted in a number of entrepreneurial subjects by employees of State Migration Service of Azerbaijan Republic in order to reveal and prevent cases of foreigners’ and stateless persons’ involvement in paid labour activity without obtaining work permit by employer by violating requirements of country legislation. As a result of taken measures 4 cases concerning infringement of rules of foreigners’ and stateless persons’ involvement in paid labour activity have been revealed in entrepreneurial subjects and relevant documents have been prepared.

Relevant measures are being continued by the State Migration Service of Azerbaijan Republic towards revealing and preventing illegal migration in the capital and the regions of the country.