Official statistics of the State Migration Service of Azerbaijan Republic for April 2012

Relevant measures towards implementation of state policy in migration sphere, strengthen­i­n­g­ ­s­tate­ ­­­control over migration processes, management and regulation of migration processes, as well as preparation and realization of measures for prevention of illegal migration have been continued by State Migration Service of Azerbaijan Republic in April 2012.

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 labor activity without obtaining work permit by employer by violating requirements of country legislation. As a result of taken measures violation cases of current legislative requirements have been revealed and relevant measures have been taken on a number of entrepreneurial subjects and foreigners.   

Furthermore, during April 1.140 cases concerning infringement of current legislative requirements by foreigners and stateless persons without observing rules of stay, temporary and permanent residence in Azerbaijan Republic have been revealed, 310 of those foreigners were fined and their residence in the country was legalized, decisions on 734 foreigners to leave the territory of the country within 48 hours and decisions on 96 foreigners to be expelled out of the country in administrative order was adopted.

In total 5.792 foreigners’ and stateless persons’ applications related with extension of temporary staying period in the country, granting temporary and permanent residence permissions, acquiring, revocation, restoration of citizenship, determination of refugee status and citizenship, granting and extension of work permits for carrying out labor activity were submitted to the State Migration Service during the month.  Each application was investigated in compliance with the requirements of existing legislation of Azerbaijan Republic and proper decisions were adopted.

Relevant measures towards strengthening state control over migration sphere are being continued by State Migration Service of Azerbaijan Republic.