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3,248 SYRIAN NATIONALS APPLY FOR REP. OF ARMENIA CITIZENSHIP IN JANUARY-JUNE, 2012
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July 28, 2012 | 10:56
YEREVAN. - A total of 3,248 citizens of Syria have applied for Rep. of
Armenia citizenship in the first six months of the current year.
Furthermore, 2,957 of them have applied to Armenia's MFA and 291,
to the Police Passport and Visa Department.
And 99 percent of these applicants are Syrian Armenians, Pastinfo
News Agency informs.
To note, a decision was reached, during Thursday's Cabinet meeting,
whereby the procedure for issuing entrance visas to Syrian Armenians
was facilitated. Now, these Armenians can be issued visas to Armenia
not solely by the country's diplomatic representations in Syria, but,
also, at Armenia's border.
Separately, the Asylum Affairs Division of the Ministry of Territorial
Administration's State Migration Service (SMS) informed that, ever
since the beginning of the year until Thursday, 37 members of 18
Syrian-Armenian families have applied for a refugee status in Armenia,
and all applications were approved.
According to the same source, some Syrian Armenians prefer to live
with their friends and relatives in Armenia, and the SMS has approved
all applications for housing.
From: Baghdasarian
news.am
July 28, 2012 | 10:56
YEREVAN. - A total of 3,248 citizens of Syria have applied for Rep. of
Armenia citizenship in the first six months of the current year.
Furthermore, 2,957 of them have applied to Armenia's MFA and 291,
to the Police Passport and Visa Department.
And 99 percent of these applicants are Syrian Armenians, Pastinfo
News Agency informs.
To note, a decision was reached, during Thursday's Cabinet meeting,
whereby the procedure for issuing entrance visas to Syrian Armenians
was facilitated. Now, these Armenians can be issued visas to Armenia
not solely by the country's diplomatic representations in Syria, but,
also, at Armenia's border.
Separately, the Asylum Affairs Division of the Ministry of Territorial
Administration's State Migration Service (SMS) informed that, ever
since the beginning of the year until Thursday, 37 members of 18
Syrian-Armenian families have applied for a refugee status in Armenia,
and all applications were approved.
According to the same source, some Syrian Armenians prefer to live
with their friends and relatives in Armenia, and the SMS has approved
all applications for housing.
From: Baghdasarian