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HALF A MILLION AZERBAIJANIS MOVE TO RUSSIA IN 2011
News.Az
Mon 06 February 2012 14:04 GMT | 14:04 Local Time
The head of the Russian Federal Migration Service has said that
500,000 of the nearly 14 million migrants to Russia last year came
from Azerbaijan.
Konstantin Romodanovsky announced that 13.8 million people had
legally entered Russia in 2011, among them 9.7 million citizens of
CIS countries, APA reports.
The head of the Federal Migration Service said that 2.7 million
migrants came from Ukraine, two million from Uzbekistan, 1.5 million
from Kazakhstan, one million from Tajikistan and 500,000 each from
Azerbaijan, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia.
Romodanovkiy said that 220,000 illegal migrants had been caught. "Of
them, 76,000 left Russia voluntarily and 29,000 were deported,"
he said.
He said that punishments would be increased for people who break
the migration rules. Deported migrants will not be allowed to come
to Russia for five years while sentences for those found guilty of
illegally bringing migrants to the country will be increased from
five to 10 years' imprisonment.
News.Az
Mon 06 February 2012 14:04 GMT | 14:04 Local Time
The head of the Russian Federal Migration Service has said that
500,000 of the nearly 14 million migrants to Russia last year came
from Azerbaijan.
Konstantin Romodanovsky announced that 13.8 million people had
legally entered Russia in 2011, among them 9.7 million citizens of
CIS countries, APA reports.
The head of the Federal Migration Service said that 2.7 million
migrants came from Ukraine, two million from Uzbekistan, 1.5 million
from Kazakhstan, one million from Tajikistan and 500,000 each from
Azerbaijan, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia.
Romodanovkiy said that 220,000 illegal migrants had been caught. "Of
them, 76,000 left Russia voluntarily and 29,000 were deported,"
he said.
He said that punishments would be increased for people who break
the migration rules. Deported migrants will not be allowed to come
to Russia for five years while sentences for those found guilty of
illegally bringing migrants to the country will be increased from
five to 10 years' imprisonment.