Armenia
State Bodies dealing with Migration
Armen Ghazaryan appointed Head of the Migration and Citizenship Service
English
National Assembly passed a law increasing opportunities of employment for foreingers
Russian
Police Chief Gets Job to Head Armenia’s New Internal Affairs Ministry
English
Police, Rescue Service and Migration and Citizenship Service will be under Ministry of Internal Affairs
Armenian
IOs dealing with Migration
59 migrants received certificates from business development project
Armenian
EU4IMPACT – EU for Increasing Migrants` Potential to Act for Development of Armenia project finalizes the results of the first two Calls
English
NGOs dealing with Migration
ICMPD is ready to continue assistance to Migration and Citizenship Service
Armenian
Migration issues and challenges
Number of temporary migrants and expats who arrived in Armenia is around 250,000- 300,000 – says economist
English
Azerbaijan
State Bodies dealing with Migration
Azerbaijan simplifies visa issuing process
Azerbaijani
International Migration Day event held
Azerbaijani
State Migration Service sums up results of 2022
English
State Migration Service: Azerbaijan will not apply quota for foreign entrepreneurs in liberated territories
English
Technologies parks in Azerbaijan: ICT benefits expanded
English
IOs dealing with Migration
State Migration Service of Azerbaijan and the Representation of the ICMPD in Azerbaijan announce a photo contest on "Migration in Azerbaijan through your lens” on the occasion of "18 December -International Migrants Day"!
English
Migration issues and challenges
Number of Azerbaijani citizens receiving residence permits in Ukraine during war announced
English
Uzbekistan studies Azerbaijan's experience in migration management - State Migration Service
English
Other
Azerbaijan, Turkiye, Turkmenistan signed documents
English
Governments of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Hungary signed agreement on strategic partnership in the field of green energy in Bucharest
English
Georgia
EU Cooperation
EU Ambassador meeting Georgian Parliament officials to review conditions’ implementation
English
EU Ambassador notes progress in Georgia’s continued work on membership conditions
English
EU Commissioner highlights “good meeting” with Georgian PM
English
European Parliament’s foreign policy report says future of people of Georgia “lies within EU”
English
European Union and Georgia hold their fifth Strategic Security Dialogue
English
Finance Minister highlights EU approximation, new technology use in customs office projects
English
Georgian PM briefs EU Commissioner on Gov’t work to meet membership status conditions
English
Georgian Reconciliation Minister, Moldovan Deputy PM for Reintegration discuss conflicts, security
English
Ilia Darchiashvili has met with the Deputy Secretary General/Political Director of the European External Action Service
English
PACE resolution welcomes Georgia’s progress in honouring commitments
English
Other
Protecting the rights of Georgian citizens abroad and addressing their needs is an important priority of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Ilia Darchiashvili
English
Kazakhstan
EU Cooperation
EU remains one of Kazakhstan's top trade and investment partners
English
Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister, Top EU Officials Review Progress in Key Areas of Cooperation in Brussels
English
Kazakhstan Attends EU and Central Asia Special Envoys Meeting for Afghanistan
English
IOs dealing with Migration
Kazakhstan Tightens Entrance Rules for Foreigners
English
Kazakhstan tightens visa rules, setting limits for Russians fleeing war duty
English
Border Management
China Lifts Coronavirus Restrictions on Kazakhstan’s Border
English
Other
EEC fines companies from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan 2.6 million rubles
English
Kazakh president calls early parliamentary election for March
English
One Year On from the January Tragedy in Kazakhstan
English
Kyrgyzstan
EU Cooperation
European Union: ‘Bringing Central Asia closer to Europe is a priority for us’
English
Kyrgyz ambassador and adviser to President of France discuss bilateral coop
English
Migration issues and challenges
47,000 citizens of Kyrgyzstan removed from blacklist of Russian migration authorities
English
Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan sign Declaration on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
English
MP proposes to send labor migrants from Kyrgyzstan to USA
English
Border Management
Process of Kyrgyz-Uzbek border delimitation to be finalized on Friday - Japarov
English
Remittances
Inflow of remittances to Kyrgyzstan decreases by $47.6 million for month
English
Other
Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan sign investment agreement on Kambar-Ata-1
English
Writing off Kyrgyzstan’s external debt through green projects: who is interested
English
Moldova
EU Cooperation
Chisinau to host second meeting of European Political Community June 1
English
The European Commission proposes supplementing aid for Moldova
English
State Bodies dealing with Migration
European experts' mission to assess Moldovan Interior Ministry's needs
English
Refugees from Ukraine to benefit from temporary protection in Moldova
English
IOs dealing with Migration
UN High Commissioner for Refugees: Moldova - an example for Europe and the whole world
English
UNICEF: Interior Ministry employees to benefit from handheld camera to prevent child trafficking from Ukraine
English
Mobility
Moldova temporarily suspended the issuance of transit visas for some Asian and African nationals
English
Citizenship
Numbers of people from Transnistria applying for Moldovan citizenship increased
English
The number of applications for Moldovan citizenship increased since the beginning of the war in Ukraine
English
Irregular migration
A member of a criminal group specialising in the illegal transportation of Ukrainians to Moldova detained
English
Trafficking in Human Beings
Traffickers in human being profit from economic vulnerability
English
Remittances
Euro is the main currency for remittances in Moldova
English
Remittances reached all-time high of 1.75 billion dollars in 2022
English
Diaspora
Mechanism by which diaspora can bring goods home should be improved
English
Students and graduates from the diaspora will have the opportunity to do internships in Moldovan ministries
English
Refugees and asylum seekers
Biggest social enterprise of Moldova delivers over 65,000 warm midday meals to refugees
English
Ukrainian refugees from five districts to get help for procuring necessary things for winter
English
Russia
Migration issues and challenges
Finland freezes Russians' asylum requests
English
Hundreds of thousands of Russians fled from mobilization to Kazakhstan. But now the country bans "visaran", thanks to which they could live without a residence permit
Russian
Latin America became one of the directions of emigration for Russians after the start of the war in Ukraine. This is how they now live in Ecuador, Argentina, Uruguay and Costa Rica
Russian
Russia’s IT exodus and the Kremlin’s futile efforts to reverse it
English
Migrant stories
Chechens find Salvation from Russian Mobilization and War through BiH
English
Citizenship
Over 691,000 foreigners receive Russian citizenship in 2022
English
Labour migration
For migrants from the EAEU, concessions are established
Russian
Ministry of Internal Affairs in November 2022 issued a record low number of work patents for migrants
Russian
Rosstat: Most foreign citizens in the Russian Federation are labor migrants
Russian
Irregular migration
Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation strengthened cooperation with colleagues from Turkmenistan in the fight against illegal migration
Russian
Remittances
How the change in the sphere of work of labour migrants and record money transfers from the Russian Federation affect the country's economy
Russian
Refugees and asylum seekers
Turnkey asylum: what are the Russians ready for for life in Germany
Russian
Other
Across Russia, the issuing of ten-year passports is stopped
Russian
Belarusians ‘Disappearing’ More In Russian Census Than In Reality – Analysis
English
Hundreds of thousands of people left Russia because of the war and repression. But many of them stubbornly continue to call emigration "relocation." Why?
Russian
Tajikistan
Migration issues and challenges
Tajik migrant workers say working conditions in Korea are good but the country remains difficult to enter
English
Border Management
Leaders of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have understanding that border issue needs to be resolved - Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan
English
Remittances
Central Asian nations reportedly received record high amounts of remittances from Russia last year
English
Other
'Khanstitutions': In Central Asia, Constitutions Are Not For The Many, But For The Few
English
Tajik foreign minister meets with his Iranian counterpart in Tashkent to discuss cooperation
English
U.S. provides military assistance to Tajikistan, medical one - to Kyrgyzstan
English
Turkmenistan
EU Cooperation
Ashgabat hosted Turkmen-French political consultations
English
IOs dealing with Migration
A training workshop on combating trafficking was held
English
Foreign Labor Migration Agency recovered $1.2 million worth of funds of labor migrants in 2022
English
International cooperation in migration
English
NGOs dealing with Migration
UNICEF and USAID build partnership to promote cooperation between state and CSO service providers
English
Border Management
A meeting of the Turkmen-Uzbek intergovernmental commission on border demarcation was held in Bukhara
English
Green channel has been introduced for vehicles performing international transport of goods under cover of TIR Carnets
English
Visit of the delegation of the International Road Transport Union to the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan
English
Ukraine
EU Cooperation
Latvian delegation headed by Saeima Speaker Smiltēns visits Lviv region
English
Ukrainians Will Need Travel Authorization Despite EU Application
English
State Bodies dealing with Migration
How to issue an identity card for returning to Ukraine for deported Ukrainians
Ukrainian
Russia preparing new wave of deportation of Ukrainians – Vereshchuk
English
The new subsystem will improve the search for information about IDPs and will become an effective tool for solving the humanitarian problems of IDPs - Kostyantyn Koshelenko
Ukrainian
The representative office of "Dokument" opens a stationary citizen service center in Kraków
Ukrainian
What services are available for IDPs online?
Ukrainian
IOs dealing with Migration
Be Ready: UN Refugee Chief Warns More Will Flee Ukraine Fighting
English
IOM and Germany Will Support Veterans’ Reintegration in Ukraine
English
UN Refugee Agency Chief Condemns Russia's Deportation of Ukrainian Children
English
Zelensky meets with UN High Commissioner for Refugees
English
Migration issues and challenges
About 150,000 Ukrainians Enter Canada Under CUAET
English
Prosecutors name categories of children forcibly removed from Ukraine by Russia
English
Some 4.9M IDPs in Ukraine - Ministry of Social Policy
English
Zelensky strips 13 pro-Russia priests of citizenship - media
Ukrainian
Migrant stories
No Place Like Home: Three Ukrainian Women in Germany on Their Plans to Return
English
Border Management
State officials can go abroad exclusively for the purpose of business trips to solve issues that are necessary for Ukraine
Ukrainian
The situation at checkpoints on the western border
Ukrainian
Trafficking in Human Beings
UN: 2023 could see spike in human trafficking cases from Ukraine
English
Uzbekistan
EU Cooperation
EBRD invests record $900 million in Uzbekistan
English
Uzbekistan, EU discuss ways to strengthen cooperation
English
Migration issues and challenges
Two migrants from Uzbekistan spoke about slavery in Nizhny Novgorod (Russia)
English
Border Management
Negotiations on the demarcation of the Uzbek-Turkmen State border were held in Bukhara
English
United States presents equipment to Uzbek border troops
English
Remittances
Volume of remittances to Uzbekistan reaches $16.9 bln
English
Other
Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan sign agreement on coop in development of priority areas of industry
English
Uzbekistan to import Russian gas if price is agreed — Energy Minister
English
