13-08-2010

At night the district inspector of Department “Shegeni” detained three persons of Caucasian appearance in the suburb of the village Shegeni (Lviv region). The border guards found out that these men were citizens of Georgia. During interview they confessed in their plans to get to European Union. Now the Georgians are delivered to TDC at Mostynskyi Border Detachment. 

One more group of illegal migrants was detained by border guards of Mukachevo Detachment in Transcarpathia. The district inspector of BS got information from local inhabitant about seeing three unfamiliar men nearby the border.  After that the border details with service dogs started to a specified area. The representatives of Border Police of Hungarian Republic were also informed about that. During some minutes border guards caught three persons in the bushes nearby the control-investigation line. Two of them had passports for traveling abroad of citizens of Republic of Georgia, the third one was without any papers.

Detainees were delivered into location of Border post “Bodalovo” to undergo filtration-checking measures and prepare documents on administrative implementation. The future destiny of “travelers” will be decided by the court.

Source: http://www.pvu.gov.ua/control/uk/publish/article;jsessionid=3D08B3B64A1C7790695C01B5347B00E1?art_id=88614&cat_id=62916

09-06-2010

 In Poland a group of citizens of Ukraine initiated a collection of signatures among illegal migrants for legalization of their status in the country. Collected signatures will be handed to Polish authority in September-October.

29-year-old Ukrainian woman marked that according to the experts’ evaluations about 500 thousand foreigners work in Poland, 80% of them are citizens of Ukraine. She called the problem of legalization to be extremely important for the foreigners who stayed in Poland illegally expressing hope that polish authority would meet their interests. According to her words, these signatures will also be handed to the President of Poland, head of the state and heads of both chambers of Polish Parliament. She reported that Ukrainians enlisted NGOs and polish politicians’ support that declared intentions to help in obtaining the efficient legalization.

In particular, the initiators of the action try to obtain an opportunity for everybody coming to Poland until the year 2009 to be legalized, but not those arriving in 2004 as some authorities suggest. The signatures are collected not only by Ukrainians but also by citizens of other states.

According to data of Polish Administration on Foreigners’ Affairs, Ukrainians comprise the most numerous group among the citizens of other states having permission for legal stay in Poland. About 26.5 thousand Ukrainians out of 92.5 thousand of all foreigners have such permissions. The second place is set by Russians (about 13 000), then Byelorussians and Vietnamese citizens – about 8 000 each.  

As to experts’ estimates, from 4 to 6 million citizens of Ukraine work abroad, the majority of them are in the states of European Union and more often they stay there illegally.

As it was reported, on July 27 Border Service of Poland detained 30 citizens of Ukraine who worked without registration of corresponding permissions on employment. In the first half-year of 2010 Polish border guards obliged 1.7 thousand citizens of Ukraine to leave the territory of Poland and forbid them to enter the country.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/93850

05-08-2010

In the course of seven months of the current year Chop Border Detachment attracted to responsibility 935 persons…

At the same time, a fine was imposed for the sum of 400 thousand UAH.

Besides, 92 persons were detained intending to cross the border with forged or faulty documents.

Border guards prevented the attempts on transportation of illegal migrants from Republic of Moldova, Afghanistan, Georgia, Somali and citizens of Russian Federation (Chechen nationality) through the state border to the countries of Western Europe who use Transcarpathia as a transit territory.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/93666

04-08-2010

 Border guards from Mukachevo Border Detachment caught illegal migrant with a child in the area of check point “Goronglab” at 6 p.m. at Ukrainian-Hungarian border. Information was received about some persons of Caucasian appearance who were moving towards the state border. Administrative-operative group started at once. Aiming at protection of the border line, border detachment was put additional tasks in the area of detection of unknown persons. Almost in 20 minutes border detachment in the village Svoboda apprehended one citizen of Russian Federation with under age child. At the present moment detainees are at the border post undergoing interview.

Source:  http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/93566

03-08-2010

Border Service of Poland detained 30 citizens of Ukraine who worked without registration of corresponding permissions on employment. Detention took place on July 27. Ukrainians were detained during the check of legality of their law status at agricultural enterprise of the city Pshychna, however due to operative intervention of Consular Institution all Ukrainians were released later on. They got decision of Border Service about necessity to leave the territory of Poland before August 3 of the present year. The citizens of Ukraine already moved the territory of Poland. Polish agricultural enterprise, where these citizens worked, plans to appeal against decision of Border Service of Poland.

As it was reported by Agency of European Union on Border Control, Frontex called Ukraine a leader among the countries of post Soviet area as to the number of detained illegal migrants.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/93517

02-08-2010

Two Ukrainians were trying to take illegally to Ukraine a Moldavian. The foreigner was hidden in the boot of the car. The violators were apprehended in Odessa region. Illegal traveler was detected by the border detail in the check point “Udobne”. As it was cleared out, 22-year-old Moldavian has broken the legislation not for the first time that is why he could not officially cross the border. Some hours before because of excelling the term on stay in Ukraine in the past he was returned from the check point “Starokozache”. The foreigner decided to address to Ukrainian women to help him in order to continue his trip. The woman arranged the trip with the driver in the boot of which the citizen of Moldova was put. The swindle cost very expensive to all its participants. The foreigner was sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest. A criminal case was brought against the citizens of Ukraine.

Source: http://www.pvu.gov.ua/control/uk/publish/article;jsessionid=C6B437743AFBA285F6EFC26DD868659B?art_id=87807&cat_id=48886

02-08-2010

The border guards apprehended two citizens of Georgia having forged passports in the airport Boryspil. The foreigners got registered for the flight to Toronto. They presented documents of citizens of Czech Republic for the passport inspection. The officers of State Border Service detected that pages with constituent data were changed in the document. After that the travelers confessed that in reality they were 36 and 42-year-old Georgians and presented their real passports. It did not turn out for them to get to Canada. At the present moment the detainees are kept at special premise. The court will decide the measure of their amenability.

Source: http://www.pvu.gov.ua/control/uk/publish/article;jsessionid=C6B437743AFBA285F6EFC26DD868659B?art_id=87804&cat_id=48886

29-07-2010

A meeting of the Working group on training preparation “Black Sea Hawk-2010” has started in Administration of State Border Service of Ukraine. In the course of the meeting the experts of coast guards of Bulgaria, Georgia, Russia, Romania, Turkey, and Ukraine have discussed the plan of operation, term of its realization, forces and means that will be involved. The participators will also negotiate the order of information exchange and organization of communication during the trainings implementation. This year the coordination role in trainings planning “Black Sea Hawk” is put upon Ukraine as a country that is on the head of the Black Sea Cooperation Forum. This Forum unites coast (sea) guards of Black Sea countries. It favors joint cooperation of law enforcement agents, security of navigation in the Black Sea, contraband counteraction, poaching and other unlawful activity in the area of water.  

Source: http://www.pvu.gov.ua/control/uk/publish/article;jsessionid=99BFB8C9656339F9D7F2FBEDAA6D300B?art_id=87252&cat_id=62916

28-07-2010

Two groups of illegal migrants were detained in the morning by the officers of department of BS “Shegeni” of Mostyskyi Detachment in Lviv region. The lawmen learned about the appearance of suspected persons from the local inhabitants. 1.5 km before the state border on Poland one of details detained two persons of Negroid race without documents. It was previously established that one of them was 24-year-old citizen of Guinea, and the other one – 22-year-old citizen of Sierra Leone. Soon the border guards apprehended two more persons with the help of the service dog 5 km before the state border.  The foreigners named themselves 27 and 30-year-old citizens of Guinea. At the present moment detainees are at the border subdivision. The lawmen clarify the details of the trip and person participated in its organization.

 Source:http://www.pvu.gov.ua/control/uk/publish/article?art_id=87157&cat_id=48886

26-07-2010

A man moving towards the border was noticed by the border guards 400 m before Ukrainian-Hungarian border in the area of BS “Vilok” of Mukachevo Border Detachment at night. He was detained 200 m before the state border. 35-year-old man was the citizen of Turkey. Detainee intended to get to Germany by illegal way. At the present moment a detained refugee is at the post of BS “Vilok” to undergo filtration-checking measure and material compiling on the case of administrative infringement of the law.  

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/93066