18-03-2013

Two trespassers were apprehended by the border guards of Mostytskyi Detachment at the check points bordering with Poland. Thus, one of the violators was detected at the check point “Mostytska – railway station”. The passenger of the train moving from Lvov to Wroclaw gave someone’s passport for control. The traveller introduced himself as the citizen of Guinea and explained that that document of the citizen of Poland he purchased from his friend. According to his words, he as if lost his document. At the present moment, the personality is under establishment.

One more trespasser with invalid documents was detained by law enforcement agents of the same detachment at the check point “Shegeni”. The man was walking on foot to Poland. According to the words of the detainee, he was the citizen of Republic of Senegal, and his original document he as if lost in Ukraine.

Source: http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_1304.htm

15-03-2013

State Migration Service of Ukraine conducted working meeting with representatives of the Project of International Organization of Migration in Ukraine “Management strengthening in migration processes and cooperation on issues of readmission in Eastern Europe” (MIGRECO).

In the course of the meeting the direction of Project MIGRECO activity was discusses, which started its work from February 1, 2013 as well as its other separate components –“Evaluation of management system in the field of identification” and “Evaluation and conduct of actions on potential advancement in the issues of collection, processing and analysis of information in the sphere of migration”.

Maryna Mayrova, officer of the programmes of IOM representation in Ukraine, and Yuliya Ryzhyh, senior specialist of Project MIGRECO participated on the part of Project MIGRECO in the meeting.

Source: http://dmsu.gov.ua/novyny/novyny-dms-ukrainy/1120-provedeno-robochu-zustrich-z-predstavnykamy-proektu-migreco

15-03-2013

On March 14, 2013 at 10 p.m. border detail of BS “Novoselytsya” (Transcarpathian oblast) detected three persons without documents high in the mountains 50 meters before the border. Unfamiliar persons were dressed in light clothes and were in the state of strong over-cooling. Regarding complicated weather conditions: heavy wind, air temperature – 5 degrees below zero, snow covering of more than 70 cm and ice-crusted ground, owing to peculiarities of the relief of mountainous locality – the service car could not get to the place of detection of unknown persons. Thus, a decision was made to send three border details with warm clothes and means of first aid towards the group. Besides, an ambulance was called for from Perechyn Central Regional Hospital.

During the trip to the nearest populated area, one of the migrants became unconscious. Border guards gave first medical aid, however they could not recover his consciousness. Border guards had to take the senseless refugee in their hands. The doctors of the first aid stated the death of unfamiliar person, probably from over-cooling. Two more detainees being in dangerous state were delivered on the hands to Border Service Subdivision, where medical men provided them with necessary aid. Now, detainees are in the serious health state of over-cooling.

During the advance interview, it was established that unknown persons were citizens of Sri Lanka, they intended to get to one of EU countries. The smugglers assisted them in crossing the border, probably these were local residents from the nearest populated areas.

Border guards informed about the accident to law enforcement agencies of Transcarpathian oblast. Investigatory actions are started.

Source: http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_1291.htm

13-03-2013

On March 13, a meeting of the first chief deputy of SMS of Ukraine, Viktor Sheibut was hold with the chief of IOM, Manfred Profasi. During the meeting, problems were discussed on organization of the visit to Ukraine in 2013 of the General Director of IOM, Villiam Leisy Sving. At the same time, the discussion took place about the further cooperation, in particularly provision of IOM with assistance in order to realize projects on Ukraine, patronage in identification of refugees aiming at decrease of the level of illegal migration, training conducting for the workers of SMS of Ukraine.

Source: http://dmsu.gov.ua/novyny/novyny-dms-ukrainy/1119-provedeno-robochu-zustrich-z-holovoiu-predstavnytstva-mom-v-ukraini

05-03-2013

On March 5, 2013 a meeting of working group on issues of integration of refugees and persons in need of subsidiary protection took place at Transcarpathian Regional State Administration (RSA).

The participants of the meeting discussed the Regional Plan of Actions on Integration of refugees and persons in need of subsidiary protection for the period until 2020.

Transcarpathia, – it is said at the press centre of RSA, – needs such a programme as just in the course of the previous year 5 persons were recognized as refugees, 36 persons were granted subsidiary protection. 112 applications on asylum were submitted. 23 persons keep actual connection with Migration Service.

In particular, the Regional Plan foresees the investigation of reasonability to increase the facility of the acting Temporary Holding Centre, improvement of social and daily conditions. It is also planned to provide with the work of adaptation courses, courses on studying Ukrainian language, history, culture, government system of Ukraine, national legislation, etc. There will be also consultations with migration bodies, scientific establishments of foreign countries, international organizations and social associations aiming at learning the experience in the field of asylum, protection of refugees and persons in need of subsidiary protection.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/131785

04-03-2013

On February 28 – March 1, a meeting of Financial Aid Committee to seekers and refugees was hold (together with UNHCR, CF «Rokada» and Head Administration of State Migration Service of Ukraine in Kyiv). On the part of SMS, Dyachuk N.G., the chief specialist of Department of Social Integration and Interworking with Non-Governmental Organizations, took part in the event.

Source: http://dmsu.gov.ua/novyny/novyny-dms-ukrainy/1093-u-kyievi-provedeno-zasidannia-komisii-z-nadannia-materialnoi-dopomohy-shukacham-prytulku-ta-bizhentsiam

01-03-2013

With the beginning of warm weather the attempt of illegal migrants to cross Ukrainian border has somewhat activated. Just in the course of two last days border guards of Chop Detachment apprehended four groups of “destiny seekers”, who intended to cross Ukrainian-Slovakian border. By the way, all detainees were getting to EU through the area of BS “Velykyi Bereznyi”. Now, State Border Service of Ukraine strengthens all actions on counteraction to illegal “trips”.

Thus, in a result of planned actions, at first, the border guards detained two citizens of Syria and one Egyptian. They “travelled” at night time through the mountains to Slovakia. As in majority of cases, detainees could not confirm their citizenship as they had no any documents with them. Already during some time after, information was received the group of unfamiliar persons in the border area. Operative group caught “quartet” of men without documents. According to the words of detainees, they were the citizens of Bangladesh. They aimed at getting to Slovakia in order to reach other countries of Western Europe in future. Later on, it was established that migrants from Bangladesh arrived to Ukraine officially. They had invitations for studies at Mykolaiv State University named after Sykhomlynskyi. In the course of further examination of the locality, border guards detected two more unknown persons without documents. One of them was a woman from Eritrea, the other person was a man – citizen of Côte d’Ivoire. During a certain period of time four more citizens of Georgia made the company for the representatives from Asia and Africa, who also aimed at getting to European Union overcoming Carpathian mountains.

All violators, who were 13 in all, were delivered to border subdivision for establishment of the circumstances of infringement and processing administrative and procedural documents. Decision about responsibility before the law and further destiny of the detainees will be defined by the court.

Source: http://pvu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_1207.htm

27-02-2013

The publication of the newspaper “Segodnya” appeared according to preliminary results of the investigation on the activity of the Crimean Passport Service issuing false passports of the citizens of Ukraine for Palestinian terrorists is directed to Embassies of Israel in Ukraine and Russian Federation together with additional documents. It was reported by the coordinator of Regional Human Rights Group “Peninsula Crimea” Mark Ben-Naim.

«Comments of the chief deputy of Head Administration of State Migration Service of Ukraine in the AR Crimea, Peter Yarosh about the fact that Ben-Naim informed about the citizens of Turkey arriving to Ukraine in the search of the fiancées is refuted by the copies of the passports of indicated “fiancés” and by the lists of documented Palestinians by the passports of Ukraine in the Crimea (are published partially). Thus, non-existent state Palestine forming a part in the capacity of autonomy in the State of Israel is written in the column “place of residence” in the passport. Besides, it is said about registered members of the family – women and children that is confirmed by the lists of Palestinians, where, judging by the dates of birth they have children, judging by the names – women.” – Mark ben-Naim said. “I certainly understand that it is a rule for the Muslims to get marry early, but I doubt whether Ukrainians are ready to marry children, especially women of 1954 year of birth.”

More than a year and a half a criminal case has collected dust in the Public Prosecutor’s Office in the AR Crimea, which was commenced against the indicated facts concerning the chief of those days  of DCIRPP of HAMOI (Department of Citizenship, Immigration and Registration of Physical Persons of Head Administration of Ministry of Interior) and nowadays the first chief deputy of Head Administration of State Migration Service of Ukraine in ARC, Sergey Babashyn, who introduced the present scheme of issue of Ukrainian passport to Palestinians in 2007, when the members of terroristic Palestinian units escaped massively from Palestine after blows of the Israel Defense Army.  However, the criminal case is still without any movement, and the scheme goes on working. No wonder, that Sergey Babashyn gets EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS for each passport of this type. The truth is that this sum includes the bribes and kickbacks for persons participating in the scheme. In the near future, in case I will not be killed, I am going to  conduct a press-conference, where I plan to demonstrate the lists and the copies of the passports as well as to retell additional details”, – it was reported by the human rights activist.

Source: http://www.liveinternet.ru/users/poluostrov1/post263171839/

27-02-2013

The passenger of the flight “Kyiv-Barcelona” was apprehended at the airport Boryspil. The officers of State Border Service detected the violator during the check of the documents. The citizen of Armenia gave his forged passport of the citizen of Romania. Now the detainee is handed over to MOI representatives.

The other “traveller” also with forged passport was apprehended by the border guards at the check point “Chop” in Transcarpathian region. The Russian travelled to Hungary by the train “Moscow-Budapest” with the passport of the citizen of Czech Republic.

At once three trespassers were caught by the border guards of Chop Detachment in the area of BS “Velykyi Bereznyi”. They were stopped nearby Ukrainian-Slovakian border. The men were the citizens of Georgia. Overcoming the snowy mountains they intended to leave Ukraine behind the check point.

Source: http://pvu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_1194.htm

27-02-2013

For citizenship and document of Ukrainian the sum asked as if $80 000

Scandal flares up in the Crimea threatening to become international one: Passport Service is accused in illegal issue of Ukrainian citizenship to migrants from Palestine, Lebanon and Gaza Strip.

Mark Ben-Naim, human rights activists reports: “after the authorities did not make any reaction to the presence of Ukrainian documents in the members of the Dikaev’s band (in autumn 2011, the killers shot two policemen and then were killed during the attack in Odessa) an investigation was commenced. The former worker of Visa and Registration Department gained access to me, who told me about organized traffic for Palestinian fighters to Europe through the Crimea”.

According to the words of the human rights activist, the scheme is simple: the organizers of profitable business (new citizenship to Arabs costs from $25 to $80 thousand) send by post to Passport Office of Zheleznodoroznyi district of Simferopol the photocopy of application written as if by Palestinian himself about issue of the passport of the citizen of Ukraine on the basis of his residence in Simferopol in the beginning of the 1990s. Then a reject comes from Passport Office, after which a complain is submitted to the court on behalf of Palestinian who asks to consider his case in his absence – in such a case original of the documents have not to be presented. The court makes a decision for one sitting in favour of Palestinian, the fact of his residence in Ukraine in 1991 is established, which makes him the citizen of Ukraine automatically, – Mark Ben-Naim retells. – After, Palestinian himself arrives to the Crimea as a tourist, he is registered at one of the flats at the addresses Sper Str., 30 and Kazanskaya Str., 19/11 belonging to the organizer of the scheme and migrant from Gaza Strip, Zakut Rashad Rabah. “New citizen” is already expected by the national passport and passport for travelling abroad with the help of which he departs to Turkey, and from there – he travels along the world”.

The lists of registered persons according to above mentioned addresses serve as evidence of existence of this entire scheme: about 50 and even 100 people live as if in one flat simultaneously – all of them with Arabic names and surnames.

We visited the indicated addresses. Nobody was at home. The neighbours have told that they often see  eastern faces, however there are no tens of Arabs there for sure – they would be noticed. There are lists of dwellers in disposal of Editorial Office as well as photocopies of the passports filled in by one hand, though many of the “guests” leave their names, the others depart with one and the same surname – Zakut – as the above mentioned migrant fro Gaza Strip.

The migrants from the East residing in Simferopol confirm that the scheme on citizenship registration really exists. “There are websites in Arabic, where it is advised with whom it is possible to contact in the Crimea on this point, – it was told by the legal citizen of Ukraine asking to introduce him as Hassan. – There are also those among the clients who really live in autonomy for many years but who are not able to process citizenship because of bureaucracy. Those arriving from the East are mainly not admitted to Europe according to their documents because of their relation to terrorists. They travel along the world with Ukrainian passports for travelling abroad easily.”

 «THESE ARE HUSBANDS FROM TURKEY»

Applications with request about investigation are directed to the Prime Minister of Ukraine, SSU, profile committees of Supreme Council of Ukraine, Public Prosecutor’s Office of Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Administration of Interior Security of MOI as well as to the Crimean Border Service.

Situation was not commented at Interior Security Department of the Crimea referring the bosses were busy. The Crimean Tax Administration, where identification numbers are registered for the newly arrived, explained that they were not in the know about the present situation. However, the chief deputy of Crimean Migration Service Petr Yarosh explained that the stir was not about the Palestinians at all: “It is complete stuff and nonsense. There is a certain number of the citizens of Turkey in the Crimea, who are issued visas for residence, when they get marry and have children. For some reasons, the Crimean women like to marry foreigners. But all this is done in legal way.”

Source: http://www.segodnya.ua/regions/krym/Pravozashchitnik-rasskazal-o-sheme-po-kotoroy-araby-po-ukrainskim-pasportam-pronikayut-v-drugie-strany.html