25-01-2013

In the course of border control, officers of State Border Service detected 179 persons having someone’s passports, 381 citizens used forged document and more than 16 thousand persons were apprehended with invalid documents. During the year, for administrative infringements fines were imposed for the sum of almost 30 million UAH, which is 10% more in comparison with 2011.

Besides, during the year 2012 the officers of SBS of Ukraine detected 2181 illegal migrants. 1117 persons were detained for illegal cross of the border, which is 12% less in comparison with the previous year (2011 – 1263 persons). It is worth to mark that starting from 2008 a tendency is observed in decrease in the number of detainees and non-admitted migrants, first of all potential illegal migrants detected during the attempts of entrance at the check points. There are citizens of Moldova, Georgia, Afghanistan and Somalia in the majority among detentions for illegal cross of the state border, violation of the rules on stay in Ukraine and other infringements. Peculiar activity of illegal travellers is observed at Ukrainian-Slovakian border. Just at this area of the border, border guards apprehended 440 potential illegal migrants for illegal cross of the border during the year. In general, in the course of the last year 4644 potential illegal migrants were not admitted to enter Ukraine, which is 27% less than in the previous year (2011 – 6,3 thousand). The main reasons of non-admission to Ukrainian territory were: “travellers” could not tell the goal of their trip, or higher educational establishment, in which they as if had to study.

Source: http://pvu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_1032.htm

22-01-2013

Authorities of Poland are about to strengthen the security of their western border, the largest area of which is in Ukraine, because of the growth in the smuggling volumes and number of illegal migrants…

It is said in the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita marking that 1,7 thousand staff of border service, who are now working at the south of Poland, will be transferred to work to the western border till the end of the current year,.

“According to data of Ministry of Interior, borders on Czech Republic and Slovakia are considered to be safe, illegal migration or contraband are massively observed at the east”, – it is written in publication.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/129425

21-01-2013

On Saturday, border guards of BS “Yagodyn” (Volyn oblast) detected the violator. He intended to cross the border by someone’s passport for travelling abroad. The man of Asian appearance was traveling by train “Kyiv-Warsaw” and gave passport of the citizen of Malta for the check. Law enforcement agents noticed that document was completely forged. In order to establish the circumstances of the infringement, the detainee was invited for the interview during which he gave his real passport – the citizen of Iran. Then, the passport of the citizen of Malta was handed over to MOI officers for consideration as to the forgery of the documents.

Also in the airport “Boryspil”, border guards of BS “Kyiv” detected forged Greece residence certificates. They were detected during the passport control at transit passengers, the citizens of Iraq, who made their way to Helsinki. The men arrived from Tbilisi. Now they are sent by a return flight to the country of departure.

Source: http://pvu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_1003.htm

21-01-2013

For security maintenance from air

18-01-2013

Border guards of Chop Border Detachment stopped illegal cross of Ukrainian-Slovakian state border.  Due to not indifferent local residents that informed about the movement of unfamiliar persons in the border zone, measures on search and detention of unknown persons were conducted in the area of BS “Guta”. Following timely presented information and competent actions of border detail at the post “Kamenitsa”, border guards were able to prevent illegal cross of the state border by four men. They introduced themselves as citizens of Georgia, however, they could not present any identifying documents for the control. In the course of further check, border guards established that Georgians got to the territory of Ukraine legally, but they intended to enter European Union illegally. Administrative and procedural document were processed for all detainees for the attempt to cross the state border illegally. Decision about responsibility before the law and their further destiny will be defined by the court.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/129261

17-01-2013

On January 17, a working meeting was held on the issues of preparation and publication of the textbook for learning Ukrainian language by refugees and asylum seekers. The meeting took place at Regional Representation of UNHCR at the participation of representatives of Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sport, CF “Rokada” and Publishing House “Uspih”. The chief expert Kasyan T.P. was on the part of State Migration Service.

Source: http://dmsu.gov.ua/novyny/novyny-dms-ukrainy/996-obhovoreno-pytannia-vydannia-posibnyka-dlia-vyvchennia-ukrainskoi-movy-bizhentsiamy

14-01-2013

Border guards of BS “Syanky” of Mukachevo Detachment detained a group of illegal migrants making their way to Poland. Information about the appearance of vehicle in the suburb of the village Syanky that set down 5 unfamiliar persons of Asian appearance was received by border guards from a local inhabitant. Organizing the search, border guards detained the vehicle. Driver and passenger, being the resident of Lviv oblast, did not have any identifying documents and driving license. Besides, soon the reaction group apprehended 5 travellers in the distance of 1 km from the state border. They had passports for travelling abroad of the citizens of Libya and GPS-navigator. As it was established, Libyans intended to get to Germany to find a job. Now, all detainees are called to administrative responsibility, their further destiny will be decided by the court.

Source: http://pvu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_974.htm

11-01-2013

Not long ago border guards of BS “Chop” in the course of border control conducted at the train “Moscow-Bratislava”, a special attention was paid to a citizen who presented passport document of the citizen of Switzerland to the border guards. During the identification of the personality, conducting of interview and check of passport document it was established that the passport was real, there were no forgeries, however its belonging to this person was under a question.

After further investigations it was clarified that Swiss woman was the citizen of Democratic Republic of Congo in reality and she aimed to cross the border to Europe using someone’s passport document, which was left for her by one of the relatives residing in Switzerland.

The presence of relatives in Europe was easier way for her to confirm the reason of her trip. But border guards exposed her and according to her age and appearance (anthropometric data) comparing photo in the passport with the face of the bearer were sufficiently different.

Subsequently, according to the results of conducted measures by representatives of State Border Service, the face of the violator was established and according to the court decision she was called to administrative responsibility in the form administrative arrest for the term of 10 days with further return to her country of origin.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/128896

09-01-2013

Settlers for illegal migrants will be built in Uzhgorod, Solotvyno and Velykyi Bereznyi – such news has spread over the informational space of the region the other day. The reason for this became information from official site of Representation of European Union in Ukraine. As it is said in the press-release published in English, EU has already allotted € 30 million for building seven centers of temporary placing and two holding centers for illegal migrants. Apart from Transcarpathia, centers are planned to be placed on the territory of Lviv, Sumy and Luhansk.

 
However, it became rather problematic to receive concrete information about who namely got European millions and how they were used. Thus, Mykola Tovt, chief of Department of Migration Service in the oblast, said that he heard about building of such centers in the same way as it was published in Mass Media. He does not have any concrete information. We called to Kyiv to State Migration Service. The chief of Department of Activity Organization at Temporary Accommodation and Detention Centers, Ivan Rybalko reported: State Migration Service does not build any centers for illegal migrants and is not going to construct any on the territory of Transcarpathia. Mr. Rybalko supposed that Border Service is engaged in this issue. Making a call to Transcarpathian border guards, we established that building works in Velykyi Bereznyi, Solotvyno and Mukachevo are still carried out. Nevertheless, these are not the centers for keeping illegal migrants. “A special premise is constructed in Solotvyno in order to hold persons who cross the border illegally”, – it was explained by press-secretary of Mukachevo Border Detachment, Lesya Fedorova. The thing is that after detention of the violators, border guards have only three hours to establish the personality of the detainee. This premise will just serve for the purpose to work with the violators. It is not correct to say that illegal migrants will live there. Money for the very building are received directly from State Border Service. By the way, reconstruction of the building for detained trespassers is carried out in Mukachevo as well. There, a premise is for 18 persons. The same building for the violators of the border zone soon will be built in Velykyi Bereznyi. The first chief deputy of Regional State Administration, Mykhailo Kindrat stresses upon the fact: it is a premise only for temporary stay of persons apprehended by the border guards. It means that trespassers stay there until border guards will identify them. It is not said that illegal migrants will live there, there will no be a settler for illegal migrants in Bereznyi region. Transcarpathians should just hope that just above mentioned premises are considered in the press-release of Representation of European Union in Ukraine. Because, if it is said about construction of classic centers for holding illegal migrants, so Lviv residents as well as municipal authorities would hardly like this. Transcarpathia is known by firm actions when the question is about centers for illegal migrants. And numerous municipal and regional authorities as well as deputies and administration have declared long ago that they are against the transformation of our region into the settler for illegal migrants. “The position of deputy corpus of Regional Council is unequivocal: there will be no camp for illegal migrants in Transcarpathia, – the chief of Regional Council, Ivan Baloha assures. – In 2008 our team insisted on the closing of Pavshyno Camp for illegal migrants in Mukachevo region.” Transcarpathians have already seen what danger they bring: different diseases, growth of criminality. The establishment in Pavshyno negatively influenced upon the tourist and recreation image of the area and could become a source of outbreak of specific diseases in any time, against which local population did not have immunity. In 2009 in Transcarpathia a new camp between Mukachevo villages Dercen and Fornosh was planed to be built. This year, they wanted to construct a center on the grounds of Chop Border Detachment. However, the public did not permit this to do. The question of primary importance for our area is development of tourist and recreation sphere and there is no place for any settlers for illegal migrants”.

Source: http://transkarpatia.net/nadzvychaina-sytuatsia/14486-zakarpattyu-pdselyat-nelegalnih-mgrantv.html

08-01-2013

The border guards of Chop Border Detachment apprehended two citizens of Russia, who intended to cross illegally the state border of Transcarpathia to Slovakia. In order to realize the dream, 21-year-old men decided to get over the snowy mountains with the help of the compass. Young men hoped that their trip in the Carpathians would not finish so quickly and without any results. The tourists having also guitar and saxophone were detained by border detail of BS “Novoselytsya” at the approaches to the state border. Detained residents of Moscow oblast explained that a wish to get to Spain, where they planned to find a job and settle, made them make an infringement. Now, trespassers will have to forget about their dream and bear responsibility in accordance with Ukrainian law in force.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/128676