04-01-2013

Border guards of BS “Faraonivka” of Belgorod-Dnistrovskyi Detachment detained a citizen of Moldova some hundred meters before the state border. The trespasser was stopped not far from the populated area Dalnichen situated nearby the border on Moldova. The man was travelling in unusual way getting over the snow knolls just in socks. At the moment of detention the traveller needed urgent medical aid as his lower extremities were frozen and bled.

Regarding the health state of the detainee, border guards of Belgorod-Dnistrovskyi Detachment delivered him to the hospital in the village of Starokozache. Medical staff evaluated the health state of the trespasser as dangerous.

Source: http://pvu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_945.htm

29-12-2012

The officers of Chop Border Detachment apprehended four illegal migrants from Georgia, who intended to get to Ukrainian territory without documents. According to data of department, border guards detected the violators after the alarm went off and service dog found two more illegal migrants. It should be marked that citizen of Georgia set off to the countries of Western Europe, namely to Austria, because of complicated financial situation. However, when reaching the border they separated and then got lost. At the present moment, the border guards establish the circumstances and process the protocols.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/128316

28-12-2012

Sentence of Appeal Court of Sumy oblast came into force as to 11 participants of the criminal grouping, which organized illegal cross of Ukrainian-Slovakian border by 39 citizens of Pakistan during September –October 2008.

It was established that in the end of September 2008, 39-year-old unemployed resident of Glukhov, Summy oblast, agreed to smuggle Pakistanis through the state border. On this purpose, he involved 28-year-old native of Sumy. According to criminal plan, accomplices met illegal migrants in the neighborhood of the village Revyakino, Sumy oblast, not far from Russian-Ukrainian border, from where they secretly delivered them by a lorry to Kyiv region. Then, 38-year-old unemployed resident of Perechyn region, Transcarpathian oblast and 47-year-old business owner, resident of the town Belaya Cerkov, in secret transported the group of illegal migrants to Slavskyi region, Lviv oblast. There criminals handed over foreigners to their Transcarpathian accomplices, who smuggled illegal migrants to Transcarpathia and temporarily hided Pakistanis at one of the houses of the town Bolshoi Bereznyi situated nearby Ukrainian-Slovakian state border. For conspiracy, illegal migrants were smuggled over the border by small groups.

In October 2008, SSU officers apprehended 59-year-old participant of the criminal grouping at the place of temporary concealment of illegal migrants. Soon, her accomplices were arrested.

SSU inspectors commenced a criminal case concerning the detainees in accordance with Part 2 Article 332 (illegal transportation of persons through the state border of Ukraine) and Part 1 Article 255 (foundation of criminal organization) of Criminal Code of Ukraine.

In the frames of initiated criminal case, police operatives searched and detained 4 more participants of the crime concealing from the inquest for a long time.

Appeal Court of Sumy oblast sentenced a punishment to 11 figurants of this criminal case in the form of imprisonment for the period of 3 to 4 years with appointment of probation period from 1,6 to 3 years.

According to the materials of SSU in Transcarpathian oblast, 8 criminal cases have been initiated since the beginning of the year as to organizers of illegal transportation of persons through the state border of Ukraine (Part 2 and 3 of Article 332 of Criminal Code of Ukraine), there were 5 disclosed international channels of illegal transportation of migrants of Southern-Eastern Asia and Northern Africa to EU countries through the territory of Ukraine.  Nine sentences were made as to criminal cases as regards 27 accused persons for organization of illegal transportation of persons through the state border of Ukraine.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/128257

24-12-2012

Last Saturday in the airport “Boryspil” border guards of Separate check point “Kyiv” a passengers was detained arriving by the flight from Cyprus. The woman presented passport of the citizen of Estonia for the control , however the border guards established that the document was partially forged. As the detainee explained she was Ukrainian, she bought passport while staying abroad with aim to be employed. At the present moment, the personality of the detainee is established.

Besides, border guards detected two citizens of Syria this weekend during the repeated check of the documents, who made their way from Athens to Stockholm with forged passports of Sweden and citizen of Poland who presented for the control the forged Ukrainian permanent residence certificate. The woman was handed over to representatives of MOI, and Syrians were sent by a return flight to the country of departure.

Source: http://pvu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_902.htm

24-12-2012

Not long ago border guards of BS “Guta” of Chop Detachment apprehended two illegal migrants from Africa. The trespassers intended to get to EU countries illegally beyond the check point.  Two unfamiliar persons moving in the direction to Ukrainian-Slovakian border were noticed by local residents, who informed the border guards about them at once. Already in some minutes border guards detained two men not far from the border. On demand to present documents identifying them, “travellers” reported that they had no any documents and they were the citizens of Cameroon. Trespassers were called to administrative responsibility in the form of the fine payment.

Two Italians, German and Korean were also called to administrative responsibility for the violation of the rules on stay on the territory of Ukraine. They had also to pay a fine for exceeding the term of their stay in Ukraine.

Source: http://pvu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_903.htm

24-12-2012

Border guards of BS Guta of Chop Detachment detained two illegal migrants from African continent intending to get illegally to EU beyond the check point.  The duet of unfamiliar Africans moving towards Ukrainian-Slovakian border was noticed by local residents. They informed the border guards at once. Already in some minutes, border guards apprehended two men in the approaches to the state border. On demand to show identification documents for control, travellers reported about their absence and they just explained that they were the citizens of Cameroon. Then detainees said that they made their way to one of the countries of European Union aiming at improvement of life conditions. According to the decision of Ukrainian Justice, the trespassers will be called to administrative responsibility with payment of the fine in the sum of 7500 UAH.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/127995

18-12-2012

International Migrant Day is celebrated by proposal of General Assembly of UNO (Resolution № A/RES55/93) every year on December 18 staring since 2000. In this day in 1990, General Assembly of UNO passed International Convention about Rights Protection of all working-migrants and members of their families.

In resolution of General Assembly it was proposed to all UNO member-states, governmental and non-governmental organizations to celebrate International Migrant Day on the basis of the activity on dissemination of information about human rights and principle freedoms of migrants, experience exchange and elaboration of measures as to security of their protection.

In the course of the last years, Ukraine has made a series of important steps in bringing national legislation in the sphere of migration in conformity to corresponding world standards. In 2011, Supreme Council of Ukraine passed Law of Ukraine “About refugees and persons in need of temporary or subsidiary protection”. This law introduced principally new form of protection – subsidiary protection.

In 2012, a number of changes has been made to the Laws of Ukraine “About legal status of foreigners and stateless persons” and “About freedom of movement and free choice of place of residence in Ukraine” due to which the grounds were regulated for foreigners and stateless persons’ stay in Ukraine and procedures of interior state migration were liberalized as well.

Source: http://dmsu.gov.ua/novyny/novyny-dms-ukrainy/941-18-hrudnia-mizhnarodnyi-den-mihranta

16-12-2012

On December 11-16, 2012 Ukrainian-Turkish consultations on migration issues were conducted in the city of Ankara and Istanbul (Turkish Republic). Ukraine was presented by the chief of SMS Kovalchuk M – the chief of delegation, director of  DUSRR Dekhtyarenko S, adviser of chief of SMS Sokolyuk M., and representatives of Department of Migration Control of MOI.

In the course of the consultations the following subjects were discussed – state and perspectives of development of bilateral Ukrainian-Turkish relations in law enforcing spheres, migration issues as well as ways of information exchange between departments of both countries aiming at realization of operative measures in the fights against illegal migration.

Informative-familiarization visits to structural and territorial subdivisions of MOI of Turkey and to subdivisions on problems of work with migrants were carried out in the frames of the visit.

Source: http://dmsu.gov.ua/novyny/novyny-dms-ukrainy/933-u-turechchyni-bude-provedeno-ukrainsko-turetski-konsultatsii-z-mihratsiinykh-pytan

14-12-2012

Yesterday, a car arrived to the check point “Kuchurgan”, Odessa oblast, driven by the citizen of Moldova. There was a passenger of African appearance. For the passport control he presented a document for travelling abroad of the citizen of France. However, in the course of detailed identification, regardless of boisterous explanations of the citizen that document belonged to him, border guards of Belgorod-Dnistrovskyi Detachment established that photo in the passport belonged to other person. Because of non-observance by the foreigner of rules on border cross and the absence of real passport document he was rejected in entrance to the country and was returned in a return direction.

In general, during 11 months of 2012, the officers of State Border Service of Ukraine did not admitted to Ukraine almost 4,4 thousand illegal migrants. Besides, 15,7 thousand passports were detected, the minority of which were invalid, forged or belonged to other persons.

Source: http://pvu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_873.htm

14-12-2012

On December 10-14, the first chief deputy of SMS Victor Sheibut and director of Department on Issues of Refugees and Foreigners Naumenko N.M. participated in the 5^th Dialogue of UNHCR on the subject “Faith and Protection” that took place in Geneva (Swiss Confederation).

The principal goal of the event was to look for the practical ways of cooperation at the local and national levels in order to improve the protection and aid to refugees, displaced persons and stateless persons for stamping out discrimination, xenophobia and peace strengthening.

During the visit, delegation of State Migration Service of Ukraine took part in the Fifth Dialogue of Supreme Commissar of UN Refugee Agency on the problems of protection, in plenary meeting and discussion of the subjects reviewed, in the work of the round table on the subject “Cooperation improvement”. In the course of the working meetings, discussion was conducted on the issues on activation of cooperation of SMS and UNHCR, allotment of subsidiary financing for UNHCR for realization of projects in Ukraine.

Source: http://dmsu.gov.ua/novyny/novyny-dms-ukrainy/942-vira-ta-zakhyst-cherhovyi-dialoh-uvkb-oon