05-04-2013

Border guards of Simferopol Detachment detained foreign citizens with forged documents at the International Airport. During the check in of the flight “Simferopol-Tashkent” border guards detected in the passports of two citizens of Uzbekistan, 1972 and 1992 DOB, forged signs on crossing the state border of Ukraine. Detained foreigners reported that the signs on border crossing they falsified aiming at prolongation of stay term in Ukraine. Administrative protocols were issued as to the foreigners on inobservance of the determined order of registration and violation of the stay term in Ukraine. Besides, they were not admitted through the border and were handed over to MOI officers for further investigation actions.

It is worth to mark that it is almost the 12^th case of detection of citizens with forged data stamps in the airport Simferopol this year, and 11 of them were the citizens of Uzbekistan. In general, since the beginning of the year 23 potential migrants were not admitted to Ukraine at the check point “Simferopol-air” (16 citizens of Uzbekistan, 6 – Tadzhikistan, 2 – Afghanistan).

Source: http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_1443.htm

05-04-2013

As it was reported before, 6 citizens of Eritrea were apprehended at the border in Transcarpathia. The company was getting to Slovakia in the search of better life. While detained they forgot to tell that on their way to Europe they lost two more 16-year-old children. In the morning border guards of BS “Velykyi Bereznyi” detained 2 unfamiliar persons of African appearance. The trespassers were stopped some meters before the border. They did not have any documents but according to their words they arrived from Eritrea and both of them were of 1996 year of birth.

In the course of the check study it was also established that unfamiliar persons assisted them in the trip for $4000. However, soon boys were left in unknown locality. Then, young men decided to go themselves and after a while they were apprehended by the border guards near the border by border detail.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/133533

04-04-2013

Law enforcement agents in Kyiv detained the organizer of illegal transportation of the group of illegal migrants from Sri Lanka through Ukrainian-Hungarian border. The other malefactor, his accomplice, has not been found yet. It was reported by the deputy secretary of State Border Service of Ukraine Pavel Shysholi at the press-conference in “Ukrinform”.

As it was reported before, on March 14, border guards in Transcarpathia apprehended three illegal migrants from Sri Lanka escaping to one of EU countries. The workers of Border Service delivered the migrants in hands to the department, the men were in the state of overcooling. On the way one of them even died.

According to the words of the official, since the beginning of the year 122 illegal migrants were detained less in comparison with analogous period of the past year. In such a way, a tendency is kept in decrease of migration flows through Ukraine.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/133508

04-04-2013

The press conference of the first chief deputy of State Border Service of Ukraine, Pavlo Shysholin, took place in the press-centre of Informational Agency “Ukrinform”. In the course of the meeting with the representatives of Mass Media discussion took place about the problems of resonance detentions at the state border and tendencies in the action tactics as well as result of the operative and service activity of SBSU conducted in the I^st quarter of 2013.

Pavlo Shysholin stressed that Border Department implemented the principal tasks in a full volume during the first quarter. Due to complex action, it was managed to ensure the control for the situation, which was rather dynamic, raise main indexes of operative and service activity and timely react upon the changes in the tactics of action of the violators.

The indexes of security component has increased, namely forged documents – in 24% (almost 90 passports). At the same time, a tendency is observed in decrease of migration flows by the territory of Ukraine. Thus, in comparison with the previous year 31% less migrants were apprehended at the border (122 persons).

Source: http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_1432.htm

04-04-2013

Border guards of Chop Detachment detained the next “happiness seekers” intending to cross Ukrainian-Slovakian border in illegal way. Border guards of BS “Stuzhytsya” (Velykyi Bereznyi region) stopped the “travellers”.

Border detail patrolling the area, noticed the light of two torches evidently moving towards the side of the state border. In a result of conducted action on the search of the trespassers, operative group detected 6 unfamiliar persons at the approaches to the state border– five men and one woman. As it usually happens, none of the detainees had any documents identifying their personalities. They introduced themselves as the citizens of Eritrea. The representatives of the country from the shore of the Red Sea explained that they made their way to Slovakian Republic. According to the words of the detainees, four of them have not yet reached 18-year-old age.

Considering he weather conditions and presence of snow covering in the area of the border, these representatives of African continent were lucky to avoid the overcooling as it happened with the citizens of Sri Lanka and Somalia.

At the present moment, the trespassers are delivered to border subdivision in order to establish the circumstances of the infringement and to issue administrative and procedural documents. Decision on responsibility before the law and further destiny of the detainees will be defined by the court.

Source: http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_1431.htm

03-04-2013

On April 2-3, 2013 educational-practical seminar was conducted under the chairmanship of the first head deputy of State Migration Service of Ukraine (SMSU) Viktor Sheibut for the representatives of territorial bodies of SMSU as to implementation of legislation about legal status of the foreigners and stateless persons as well as refugees and persons in need of subsidiary protection.

The seminar was hold by Refugee and Foreigners Department aiming at rising professional level of the staff of territorial bodies of SMS of Ukraine in the field of migration and refugees, and elaborating the single approach to the practise of realization of the active legislation

Source: http://dmsu.gov.ua/novyny/novyny-dms-ukrainy/1169-provedeno-seminar-z-pytan-roboty-z-inozemtsiamy-ta-bizhentsiamy

02-04-2013

Just two hundred meters were left to reach the territory of Russia by 48-year-old Russian and 26-year-old citizen of Vietnam. The men tried to get to the neighboring country on foot beyond the check point at night. However, the border guards of BS “Topol” of Kharkiv Detachment stopped them.

In the course of filtration action it became known that the citizen of Vietnam wanted to get to Moscow and visit his father that as if worked there. And his fellow travellers, citizen of Russia, confessed that he wanted to earn some money helping Vietnamese to realize his plans.

Source: http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_1416.htm

29-03-2013

In the airport “Boryspil” border guards of separate check point “Kyiv” apprehended a man and a woman during the check-in of the passengers arrived from Dubai. The travellers gave forged passports of the citizens of Great Britain for control. At first, border guards detected changed pages with constituent data of the owners. Soon, representatives of Embassy of Great Britain confirmed that passports were invalid. The very travellers explained that in reality they were the citizens of Afghanistan. Valid Afghan passport of the woman became the proof of it.

Now, MOI representatives are informed about the present fact, and violators planning to get to the countries of central Europe will be returned by a return flight to the country of departure.

Source: http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_1381.htm

29-03-2013

Five men, four women, one of which was of old age, together with 14-year-old child intended to get illegally from Republic of Belarus to Ukraine at night beyond the check point. The group of illegal migrants tried to cross the border in the area of BS “Pitscha”, Shatskyi region, Volyn oblast.

One of the border details noticed the group of persons moving in the cartage from the line of the border in the direction to the populated area of BS Pitscha. The group of reaction started immediately to the place and overtook the night guests. “Travellers” of Asian appearance were the citizens of Palestine according to their documents. They were accompanied by Ukrainian man, local resident. The man explained that day before when he was in the forest stockpiling the woods, an unfamiliar man addressed to him and proposed to take some persons for pay from the border to Ukrainian village.

Now, the measures are undertaken in order to establish all circumstances of the infringement. The citizens of Palestine will be called to administrative responsibility by the court for illegal cross of the state border of Ukraine, concerning the citizen of Ukraine – he is called for responsibility for illegal transportation of persons through the state borer of Ukraine.

Source: http://dpsu.gov.ua/ua/about/news/news_1391.htm

26-03-2013

Just in the course of 3 months of 2013, border guards apprehended 44 illegal migrants.

According to the words of the chief of Chop Border Detachment, the colonel Roman Gots, namely the number of illegal migrants from Georgia has increased. They often get to Transcarpathia by railway transport or by taxi. They overcome the Carpathian mountains with the help of compasses and locality maps. The goal of all migrants is Slovakia, as legislation of that country permits to apply for refugee status immediately after crossing the border.

Roman Golts reminded about the case happened last week. It is said about detection of three illegal migrants by the border guards of Chop Border Detachment in a very serious physical state. In a result one of the migrants died. According to the words of the chief, law enforcement agents learned about the circle of persons involved in smuggling this group of illegal migrants. When they are detained they will be also accused in leaving in danger as well as in illegal transportation of persons.

The chief border guard also remarked that the biggest number of illegal migrants is caught in the area of Chop Border Detachment, i.e. 65%, one of five ones guarding the western borders of Ukraine.

Roma Golts also addressed through Mass Media to residents of border areas and asked to think well before taking part in illegal transportation of foreigners as law foresees a criminal responsibility for these actions.

Source: http://ua-reporter.com/novosti/132933