Employees of the Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs deported 35 foreign citizens from country last month based on the Law of Georgia “On the Legal Status of Foreigners and Stateless Persons”. Some of the citizens of foreign countries left Georgia voluntarily, while some of them were forcibly deported as a result of measures taken by the Migration Department.

On the basis of the Law of Georgia “On the Legal Status of Foreigners and Stateless Persons”, citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Republic of Turkey, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Republic of India, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Republic of Ireland were deported from the country, 35 individuals in total.

The Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is the body responsible for the fight against illegal migration within the country. One of its main competences envisions the identification of foreign citizens in Georgia without a legal basis and their deportation from the country.