32,000 Armenians banned entry to Russia

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian citizens are among the 2,7 million foreigners, who may be deported from Russia, head of Migration State Service of Armenia's Ministry of Territorial Administration and Emergency Situations, Gagik Yeganyan said.

According to him, there are Armenian citizens in both categories of the risk group: people who have already left Russia and are banned to return, and people who have violated laws, but are still in the country. There are 30,000-32,000 citizens of Armenia in the first group, and their number in unknown in the second, Tert.am quoted Yeganyan as saying.

“A mechanism for reviewing the decision banning Armenian citizens' from entering Russia was developed,” Yeganyan noted.

Last year, only 21% of applications resulted in positive response, while the number has increased to 63% now.