On Thursday, January 16, 0 persons were stopped from illegally crossing the border between Latvia and Belarus, while a total – 15 persons have been stopped this year.
Officials of the State Border Guard detected 58 offenders at external borders and within the country. 17 trespassers were detected at external borders, including:
- entry into the Republic of Latvia was refused to 5 foreigners
At the Terehova and the Pāternieki Border Control Points as well as at the Port of Ventspils entry into the Republic of Latvia was refused to one citizen of Belarus, as the foreigner has a Schengen entry ban (he is not allowed to enter or stay in the territory of the Schengen area countries); and to three citizens of Russia (one is a seafarer) and one – of Belarus due to security reasons. Regarding the seafarer, a letter of guarantee was taken from the ship’s captain that the foreigners will not go ashore while the ship is in port, the other persons were returned to the countries of departure.
- conditions of residence were violated by 4 foreigners
three citizen of Uzbekistan and one - of Kyrgyzstan were detected at the Grebņeva and the Terehova Control Points for violating the conditions of residence in the territory of the Schengen Area Countries (were not in possession of valid visa or residence permit; exceeded the duration of stay specified in the visa). The persons were subjected to administrative liability.
While carrying out immigration control measures within the country, violations of entry or residence conditions were detected for 26 persons - 15 citizens of Moldova, six – of Ukraine, two – of Russia, one – of Latvia, one – of Tajikistan and one - of Uzbekistan.
Within the framework of vehicle and vessel operations, 15 persons were subjected to administrative liability or were refused the right to enter the Republic of Latvia by officials of the State Border Guard of Latvia – three citizens of Moldova, three – of Uzbekistan, two – of Lithuania, two – of Azerbaijan, one – of Latvia, one - of Belarus, one – of Kazakhstan, one – of Tajikistan and one – of Ukraine.