On Thursday, September 29, 2022, officials of the State Border Guard of the Republic of Latvia detected 58 offenders on both external borders and within the country.
42 trespassers were detected on external borders, including:
- entry to the Republic of Latvia was refused for 29 foreigners
at „Vientuļi”, „Terehova” and „Silene” border crossing points, entry into the Republic of Latvia was refused to 14 citizens of Russia, as the foreigners were not in possession of valid visas or residence permits; four citizens of Moldova, as the foreigners could not justify the purpose and circumstances of their travel and stay; and one citizen of Ukraine, as the foreigner was not in possession of a valid travel document. Additionally, 10 citizens of Russia were denied entry into the Republic of Latvia for security reasons. All people were returned to their country of exit.
- conditions of residence in the territory of the Schengen area were violated by four foreigners
at “Terehova” and the Airport “Riga” border control points, two citizens of Russia, one citizen of Ukraine, and one citizen of Great Britain who had violated the conditions of residence in the territory of the Schengen area (exceeded the period of stay specified in a visa or a visa-free regime, no valid visas or residence permits), were detected. The proceedings in the cases of administrative violations of citizens of Russia and Great Britain were not initiated; other people are subjected to administrative liability.
- exit from the Republic of Latvia was refused to two citizens of Latvia
at the Airport „Riga” border control point, one citizen of Latvia departing for London without a valid travel document required for entering Great Britain, and one citizen of Latvia departing for Dublin without a valid travel document (the document is invalid due to change of surname). People were prohibited from leaving the country.
While carrying out immigration control measures within the country, violations of entry or residence conditions were detected by five people - two citizens of Lithuania, one citizen of Azerbaijan, one citizen of Kazakhstan, and one citizen of Uzbekistan.
Within the framework of vehicle and vessel operations, 11 people 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 Belarus, three citizens of Latvia, one citizen of Ukraine, one citizen of Russia, one citizen of Estonia, and one citizen of Moldova.