Sunday, August 2, 2 persons were stopped from illegally crossing the border between Latvia and Belarus, while a total – 9130 persons have been stopped this year.
Officials of the State Border Guard detected 33 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 4 foreigners
at the Terehova, the Grebņeva and the „Riga” Airport Border Control Points, entry into the Republic of Latvia was refused to one citizen of Georgia, as the foreigner is subject to a ban on entering and staying in the territory of the Schengen Area countries; as well as to two citizens of Belarus and one – of Russia due to security reasons. The persons were returned to the countries of departure.
conditions of residence were violated by 4 foreigners
one citizen of Russia, one – of Great Britain, one – of Kazakhstan and one - of South Africa were detected at the Terehova and the „Riga” Airport Border 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, were not in possession of valid travel document, exceeded the duration of stay specify in the visa-free regime). Record-keeping regarding the administrative violation, committed by the persons was not initiated.
While carrying out immigration control measures within the country, violations of entry or residence conditions were detected for two persons – one citizen of Kazakhstan and one – of Great Britain.
Within the framework of vehicle and vessel operations, 14 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 – four citizens of Moldova, three – of Romania, two – of Turkey, one – of Latvia, one – of Estonia, one – of Lithuania, one - of Kazakhstan and one – of Serbia.