“Our people sell everything at once and leave, it seems to them that Europe awaits for them with open arms, there is no such a thing. They have problems with their population, and they will keep those whom they need,” such opinion was expressed by Maria Allahverdyan, Head of Migration Policy Department at the State Migration Service, referring to the fact that the Armenian migrants often trust the narratives of their neighbors and relatives rather than official releases.
A discussion was organized at the Media Initiatives Center office ahead to the International Migrants Day. Ilona Ter-Minasyan, Head of the Armenian Office of the Migration International Organization, attending the meeting said that in European countries, giving a work or other permit to the migrant is very personal, this depends on how fast the migrant learns the language, what profession he has and so on. “People need to understand and be informed prior to going that if they have decided to go, it should be only legal.”
To the question of Aravot.am of whether the European countries continue providing a shelter for the people leaving from Armenia who justify that they are being persecuted in their homeland for sexual orientation, or subjected to pressure for political views, Mrs. Ter-Minasyan said that different countries show different approaches, but all these countries check out all of that, and it is not that they take it as they hear it. In addition, Ilona Ter – Minasyan said that Europe’s financial resources are also reduced, therefore, they have become more tough, and since Armenia is considered to be economically sustainable and non-poor country, Europe gives shelter more to the migrants of the countries, where there is an unstable and wars situation, like Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria and others.
Maria Allahverdyan, Head of Migration Policy Department at the State Migration Service, mentioned that in 2015, our citizens can travel and work in Russia without a work permit, and should get registered within 30 days. Mrs. Allahverdyani told that there are few people who let’s say are leaving Armenia for work, but abroad, they do the same work, which they could do here, for instance, floor cleaning. Generally, the speakers of the discussion claimed that before leaving, the migrants should realize that the abroad would not keep the mediocre, they choose from the migrants and keep the good-qualified ones.
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Nelly BABAYAN
you are right, Armenians often dream of western paradises that are not. In whole Europe, the unemployment is high, rather very high and the simple folks don’t like those who steal them the jobs.
Furthermore, the Armenians who weren’t professionnally successfull in Armenia, very often aren’t too abroad. They haven’t any high education, and their disciplin and quality of work are VERY LOW too !
Armenians , after 70 years of communism , are not busy working people ! I’ve seen it many times,during my sojourns in AM. And.. many of them become criminal because of NOT SUCCEEDING
In one sentence: if you want to be unhappy and lonely, live your country ! SORRY !