Day of Migration Authorities of Turkmenistan (17/04)

On April 17, employees of the country's migration service celebrate their professional holiday – Day of Migration Workers of Turkmenistan –. It was established by Decree of the President of the Republic, signed on October 11, 2017.

This day is not a day off, and is celebrated primarily in professional circles and teams of bodies that are in charge of issues related to migration processes.

The departure of a citizen abroad as a tourist, for industrial or commercial purposes, to earn money or for permanent residence in another state and return to his homeland. Entry and departure from the country for the same reasons of foreign citizens, registration of a change of permanent and temporary place of residence – is only part of the main aspects of the work of the migration service bodies belonging to the department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. This should also include work to suppress illegal migration. All these processes must comply with the Constitution of the state and international legal acts in force in this area, which applies to the tasks of specialists celebrating their professional holiday on April 17.

Regulating labor migration processes and suppressing illegal migration became a real concern and «head pain for many Republics of the former USSR in the 1990s. However, over time, migration services have achieved great success in this field, despite the fact that illegal migration continues to exist to this day.

The desire to subordinate migration processes to the letter of the law – is an important task, the solution of which guarantees ensuring the rights of participants in migration processes, including their social protection.

Today, employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the State Migration Service, the State Border Service, the Ministry of National Security and other structures and bodies of the Republic are responsible for this area in Turkmenistan.

Traditionally, on April 17 or on the eve of the holiday, the country's leadership congratulates employees of the state migration service on their professional holiday.

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