Ministry of Internal Affairs: 190 foreign nationals deported from Georgia in 2023
A total of 190 foreign nationals were deported from Georgia throughout 2023. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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A total of 190 foreign nationals were deported from Georgia throughout 2023, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Wednesday in its latest update of the figures.
Most of the citizens expelled - 41 - were Azerbaijanis, the statistics show, followed by:
- Iran with 32 citizens
- India - 27
- Russia - 13
- Egypt - 9
- Nigeria - 9
- Turkey - 8
- China - 8
- Bangladesh - 7
- Jordan - 6
- Iraq - 6
- Pakistan - 5
Figures also showed the most of the deported individuals - 85 - were from the 16-40 age group. The list also included 27 minors.
The body said the number followed the figure of 165 people expelled in 2022, 77 in 2021, and 49 in 2020.
Georgian authorities granted humanitarian status to 460 foreign citizens in 2022, with the number including 367 Ukrainian nationals, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Thursday.
Georgian Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri on Tuesday highlighted the importance of Georgia being recognised as a safe country in its pursuit of European Union membership, after the German Bundesrat’s decision to assign the status to Georgia.
A total of 1,070 Georgian citizens have been deported from several European Union member states over the past three months for violations of mandatory terms of stay in the countries, the Georgian Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
The Georgian Interior Ministry on Wednesday said it had launched an electronic facial recognition programme earlier this month to increase the effectiveness of control at border checkpoints across the country.