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Migration Trends 2006-2008
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Illegal Border Crossing

Number of persons prohibited to enter the territory of Lithuania per year by country of origin

Country

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

European states, including:

5 326

3 861

3 178

2 854

2 548

Belarus

1 032

716

756

856

707

Russia

2 522

1 677

1 493

1 465

1 346

Ukraine

585

344

334

312

352

North America states

5

14

3

-

2

Central & South America states

26

18

18

11

20

Australian & Oceania states

-

2

3

-

2

African states

16

84

55

19

37

Asian states, including:

342

668

290

199

291

-India

61

84

51

51

74

Stateless

47

55

81

42

27

Unknown

34

75

29

26

16

Total:

5 796

4 777

3 657

3 151

2 943

 

Schengen Regime

Number of foreign citizens prohibited to enter the territory of Lithuania by Grounds indicated in Schengen Borders Code per year by grounds for refusal

Grounds for refusing admission

2006

2007

A) does not have a valid travel document(s)

190

93

B) possesses untrue / fake / false travel document

20

16

C) does not have a valid visa or residence permission

2,452

2 434

D) possesses untrue / fake / false visa or residence permission

2

-

E) does not possess appropriate documents justifying the aim and conditions of stay

120

149

G) does not have sufficient means of subsistence for the period and manner of stay or sufficient means for return to the country of origin or transit

227

133

H) is a person subject to notice on refusal to allow arrival entered into:

- SIS

- National Register

12

33

I) is treated as causing threat to the public order, public health or international relations of one or several EU Member States

128

85

Total:

3,151

2 943

Expulsion

Number of foreign citizens obliged to depart from Lithuania per year, by country of origin

Country of origin

 

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

European states, including:

374

435

865

794

593

Belarus

66

68

184

125

141

Russian Federation

172

229

465

372

202

Ukraine

57

76

110

169

142

North America states

11

21

15

9

5

Central & South America States

2

1

7

4

9

Australian & Oceania states

-

2

-

-

2

African states

4

6

13

7

11

Asian states, including:

80

95

116

176

277

- Kazakhstan

20

48

33

60

80

Stateless

6

9

8

12

1

Total:

477

569

1 024

1 002

898

 

Number of foreign citizens expelled from Lithuania per year by country of origin

 

Nationality

 

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

European states, including:

234

136

148

123

103

Belarus

44

43

38

26

35

Russian Federation

92

49

53

32

38

Ukraine

32

20

22

9

12

North America states

-

1

-

-

-

African states

6

24

7

1

14

Asian states:

117

37

22

23

19

Stateless

19

8

12

2

1

Total:

376

206

189

149

147