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18 Starting from 1 March 2010, the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs took over the tasks of the Naturalisation Board that are related to review of applications from persons for belonging to the Latvian citizenship and the admission to the Latvian citizenship through naturalisation proceedings. After the joining of the Naturalisation Board, this service has become better accessible to inhabitants because all matters related to the acquisition of citizenship can be solved not only in 8 largest cities of Latvia, where branches of the Naturalisation Board were situated until now, but also in all the 30 territorial divisions of the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs. 36 36 Information provided by officials of the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs.
19 4. LEGAL IMMIGRATION AND INTEGRATION 4.1. Economic Migration 4.1.1. Changes in the National Perspective On 1 July 2010, Law "Amendment to the Immigration Law" entered into force after it was adopted by Saeima on 22 April 2010. The Law simplifies issuance of work permits and states that third-country nationals, who in accordance with the regulations issued by the Cabinet of Ministers may be employed by any employer, do not need a special work permit 37 . On 1 July 2010, Cabinet Regulation No. 564 of 21 June 2010 "Regulations on Residence Permits" 38 entered into force, stating the following: ‣ Procedure for approval of invitations; ‣ Documents necessary for requesting a residence permit; ‣ Procedure for issue, registration and annulment of temporary residence and permanent residence permits; ‣ Persons who are entitled to submit documents to the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs in order to receive a residence permit; ‣ Criteria (for instance, taxes paid, turnover, number of employees, profit) necessary in order to ascertain that a company, a branch of a foreign merchant, sole merchant or selfemployed person carries out active business and brings economic benefit to the Republic of Latvia, or a representation office of a foreign merchant carries out active operation; ‣ Procedure for payment of indemnity (compensation) in case of leave for permanent residence abroad; ‣ Procedure for a third-country national to apply his or her absence from the Republic of Latvia; ‣ Extent of information to be included in the state information systems: the register of invitation letters and the register of residence permits, and the procedures of utilisation thereof. The Regulation simplifies the administrative procedure when inviting third-country nationals to reside in the Republic of Latvia due to employment. The previous regulation 37 Draft law "Amendments to the Immigration Law" executive summary.// http://titania.saeima.lv/LIVS/SaeimaLIVS.nsf/0/A4AE4F3C05CC28E2C22575F004311B3OpenDocument- [see: 27.08.2009] 38 Published: The Latvian Herald, No. 101, 29.06.2010.
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Page 3 and 4: 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMA
Page 5 and 6: 5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY According to Cl
Page 7 and 8: 7 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Methodology
Page 9 and 10: 9 2. POLITICAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Page 11 and 12: 11 3. POLITICAL, LEGAL AND INSTITUT
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Page 15 and 16: 15 Confederation of Latvia, Elīna
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Page 21 and 22: 21 consular mission of a member sta
Page 23 and 24: 23 request of a residence permit if
Page 25 and 26: 25 opportunity for non-citizens of
Page 27 and 28: 27 Affairs and the Latvian Language
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Page 31 and 32: 31 6) the regulatory enactment expa
Page 33 and 34: 33 of the Latvian and Belarus borde
Page 35 and 36: 35 A minor third-country national o
Page 37 and 38: 37 In 2010, the Ministry of Justice
Page 39 and 40: 39 6) Latvian Language Agency imple
Page 41 and 42: 41 On 10 March 2010, Cabinet Regula
Page 43 and 44: 43 cancel a visa of third-country n
Page 45 and 46: 45 Changes in other laws are also p
Page 47 and 48: 47 enforcement institutions of the
Page 49 and 50: 49 In 2010, the Office of Citizensh
Page 51 and 52: 51 In 2007-2009, a network of human
Page 53 and 54: 53 Tasks at Sea by the Use of Techn
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Page 67 and 68: 67 of asylum seekers and improve th
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69 provisions of the Agreement, the
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71 10. IMPLEMENTATION OF EUROPEAN U
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73 The concept developed by the Min
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75 Cabinet of Ministers Regulation
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77 Fight against Terrorism, Organiz
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79 ‣ Cabinet of Ministers Regulat
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81 ‣ Executive summary to Cabinet
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83 Literature: ‣ Apstiprina jaunu
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85 ‣ Interesējas par darbaspēka
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87 http://www.iem.gov.lv/lat/aktual
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89 ANNEX OF THE EUROPEAN PACT ON IM
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91 indicating profession, preferabl
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93 Programme 2008, and it supported
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95 organizing next informative even
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97 related to integration of immigr
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99 medical, psychological, material
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101 The State Border Guard as the r
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103 4(j) more effective action agai
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105 readmission agreements in which
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107 7.1 European Pact on Immigratio
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109 BORDER CONTROL 8 Control and su
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111 Please describe (planned) devel
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113 Guard expressed its readiness t
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115 The State Border Guard on regul
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117 Also in 2010, Latvia was not in
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119 aimed to strengthen the institu
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121 11(h) how diaspora groups may b
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