The Ministry of the Interior of Latvia proposes to tighten control over citizens from third countries. In particular, universities will be required to notify the State Border Guard if a foreign student misses classes for three days without a valid reason, instead of the current 14.
Amendments to the immigration law have been submitted for a third reading in the Saeima and are part of a broader plan by the Ministry of the Interior to strengthen control over the stay of citizens from third countries.
It is also proposed to: • limit the recruitment of citizens from third countries for simple professions; • prohibit employment agencies from hiring such workers; • tighten sanctions for violations, including a deposit for potential deportation; • prohibit family reunification for undergraduate and master's students from non-NATO countries.
Earlier, the Saeima already supported these amendments in the second reading.
