Azerbaijan though not a popular destination for immigrants, has recently experienced a growing wave of immigration, mostly from Pakistan, Turkey, China and Vietnam, but also from Africa, the Middle East, and the former Soviet Union. In 2010, every eighth resident in Azerbaijan was a migrant.[1]
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Immigration to Azerbaijan as a foreign citizen is limited to skilled workers (individuals with either a university or polytechnic degree or at least 3 years of training together with job experience), students and their immediate family members. In 2010, The State Migration Service of Azerbaijan adopted Migration Code.[2]
Any person married to a Azerbaijani citizen may immigrate to Azerbaijan.
Illegal (sometimes termed irregular) immigrants in the Azerbaijan include those who have:
In 2010, The State Migration Service of Azerbaijan has expelled 8 500 foreign citizens or stateless persons.[3]
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