The results of the visit of the Minister of Immigration and Asylum, Noti Mitaraki, to Pakistan and Bangladesh are summarized by the ministry through a series of questions and answers sent by the press office with an announcement.
The questions and answers are as follows:
Q: Has the government reached an agreement with Pakistan?
A: No. The government did not sign any agreement with Pakistan, but instead laid the groundwork for a technical dialogue to negotiate a possible agreement covering the return of smugglers and the establishment of legal migration routes.
Any possible agreement will be submitted for ratification to the Greek Parliament, as provided. The diplomatic visit is part of the negotiation and does not create accomplishments.
It will respond to requests from the primary sector and will set strict resident limits per year. Of course, if the obligation to return those staying illegally is not observed, any agreement will be terminated.
Q: Does the government legalize illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and bring them into the country forever?
A: Wrong, the Bangladesh Memorandum allows up to 15,000 already resident to work seasonally in agricultural work, they will have to leave for three months each year and at the end of a five-year period they will leave the country permanently. Anyone who does not comply will be deported and if the phenomenon is generalized it will lead to the termination of the Memorandum of Understanding.
The strategic goal of the ministry is to fight illegal immigration. Providing the possibility of using seasonal workers with a specific duration of residence permit, specific time of stay, number limit and without the right of permanent establishment or family reunification.
With the legislation of article 13 of law 4251/14 and the conclusion of bilateral agreements, Greece promotes legal immigration as a counterweight to -to date- illegal arrivals in the country. Immigration with rules that will lead to the full coverage of the needs of the Greek economy with seasonal workers.
In the context of the Memorandum of Understanding signed with Bangladesh, our country:
– It will temporarily enable 15,000 Bangladeshi citizens currently residing in Greece to join the seasonal work permit regime. In this case, on the one hand they have to stay in the country for up to nine months per year and on the other hand they have to follow the procedures provided for this residence permit.
– It will grant, based on article 13 of law 4251/14, 4,000 permits per year within a period of five years, to Bangladeshi citizens who have a seasonal employment contract with employers in Greece.
It is emphasized that seasonal work permits will be issued only if there is a contract with an employer / farmer. Therefore, seasonal permits will only be issued if there is a need for producers.
This means that after five years, the beneficiary will leave Greece. As will leave, those who are already illegally in the country today.
Q: Is the government creating Muslim minorities?
A: In no case. The residence permits that will be issued will be valid for nine months per year with the obligation for the beneficiary to return to his country of origin. At the same time, in order to return, he must present an active seasonal employment contract before leaving for Greece. A fully functional framework of legal immigration with rules.
In addition, this new regime is valid for five years, after which the beneficiary will automatically lose the opportunity to return to our country.
It is worth noting that the requests submitted by the Decentralized Administrations of Greece for seasonal land workers annually reach 101,000 and a total of 144,000 for foreigners.
Finally, the utilization of migrants already residing in Greece in seasonal agricultural work will contribute to the decongestion of urban centers.
Q: Will these immigrants have the right to vote and become citizens?
A: This permit allows up to nine months of residence per year, does not lead to permanent residence nor does it give the right to subsequent access to citizenship. It also does not allow family reunification, in accordance with the provisions of European seasonal labor legislation.
Therefore the only right that beneficiaries have is access to seasonal work. They are neither naturalized nor voted. After the end of five years, they will be forced to return to their country.
Source: Capital
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