Moscow airports to introduce strict checks of foreigners
From December 1, 2024, Moscow airports will begin checking foreigners using photographs and fingerprints.
This will be an experiment in which foreigners entering Russia will be checked.
This was reported by the First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Alexander Gorovoy, in an interview with the Kommersant newspaper.
Russia wants to strengthen control in the area of migration policy.
Foreigners entering the Russian Federation through Moscow airports will be photographed and fingerprinted.
This data will be used to identify them.
Alexander Gorovoy emphasized that this measure is part of a strategy to strengthen control in the area of migration.
Based on the results of the experiment, the issue of introducing checks at all border crossings will be decided.
