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In November 2024, the State Migration Service of Azerbaijan received 6,748 applications from foreigners and stateless persons for obtaining (extending) temporary and permanent residence permits, Report informs, citing the state service. This information was provided to "" by the SMS.

In November, the State Migration Service (SMS) readmitted 55 individuals to Azerbaijan, the Department of Readmission Issues of the SMS told Report. The majority of these individuals were readmitted from Germany, Sweden, Greece, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and France.

The head of the State Migration Service (SMS) Vusal Huseynov met with the head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) representation in Azerbaijan, Troy Dooley, to discuss preparations for the Ministerial Conference to be held in Baku in 2025.

The extensive focus on climate change, human displacement, and migration at COP29 lays the groundwork for Azerbaijan to be a reference point in future COP events, signaling an expansion of efforts in this regard, Vusal Huseynov, the head of the Azerbaijan State Migration Service (SMS), told journalists

On November 18, Azerbaijan and the International Organization for Migration will jointly organize a high-level panel discussion on "Human Displacement in the Context of Climate Change" in Baku, said Ulvi Aliyev, the head of the International Cooperation Department of the Azerbaijani State Migration Service

In addition to foreign ministry officials, the meeting was attended by representatives from Azerbaijan's State Migration Service and Uzbekistan's Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations, and the Agency for External Labor Migration.

The State Migration Service told Report that 1,092 people were barred from entering the country for violating Article 16.1.8 of the Migration Code, while 21 others were denied entry for violating other articles of the code.

Azerbaijan has banned the entry of 1,150 foreigners in July alone, according to Report, which cites the State Migration Service (SMS).

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the State Migration Service registered 1,171 departures from Azerbaijan. The migration balance across the country was 316 people (positive).

The State Migration Service's Public Relations Department said in response to Report's inquiry that the process took place under the country's readmission documents.