Work permit of 9 Bangladeshis canceled in Romania

The immigration police of Cluj County, Romania detained nine Bangladeshis on the charge of violating the law and leaving the authorized institution to work in another institution. All of them came to Romania legally with work permit visas.

Romania's General Inspectorate for Immigration (IGI) reported this information in a press release. It said that on March 28, nine Bangladeshi migrants working without permits were arrested in an operation conducted in cooperation with representatives of the Territorial Labor Inspectorate of Cluj County.

Eight of the migrants were found to have Bangladeshi passports with work permit visas, and another had a residence permit of the country.

Allegation against those concerned, they brought visas from Bangladesh under the condition of work permit in a company in Constanta County, Romania. But during a police operation they were found in another company in Cluj County. They were operating without any valid terms of change of ownership and any separate agreement with the new company.

Generally, citizens of non-European countries, including Bangladeshis, who come to Romania on a work visa are obliged to work for a certain period of time in the company to which the work visa is granted.

Besides, if someone wants to change the company, they have to apply through the appropriate authority with NOC or No Objection Certificate as per law.

All the arrested Bangladeshis are between 21 and 50 years old. Their work permit visas were revoked and their Romanian residence permits were revoked. A legal order has also been issued for their return from Romania to Bangladesh within 15 to 30 working days of this decision.

If the migrants do not return on their own initiative within this period, they are subject to forceful expulsion as per the rules.

In accordance with the amended Article 194/2002 of the Law on the Rights of Foreigners in Romania, those concerned will be banned from entering the territory of Romania for 6 months upon leaving the country, IGI said.

Apart from the migrants, the related companies are also being investigated. After the investigation, they will be ordered to take action against them as per the provisions of the Labor Department.

Since the beginning of last year, hundreds of Bangladeshis have been detained for illegally entering the Schengen zone from Romania. Many of them migrants have been sent back to Bangladesh on special chartered flights.

Greece's Ministry of Asylum and Migration has confirmed to InfoMigrants that among the 64 Bangladeshis who were deported from various European countries under the Joint EU Return Operation on March 14, 9 were immigrants from Romania.

Source: InfoMigrants

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