Flexible conditions for the entry of Venezuelan migrants "Diario La Capitale de Mar del Plata

The government eased entry conditions for Venezuelan migrants before "the complex political, economic, social and humanitarian crisis" in the Caribbean country.

According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), between 2015 and 2018, the flow of Venezuelan migrants increased by almost 400%: from 700,000 to 2.6 million, by choosing the majority (1 , 8 million). ) move to the countries of South America.

Faced with this situation, the executive branch ordered the creation of the "Assistance Program for Venezuelan Migrants" aimed at "facilitating the entry into the national territory, the regularization of their migratory status and their social inclusion in the country. community".

Among the main measures to be implemented by the government is the entry permit for Venezuelans whose identity card or pbadport does not expire for more than two years; as well as children under the age of nine who enter the land with one or the other of the parents may present "exceptionally the birth certificate, provided that it does not involve any documents".

Similarly, for those wishing to file, the legalization of the certificate of absence of criminal record will not be necessary, as it can be "verified by consulting a computer on the corresponding webpage or by the 39, intermediate of the consular representation of Venezuela in the country ". .

By the provision 520, the National Directorate of Migration (DNM) has also instructed the Directorate General of Institutional and Social Affairs and International Affairs "to strengthen the links with the provinces and bodies competent in the field of labor, social protection education and health, in order to help direct the flow of Venezuelan migrants to the cities or regions where their capacities are required, by contributing to the local development of the destination and the human development of migrants ".