YEREVAN, APRIL 4, NOYAN TAPAN. From 800 thousand to 1 mln people have emigrated from 1990 to 2005 from Armenia, which makes 25-30% of the total number of the population. As Gagik Yeganian, Director of the Migration Agency of RA Ministry of Territorial Government, informed on April 4, there are two types of migration from Armenia, temporary and permanent. The temporary migration is mainly directed to CIS countries, especially to Russia (makes 75% of total migration) and the permanent or long-term migration to European countries (15%) and U.S. (10%). According to G.Yeganian, studies show that the majority of migrants, 60%, are 20-44-year-old able-bodied citizens who make the most economically active part of the society. According to him, in 1989-2001 200-300 thousand people having a higher education left the country. G.Yeganian said that 40% of migrants is not aware that they need to have a permit to the given country in order to enter it and 58.3% a permission to promote working activity. In case of their revelation in the country of their departure a deportation awaits them. A "hot line" was created at the agency for the purpose of providing the necessary information to RA citizens who leave for foreign countries for the purpose of finding a job there and a program of fighting illegal migration was worked out in 2002. According to the head of the Migration Agency, after the return of the migrants their reintegration should be provided so that they can again settle in the homeland, otherwise they will again emigrate.

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