Criminal Code (excerpts)

THE CRIMINAL CODE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

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Illegal departure from RA , entry to RA or crossing the RA borders without valid passport or permission issued by relevant entities, shall be punished by imprisonment of up to 3 years.

Repeated perpetration of the same actions shall be punished by imprisonment of 2 to 5 years.

This article is not applicable to foreign citizens entering the territory of the RA without valid passport or permission for purpose of seeking asylum, as prescribed by the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia.

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Violation of entry, residence and registration rules in the borderline and the restricted zone, if committed after the imposed administrative penalty for the same illegal actions, shall be punished by imprisonment of up to 1 year or corrective works of up to 1 year, or penalty of 20-fold to 30-fold of the defined minimum salary.

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Ill-intentioned violation of rules for stay in the Republic of Armenia by foreigners or stateless persons, i.e. stay in the Republic of Armenia without right to residence or valid documents of stay, breaching the rules of registration, movement and choice of residence, overstay, as well as violation of rules for transit through the territory of the RA, if previously imposed administrative penalty for violation of the same rules within a period of 1 year, shall be punished by imprisonment of up to 1 year, or corrective works for the same period, or penalty of 20-fold to 30-fold of the defined minimum salary.

Ill-intentioned violation of the passport regime, in the form of stay without passport or registration, committed by person previously twice imposed administrative penalty for the same, shall be punished by imprisonment of up to 1 year, or corrective works for the same period, or penalty of 20-30-fold of the defined minimum salary.

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