3,990 people readmitted to Azerbaijan in 12 years

Since 2014, a total of 3,990 individuals have been readmitted to Azerbaijan under readmission agreements, Vusal Huseynov, Head of the State Migration Service (SMS) of Azerbaijan, stated during a meeting with journalists as part of the Media Awareness in Migration program, Report informs.

Huseynov noted that in the first six months of 2026, 306 people were readmitted to Azerbaijan under these agreements: "Positive responses were given to 138 readmission requests concerning 205 individuals."

He added that this year, four cases of illegal migration organization and other violations were detected.

The official also highlighted that in the first half of 2026, 850 foreigners were administratively expelled from Azerbaijan, while 9,757 decisions were issued for violations of migration legislation.

According to Huseynov, the majority of deportations were linked to illegal employment.