Iran stresses reduction in number of Afghan nationals, enforcement of immigration laws

Kabul Times News: Nader Yarahmadi, head of the Center for Foreign Nationals and Refugees Affairs of the Iranian Ministry of Interior, announced that the process of organizing foreign nationals in the country will continue with seriousness.

Yarahmadi said that people who intend to stay in Iran must comply with the laws and regulations of the country. He announced the number of authorized and unauthorized foreign nationals, refugees, displaced persons and asylum seekers in Iran at nearly five million, adding that this figure must be reduced.

The head of the Center for Foreign Nationals and Refugees Affairs of the Iranian Ministry of Interior also emphasized the need to deal with foreign nationals within the framework of the law and by preserving the human dignity of refugees, referring to the capacity of the city of Qazvin to legally use foreign labor.

He also called on Iranian citizens and employers to coordinate the process of employing foreign nationals, especially Afghans, with the new laws and regulations of the country.

These statements come at a time when Iran has emphasized in recent years the organization of the presence of Afghan nationals and the intensification of monitoring their residence and employment.