Foreigner accused of organizing illegal migration

The Gomel Prosecutor’s Office sent a criminal case to the court on charges of a foreign citizen in organizing illegal migration, committed repeatedly and by an official using official powers. This was reported in the Prosecutor General’s office, writes sb.by.

The accused is the director and founder of a limited liability company for retail trade in food and beverages. From March 2025 to April 2026, the man organized and supervised the illegal stay of foreign citizens in Belarus. In May last year, by agreement with a 46-year-old foreigner, he ensured that a fictitious employment contract was drawn up for him. The man was hired as a chef of the 4th category until the end of 2025. The contract was signed by the accused and sealed with the stamp of the legal entity.

A foreign citizen, having collected the necessary documents, including a forged employment contract, submitted them to the Citizenship and Migration Unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Taking into account the fact that all the requirements of the migration legislation were met, he was issued a permit for temporary stay and residence in Belarus.

At the end of 2025, a labor immigrant, acting under a similar scheme, was able to stay in the country until the end of 2026. In November 2025, the accused helped another 37-year-old foreign citizen to obtain a temporary residence permit from the migration services in Belarus.

The man admitted his guilt in full.

The criminal case was in the production of the Gomel city department of the IC. After studying the case materials, the prosecutor’s office agreed with the qualification of the crime under Part 2 of Art. 371-1 of the Criminal Code. The prosecutor left the preventive measure previously chosen against the accused - detention - unchanged. Hiding the cattle. In the Vitebsk region, the ex-director and 5 employees of the agricultural complex will appear before the court