Medvedev Reviews Sheremetyevo Pilot Border Checks, Reports 20–25 Referrals a Day
Launched on a presidential directive, the trial collects biometrics for migration control, with data also used by law enforcement.
Overview
- Deputy Security Council chair Dmitry Medvedev inspected the Sheremetyevo checkpoint and held a meeting on migration policy.
- The Moscow air hub is testing new entry rules that include biometric data collection at the border.
- Medvedev said screening takes only several tens of seconds and does not create queues.
- He cited an average of 20–25 people per day being directed to the airport’s migration control point.
- The Interior Ministry is setting up these control points in airports to enforce migration laws, according to Medvedev.