Duties and responsibilities
of the Department for Citizenship, Asylum and Migration shall be following:
- Proposes,
drafts and ensures the implementation of policy documents and strategies in the
field of migration;
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Proposes
initiation of procedures for drafting of the legislation in the field of migration,
drafts the legislation in question, in accordance with EU legislation and international
standards, and ensures its implementation;
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Collects,
analyses and evaluates data in the field of migration, and drafts reports;
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Contributes
to the drafting and implementation of bilateral agreements in the field of
migration;
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Reviews
and takes decisions on applications for the acquisition of, and release from
citizenship, international protection, as well as for residence of foreigners in
the Republic of Kosovo;
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Supervises
the Centre for Asylum and Detention Centre for Foreigners;
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Provides
support for the return of foreigners to the country of origin or third country;
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Accepts,
reviews and verifies the requests for readmission of the citizens of the Republic
of Kosovo, persons of third countries or Stateless persons and submits the requests
for readmission with other countries, according to the Readmission Agreements;
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Gives
consent for issuing a visa upon the request of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
reviews and decides on visa extension applications inside the country;
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Cooperates
with the Directorate for Migration and Foreigners at the Kosovo Police in the prevention
of illegal migration;
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Cooperates
with local and international organizations, returning countries and foreign diplomatic
representatives, in the field of migration.
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This department includes the following
divisions:
- Division
for Citizenship;
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Division
for Asylum;
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Division
for Foreigners;
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Division
for Readmission and Return;
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Division
for Managing Data on Migration;
-
Centre
of Asylum-seekers;
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Detention
Centre for Foreigners.
Valon Krasniqi
Director of Citizenship, Asylum and Migration Department
Tel: + 383 38 200 19 596
Email: valon.krasniqi@rks-gov.net
Address: Str. "Luan Haradinaj" n.n.