On 18 November 2021, IOM Georgia organized the online training on International Recruitment Policies and Practices.

The representatives of the Labour Migration Division of the Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Health, Labour and Social Affairs of Georgia and the Labour Inspection Office participated in the training.  The training sessions were led by the representatives of IOM Headquarters, with involvement of invited expert from UK.

On 15 November 2021, IOM has organized coordination meeting on Advance Passenger Information / Passenger Name Record (API/PNR) and subsequent data analysis workshop (16-17 November) for the Government of Georgia. The coordination meeting wrapped up achievements under IOM’s EU funded project - Sustaining Border Management and Migration Governance in Georgia (SBMMG) in this direction and discussed future steps necessary to finish the implementation process.

On 12 November 2021, within the frames of the EU funded Project: ”Sustaining Border Management and Migration Governance in Georgia”, IOM Georgia hosted the training on “Contributing to Local Development in Georgia through Diaspora”. The training was organized in a hybrid mode and it brought together the representatives from the Department for Relations with Diaspora and International Economic Relations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Administration of the Government of Georgia, Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, Vocational Skills Agency, as well as representatives from the local municipalities.

At the event, hosted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and the Revenue Service (RS) at Tbilisi International Airport, the EU together with project implementer, International Organization for Migration (IOM), have donated 63 pieces of ARH Osmond R passport readers to the MIA Patrol Police Department and RS Customs Department. This sophisticated equipment will be deployed at border crossing points of Georgia and will contribute to improving effectiveness of border control and strengthening verification of travel documents. The devices automatically read and record the personal data of travellers, they are capable of scanning the full page of a passport’s data page, while capturing data from an electronic repository (known as an RFID chip).​ Advanced passport reader devices with a total value of 80,000 EUR (GEL 300,000) will further develop abilities of the Georgian Government to enhance border control and combat irregular migration.

On 26 October IOM Georgia launched 3-day training course "Document Examination and Identity Management Training" for the staff of Public Service Development Agency of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia. IOM invited Alex van Duuren – document expert from the Netherlands who will share his experience to the participants about document verification, identification tools, tactical and technical equipment to authenticate ID documents and various other topics.

IOM Georgia Chief of Mission, Sanja Celebic Lukovac, together with IBM Senior Programme Manager, Massimo Ramanzin, IBM Programme Officer, Zezva Meskhi and Project Manager, Maja Wiebler, met with the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Aleksandre Darakhvelidze on 21 October. 

Isolation spaces equipped with medical inventory at a total value of 70,000 EUR (GEL 250,000) will further develop abilities of the Georgian Government to ensure passenger safety and adhere to international health regulations.

At the event, hosted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), the EU together with project implementer, International Organization for Migration (IOM), have donated pieces of sophisticated equipment to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia. These devices will be deployed in the Kutaisi laboratory of the MIA Forensic-Criminalistic Department and will contribute to examination of questioned travel documents discovered in the Kutaisi International Airport. Advanced document inspection devices with a total value of 70,000 EUR (GEL 250,000) will further develop abilities of the Georgian Government to combat irregular migration and enhance border security.