Convicted, paroled foreign nationals allowed employment without additional procedures

The Armenian parliament adopted at second hearing a bill authored by the Cabinet envisaging enabling convicted, remanded or paroled foreign nationals to get employed without additional procedures.

The bill was adopted unanimously with 120 votes.

Under the current law foreign nationals are entitled to work in Armenia only with employment permit.

At the same time the law on foreign nationals envisages certain exceptions whereby the latter can be employed without...