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Latvia's EU presidency is spearheading a crackdown on migrants who overstay their visas (Photo: Curt Smith)

EU police to step up checks in visa crackdown

The Latvian EU presidency is spearheading a crackdown on people who overstay their visas.

Codenamed "Amberlight 2015", it will intensify border control checks and target people whose visas have run out

While personal data will not be collected, the operation aims to find out why people violate the terms of their visa. Police will also be looking out for forged IDs and documents.

"The activity is taking place at an information-sharing level and does not require the involveme...

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

Latvia's EU presidency is spearheading a crackdown on migrants who overstay their visas (Photo: Curt Smith)

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

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