The Refugee Committee attached to Council of Ministers of the RA was formed in December 1990, on the basis of the State Committee of Admission and Accommodation of the Armenians returning to the Armenian SSR.
The State Agency on Refugee Affairs of the RA was established in February 1992.
The Department of Refugees and Migration was established in the Ministry of Social Security, Employment, Migration and Refugee Affairs on 16 October 1995.
The Department of Migration and Refugees attached to the RA Government was established by the Decree of the RA Government No 244 of 21 April 1999.
The state governance institution “The Staff of the Department of Migration and Refugees attached to the RA Government” was established by the Decree of the RA Government No 1898-N of 28 November 2002.
The Ministry of Territorial Administration of the Republic of Armenia which included the Migration Agency was established by the Decree of the RA Government No 633-N of 19 May 2005.
By the Decree of the RA President No NH-286-N of 18 November 2009, the State Migration Service was established inside the Ministry of Territorial Administration of the Republic of Armenia, as a state agency active in the field of administration of the Ministry.
The Service has been included in the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Emergency Situations since 2014.
The Service has been included in the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Development since 2016.
Reminder
The State Migration Service of Ministry of Territorial Administration and Development of the Republic of Armenia is a state agency of the executive department of the Republic of Armenia acting as part of the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Development of the Republic of Armenia, which renders services in the field of migration acting on behalf of the Republic of Armenia in cases prescribed by the law or, in certain circumstances, by the legislation of the Republic of Armenia.