The number of migrants who came to Russia for the year decreased by 23%

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2024

Putin signed a law blocking sites with illegal migration services

In November 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that introduces a procedure for extrajudicial blocking of Internet resources that provide illegal services to migrants and offer fake documents for registration of migration status. The corresponding document is posted on the official portal of legal information. Read more here.

Since 2018, ₽60 billion has been spent in the Russian Federation to provide medical care to migrants without policies. Leading regions

On October 15, 2024, it became known that from 2018 to 2024, the regions of Russia spent more than ₽60,7 billion from local budgets to provide medical care to migrants without health insurance policies. Such data were obtained by the deputy of the State Duma Mikhail Matveyev during the analysis of official responses to deputy requests. Read more here

The Ministry of Internal Affairs named the number of migrants in Russia - 6.1 million people

As of September 1, 2024, over 6.1 million foreign citizens in Russia were recorded, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said. This is approximately 4.2% of the population of Russia (146.2 million people, according to Rosstat  for 2023). For comparison: more than 8.5 million people registered for migration for the entire 2023

The Ministry of Internal Affairs clarified that this indicator, like many others, was obtained using software and hardware, and all statistical information published by the ministry about the migration situation is objective.

The number of Russians living in Cyprus since 2022 has decreased from 120 thousand to 50 thousand people

The number of Russians living in Cyprus from 2022 by the middle of 2024 decreased by almost 60% - from 120 thousand to 50 thousand people. This is due to European sanctions against Russia, which provoked the massive closure of bank accounts and tightening of financial control. This is stated in the materials of The New European, published on September 25, 2024. Read more here.

Citizens of 47 countries will be able to receive a residence permit in Russia to protect values

The Government of the Russian Federation approved a list of foreign states whose policies contradict the traditional spiritual and moral values ​ ​ of Russia. This became known in September 2024, after the publication of the corresponding order signed by the head of the Cabinet of Ministers Mikhail Mishustin, on the official Internet portal of legal information. This list includes 47 countries and territories imposing destructive neoliberal ideological attitudes incompatible with the traditional values ​ ​ of Russia. Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree that will allow citizens of countries where "traditional spiritual and moral values ​ ​ are violated" to receive a residence permit in Russia. Read more here.

Sharp decline in net inflow of migrants: 34 thousand in 7 months

In 2024, the influx of migrants to Russia decreased sharply. For 7 months of 2024, the net inflow on international migration decreased to 34.9 thousand, having decreased almost 2.5 times compared to 7 months of 2023.

By the end of 2024, a decline to 55 thousand net inflows of foreign citizens into the territory of Russia is possible and this will be the worst indicator in 20 years (since 2004).

What affects migration in Russia from 2022?

• Tightening of Russian migration policy/legislation in several stages;
• Devaluation of the ruble and difficulties in withdrawing funds from Russia;
• Ambiguous reaction of foreign citizens to the conflict in Ukraine and fears of mobilization/registration;
• Some deterioration in relations between the Russian Federation and the CIS countries from 2022.

The number of Ukrainian refugees - more than 1 million

"Little Russia formed." Since the beginning of 2022, 75 thousand Russians have arrived in Argentina, 60 thousand in Brazil.

At the end of July 2024, it became known that after the start of a special operation, more than 75 thousand Russian citizens moved to Argentina. Another 60 thousand Russians moved to Brazil. Read more here

Foreigners will not be able to purchase more than 10 SIM-cards of Russian operators per passport

In Russia, new restrictions will be introduced on the purchase of SIM-cards by foreign citizens: they will not be able to purchase more than 10 SIM-cards for one passport, according to amendments to the law "On Communications" submitted to the State Duma on June 13, 2024. The bill was presented by deputies Anton Gorelkin and Vasily Piskarev from the United Russia party. Read more here.

The number of labor migrants from Uzbekistan to the Russian Federation has decreased 6 times in 8 years

The number of labor migrants from Uzbekistan working in the Russian Federation has decreased 6 times over the past 8 years. If in 2016 their number was from 4 to 6 million people, then in 2024 this figure does not exceed 1 million people. Such data on June 4, 2024 was cited by the press secretary of the President of Uzbekistan Sherzod Asadov. Read more here.

Foreigners will be obliged to hand over biometrics to buy Russian SIM-cards

On April 11, 2024, it became known that the Ministry of Digital Development had prepared a bill according to which foreigners will be able to purchase SIM-cards of Russian operators only if they have registration on the Public services portal using biometrics and when visiting communication salons personally. This requirement applies, among other things, to labor migrants and stateless persons. Read more here.

The state-owned company "Work in Russia" is appointed by the operator of the organized recruitment of labor migrants

The state-owned company "Work in Russia" is appointed by the operator of the organized recruitment of labor migrants. This was announced at the end of March 2024 by the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation. Read more here.

2023

12 million foreigners entered Russia in a year

First Deputy Head of the Main Directorate for Migration Kirill MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS Russia St. Petersburg Adzinov said that the number of foreign citizens who entered Russia in 2023 reached 12 million people. This is 30% more than a year earlier (in 2022). TAdviser got acquainted with such data in December 2024.

According to TASS, according to the first deputy head of the Main Directorate for Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, the main migration flow falls on citizens of the CIS countries, especially from the states of Central Asia - Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Among the main goals of entry are employment, private activities, training and tourism.

In Russia, 12 million foreigners entered the year. Their number increased by 30%

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, at the beginning of 2024, 6 million foreign citizens were in the country. The First Deputy Head of the Main Directorate for Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia emphasized the preservation of Russia's migration attractiveness, despite the difficult geopolitical situation.

At the same time, Kirill Adzinov noted an increase in the number of grave and especially grave crimes committed by foreign citizens in 2023 by 13%.

In fact, every fifth crime was committed by illegal immigrants, - said the representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

According to the agency, the international meeting discussed issues of regulating migration flows and ensuring security. Particular attention was paid to creating comfortable conditions for law-abiding foreigners while strengthening control over illegal migration. The meeting participants considered the mechanisms of interdepartmental and international cooperation in the field of countering illegal migration.

The Home Office recorded a significant increase in migration flow in the final months of 2023. The situation with foreign citizens is under the constant control of law enforcement agencies, which regularly carry out preventive measures to identify violations of migration legislation.^[1]

Russians became the seventh largest immigrants to the EU. Infographics

In 2023, the number of immigrants who first arrived in the European Union reached 3.7 million, which is a record value since 2013. At the same time, Russia in the ranking of the Top 10 countries whose citizens were recognized as EU residents is in seventh place. Such data at the end of November 2024 was published by the Visual Capitalist resource, referring to Eurostat statistics. Read more here.

The decrease in the net inflow of migrants to 110 thousand. Most visitors from Tajikistan and Transnistria

One of the mechanisms for smoothing out the negative demographic situation (from the point of view of the impact on the labor market) in Russia is migrants (primarily from the CIS countries).

Since the beginning of 2000, the net official migration flow to Russia has amounted to 4.6 million foreign citizens (illegal migration has not been taken into account).

In the period from 2011 to 2016, net migration inflows averaged 283 thousand per year from all countries of the world, of which 266 thousand for the CIS countries,

• in 2017-2019, the pace fell to 207 thousand per year, of which 196 thousand in the CIS,
• in 2020-2021, the pace increased to 268 thousand per year, where the CIS - 257 thousand (the failure to lock down during the COVID-19 pandemic was fully compensated in 2021).

In 2022-2023, the pace collapsed three times (relative to 2011-2021) to 86 thousand per year (62 thousand in 2022 and 110 thousand in 2023), where the entire inflow is generated exclusively from the CIS - 89 thousand per year (78.4 thousand in 2022 and 100 thousand in 2023).

Structurally, migration flows have changed radically. Since 2022, in the total net inflow of foreign citizens from the CIS countries (177 thousand), residents of Tajikistan account for 169 thousand or 95.5% of the total inflow.

For comparison, in the period from 2011 to 2021, migrants from Tajikistan accounted for only 15% and about 20% in 2017-2019, and in 2024 over 95%.

The second most important supplier of migrants is Moldova (apparently, citizens of Transnistria), providing 11.1 thousand net inflows in two years from 2022.

All other CIS countries are in the red. In the modern history of Russia, there has not yet been a three-year period when the net inflow from the CIS countries, excluding Tajikistan and Moldova, was in the red.

As for non-CIS countries, there is a net outflow of 6.6 thousand people in two years - for the first time since 2005-2006.

Net outflow is formed by the United States and allies, and inflows mainly at the expense of Afghanistan, Lebanon, Yemen, Nigeria, Egypt, Abkhazia, there is also an increase in inflows from India and China, but flows through neutral countries do not compensate for outflows to unfriendly countries.

As for the age composition, for 2023 about 1/3 of the total net flow of international migrants were children and adolescents under 15 years old and another 4% of people over 70 years old.

Potentially working age is approximately 63%, among which men are about 40%, i.e. men of working age (15-70 years old) arrived only 24 thousand in 2023 in all countries of the world and about zero in the range of 25-34 years.

The decline in migration flows is one of the reasons for the aggravation of the labor shortage in Russia.

The number of migrants who arrived in Russia for the year decreased by 23% to 560.4 thousand people

The number of international migrants arriving in Russia in 2023 decreased by 23% compared to 2022, amounting to 560.4 thousand people. This is the minimum value since 2013, when 482 thousand foreigners entered the country, according to Rosstat data, which were published in July 2024.

According to the statistical department, more than half (55%) of international migrants in 2023 were men, 45% were women. The vast majority of visitors (76%) are of working age from 16 years before reaching retirement age. The most common age group among both sexes is the range 20-24 years.

In Russia, the number of migrants decreased by 23%

The largest share of migrants (31%) came from Tajikistan, in second place - immigrants from Kyrgyzstan (10%). Citizens of Ukraine, Armenia and Kazakhstan accounted for 9% of the total number of arrivals. About 40% of international migrants are Russian citizens.

Demographer Igor Efremov noted that the share of Russian citizens has always been high in the flow of international migration. Until 2022, it was 30-35%, in 2022 and 2023 it grew to about 40%, the expert explained.

Among those arriving from abroad, the proportion of married people is high - 51% of migrants over 14 years old. At the same time, the level of education of those coming to Russia is usually low. Most of them (39%) have secondary general education, 22% - secondary vocational, and only 9% have higher education.

Despite popular belief, work is not the main reason for moving to Russia. According to data, Rosstat 28% of migrants arrived in the country for labor purposes in 2023. Most are guided by "reasons of a personal, family nature," including marriage and reunification with relatives.

Among the regions, the Moscow region, the Tyumen region and the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug were the leaders in terms of net migration growth in 2023. They accounted for 57% of the total migration growth in international migration, which amounted to 109 thousand people. According to this indicator, Moscow did not even enter the top 20, and migration outflow was recorded in St. Petersburg.^[2]

110 thousand illegal migrants expelled

In 2023, about 110 thousand illegal migrants were expelled or deported from Russia, which is 65% more than in 2022. Such data are the head of the MVDVladimir Kolokoltsev at a meeting of the board of the department on April 2, 2024.

According to him, in 2023, the Ministry of Internal Affairs issued 35 thousand decisions to reduce the period of temporary stay in the Russian Federation. At the same time, the number of facts of organization of illegal migration revealed by the police increased by 90%. At the same time, according to statistics from Vladimir Kolokoltsev, in 2023 the number of crimes committed by migrants decreased. For example, the number of murders decreased by 18%, thefts - by 14%, robberies - by 32%, robberies - by 22%.

About 110 thousand illegal migrants were expelled or deported from Russia

As for the illegal behavior of visitors, here the position is principled - they must clearly know that in the Russian Federation it is necessary to comply with the laws, take into account our cultural and moral values, - said the Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia.

In Moscow, in 2023, law enforcement agencies identified about 224 thousand cases of violation of migration legislation, 42 thousand migrants were deported. This is stated in the report of the capital's headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It follows from it that in 2023 in Moscow about 7.5 thousand facts of illegal labor activity and almost 8 thousand violations of the procedure for attracting foreign citizens to labor in the Russian Federation were established.

According to Vladimir Kolokoltsev, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, together with the Government of the Russian Federation, has drawn up a comprehensive action plan for the implementation of the concept of state migration policy in 2024-2025. Part of this plan is the development of a digital profile of a foreign citizen, which implies the registration of a person in the information system even before entering Russia.^[3]

Britain funds NGOs in Russia to support mass migration from Central Asia

To stimulate mass migration from the Central Asian region Russia Britain , it allocates grants to NGOs working in the country that provide assistance to workers from Central countries Asia and their families.

The scale of activity is indicated by the documents of the British Foreign Office leaked to the Network, indicating support from London part of Russian non-governmental structures. In addition to the Moscow bureau, among IOM them were also the Volga Migration Center, the branch of the Russian Red Cross St. Petersburg in or the public organization Ural House. The latter previously received grants from. Soros Funds

The total amount of funds allocated for these purposes in 2020-2023 amounted to almost 160 million rubles. For conspiracy, in several cases they went to goals like "countering illegal migration." Obviously, it makes no sense for the authorities in London to fight Central Asian illegal migration to Russia.

The number of residence permits issued to Russians in Argentina has grown 4 times

In 2023, approximately 3,700 Russians received a residence permit in Argentina, which is a record figure. This is four times more than the result for the previous year, when the number of residence permits was 919. Such data in early March 2024 is disclosed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic. Read more here.

The number of Russians who asked for asylum in South Korea has grown 5 times over the year

In 2023 South Korea , 5750 citizens applied to the authorities for political asylum. Russia This is more than five times higher than the previous year, when 1,038 Russians made relevant requests. Such data are provided in a report by the South Korean immigration service, published at the end of February 2024. More. here

The number of Russians who moved from abroad to the Russian Federation has decreased

In 2023, a sharp reduction in the participants State of the "program to assist voluntary resettlement Russian Federation in compatriots living abroad" was recorded. The number of accepted applications amounted to 63.6 thousand, which is the lowest indicator since 2013. Compared to 2022, the number of applications decreased by 43.5%, or 49.1 thousand applications. Such figures were announced on February 2, 2024 by the Civic Assistance Committee.

It is noted that in 2023 the number of certificates issued within the framework of the named program amounted to 55.4 thousand. In fact MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS Russia , 45.1 thousand people were registered with the authorities ("moved"), which is 30.4% (19.7 thousand people) less than 2022. Both of these values ​ ​ have been record low since at least 2013. Immigrants came Tajikistan out on top in terms of the number of program participants, while the number of resettled young men and women decreased especially significantly.

The previous significant decrease in interest in the program was recorded in 2020 - during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Then applications were received from 90.8 thousand people, 76.9 thousand certificates were issued, and 61.9 thousand people were registered. In 2021, the indicators improved: 113.1 thousand applications were submitted, 93.7 thousand certificates were issued, 78.5 thousand people were registered.

In 2023, citizens from the former and current CIS countries accounted for 95% of the total number of program participants and from those who were registered with the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Compared to 2022, the number of immigrants from all these countries has decreased. The steepest drop was recorded among immigrants (citizens) from Ukraine (-91%), from Georgia (-50%), Kazakhstan (-50%), Moldova (-49%) and Tajikistan (-25%).^[4]

The number of those who left Uzbekistan for permanent residence in the Russian Federation over the year increased 1.9 times

In 2023 Uzbekistan , 2.67 thousand citizens of the country left Russia for permanent residence (permanent residence), which is 1.9 times more than a year earlier. Such data in the Agency for Statistics of Uzbekistan led at the end of January 2024. More. here

More Russians left Georgia than entered

In 2023 Georgia , 1,856,237 citizens entered, and 1,887,223 Russia Russians left it. This is evidenced by the data, MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS Georgia which in turn leads the statistics of the border police department. More. here

The Russian government has set limits on the shares of migrants in companies

On October 4, 2023, a government decree on quotas for the number of migrants who can be involved in work in companies entered into force. Employers need to bring the number of foreigners in line with the restrictions until the beginning of 2024. Otherwise, an official can be fined in the amount of 45 thousand to 50 thousand rubles. The organization faces a fine from 800 thousand to 1 million rubles. or suspension of activities for a period of 14 to 90 days.

Most of all, migrants are "glad" in the construction and cleaning of streets (in the resolution this is called "activities for the maintenance of buildings and territories") - here the permissible share of foreign personnel is 80% and 70%, respectively. Thus, if a construction company employs 1,000 people, at least 200 of them must be Russians. But in the areas of drug sales and trade in the markets of migrants, no one expects - zero quotas are provided for them.

At the same time, these norms are not the same for the whole country. The resolution has reservations that apply to individual regions. So, in Moscow there are no restrictions on the employment of migrants in the construction sector. And in the Krasnodar Territory, foreigners cannot be involved in the work of land passenger transport (taxis, minibuses, etc.), Komsomolskaya Pravda notes.

An increased limit was set for companies that process wood in the Khabarovsk Territory. He makes up 80% of the staff. For other regions, the quota is 50%.

As part of the government decree, additional restrictions were introduced for the Amur Region. In it, those employers who are engaged in crop production, animal husbandry, extract ore and precious metal sands should not be involved in the work of foreigners. At the same time, the region will cease to apply a 50 percent quota for those who grow vegetables.^[5]

2022

1.7 million people came to work in the Russian Federation from the remaining four EAEU countries in a year

In 2022 Russia , 1.7 million people came to work from the remaining four EAEU countries, which approximately corresponds to the level of labor migration a year ago. This is evidenced by the data, and Ministry of Economic Development. Government Think Tank All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade More. here

Half of the Russians who left the country in the fall of 2022 returned

Approximately 50% of Russians who left the Russian Federation in the fall of 2022 have already returned. This was announced on June 15, 2023 by presidential aide Maxim Oreshkin.

From the point of view of the country's population, these left and arrived - they are now actively returning. Banking statistics show that almost half of those who left in the fall have already returned to the country... The broad optimism of the population is important. The level of optimism of the population at record highs. It is important that this trend does not turn back, "he said.

In turn, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that pessimists left the country, but optimists remained. In this regard, the task for the Russian economy is to return pessimists to Russia.

On May 12, 2023, the president Russia Vladimir Putin signed a decree amending the concept of migration policy. In accordance with the document, the authorities must take additional measures to reduce the outflow of Russians abroad. The head, states commenting on the departure of Russians abroad during partial mobilization, urged to avoid emotions against them. He stressed that in each specific case, a legal assessment should be given and act only on this basis.

On March 15, 2023, Vice-Speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev urged not to make "opponents of the state" out of the departed fellow citizens, but to give an individual legal or judicial assessment of their actions. In addition, he pointed out the need to provide conditions for the return of people to their homeland.

Earlier in 2023, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russians can look for their happiness on the side, but it is better to be where the flags of your country are not burned. According to a Kremlin spokesman, the homeland is the best that Russian citizens have, but the country always has a population category that he described as "reactive." ^[6] of ^[7]

The number of Russians who immigrated to Finland updated the 30-year record

Russian citizens became the largest group of migrants in Finland in 2022, updating a 30-year record. This is stated in the report of the Finnish Statistical Office, which was published in May 2023.

According to TASS, citing materials from the department, in 2022 6,003 Russians moved to Finland, while in 1995-2021. the number of immigrants from did not exceed 3,100 people annually. The statistical service indicated that in the first years after the collapse of the USSR (1992-1995), 1.7-2.6 thousand people moved from Russia to Finland annually. In 1991, 5515 people left from all over the Soviet Union for Finland. At the same time, it is noted that in 2021 significantly fewer Russians arrived in Finland (more than twice) - 2,724 compatriots moved to a neighboring country. The sharp flow of Russian migrants to Finland was largely the result of the announced partial mobilization.

Other large groups of migrants were citizens of Sweden (2599), India (2420), Estonia (2387), the Philippines (2251), Ukraine (1533) and Turkey (1503). In total, 49,998 people moved to Finland in 2022. The agency takes data from the national register with basic information about citizens and foreigners living in Finland on a permanent or temporary basis.

In May 2023, STT, citing the head of the immigration department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Finland, Sanna Sutter, reported that more than 1.1 thousand Russians in the country are asking for asylum after the announcement of partial mobilization in Russia in September 2022. She stressed that the Nordic countries discussed asylum claims for Russian citizens who left the draft, but decided to wait until the EU asylum office made the necessary decisions.^[8]

The number of migrants deported from Russia has grown 2.5 times

The number of migrants deported from Russia in 2022 increased 2.5 times compared to 2021. The head of the MVDVladimir Kolokoltsev cited such data at the expanded board of the Ministry of Internal Affairs with the participation of Vladimir Putin in March 2023.

About 300 thousand inspections were carried out in the residential sector and places of work of migrants, construction facilities, trade and services. The result of the integrated approach was an increase by more than 2.5 times in the number of persons expelled and deported for redistributions of the Russian Federation, Kolokoltsev said, without naming the number of deportees.

According to the minister, the Ministry of Internal Affairs continues to control the situation related to compliance with migration legislation. The head of the department clarified that in 2022 the number of violations of the law increased by almost 50% compared to 2021. In addition, in 2022, a total of 106 crimes were recorded by specialists to organize illegal migration. The entrance to the territory of Russia was closed by more than 48 thousand foreigners, in addition, for 33 thousand people decided on administrative expulsion.

In May 2022, the chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Leksander Bastrykin, said that in 2022 Russia recorded an increase in the number of serious crimes committed by migrants in large cities - by 37%, to 15 thousand. Earlier, Bastrykin announced a fivefold increase in the number of criminal cases against migrants under serious articles in 2022. According to him, over the past year, 4729 appeals were received regarding crimes involving foreign citizens, as a result, 4231 criminal cases were initiated.

Migrants form ethnic organized criminal groups. According to Kolokoltsev, in 2022, the illegal activities of 130 groups created on a national basis were suppressed. Their involvement in extortion, robberies, robberies, illegal migration has been proven.^[9]

How has the migration influx to Russia changed in recent years. Schedules

In 2022, the migration influx in Russia amounted to 61.9 thousand people, which is significantly lower (almost 7 times) than a year earlier (429.9 thousand visitors). This is evidenced by the data on Rosstat which the publication RBC amounted to several graphs (the article was published on April 16, 2023).

The publication clarifies that the migration influx is understood as the difference between registration for a period of nine months and deregistration. According to statistics, from 2015 to 2021. migration inflow to Russia did not fall below 100 thousand people annually.

As follows from the materials of the analytical service of the audit and consulting network FinExpertiza, half of all labor migrants in the Russian Federation (49.6%) are citizens, Uzbekistan about a third are natives (Tajikistan 30.5%). Also Russia , citizens work in small numbers,,,,,, Kyrgyzstan Armenia(Azerbaijan Belarus without and Kazakhstan) China, Ukraine DPR as well. LPR Natives of Moldova other countries account for approximately 1.7%.

FinExpertiza, citing data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, notes that in the second quarter of 2022, a record number of labor migrants entered Russia - 3.12 million people, which exceeds the figures for the same period over the past six years.

During the quarter, 4.16 million foreigners registered for migration registration with registration at the place of stay, while 75% of them indicated work as the purpose of arrival. This is a third more than in the same period last year (2.34 million), a quarter more than in the first quarter of this year and almost ten times more than the number of those who entered to work in the second quarter of the pandemic 2020, when restrictions on border crossing were introduced.^[10]

17% increase in illegal migration

In 2022, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Russian Federation revealed 17% more facts of illegal migration than a year earlier. The head of the department, Vladimir Kolokoltsev, announced this on March 20, 2023 during the annual expanded meeting of the board of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He also cited data according to which the number of cases of fictitious registration of foreigners in Russia in 2022 increased by 11%.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at the same meeting of the board of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, called for more effective control over the migration situation in the country, since this is of fundamental importance for the national security of Russia. In particular, the head of state proposed to make all administrative procedures related to migration digital. He instructed by July 1, 2023 to submit comprehensive proposals for the development of migration policy, as well as to work out these issues with the regions.

In November 2022, the head of the Main Directorate for Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Valentina Kazakova said that at that time there were about 6 million foreigners in the country, half of whom were labor migrants. Another 750,000 people from this number are foreign citizens temporarily or permanently residing in Russia, and another 400,000 are foreign students. In January-November 2022, according to Kazakova, about 660,000 cases of fictitious registration of foreigners were recorded, they were deregistered, criminal cases were initiated on the facts of offenses.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs noted that despite the reduction in the intensity of verification measures, information about administrative practice received from the territorial bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia indicates an increase in their effectiveness in identifying illegal migrants and persons illegally engaged in labor activities in Russia.^[11]

An increase in the influx of labor migrants to Russia by a third - up to 3.47 million people

During 2022, about 3.47 million labor migrants entered Russia, which is a third (about 871 thousand people) more than a year earlier. This is evidenced by FinExpertiza data released on February 20, 2023. According to experts, relying on the data of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the border service, more than 90% of the arrivals are citizens of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.

According to FinExpertiza statistics cited by Kommersant"," the number of migrants from Uzbekistan increased most in 2022 - by 35.1% (377.7 thousand people). The number of people who came to work from Tajikistan increased by 51.8% (336.7 thousand people), from Kyrgyzstan - by 17.7% (84.6 thousand). A certain increase was shown by flows from,, Kazakhstan,, Azerbaijan, and Vietnam. Moldova Turkey With Turkmenistan China relatively small absolute figures, the number of migrants in some cases increased many times: for example, from Turkmenistan (100 times) or Vietnam (9 times).

Against the background of a shortage of personnel, the salaries of couriers, drivers, repairmen, storekeepers, loaders and builders began to grow. The Russian market received additional attractiveness for foreigners due to the strengthening of the ruble exchange rate, thanks to which earnings in terms of foreign currencies increased significantly, "said Elena Trubnikova, head of FinExpertiza.

At the same time, migration registration data show that the total number of registrants (taking into account those who extended registration, etc.) amounted to 11.8 million in 2022. More than 40% of registrations were in Moscow and the Moscow region, in 12.8 percent of cases foreign workers were registered in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region. The number of regions attracting numerous labor resources from abroad also included the Krasnodar Territory, Irkutsk, Sverdlovsk and Amur Regions, Primorsky Territory, Tatarstan, as well as the Krasnoyarsk Territory.^[12]

153 thousand Russian citizens received a residence permit in Turkey

More than 153 thousand citizens Russia received Turkey a residence permit in 2022 against the background of the conflict on. To Ukraine

Russians are actively moving to Argentina for the birth of children

In 2022, Argentina saw a surge in maternity tourism among Russian women. This was largely because it is easier for foreign parents of a child born in this South American country to obtain Argentine citizenship. In particular, all bureaucratic procedures will take less than two years. Read more here.

Mishustin approved an unlimited number of migrants from Uzbekistan for the construction industry and the agro-industrial complex

In November 2022, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a government decree that changed the parameters of a pilot project launched at the end of 2021 to target the hiring of labor migrants from Uzbekistan for the needs of Russian construction and the agro-industrial complex.

According to Kommersant"," the project, conceived as a narrow-industry, has now been significantly expanded: now it is included in the number of participating departments, Ministry of Industry and Trade which also received the opportunity to hire citizens Uzbekistan for enterprises.

In addition, the decree eliminated restrictions on the number of migrants. Earlier, a "ceiling" was in effect for the import of labor: 10 thousand people for the construction industry and 1.1 thousand people in the agro-industrial complex. Now there are no restrictions on the number.

The newspaper recalls that the very idea of ​ ​ abandoning a special quota for the "pilot" was discussed in the government since the spring of 2022 - then, in particular, the Ministry of Agriculture sought this, declaring the need for 38 thousand additional seasonal workers only in the agro-industrial complex. The draft resolution prepared by the Ministry of Labor then proposed to abandon the sectoral specifics, in fact, extending the project to the entire economy of the Russian Federation, but the document was not signed in such an edition.

In order for employers from light industry to cover it with the help of visitors, they need to conclude agreements with the Ministry of Industry and Trade. They will be obliged to report to the department on migrants and pay state costs related to the registration of their entry into the country.

In early September 2022, the head of the Federal Agency for Nationalities (FADN) Igor Barinov said that the influx of foreign labor Russia in the period from January to September 2022 increased by 30% compared to the same period in 2021. Uzbekistan is leading Tajikistan , and. Kyrgyzstan^[13]

2021

US and Britain finance mass migration to Russia from Central Asia through UN structure

Main article: IOM (International Organization for Migration)

Net population inflow for 4 years

2020: Leaders in inflow and outflow of population

2019

5.5 thousand millionaires left Russia

How many emigrants from Russia have become citizens and live in EU countries

53% of Russians would like to leave the country

What makes Russians think about leaving the country

The number of foreigners who came to Russia for work in the first half of the year

2018

2011: Immigration exceeded emigration

The indicator of the balance of migration flows in Russia since 2011 has been in a positive value - the level of immigration in 2011 and 2012 (entry into Russia for permanent residence) exceeds the level of emigration (departure from Russia).

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