Digital profile of a foreign citizen

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• Digital Technologies in Migration
• Labor market in Russia
• Expats in Russia

2025

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation approved a list of information that will be included in the digital profile of migrants

In December 2025 MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS Russia , he prepared a draft government decree approving the composition of information for inclusion in the state information resource "Digital Profile of a Foreign Citizen." The ruling is due to come into force on June 30, 2026.

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Фото: Gemini Neural Network

The document fixes the list of information provided by state authorities and organizations for inclusion in the digital profile:

• on migration registration (with applications for entry and stay in the Russian Federation);
• on crossing the state border;
• on work in foreign diplomatic and consular corps;
• on bringing to administrative responsibility on the territory of the Russian Federation;
• on the presence of restrictions on entry into Russia;
• on the availability of vehicles and the right to drive them;
• on the right to manage a small vessel subject to state registration in the register of small vessels;
• on real estate in the Russian Federation;
• on labor activity;
• on the presence or absence of tax debt;
• on the result of testing for knowledge of the Russian language when enrolling in school;
• on admission and training in schools and universities;
• on the presence of a medical book, VHI and compulsory medical insurance policies;
• on the presence (absence) of diseases that pose a danger to others;
• telephone numbers;
• insurance number of individual personal account;
• account in the ESIA;
• data from the population register of the Federal Tax Service;
• documents about; education
• certificates on the possession of the Russian language, knowledge of the history of Russia and the foundations of the legislation of the Russian Federation;
• information from the visa card of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

The document also establishes the procedure for the formation and maintenance of a digital profile, as well as access to it. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation will be operator of a resource. The main goal of creating the system is to eliminate the dispersal of data on foreign citizens.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, this dispersal makes it difficult to form a single operational and complete idea of ​ ​ the migration situation, complicates interdepartmental interaction and creates inconvenience for foreign citizens themselves when receiving state and municipal services. The "digital profile" is intended to become a legal mechanism for solving these problems.

For formation of a digital profile the information will be provided the Ministry of Internal Affairs, by the MFA FSB Ministry of Digital Development Ministry of Agriculture Roskomnadzor MINISTRY OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS Federal Registration Service Social Fund FTS Ministry of Education Rosobrnadzor Rospotrebnadzor Roskomnadzor Rostrud Central Bank Federal Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the creation of a digital profile of a foreign citizen

On July 9, 2025, the president Russia Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the state information resource "Digital Profile of a Foreign Citizen." We are talking about the formation of an electronic register containing data on foreigners and stateless persons who enter, Russia leave it and live on its territory.

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Фото: Kremlin website

The document says that the project is being implemented in order to ensure security, states law enforcement and improve state migration policy. The register is formed as part of the state information system of migration accounting on the basis, IT infrastructures MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS which acts as a functional customer and operator of the new platform. The digital profile of a foreign citizen will contain an extensive set of information, including:

• On Migration Accounting;
• On applications for the purposes of entry and stay in the Russian Federation;
• On crossing the state border;
• On bringing to administrative responsibility for committing offenses on the territory of the Russian Federation;
• On the availability of existing restrictions on entry into the Russian Federation for foreign citizens and stateless persons;
• On land, water, air vehicles, self-propelled vehicles and other types of equipment belonging to foreign citizens and stateless persons, as well as on the right to control them;
• About real estate;
• About dedicated subscriber numbers;
• About the insurance number of the individual personal account;
• About the account in the unified identification and authentication system;
• On performance of labour activity;
• On the existence (absence) of a debt in the amount of a negative balance of a single tax account;
• On training in educational institutions of higher education;
• On availability of documents on education, personal medical book and contract (policy) of voluntary/compulsory medical insurance, etc.^[9]

2024

The government discussed the introduction of digital profiles of labor migrants

On March 28, 2024, during a meeting of the United Russia faction with Prime Minister of the Government RFMikhail Mishustin, the issue of labor migration was raised. In particular, the need to create a digital profile for each migrant was discussed. This was announced in his Telegram channel by the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Sergei Neverov. According to him, the topic is painful, but requires a careful, thoughtful approach.

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Фото: Freepik

"We need a high-quality implementation of the formed plan for the labor market until 2030. And labor migration must be ensured by the responsibility of the employer in the sense that if a person comes to work, he works for him. If he was fired, the competent authorities are immediately notified of this, "Sergei Neverov said in a statement.

"A digital profile of the person who came to work will be created. Where he moves when his permits expire, where he lives, with whom. Any transition to another job, dismissal - everything should be under control, "he stressed[10]

According to Sergei Neverov, this is not only a security issue, but also the observance of the rights of labor migrants themselves.

As the chairman of the National Anti-Corruption Committee Kirill Kabanov noted in his Telegram channel, the initiative to introduce a "digital profile" was previously developed as part of a set of measures to introduce at the legislative level a "controlled stay regime" for foreign citizens (with the exception of tourists).

"At its core, this is an analogue, covid QR codes but with a larger volume, data including, in tax real time," he explained.

In his opinion, the introduction of digital profiles of migrants should increase the efficiency and effectiveness of checking a specific foreigner at a specific point and place.

"For example, a police officer, having considered such a code, will see that, for example, the checked has no tax deductions for the last two months, which does not correspond to the status of a labor migrant and the purpose of his arrival - work. And since it does not work, it means that there is a legal basis for expelling a migrant from the Russian Federation. There will also be other data useful for law enforcement officers, "Kirill Kabanov said[11]

The idea of ​ ​ digital profiles of migrants, which was discussed on March 28 in the State Duma, is contained in the plan of measures for the implementation in 2024-2025. The concept of migration policy, approved by the Russian government in January 2024.^[12]. The document provides^[13] creation of a system of digital profiles and its implementation by the end of 2024. It will combine migration accounting data contained in the databases of various departments.

The plan also includes an experiment: testing the collection of biometric data of foreign citizens at checkpoints across the state border of the Russian Federation airports of the Moscow transport air hub; testing the process of authentication of foreign citizens at checkpoints across the state border of the Russian Federation using biometric data placed in a single biometric system; issuing a foreign citizen card in the state budgetary institution of the city of Moscow "Multifunctional Migration Center," conducting state genomic registration and recording the voice of foreign citizens.

Mishustin approved the creation of a digital migrant profile

In January 2024, the Government of the Russian Federation approved a two-year action plan for the implementation of the concept of migration policy. One of the directions of this document concerns the creation of a digital profile system for foreigners coming to Russia.

As reported TASS with reference to the plan of the concept of migration policy from 2024 to 2025, which was signed by the Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin the digital profile should combine the migration accounting data contained in various departmental systems for each foreign citizen. To create such a system, you will need to work together,,, and MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS FSB. Ministry of Economics Ministry of Education and Science Ministry of Digital Development The development of the system should be completed by December 10, 2024.

The government approved a two-year action plan for the implementation of the concept of migration policy

According to the authors of the initiative, it will ensure reliable confirmation of the identity of foreigners arriving in the country. It is planned to use biometric data in the system. In addition, foreign citizens entering in a visa-free manner will be able to send an electronic notification of their planned arrival in the Russian Federation using a digital profile. Also, the mechanism will allow migrants to use state Public services.

As part of the digitalization of the migration system, the government is also going to develop a system of electronic visas. Already this year, the list of countries whose citizens have the right to issue such an entry document may be expanded. It is planned to expand the list of types of visas issued in electronic form, including workers and educational ones. Until September 10, 2024, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the FSB MFA Russia and must prepare regulatory legal acts to grant foreigners the right to change the purpose of entering the Russian Federation without the need to leave the country.

In addition, the document involves the creation of a memo on the rules and norms of behavior of foreigners in Russia, including using the digital platform of migration processes and labor resources.^[14]

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