160 thousand citizens of Tajikistan in the register of controlled persons in Russia

Approximately 160,000 citizens of Tajikistan have been included in the registry of controlled persons in Russia. This was announced during a press conference summarizing the six-month activities of the Ministry of Labor, Migration, and Employment of the Population by Deputy Minister Sharif Norzoda.

According to him, 25,000 of them are Tajik citizens who have not reached adulthood. Norzoda explained that minors went to Russia with their families and ended up in this registry.

According to the Ministry of Labor, new names of individuals who need to legalize their stay in Russia are regularly added, and the list is updated every four hours. He urged anyone planning to go to Russia to check if their name is on this list.

On February 5, 2025, a law came into effect in Russia introducing the so-called “deportation regime.” It applies to foreign citizens and stateless persons whose stay in the territory of the Russian Federation is deemed illegal, and they are included in the Registry of Controlled Persons (RKL) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. A number of restrictions are imposed on such individuals, including a ban on changing their place of residence, driving vehicles, acquiring property, and conducting certain banking operations.

According to the Ministry of Labor, in the first half of this year, more than 15,000 citizens contacted the Migration Service of the ministry for consultation and to check their status. As a result of the checks, it was found that 3,953 citizens were temporarily banned from entry, and they did not go to Russia.

The ministry also reported that 10,700 citizens of Tajikistan who returned home after labor migration were employed.

Statistics indicate that the number of Tajik citizens in the registry of controlled persons in Russia is constantly increasing. If in October 2024 more than 120,000 Tajiks were included in this list, then in November 2025 this figure exceeded 150,000. Currently, according to official data, their number has reached 160,000 people.