Children of migrants were not allowed to take the Russian language test

The authorities in Russia have denied thousands of migrant children access to testing under the pretext of “inaccurate information” in their documents.

On May 14, State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin shared the initial results of the new law on his Telegram channel. According to him, after recent amendments to Articles 67 and 78 of Federal Law 273-FZ came into effect, migrant children must successfully pass a Russian language proficiency test when enrolling in primary and secondary general education programs.

The State Duma Chairman reported that the first results of the admission campaign for underage foreign citizens were summarized by Rosobrnadzor.

He stated that since the start of testing, 1,762 applications have been submitted. Of these, 335 were allowed to take the exam. As Volodin explained, 81% of migrant children were denied acceptance of their documents, including due to the identification of inaccurate information in them.

It should be noted that since 2024, the State Duma of Russia has adopted more than 15 laws aimed at tightening migration policy, and they have already come into effect. These measures have further worsened the already difficult situation for migrants.

In particular, according to one of the laws signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in December 2024, migrant children are allowed to attend school only if their stay in Russia is legal and their level of Russian language proficiency is confirmed by a special test.

However, education specialists and experts have criticized this law, warning that it will lead to the exclusion of adolescents from the education system and increase the risk of their involvement in criminal groups.

Despite these warnings, State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin called the enforcement of these laws important and stated that additional amendments would be made if necessary.