From January to May 2025, labor migrants contributed 63 billion rubles (approximately 805 million dollars) to the Russian treasury. This was reported by the head of the Main Directorate for Migration Issues of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Valentina Kazakova, at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). According to her, […]
From January to May 2025, labor migrants contributed 63 billion rubles (approximately 805 million dollars) to the Russian treasury.
This was reported by the head of the Main Directorate for Migration Issues of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Valentina Kazakova, at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
According to her, this figure of tax contributions is 35% higher than for the same period last year.
Labor migrants pay for work patents on a monthly basis.
She also explained that Russia has returned to pre-pandemic levels of labor migration by the end of 2024. About 6.3 million foreign citizens are arriving in the country. “About 50% of these citizens arrive for work purposes,” she said during the session “Labor Migration. Economic Dimension.”
In contrast, there are 700 thousand illegal migrants, and of this number, 157 thousand have been expelled,” said this Russian official.
It was noted that the newcomers are mainly from Uzbekistan (23.3%), Tajikistan (16.7%), Kyrgyzstan (10.4%), and Belarus (9.5%).
The representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs also reported an increase to 3.4 million in the number of administrative protocols issued against migrants in 2024, while in 2023, 2.3 million protocols were issued.
Regarding the work of the registry of controlled persons, according to Kazakova, nearly 800 thousand foreigners who violated the stay regime in the Russian Federation have already been included in it. She suggested expelling or deporting violators.
Despite the significant contribution of labor migrants from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan to the Russian treasury, they are more often faced with unjustified detentions, cruel treatment, and torture by the police.