Additional payments for migrant children introduced in Samara

New bills were adopted in Samara, according to which migrants will have to make additional payments for their children starting in 2027.

According to “Volga News”, on November 10, the Samara Regional Duma adopted bills in two readings regulating the stay of foreign citizens and their families in the region.

They provide for an increase in taxes starting in 2027, as well as the introduction of fees for children.

According to the publication, the Ministry of Labor has established a monthly advance payment for foreign citizens engaged in labor activities based on a patent in organizations and/or with individual entrepreneurs in the amount of 12,048 rubles. For migrants working on the basis of a patent for individuals for personal, household, and other similar needs not related to entrepreneurial activities, this amount is set at 17,068 rubles.

Starting in 2027, migrants will have to pay for each dependent, including adults and children. The first group – 6,024 rubles per month, the second – 8,534 rubles. This amount is equal to half of the main payments for each group.

Additionally, a migrant working in organizations or with individual entrepreneurs and having two children must pay a total of 24,096 rubles monthly. For a migrant working on the basis of a patent for individuals for personal needs, with two children, this amount will be 34,136 rubles. These amounts only include the specified payments – expenses for housing rent, food, medical care, and other monthly family needs are not taken into account.

The second bill provides for the introduction of a regional coefficient for the minimum subsistence level per capita for labor migrants.

The minimum subsistence level for migrants in the Samara region has been calculated at 29,932 rubles before the payment of fixed taxes. If the income of a foreigner is below this indicator, the migrant’s temporary stay may be shortened, or they may be denied the issuance of a patent or temporary residence permit (TRP), or it may be canceled, and the migrant along with their family will have to leave the country.

The bills were proposed by the Ministry of Labor, Employment, and Migration Policy of the Samara Region in October of this year. On November 9, the budget committee of the Samara Regional Duma reviewed it. As reported by the publication City Traffic, the monthly payment for those employed in organizations and with legal entities is only 112 rubles higher than the amount for 2026. However, the additional payments for dependents significantly increase the expenses for migrants with families.

At the same time, Russian authorities adopt new laws every year that tighten migration policy and complicate the lives and labor activities of migrants in the country.