The State Duma intends to complicate life for migrants

The Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin proposed measures to tighten migration legislation.

As Volodin reported on his Telegram channel, only citizens of Russia should work in the fields of education, training, and healthcare, and attracting migrants to these areas is inappropriate. He did not specify whether this applies to migrants who have obtained Russian citizenship.

According to the Duma, systemic measures have been proposed starting from 2024, including the implementation of 13 laws developed and adopted by the Duma since the beginning of the year.

 In particular, State Duma deputies want to require foreign citizens engaged in labor activities on the basis of patents to pass an oral Russian language exam. It is also proposed to approve a closed list of state institutions authorized to conduct these exams and to determine the levels of Russian language proficiency for migrants depending on the type of labor activity;

It is also expected that unified criteria and approaches to regulating labor migration will be developed, with clear parameters for the quantity and quality of labor resources attracted, taking into account the needs of the labor market.

The State Duma is also considering special rules for the controlled stay of labor migrants under the supervision and responsibility of employers with a complete identification procedure.

It is expected that next week, State Duma deputies will consider a draft law under which the children of migrants will be admitted to Russian schools only after mandatory diagnostics and preparation for upcoming education.