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Visas

Migrants Entangled in Corruption

Citizens of Ukraine continue to be the largest group of foreigners staying in Russia. According to the Central Database of Foreign Citizens Registration (CBDFCR), as of October 1, 2017, there were…

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Immigration

A Country of Potential Migrants

One in ten residents of Russia dreams of moving permanently to Europe, the USA, Australia, or China. Among young people, the share of potential emigrants reaches as high as 25%. This is evidenced by…

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Tourism

Another World of Lake Baikal

The territory of the Russian Federation is famous for its beauty all over the world. The gradual development of territories has led to the fact that today Russia is the largest state in the world…

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Immigration

Economy Drives People from Homeland

"Flight from Putin: New Brain Drain" – under this title, a roundtable organized by the Atlantic Council research center was held in Washington. Invited experts and activists discussed the mass exodus…

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Integration

Bogatyrs with 'MVD' on their chests

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News

Migrants are again flowing into Russia

In the second half of 2016, temporary labor immigrants began to arrive en masse in Russia again, after their inflow had declined over the previous two years due to the crisis. Data for the current…

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Analysis

Waves of Russian Emigration

The Committee of Civil Initiatives (CCI) presented a report in Moscow titled 'Emigration from Russia at the End of the 20th – Beginning of the 21st Century.' Based on Russian and foreign statistical…

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Visas

Russia Annulled Preferential Regime

The Federal Migration Service (FMS) of Russia as of Tuesday, December 1, annulled the preferential regime of stay in the country for citizens of Ukraine. This was reported by TASS citing the press…

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Analysis

Migrant Workers Go into the Shadows

The number of people wanting to legally formalize their work in Russia fell by 44%. As experts believe, some of them moved into the shadow sector due to the patent system. Changes in legislation…

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Immigration

Ripe for Departure

A record number of Russians have applied for permanent residency in the US this year. According to RBC, citing Bloomberg, more than 265,000 Russian citizens are competing for 4,000 green cards…

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Immigration

Legalization by Points

The Federal Migration Service of the Russian Federation intends to introduce a points-based system for issuing residence permits. As selection criteria, the authors of the document proposed taking…

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Immigration

Syrians flee past Russia

Head of the Russian office of Amnesty International Sergei Nikitin called on the Russian authorities to more actively engage in the process of receiving refugees from the Middle East and Africa…

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