Foreigners can check possibility of entrance to Russia online - officialThe Federal Migration Service (FMS) has created a special information service on its website which will allow the foreigners to check if they can enter Russia.14:47 29.11.2013
600 people detained at Moscow marketMore than 600 people have been detained and moved to various police stations during the crime prevention operation at the capital market, "Sadovod".13:37 19.11.2013
Russia considers fingerprinting labor migrantsResidents from former Soviet republics will have to carry a foreign passport and possibly have their fingerprints taken when entering Russia, the Russian labor minister said Wednesday.10:17 08.11.2013
Bill banning convicted foreigners from working in Russia submitted to DumaA group of lawmakers from the United Russia party submitted to the State Duma a draft law proposing the cancellation of work permits issued to foreigners convicted of crimes of any sort.14:50 31.10.2013
Only a quarter of all migrants from Kyrgyzstan work legaly in RussiaOnly a quarter of all Kyrgyz labor migrants present in Russia have appropriate visas and work permits, the Federal Migration Service representative in Kyrgyzstan Vladimir Phillipov told the press on Tuesday.10:57 29.10.2013
McDonald's loses appeal in Russian illegal worker caseThe Moscow District Federal Commercial Court has upheld the Russian Federal Migration Service's ruling to fine McDonald's 300,000 rubles ($9,470) for employing an illegal immigrant without a work permit.16:53 28.10.2013
Bill on rules of Tajik citizens' stay in Russia submitted to DumaRussian President Vladimir Putin has submitted to the State Duma a bill establishing the rules of Tajik nationals' stay in Russia. The document was published Friday on the Lower House's website.11:53 25.10.2013
Police uncover over 2,000 crimes connected with illegal immigrationOver 2,000 offences connected with the organization of illegal immigration have been uncovered in Russia in the past nine months, Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev said on Wednesday during the "government hour" in the State Duma.14:07 23.10.2013
McDonald's appeal against illegal worker fine failsThe Moscow District Federal Commercial Court has upheld the Russian Federal Migration Service's decision to fine McDonald's for employing an illegal immigrant without a work permit.12:21 23.10.2013
Hooliganism charges brought in Anti-Migrant Riots aftermathThe investigators have charged Artyom Novikov, currently detained in pre-trial ward, with hooliganism in the aftermath of the recent Moscow Anti-Migrant Riots.13:16 22.10.2013
Lower House skeptical about state support for anti-immigrant NGOsThe draft bill that proposes state support to the NGOs that aid authorities in curbing illegal immigration cannot be adopted, vice chairperson of the Duma committee on NGOs Yekaterina Lakhova (United Russia) told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.11:14 22.10.2013
Over 80 camps for migrants to be established in Russia - official81 special facilities for illegal migrants must be established in Russia, Federal Migration Service (FMS) head Konstantin Romodanovsky said in an interview with Kommersant daily.12:33 21.10.2013
About 650 cases over illegal immigration opened in 2013 - Moscow MayorAround 650 criminal cases over the organization of illegal immigration have been initiated in Moscow since the start of the year, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said at the City Duma meeting on Wednesday.13:58 16.10.2013
Moscow mayor blames weekend violence on extremistsMoscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has blamed extremists for violent anti-migrant protests that erupted on the weekend in the Russian capital’s south after a peaceful gathering of Moscow residents to demand punishment for a young man’s killer spiraled out of control.10:12 16.10.2013
Russian authorities to bear full responsibility for ethnic conflictsRussia's State Duma has adopted in its third and final reading a bill that highlights responsibility of regional authorities for supervising relations between various ethnic groups.18:32 15.10.2013
At least 2 face hooliganism charges over Moscow Anti-Migrant RiotsAuthorities in Moscow said Tuesday at least two people are facing charges of hooliganism over their involvement in anti-migrant riots that targeted a vegetable warehouse in the city’s south over the weekend.16:50 15.10.2013
Moscow borough police chief fired over recent Anti-Migrant RiotsMoscow police chief on Tuesday has fired Gennady Kaverin, the head of police of Biryulyovo, a Moscow Southern District borough, after it was caught up in a massive riot aimed at illegal immigrants, the Interior Ministry's press service told journalist.11:58 15.10.2013
Russian business ombudsman urges amnesty for migrantsRussia’s business ombudsman proposed on Tuesday that the country’s authorities should declare amnesty for illegal migrants to help both the foreign workers and their employers.10:08 18.09.2013
Russia second most popular spot for international migrationThe United Nations presented data Wednesday showing that in this time of unparalleled international migration, Russia retains the second largest number of such migrants in the world, after the US.14:56 12.09.2013
Russian police detain 200 immigrants in Moscow raidOver 200 immigrants from Central Asia have been detained during a check at a market in the west of the Russian capital, the Interior Ministry’s Moscow department has reported.11:54 05.09.2013