DUSHANBE, August 1, 2013, Asia-Plus — Documents signed between Tajikistan and the Russian Federation following a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on further cooperation in the field of migration are expected to be discussed at today’s meeting of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Anvar Boboyev, the first deputy head of Tajik migrations service agency, noted on August 1 that they side will discuss dates for ratification of the agreement on the term of work permit for Tajik labor migrants that was signed last spring and the agreement on stay of Tajik nationals in Russia that was signed in February this year.
We will recall that the document on easing some of the registration restrictions for Tajik migrant workers coming to Russia was signed by Safiallo Devonayev, head of the Migration Service under the Government of Tajikistan, and Konstantin Romodanovsky, director of Russia’s Federal Migration Service (FMS), in Dushanbe on October 5 this year.
Under this document, the period for registration for Tajik nationals on their arrival in Russia is extended from seven to fifteen days. Besides, the term of work permit for Tajik nationals is extended up to three years.
Over the first six months of this year, 571,000 Tajik nationals, including 81,000 women, have traveled abroad, primarily to Russia, according to the Tajik migration service agency. Of them, 480,000 people, including 50,700 women, have left the country seeking better employment opportunities.
