Tajikistan’s relevant agencies have called on labor migrants to legalize their stay in Russia by the end of April and, before traveling to the country, to check in Tajikistan whether they are subject to an entry ban.
The Interior Ministry of Tajikistan issued a statement reminding citizens working in Russia that they must legalize their stay there by April 30 in order to continue working legally.
“Foreign citizens currently in the Russian Federation who are not registered at their place of residence, do not have a work permit (patent), have not been paying for it monthly, or are listed in the registry of monitored individuals can, without leaving Russia, bring their documents into compliance and obtain the right to work legally,” the Interior Ministry said in the statement.
The ministry did not specify where Tajik migrants can legalize their status in Russia, but this can be done through local offices of the Interior Ministry, branches of the Passport and Visa Service, or migration centers.
A similar statement was issued by the representative office of the Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population (MoLMEP) of Tajikistan in Russia. It urged migrants to contact the relevant Russian authorities by April 30 to regularize their legal status or leave the country.
The ministry noted that citizens who fail to register within the specified period will be added to the list of those subject to deportation.
The office also called on citizens planning to travel to Russia to undergo a pre-departure check in Dushanbe for possible entry bans and to submit their fingerprints. This would allow them to enter Russia without issues and obtain a work permit. The ministry shared a link to the Russian Interior Ministry’s service for checking such data.
The MoLMEP’s representative office emphasized that citizens who are banned from entering Russia must leave the country promptly, or else, “in accordance with the legislation of the host country, their entry will be banned for 3, 5, or 10 years.”
“Tajik citizens traveling to work in Russia must comply with the host country’s stay requirements and act within the framework of Russian law,” the statement said.
For all matters related to residence and legal requirements in Russia, Tajik citizens can contact the following numbers: +7 (495) 967-98-44 or +7 (999) 912-58-68 (WhatsApp).
As a reminder, in late 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree requiring all migrants residing illegally in Russia to “resolve their legal status” or leave the country by April 30, 2025.
As of October 2024, more than 120,000 Tajik citizens had been included in the registry of monitored individuals. This list includes migrants with expired or annulled migration documents or those who committed administrative offenses that serve as grounds for deportation.
To simplify the verification process, Asia-Plus launched a Telegram bot — @apnamecheck_bot — that allows Tajik citizens to quickly check whether their name appears on the list.
