Changes to immigration legislation for 2022–2025 in the context of foreigner integration into the host society
https://doi.org/10.48137/23116412_2026_2_4
Abstract
In 2022–2025, numerous amendments were adopted to Russian migration legislation. Among them are: a reduction in the length of stay for visa-exempt foreigners; the introduction of a deportation regime; a ban on allowing foreign citizens and stateless persons who pose a potential threat to national security to cross the border; the introduction of mandatory Russian language proficiency testing and the requirement to present documents proving legal residence in the Russian Federation when enrolling children of foreign citizens and stateless persons in school; simplified acquisition of Russian citizenship for foreigners who have entered into contracts with the Russian Armed Forces and other Russian military formations; and a ban on the deportation and readmission of such foreigners. All these measures have had a significant impact on the migration regime and the processes of integrating foreign citizens into the host society. This article is devoted to the consequences of the aforementioned legislative innovations in the field of integration.
About the Author
K. S. Grigor’eva
The Institute of China and Modern Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences; The Institute of Sociology of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kseniya S. Grigor’eva, Candidate of Sociological Sciences, Senior Researcher, Leading Researcher
Moscow
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Grigor’eva K.S. Changes to immigration legislation for 2022–2025 in the context of foreigner integration into the host society. Post–Soviet Continent. 2026;(2):4-15. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.48137/23116412_2026_2_4
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