News Digest on Migration in Central Asia No 89
Date: February 20 - March 05, 2015
Kazakhstan
| Meeting on migration was held in the Government In Russian: http://www.kazpravda.kz/news/view/v-pravitelstve-sostoyalos-soveshchanie-po-voprosam-migratsii. 
 Kazakhstan citizens working in Russia will be able to receive benefits In Russian: http://news.gazeta.kz/news/kazakhstancy-rabotayushhie-v-rossii-smogut-poluchat-posobie-newsID411317.html. 
 Large influx of migrant workers in the capital is expected - the State Revenue Department of Astana In Russian: http://www.inform.kz/rus/article/2749474. 
 Growth in the number of migrants from Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan in Almaty In Russian: http://www.zpress.kg/news/news_only/42/41293/224.py. 
 More than 200 foreigners violated the rules of stay in the Republic of Kazakhstan YTD In Russian: http://bnews.kz/ru/news/post/256117/. 
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Kyrgyzstan
| Embassy of Kyrgyzstan in Russia to analyze how the schedule of travel for citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic in the Russian Federation changed In Russian: here. 
 Kyrgyz migrants in Russia have to pay taxes on a part with the Russians In Russian: here. 
 Kyrgyz in Moscow will be able to take advantage of the labor exchange center for migrants In Russian: here. 
 The main part of migrants from the country will remain in Russia 
 Kyrgyzstan set labor migration quotas for foreign nationals in 2015 for 13 thousand people In Russian: here. 
 Kyrgyz migrants’ income in Russia to pay13 percent tax In Russian: here. 
 82 citizens of Kazakhstan in Kyrgyzstan involved for violating immigration laws in 2014 In Russian: here. 
 In Alai region 1368 children of migrants live, in Kara-Suu district - 3391 In Russian: http://for.kg/news-311533-ru.html. 
 In Bishkek City Kenesh offer to issue coupons for internal migrants In Russian: here. 
 Membership of KR in EAEC helps to remove many issues with implementation of labor migration In Russian: http://www.zpress.kg/news/news_only/42/41317/453.py. 
 Effective employment of migrants in Russia discussed in Bishkek In Russian: http://www.zpress.kg/news/news_only/42/41306/470.py. 
 WFP: access to food in the Kyrgyz Republic worsen due to the reduction of migrant remittances In Russian: here. 
 Cash flows of Kyrgyz migrants In Russian: http://ru.sputnik.kg/infographics/20150219/1014415662.html. 
 National Bank outlined the reasons of monetary base reduction of Kyrgyzstan for 5% In Russian: http://www.kginform.com/ru/news/20150227/22544.html. 
 For 2014 remittances from Russia decreased by 2.3%, while in Kazakhstan - 20.8% In Russian: http://www.zpress.kg/news/news_only/42/41299/433.py. 
 GDS: At the beginning of 2015 937,000 internal migrants registered in Bishkek In Russian: here. 
 Photo exhibition on the life of migrants to host in Osh In Russian: http://www.turmush.kg/ru/news:116770. 
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Tajikistan
Russia
| FMS: number of migrants’ applications for work permits decreased In Russian: http://ria.ru/society/20150227/1049960420.html. 
 Russian Ministry of Education to check the complexity of tasks in the exam for migrants In Russian: http://ria.ru/society/20150226/1049814836.html. 
 Employers are required to notify the Federal Migration Service for employment of foreigners In Russian: http://ria.ru/crimea_today/20150225/1049488126.html. 
 Practice of issuing patents for migrant workers to improve in Russia In Russian: here. 
 Migrants in Russia can be judged for sham marriages In Russian: here. 
 Testing process of migrant workers in Russia to adjust In Russian: here. 
 Migration flows to Russia increased by 15% In Russian: http://newdaynews.ru/moskow/527214.html. 
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Multilateral
| Pension system for migrant workers in the EAEC to be a single 
 Experts: Returned from Russia migrant workers - potential recruits for ISIL In Russian: http://www.vb.kg/doc/304814_eksperty:_vernyvshiesia_iz_rf_trydovye_migranty. 
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Analytics
| Nicholas Alisov: Migrants from Kyrgyzstan in Russia get rid of the existing problems In Russian: here. 
 New law in Russia created new challenges for migrants In Russian: http://rus.azattyk.org/content/article/26819630.html. 
 Boris Silaev: Migrants from Kyrgyzstan to think now on their pensions In Russian: here. 
 What are the characteristics of new norms of Russian Federation migration legislation? 
 Migrants. Way home. Dubai 1 Episode In Russian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVdtAhklnlc. 
 Uncomfortable for migrants at their desks In Russian: http://www.ng.ru/politics/2015-03-04/1_migranty.html. 
 Migrants are jumping along with the ruble In Russian: http://www.ng.ru/politics/2015-03-02/1_migranty.html. 
 Once migrants leave from Russia and cease to send "dollars", their national currency will collapse immediately In Russian: http://www.zpress.kg/news/news_only/42/41310/452.py. 
 Migrants from Kyrgyzstan again can fill the "black lists" of FMS 
 The second migration revolution, or about patents, intermediaries, expulsion and salaries In Russian: http://www.fergananews.com/articles/8422. 
 To work in Russia In Russian: http://www.zpress.kg/news/news_only/42/41294/159.py. 
 Does Kazakhstan expect the influx of migrant workers? In Russian: here. 
 Chynara Borkoldoeva: Migration - a world in which I live 
 What's new in immigration legislation? In Russian: http://enw-fond.ru/novosti/6297-migraciya-voprosy-i-otvety.html. 
 How is life of Uzbeks in Kazakhstan? In Russian: http://www.stanradar.com/news/full/15262-kak-zhivetsja-uzbekam-v-kazahstane.html. 
 Kyrgyzstan: what to offer for guest workers returning from Russia? In Russian: http://www.stanradar.com/news/full/15309-kirgizija-chto-predlozhit-vernuvshimsja-iz-rossii-gastarbajteram.html. 
 Sergei Abashin: massive outflow of migrants from Russia not expected In Russian: http://www.stanradar.com/news/full/15335-sergej-abashin-massovogo-ottoka-migrantov-iz-rossii-ne-ozhidaetsja.html. 
 Kyrgyz Migrants Wait Days at Russian Immigration Office In English: https://iwpr.net/global-voices/kyrgyz-migrants-wait-days-russian-immigration. 
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Publications
| News on Labor migration, №6 (64), October-November 2014 In Russian: http://www.online-documents.ru/newspaper/vtm/10-11_2014/. 
 ILO Research News 1/2015 In English: http://www.ilo.org/global/research/publications/WCMS_346619/lang--en/index.htm. 
 New Issue of “Your Right. Migration” № 5, March 2015 In Russian: here. 
 International Migration, Vol. 53(2) 2015 In English: http://publications.iom.int/bookstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6&products_id=1455. 
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Announcements
| Job centers opened in two KR cities In Russian: http://advocacy.kg/index.php/2386-20-fevralya-2015-v-dvukh-gorodakh-kr-sozdany-tsentry-po-trudoustrojstvu. 
 Tender for the development/revision of foreign migrant workers database for the Ministry of Labor, migration and youth of the KR In Russian: http://iom.kg/?p=1494. 
 Immigration attorney consultation online In Russian: http://advocacy.kg/index.php/2426-03-marta-2015-konsultatsii-migratsionnogo-advokata-onlajn. 
 “Migrants, Human Rights and Democracy” Summer School in Italy In English: http://www.edu-active.com/camps/2015/mar/01/migrants-human-rights-and-democracy-summer-school-.html. 
 Monitoring the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families In English: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CMW/Pages/CMWIndex.aspx. 
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