Some 4 million migrants work in Russia

Published: 13 Feb 2014 in 13:33 (UTC+3 MSK)

There are currently 10.5 million foreigners in Russia at the moment. 3.7 million of them have arrived for work, 4.3 million for other purposes, according to Yelena Radochina, Deputy Head of the Russian Federal Migration Service, RIA Novosti reports.Around 1.5 million of them have work permits or patents. Foreigners staying in the country for over 90 days without determining their legal status at the Federal Agency are part of the risk group.

There are currently 10.5 million foreigners in Russia at the moment. 3.7 million of them have arrived for work, 4.3 million for other purposes, according to Yelena Radochina, Deputy Head of the Russian Federal Migration Service, RIA Novosti reports.

Around 1.5 million of them have work permits or patents. Foreigners staying in the country for over 90 days without determining their legal status at the Federal Agency are part of the risk group.