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The number of migrant children in Russia has decreased by almost 25% compared to the beginning of 2025, according to Irina Volk, official representative of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
She recalled that on January 28, a law will come into force that provides for the exchange of data on foreign children between the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs and educational authorities.
"The innovation is aimed at monitoring the presence of minor foreign citizens in Russia," Volk said.
According to her, in the future, this information will be included in the foreign citizen's digital profile.
Following the tightening of immigration laws in Russia, a ban was introduced on the admission of migrant children to schools without a Russian language exam. Furthermore, parents were required to provide proof of legal residence in the country. As a result, 87.5% of children of foreign citizens were unable to enroll in educational institutions as of September last year.
One of the key anti-immigration laws in Russia was the introduction of a registry of controlled persons, which includes all foreign citizens who violated immigration laws. State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin reported in October 2025 that, as of September 1, 770,000 migrants were on the registry of controlled persons, a third of whom were women and children.
