The number of migrants expelled from Russia increased significantly

According to the apparatus of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, in January-September 2026, 1.8 million protocols on administrative offenses amounted to foreign citizens. This was reported by the press service of the department on Thursday. Based on these materials, 143.1 thousand decisions on expulsion from the country were made, which is three times more than a year earlier.

The number of decisions to reduce the period of temporary stay of foreigners has also increased by 2.5 times. For nine months, this figure was 78.7 thousand people. About 4,800 foreigners were deported. Another 290.8 thousand people have not received permission to enter Russia.

In January-September, 6.9 million foreign citizens and stateless persons entered Russia. This is 9% less than in the same period of 2025. In the total flow of 4.7 million people, or 68.7%, were citizens of the CIS member states.

At the same time, the issue of documents giving the right to a long stay continued to decline. 19.5 thousand temporary residence permits were issued, which is 17.1% less. Residence permits were issued 58.5 thousand – a drop of 43%.

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