Migrants to Pay Taxes for Non-working Family Members from 2027
Starting January 1, 2027, working foreign nationals in Russia will be required to pay taxes for each non-working family member residing in the country. The measure, introduced via a federal law, aims to reduce the number of non-working family members of migrants, with a 20% decrease already achieved through school enrollment criteria.
Consensus
- Working foreign nationals in Russia will be required to pay a tax for each non-working family member starting January 1, 2027.
- The tax measure is based on a federal law adopted in response to the government's migration policy goals.
- The initiative was announced by Andrey Kikot, First Deputy Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.
- The policy aims to reduce the number of non-working relatives of migrant workers in Russia.
- A 20% reduction in the number of non-working family members has already been achieved.
- Government criteria for enrolling children of migrant families in schools contributed to the reduction.
- President Vladimir Putin signed a law introducing additional restrictions for migrants and their families in July 2024.
- The law requires migrants and their families to ensure a standard of living not below the regional subsistence minimum multiplied by the regional coefficient.
- Migrants must pay a fixed advance payment on personal income tax (NDFL) when obtaining a patent.
- Putin instructed the migration service of the MVD to prepare labor migrants for life and work in Russia.
Points of divergence
- The law was signed by Putin on July 26. — vedomosti
- Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma, criticized the list of professions for migrants outside quotas, stating it includes 192 specialties and allows unqualified workers to enter the country. — vedomosti
- The meeting with Putin took place the day before the Day of MVD Units on Migration Issues, which is observed on September 11. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Migrants will start paying taxes for non-working relatives starting in 2027 — Ведомости
- Migrants in Russia will be required to pay tax for non-working family members — Вести
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