Labor migrants may be banned from transferring more money abroad than their official salary. The relevant bill has been submitted to the Russian State Duma.
These measures will prevent labor migrants from sending funds abroad that cannot be confirmed with a document proving their source.
Currently, non-residents (including labor migrants) have the right to make money transfers without restrictions, which allows for the withdrawal of large sums of money abroad without proper oversight.
According to the bill's authors, this creates conditions for legalizing illegal incomes, evading taxes, and capital flight. The current legislation lacks effective mechanisms for controlling whether the volume of transfers corresponds to officially confirmed incomes.
