Ledeneva

Slide 1:State regulation of social adaptation and integration of foreign citizens into Russian societyV. Ledeneva - Head of the Department for the Methodological Support of Socio-Cultural Adaptation and Integration of Foreign Citizens of the Office of Monitoring, Analysis and Forecasting, Federal Agency of Nationalities Affairs (FADN), Phd in SociologyMigration and Integration Working Group MeetingMarch 28-30, 2019Kaliningrad, RussiaSlide 2:Summary of key performance indicators for the migration situation in Russia in 20182017 | 2018Arrived in Russia and put on record compatriots and their families | 118 606 | 101657Number of facts on migration registration of foreign citizens and stateless people | 15 710 2274 854 004 –«work» | 17 764 489Issued work permits for foreign citizens and stateless people | 148 326 | 116 538Patents issued to foreign citizens and stateless people | 1 682 622 | 1 544 313Issued temporary residence permits for foreign citizens and stateless people | 269 634 | 241 713Formed residence permits for foreign citizens and stateless people | 185 800 | 170 247Submitted submissions on the non-resolution of foreign citizens and stateless people entering the Russian Federation | 210 708 | 236 441Slide 3:Number of persons who received permanent / long-term legal residence status in Russia, 2011-2017, thousand peopleSlide 4:Migrant adaptationMigrant adaptation is a complex process for a migrant to adapt to the conditions of the host society, during which the migrants seek to master the new habitat for them.Slide 5:Types of adaptationgeographic adaptationpolitical adaptationcultural adaptationeconomic adaptationsocial adaptationand etc.Slide 6:Migrant IntegrationThe integration of migrants is the activity of various actors in integrating immigrants into the structure of socio-cultural and economic relations of the host society.Slide 7:Subjects of adaptation and integrationthe government;local authorities;the local population of the migrant's territories;public and political organizations dealing with migration issues;business structures.Slide 8:Categories of migrants arriving in the Russian Federationlong-term immigrants for permanent residence, "native speakers of the Russian language“;compatriots - participants of the “State Program to Assist Voluntary Resettlement to the Russian Federation of Compatriots Living Abroad”;migrants that come for work with the prospect of resettlement for permanent residence;temporary work migrants;forced migrants with the prospect of permanent residencetemporary forced migrants, political refugeesmigrants that come for studying (students)Slide 10:Government regulation of migration processes in 2018The Concept of the state migration policy of the Russian Federation for 2019-2025, adopted October 31, 2018A working group on the implementation of the Concept was established by decree of the President.Draft laws were developed:- "On the socio-cultural adaptation and integration of foreign citizens";amendments to the law on obtaining a residence permit for an unlimited period (Now residence permit is issued for a period of 5 years).The main goal of migration policy is to simplify and make transparent the procedures related to obtaining citizenship and residence permit.Slide 11:Draft federal lawOn social and cultural adaptation and integration of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation and on introducing amendments to certain legislative acts of the Russian FederationThe draft defines:legal, organizational and economic foundations of social and cultural adaptation and integration of foreign citizens in the Russian Federationmain principles of the state policy of the Russian Federation in a certain areaMeasures taken by federal state authorities, state authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local governments in order to exercise powers in this arearegulates social relations arising in this area.Slide 12:Basic definitions:Social and cultural adaptation of foreign citizens - the process of adaptation of foreign citizens to the conditions of the host society through the development of the Russian language, history and culture of Russia and the foundations of the legislation of the Russian FederationState policy in the field of social and cultural adaptation of foreign citizens is a set of interrelated measures of federal government bodies, government bodies of constituent entities of the Russian Federation and with the participation of local governments aimed at promoting social and cultural adaptation of foreign citizens;Social and cultural integration of foreign citizens - the process of foreign citizens acquiring the Russian language, Russian history and the fundamentals of the Russian legislation in the Russian Federation with a view to embedding a foreign citizen in a host society, through the formation of stable legal, economic, social and cultural ties;Slide 13:Challenges and trends in countering segregation of migrants and the emergence of enclavesthe problem of the emergence of Muslim enclaves is not yet relevant, since in many regions, with the dominance of the representatives of the title (Russian) nationality, there are also numerous national minorities;there are no uniform approaches, criteria, principles of evaluation for the formation of enclaves;the facts of the use of schemes of illegal acquisition of certificates for knowledge of the Russian language, history and fundamentals of the legislation of the Russian Federation, receiving medical certificates are revealed by migrants;migrants want faster and easier to get used to the new environment, that’s why they try to settle together, create new settlements.Slide 14:According to information from 77 regions of the Russian Federation, activities in the field of migrant integration are carried out in the following areas:implementation of state and municipal programs in the field of harmonization of interethnic and interfaith relations;organization of monitoring in the field of interethnic and interfaith relations in the territory of municipalities;holding various events with the participation of representatives of national associations and national-cultural autonomies (seminars, round tables, festivals of national cultures, national holidays, etc.);working with the media to highlight issues related to these problems;development of educational programs for children of migrants and their families to study the Russian language, ethics, traditional culture of the peoples of Russia.personal work with leaders of national diasporas (communities), leaders of national and cultural public associations.The executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation provide systematic state support to socially oriented non-profit organizations, including national-cultural public associations and autonomies involved in the social and cultural adaptation and integration of migrants into Russian society.Slide 15:Measures for social and cultural adaptation and integration of foreign citizensOrganization of work of consulting centers for foreign citizens who arrived for the purpose of employment.Organization of work on the study of the Russian languageOrganization of work of consulting offices of the employment Service of foreign citizens.Career guidance courses (training, retraining, advanced training of foreign citizens at the request of employers)Creation of electronic information resources to help migrant workers.Cultural events with participation of foreign citizensImplementation of activities to familiarize with the basics of life in the region.Slide 16:Criteria for Socio-Cultural Adaptation and Citizen IntegrationCriteria of adaptation:Legal stay in the Russian Federation (put on migration registration).Availability of a patent.The existence of the employment contract.Deduction by the employer of social contributions for a foreign citizen.Access to medical services.Russian language level.Reducing interethnic conflicts between migrants and local people.Availability of information sites.The presence of centers providing consulting servicesSlide 17:Integration criteria at the stage of obtaining a temporary residence permit and a residence permit:the number of applications for temporary residence permit, residence permit or citizenship – expresses the intention of a foreign citizen to integratethe percentage of failures migrants permission to temporary residence permit, residence permitaccess to health servicesnumber of migrants who have received long-term residence status (especially highly qualified specialists)number of migrants included in educational programs and vocational trainingthe number of legislation on integration issues adopted at the level of subjectsSlide 18:Regional experience on migrant integrationSunday schools for migrants. Teaching Russian language, history, culture, basics of Russian legislationUnified migration center (fingerprint registration, medical examination, registration of health insurance policy, testing in Russian language, history, the basics of Russian legislation, translation of documents)Coordination councils at the heads of the regionsMobile application for migrant workers and their familiesMedia projects on migration issues in the region (headings, thematic programs on television and radio)Houses of FriendshipCall centers (consultations for migrants)Information portals (sites for migrants in different languages)Excursions (field trips)Electronic information resource - interactive map (brief historical and cultural information about the sights, photo, audio, video, 3D-tours)