EU15 78,075 36,905 55, ,893

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1 Russian Federation (1) Migration stocks and flows Emigrant Stocks Table 1: Stock of emigrants in 2010 (thousands) Destination Immigrant stock CIS Ukraine 3, Kazakhstan 2, Belarus Uzbekistan Latvia Tajikistan Moldova EU Germany Other Israel United States Other countries 2, Total 11, Note: Data is for foreign born population in the destination country. Foreign nationality data is used where this data is not available. Source: Migration and Remittances Factbook 2011 Table 2: Stock of Russian emigrants by destination and by educational attainment, 2000 (persons) Destination Low Medium High Total America 23,375 61, , ,775 Europe (including EU15) 117,428 58,999 74, ,808 EU15 78,075 36,905 55, ,893 Asia and Oceania 7,403 7,746 14,776 29,925 Note: Low primary or 0 8 years of education; Medium secondary or 9 12 years of education; High tertiary or 13 years or more of education. This data is for migrants of age 25+ in most cases.

2 Source: Docquier, Frédéric and Abdeslam Marfouk, International Migration by Educational Attainment Release 1.1. March Table 3: Emigration of Physicians, stocks Year Number of physician emigrants Number of physicians in Russian Federation Medical Brain Drain , % , % , % , % , % , % , % , % , % , % , % , % , % , % Source: Bhargava, Alok, Frédéric Docquier and Yasser Moullan. Revised panel data set on physician emigration ( ). February Immigrant Stocks Table 4: Immigrant stock in 2010 (foreign born, thousands) Origin Immigrant stock CIS Ukraine 3,647.2 Kazakhstan 2,648.3 Belarus Uzbekistan Azerbaijan Georgia Armenia Kyrgyz Republic Tajikistan Moldova Other Other countries Total 12,270.4 Source: Migration and Remittances Factbook 2011 Note: This data is based on the 2002 Russian Census.

3 Migration flows Table 5: Immigration flows, thousands CIS Ukraine Uzbekistan Kazakhstan Armenia Tajikistan Kyrgyzstan Azerbaijan Moldova Belarus Turkmenistan Other countries Total arrivals Source: Russian Federation Federal State Statistics Service ( htm Refugee population Table 6: Refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced persons Country of asylum: Russian Federation Country of origin: Russian Federation Refugees 109,784 3,914 People in refugee like situations 1.. Total refugees and people in refugee like situations 109,785 3,914 Asylum seekers (pending cases) 11, Returned refugees IDPs protected/ assisted by UNHCR, incl. people in IDP like situations 28,450 28,450 Returned IDPs Stateless persons Various Total population of concern 164, ,779 Source: UNHCR 2011 Global Trends (June 2012)

4 (2) Remittance flows and channels Remittance flows Table 7: Quarterly remittance flows (BPM5 Framework)* Inflows Outflows (US $, millions) 2009 Q , , , Q , , , , Q , , , , Q , , , , Q , , , Q , , , , Q , , , , Q , , , , Q , , , , Q , , , , , Q , , , , Q , , , , ,941.9 Source: IMF Balance of Payments Database * BPM5: The fifth edition of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual was published in 1993 and serves as the standard framework for statistics on the transactions and positions between an economy and the rest of the world. Table 8: Annual remittance flows (BPM5 Framework)* (US $, millions) Inflows Outflows , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,730.4 Source: IMF Balance of Payments Database

5 * BPM5: The fifth edition of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual was published in 1993 and serves as the standard framework for statistics on the transactions and positions between an economy and the rest of the world. Table 9: Annual remittance flows (BPM6 Framework)* Inflows Outflows n.a. n.a. Personal n.a. n.a. o.w. Workers n.a. n.a. Personal n.a. n.a. Total n.a. n.a. Total and n.a. n.a. Note: This section is currently blank but will be filled when BPM6 is implemented in Russian Federation * BPM6: The sixth edition of the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual was published in 2007 and is currently being implemented by countries around the world. Table 10: Personal Remittances from Russia to CIS countries (millions of US dollars) Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q AZERBAIJAN, REP. OF ARMENIA, REP. OF BELARUS KAZAKHSTAN KYRGYZ REPUBLIC MOLDOVA TAJIKISTAN TURKMENISTAN UZBEKISTAN UKRAINE CIS countries 2,228 3,157 4,196 3,943 2,967 4,302 5,041 4,434 Source: Central Bank of Russia TM_43505 Channels of flows providers Information flows through commercial banks, post offices, savings cooperatives, microfinance institutions, mobile money is currently unavailable. Remittance costs Information on the cost of sending to Russian Federation is currently not available. Cost of sending from Russia is in the profiles of respective countries. (3) Regulations pertaining to migration &

6 Table 11: Regulations pertaining to migration Immigration topic Regulation Institutions responsible for immigration Federal Migration Service ( Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation ( Immigration regulations and laws Federal Law #115 On Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation, latest amendments as of May, 2010 ( Immigration quotas by nationality of There are quotas set annually for the number of work origin permits to be granted to foreigners. On the basis of demand for foreign workers by each region of Russia the federal government defines a limited number of work permits to be granted to foreigners. However, not all foreigners are obliged to get work permit. For example, citizens of Belarus can work without prior obtaining work permit. For 2011 the quota was 1,745,584 work permits. Also there are quotas for number of temporary residence permits. Types of visas available for immigrants Private, business, humanitarian, study, work. Types of occupations in which immigrants are not allowed Foreigners are not allowed to be hired to work in retail sector including alcohol retail, pharmacy, out door markets. Emigration topic Institutions responsible for emigration Restrictions on emigration Cost of passports and visas Dual citizenship Regulation Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( Government Commission on Compatriots Living Abroad Not available State tax for issuing a foreign passport is Rubles Yes, but with a limited number of countries on the basis of international agreements. Table 12: Regulations pertaining to Remittances topic Regulation Institutions responsible for monitoring Central Bank of Russia ( and regulating Types of private sector firms allowed to Money transfer firms, private commercial banks, stateowned banks, and post offices. perform inward and outward remittance transactions Reporting requirement for data by commercial banks and other types of remittance service providers Restrictions on inward/outward Anti money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML CFT) requirements Quarterly reports of transaction amounts and country. However the requirement varies by type of remittance service provider. Not available Not available