Citizens of Uzbekistan were the largest group to enter Russia for work in the first half of the year, with 1,178,609 people stating work as the purpose of their visit, TASS reported, citing materials it had seen.
Tajikistan ranked second with 494,518, followed by Kyrgyzstan with 289,061, Kazakhstan with 122,654 and China with 89,656. Armenia (88,629), Azerbaijan (62,440), India (27,419), Turkmenistan (13,428) and Turkey (8,360) completed the top 10.
China, India, Turkmenistan and Turkey led among countries whose citizens must obtain a work visa and a work permit to work in Russia.
Citizens of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Azerbaijan can work in Russia after obtaining a work patent. Citizens of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Armenia do not need one.
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