President Vladimir Putin on Wednesdayordered the creation of a service within Russias Interior Ministry entrusted with managing citizenship and the registration of foreigners.Immigration in Russia was formerly the purview of a standalone Federal Migration Service.
In 2016, Putinfolded that service into the Interior Ministry, ending up being the Main Directorate for Migration Affairs.Putins most current decree establishes a Service for Citizenship and Registration of Foreign Citizens under that directorate, with the stated objective of enhancing public administration in the location of migration.The service will beheaded by former deputy district attorney basic Andrei Kikot, who will also act as very first deputy interior minister.The creation of the brand-new service follows Prosecutor General Igor Krasnovs criticism of considerable lapses with migration management at Russias Interior Ministry.Russia tightened migration laws following the deadly attack on a concert location outside Moscow in March 2024, which was claimed by the Islamic State terrorist group and supposedly performed by shooters from Central Asia.