According to the new procedure, information will be exchanged between the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Ministry of Internal Affairs will share data on the migration registration of migrant children, including those listed in the register of controlled persons. This will allow for a more accurate assessment of educational needs for minors. In turn, the Ministry of Education and local education authorities will provide information about the enrollment process of foreign children in schools and cases of their expulsion.
A scheme for information exchange has already been developed and agreed upon with the relevant government agencies. After the system is launched, the Ministry of Education will provide methodological assistance to regional educational institutions and grant access to data on migrant children through interdepartmental electronic resources. Experts believe that this approach will simplify the process and increase its transparency.
Data on underage foreigners and stateless persons will be obtained from the Ministry of Internal Affairs' "data showcase," and after updates on educational portals, the information will return to the migration registration system. This mechanism will allow tracking the number of children who are not enrolled in schools, and individual work will be conducted with them, as stated by the Ministry of Education.
In October of this year, Valery Fadeev, chairman of the Human Rights Council under the President of the Russian Federation, reported that hundreds of thousands of migrant children in Russia do not attend educational institutions. He characterized this as an "unacceptable" situation and noted that the authorities are paying serious attention to it, as the constitution guarantees all children the right to education.
Recently, Rosobrnadzor presented data on Russian language proficiency testing for foreign citizens wishing to enroll in schools. It turned out that only 19% of them passed the exams successfully, despite having submitted applications for enrollment.
In December 2024, the State Duma of the Russian Federation passed a law prohibiting the enrollment of migrant children who have not passed the Russian language proficiency test. Testing began on April 1 of this year, and the formats of the tests depend on the level of education: for first graders, oral skills are assessed, while from the second grade onwards, written tasks are added, including reading and writing.
In addition to successfully passing the test, parents must provide the school with all required documents, such as copies of identity documents, proof of family ties or legal authority of the representative, documents confirming the legality of their stay in Russia, medical certificates confirming the absence of infectious diseases, as well as translations of foreign documents into Russian, certified in accordance with established procedures.
