Russian Language Testing and Integrated Examination for Foreign Citizens in Russia: Legislation Background and Legal Regulation Specific Features

Anzhela Dolzhikova

doi:10.5539/ies.v8n3p193

Abstract

The Russian Federation faces active law-making and legislative activities aimed at providing legal grounds for qualifying educational level of foreign nationals entering the country with the purpose to work and apply for citizenship. The article deals with the current legislation and regulations in their relationship with each other, their impact on migration in the Russian Federation, as well as the perspectives of various educational procedures legal regulation development.

Highlights

IntroductionRussia has become an attractive country for migration
Over the last decades, Russia has become an attractive country for migration
Mandatory testing of foreigners applying for citizenship is carried out in accordance with the Federal Law N 62-FZ “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation” of May 31, 2002 (Federal Law, 62), Presidential Decree N 1325 “On Approval of the Procedure to Consider the Russian Federation Citizenship Issues “ of November 14, 2002 (Decree, 1325), Presidential Decree N 964 “On Amendments to the Regulations on the procedure for considering issues of citizenship of the Russian Federation, approved by Presidential Decree of November 14, 2002

Summary

Introduction

Russia has become an attractive country for migration. According to the Federal Migration Service of Russia in 2013, 135 788 people received Russian citizenship, 350 093 received residence permit and temporary residence permit, 1 273 984 migrants simultaneously perform labour activities (Information, 2013). This put Russia on a par with the major migration-attractive countries and required a serious legal support in various aspects of migrants’ life in the Russian Federation. It is important to specify the main categories of foreign citizens who undertake today lingvodidactic (language) testing in Russian as a foreign language (hereinafter-RFL) (Table 1)

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