In eight regions of the country it is planned to introduce a ban on the employment of immigrants in the taxi industry by 2027, and in the Kaluga region this also applies to courier deliveries. The initiative of the Ministry of Labor involves restrictions for regions such as Mordovia, Chuvashia, Tatarstan, Udmurtia, Sverdlovsk, Orenburg, Ulyanovsk regions and the Jewish Autonomous Region. At the end of October, the document was approved by a special committee and is now awaiting government approval.
However, this list does not cover the entire map of prohibitions: as early as 2026, restrictions on the employment of foreign workers in taxis were introduced in 40 regions. They are implemented both at the federal and regional levels. Regions independently offer a list of professions and sectors closed to foreigners.
Thus, in Mordovia, the project assumes that the share of foreign workers will be zero not only in taxis, but also in urban and suburban passenger transportation, as well as in truck transport. In Tatarstan, the restrictions will also affect the financial sector, insurance, veterinary medicine and security services.
However, not all foreigners are subject to these restrictions. They do not apply to citizens of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as those who have a temporary residence permit or residence permit.