Labor migration to the Russian Federation: who and where is going to work from Central Asia In the first six months of 2026, over 1.17 million citizens of Uzbekistan entered Russia for work, making the republic an absolute leader. The leading countries for work trips (January-June): Uzbekistan - 1.17 million Tajikistan - 494.5 thousand. Kyrgyzstan - 289 thousand. Kazakhstan - 122.6 thousand. Where immigrants work under patents (January to September): Moscow - 437.6 thousand. Moscow region - 268 thousand. St. Petersburg and Leningrad region - 162.4 thousand. Sverdlovsk region - 38.6 thousand. Tatarstan - 36.3 thousand. Honest work, wherever it is done, always deserves respect. After all, it is the mutual need and desire for a decent life that binds peoples much stronger than any state borders.