Kyrgyzstan proposes nationwide rollout of Amina migrant app in Russia

Kyrgyzstan is urging Russia to expand its Amina mobile app for migrant registration across the entire country. The app, currently operating in a pilot program in Moscow and the Moscow Oblast, has been deemed a positive experience by Kyrgyzstan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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If our migrants, including those in Siberia, can use such an app, that would be good.

Nurgazy Dzhumaliev, a Third Secretary in the Consular Department, stated that expanding the system would benefit Kyrgyz migrants in regions like Siberia. He explained that the app helps prevent violations of migration registration, which previously led to deportations and entry bans. Digitalization, he noted, allows Russian authorities to more accurately monitor the presence and status of Kyrgyz citizens in Russia.

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According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs representative, Kyrgyzstan considers the experience of using the app positive and has already approached their Russian counterparts with a proposal to expand the system to other regions.

Approximately 502,000 Kyrgyz citizens are currently affected by this migration tracking. Dzhumaliev emphasized the importance of migrants updating their information promptly when changing residences or jobs. The Amina app facilitates some of these procedures remotely in the pilot regions. As of September 1, 2025, around 91,000 Kyrgyz citizens were on a "blacklist" due to migration registration violations and other infractions.

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According to him, digitalization allows Russian authorities to more accurately monitor the actual number of Kyrgyz citizens in the country and their migration status.