The main part of labor migrants in Vitebsk represented Ukrainian citizens who are engaged in agriculture, China and Latvia - the construction and forestry industries, respectively, reported the newspaper "Vitebskiye Vyesti" head of the department of Citizenship and Migration of Vitebsk Railway Tatiana Feoktistova.

"Only in the Railway area of Vitebsk in 1061 now have an alien admitted for permanent residence in the Republic of Belarus and 117 foreigners have received a temporary residence permit. In 2013 on a temporary registration to the Department of Citizenship and Migration Vitebsk Railway police department asked 495 citizens of other countries. For in order to recruit migrant, the employer must be filled in his name special permission to labor activity, and also to conclude the labor agreement ( contract). Incidentally, during 2013 in Vitebsk region was granted and extended 533 such permits " - said Tatiana Feoktistova.