After the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990’s, approximately 75% of migrants from countries in the transition region migrated to other countries in the transition region. For example. For example, migrants from Azerbaijan wend one’s way to Russia, but also to Kazakhstan and Ukraine. Therefore, these flows were mainly directed towards the Russian Federation until a major financial crisis hit this country in 1998 resulting in decreasing job opportunities for labor migrants there. Since then, migrants from Azerbaijan migrate to other countries including the US, Germany and Turkey.