The article discusses the concept of migration and its main socio-psychological aspects that encourage Kazakhstani youth to immigrate to the developed countries of the world. The purpose of the work was to study the structure of the motivation of labor migration of Kazakhstani youth to the developed countries of Asia, and to obtain the results, both analytical studies of other authors and empirical data obtained by the method based on the questionnaire “Assessment of the socio-economic situation and the formation of migration readiness of students” Blinova O ., Popovich I. [and others]. The theoretical and empirical analysis carried out makes it possible to reveal the psychological aspects of labor migration of young people and its adaptation to the modern labor market in the context of globalization. The practical significance of the study lies in the possibility of using research data in the psychology of professional activity, labor psychology, as well as in the form of recommendations for the development of training and correctional development programs in order to prepare young citizens for adaptation in new countries of residence, providing a high level of efficiency. The study sample included 186 people - young people studying in Kazakhstan (school graduates and university students) and at universities in developed Asian countries (Malaysia, South Korea and Hong Kong). The results showed that in addition to the economic motives of young Kazakhstanis to migrate abroad, they are driven by a number of socio-psychological reasons, which include: a sense of freedom and confidence in themselves and the future, their position in society, the realization of their potential, etc.