Get The Visibility Your Company Needs
Reduce compliance risks and mobility costs while managing individual and project-related travel with ImmiSMART: the solution that unifies your travel and mobility programs.
Search Results for: Russia
RUSSIA: New Law on Counter-Sanctions Does Not Directly Restrict Immigration
June 11, 2018
From 4 June 2018, Federal Law No. 127-FZ “On Measures of Affect (Counteraction) in Connection with Unfriendly Actions of the United States of America and other Foreign States” authorises Russia to impose responsive restriction measures on the US and other foreign states at the President’s decision.
Read MoreRUSSIA: Address Registration Period During FIFA World Cup 2018 Increased to Three Days
May 15, 2018
The period for foreign nationals to carry out address registration in the Russian cities of Kaliningrad, Kazan, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, Saint Petersburg, Samara, Saransk, Sochi, Volgograd and Yekaterinburg during the FIFA World Cup has been increased from 24 hours to three days.
Read MoreRUSSIA: Reminder – Address Registration Within 24 Hours During FIFA World Cup 2018
April 26, 2018
From 9th May 2018 to 25th July 2018, increased security measures will be enforced in connection with the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the territory of eleven Russian cities. Failure to register in time may result in fines and possible deportation from Russia.
Read MoreRUSSIA: Draft Law to Restrict Employment of Foreign Nationals Introduced
April 19, 2018
On 13th April 2018, a draft law was introduced to the Russian parliament, proposing new powers to ban or restrict the employment of nationals of the United States and/or other countries imposing sanctions on Russia.
Read MoreRUSSIA: New Notification Forms
April 12, 2018
Effective 20th April 2018, new forms will be introduced for notifying the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the labour activity of foreign nationals.
Read MoreRUSSIA: New Work Permit Regulations Bring Administrative Changes
February 8, 2018
Effective 4th February 2018, new regulations on issuing work permits bring some administrative changes to the work permit rules. What are the changes? For the purpose of obtaining a work permit, including for Highly-Qualified Specialists (HQS), the passport of a foreign national must now be valid for at least eighteen months, as of the date […]
Read MoreRUSSIA: Moscow Migration Office Currently Issues Invitation Letters in Electronic Format Only
December 14, 2017
Effective 11th December, the Moscow Migration Department has stopped accepting requests to issue Letters of Invitation (LOIs) in official paper form. LOIs can now only be issued as electronic documents. Who is affected? Companies accredited with the Moscow Migration Department as inviting organizations. How does it work? The LOI application form must include a request […]
Read MoreUNITED STATES: Limited Resumption of Visa Processing in Russia
December 5, 2017
The United States Department of State has announced that, effective 11th December 2017, the U.S. consulates in St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, and Vladivostok will begin to offer limited interviews for non-immigrant visas. The US embassy in Moscow also continues to offer limited interviews for immigrant, diversity and non-immigrant visas. However, the US missions will continue to operate with […]
Read MoreRUSSIA: Foreign Nationals Can Now Register Using the Address of their Inviting Organisation
December 4, 2017
Business travellers to Russia can now use the address of their inviting organisation or company for registration purposes. A decision of the Constitutional Court has established that foreign nationals registering their address in Russia can use the address of their inviting organisation (as indicated in the visa), as long as they continue to participate in […]
Read MoreRUSSIA: Extra Document Requirements for Highly Qualified Specialist Work Permit Extensions and Corrections in Moscow
September 22, 2017
The Migration Department of Moscow region (Greenwood Business Centre) has added to the list of documents required in support of applications for correction and extension of Highly Qualified Specialist (HQS) work permits. The application should now also be accompanied by copies of quarterly salary notifications covering the whole validity period of the work permit. Our […]
Read More
