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At the end of December 2015, the Bank of Russia sent to foreign credit institutions representative offices explanation and recommendations on registration of work permits for their foreign employees

On March 3, 2016 the information of the Social Insurance Fund on the insurance contributions from foreign citizens in a question and answer form was published

On February 10, 2016 the Order of the Russian Ministry of Labour, extending the list of quota-free positions of foreign workers for nine new positions, was adopted

Starting from February of 2016 the official website of the Moscow Migration Service launches the service which is suggested to help to enroll for receiving ready documents, such as "temporary residence permit" and "residence permit"

On February 19, 2016 the Order of the FMS of Russia as of 30.12.2015 N 574, amending the Administrative Regulations of the FMS of Russia on the issuance of permits to hire foreign workers and work permits for foreign citizens and persons without citizenship, comes into force

Confidence Group informs you on the changes in tariffs of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia in the field of expertise of documents of foreign legal entities

On February 11, 2016 the Greek consulates started issuing multiple Schengen visas for a period of three years for Russian citizens, according to the Association of Tour Operators of Russia

On January 31, 2016, the Federal Law ratifying the Agreement and the attached protocols between the Russian Government and the Government of China for the avoidance of double taxation was adopted

On February 6, 2016 the Agreement between the Government of Russia and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the simplification of the conditions of mutual trips for certain categories of Russian citizens and the citizens of Islamic Republic of Iran came into force

Russian Ministry of Labor has adopted an order approving the list of professions (specialties, positions) to attract foreign workers arriving in the Russian Federation on the basis of a visa for 2016

On January 31, 2016 an Order of the Bank of Russia as of 09.13.2015, establishing requirements for the procedure and conditions of the voluntary medical insurance of foreign citizens arriving in Russia in order to work on the basis of a work permit or a patent, came into force

Starting from December 1, 2015 the procedure of the applying by a foreign citizen for a temporary and permanent residence permits as well as for Russian citizenship was changed

We would like to remind you that January 31 is the last day for HQS salary notifications to be submitted for the fourth reporting quarter of 2015

Confidence Group has prepared recommendations for employers and foreign workers associated with recent changes in the immigration and labor laws of the RF

Starting from the new year, many employers hiring Turkish citizens started to receive letters from the Federal Service for Labour and Employment with the notifications of the new legal regulation of hiring Turkish citizens

On December 29, 2015 the Russian government approved a list of organizations that have a right to employ Turkish citizens, who did not work in these organizations until December 31, 2015

The Prosecutor Office of the Russian Federation has formed the annual consolidated schedule of audits of organizations in 2016

Confidence Group would like to inform you about changes in the procedure of applying for quota for foreign labor hire in 2016-2017

On November 28, 2015 the federal law amending the legal status of foreign citizens carrying out touring in Russia entered into force

On December 17, 2015 the federal law changing the legal regulation of Russian citizens on obtaining a second passport came into force

On May 27, 2016 the federal law establishing the legal and institutional frameworks and general rules of apostille of official documents to be taken outside the Russian territory, comes into force

On December 22, 2015, the State Duma adopted a law under which citizens of Belarus are no longer required to take an exam on Russian language and history in order to obtain a temporary residence permit or a residence permit in Russia

October 27, 2015 the foreign ministers of Russia and Guyana signed an intergovernmental agreement on the conditions of non-visa formalities

Confidence Group is pleased to present the detailed overview of the obtaining a patent procedure for a foreign citizen in Moscow and Moscow region

Starting from January 12, 2016, the department of work permits processing previously available at Korneychuka Str, 47A will begin accepting documents in Multifunctional Migration Center (MMC) which is located in New Moscow, near the village Sakharovo (50 km. from Moscow)

The employees of the German visa application center in Moscow have not approve the information regarding changes to the procedure of obtaining passports

Confidence Group offers to get acquainted with the procedure of fingerprinting in the countries of the Schengen Agreement 

Visa centers of some European and other countries change their work schedules in the Christmas and New Year holidays

On October 1, 2015 the citizens of Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan had the opportunity to apply for visitor visas in Australia online without having to go to the Embassy or to send documents by mail

The Russian Government adopted a resolution approving list of employers, commissioners of works (consisting of 53 companies) that are not banned to employ Turkish citizens starting from the January 1, 2016

23 December 2015, as announced by Foreugn Ministry of Russia, the decision on visa facilitation for Georgian citizens entered into force

Resolution of the Russia Government as of December 12, 2015 №1358 set allowed proportion of foreign workers employed by business entities engaged in certain types of economic activities in Russian in 2016

Confidence Group would like to present the new price list for 2016 

Confidence Group is pleased to present the overview of official FMS statements on actual migration issues

The issuance of Russian visas for Turkish citizens may be started at the end of December 2015 

Confidence Group is pleased to introduce the information related to the hire of Turkish citizens in 2016

Confidence Group is pleased to review the information appeared in relation to the Presidential Decree as of 28.11.2015 N 583 «On measures to ensure national security ..."

On December 1, 2015, a text of the oath of migrants to obtain Russian citizenship was proposed in the Federation Council. Valery Ryazansky, the head of the Federation Council Committee on Social Policy, suggested a possible text of the oath of migrants to obtain Russian citizenship during the interview

Confidence Group is pleased to introduce the update on documents processing in some Federal Migration Service Departments of Moscow and Moscow region

On November 28, 2015 the Decree of Russian President, introducing a partial ban on the involvement of workers from Turkey, abolishing visa-free regime with Turkey and introducing other restrictions against Turkey was signed and entered into force

On December 4, 2015 the Order of the FMS of Russia as of 14.10.2015 N 458, approving a new application form for a work permit duplicate and application for work permit correction, comes into force

Confidence Group is pleased to offer you the overview of the statistic information on migration situation in Russia (9 months of 2015 and 9 months of 2014).

On November 8, 2015, the Presidential Order introducing a temporary ban on transportation of citizens to Egypt by Russian airlines entered into force. The Order applies to legal relations arising from the November 6, 2015

On August 26, 2015 Petrosyan Vladimir Arshakovich has been appointed on the position of the Head of the Department of Labor and Social Protection of Moscow

France announced the temporary termination of the Schengen agreement from November 13 to  December 13 within its borders

On November 9, 2015, the Order of the Ministry of Transport of Russia approving the terms of the bilateral and transit international road transportation without permits comes into force

On November 9, 2015, changes of the application form of amending the information contained in the patent come into force

The Russian Federal Tax Service prepared a draft order approving the list of states and territories, which do not ensure the exchange of information for tax purposes with Russia

On October 23, 2015, The State Duma ratified the Protocol on amending the Agreement between Russia and Belarus, increasing length of stay in Russia for the Belorussian citizens without registration from 30 days to 90 days