Amendments to the Russian legislation regulating the procedure of hiring and carrying out of labour activities by foreigners on the territory of the Russian Federation have come into force in July. Today, leading participants of the business processes outsourcing market explain foreign clients the amendments to the Russian legislation which have come into force.
Today, labour activities of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation are regulated by the Federal Law dated 25 July 2002 No. 115-FZ “On Legal Position of Foreign Citizen in the Russian Federation”, as well as by the Federal Law dated 15 August 1996 No.114-FZ “On the Procedure for Exit from the Russian Federation and Entry into the Russian Federation”. In accordance with the new version of the Federal Law foreign those specialists are recognized as highly qualified whose salary exceeds two million rubles per year. Employers will be able to hire specialists without prior application for a quota, it enables not only to save time, but also reduce existing expenses as compared to the previous procedure. Work permits will be issued to specialists for the period not exceeding 3 years, to highly qualified specialists, as well as members of their families, visas will be issued for the period of their concluded labour or commercial contracts, but not exceeding 3 years from the day of entry of a foreign citizen into the Russian Federation. Moreover, a simplified procedure of obtaining a residence permit was established in the Russian Federation for foreign citizens.
