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Working visa in Russia
Working visa in Russia

Working visa in Russia

The procedure of obtaining permissive documents to work in Russia is totally dependent on employer. To answer a question “what to begin with?” or “how to get working visa” we would advise to begin with a search for an employer who will be ready to conclude labour agreement.

This is general advice we can share with foreigners planning to work in Russia. Once you find such an employer, he will draw an invitation for you to come to Russia for further negotiations, concluding labour agreement, etc. Other options are less effective.

As for an employer willing to hire a foreigner, he encounters a different situation. It is not enough to simply find a professional from abroad and conclude a labour agreement with him. The employer has to proceed through intense preparatory work (get the quotas, permissions and etc.) and then to start looking for an appropriate candidate. Obtaining a working visa is the final step in the whole procedure after all other permissions are collected, working agreement is concluded and foreign specialist arrived to Russia and is ready to get to work.

It is also worth mentioning that the law provides a list of professions and positions not limited by quotas. It surely facilitates the process, though it is important to understand that it refers to quotas only, which means that the procedure and the timeframes of permissive documents preparations remain unchanged.

Working visa prolongation

The term “prolongation” in the Russian legislation is of nominal nature. It is not guaranteed that having once prepared the documents later you will be able to easily prolong them. Working visa prolongation procedure resembles the obtaining procedure with the only difference of not having to acquire an invitation, since the foreigner already resides in Russia. Therefore, the employer will have to get a quota, company permission, work permit for foreign specialist and only then apply for visa prolongation.

According to our experience, one has to go ahead with prolongation procedures well in advance, at least 4-5 months before the preceding documents expire. As determined by the government, minimal period of document formalities is 2.5-3 months, though it is necessary to keep in mind that governmental bodies do not always work consistently and sometimes exceed timeframes.
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