Russian Immigration - Part 2

In part two of a three-part article, Sophy King, of immigration consultancy Emigra Inc's Consulting and Compliance department, looks at the immigration problems commonly encountered by multinational companies investing in Russia.

The basic immigration process for most foreign employees* working at a Russian entity (rather than a representative office, for example) is as follows:

1) Labour forecast

2) Company work permit (corporate quota)

3) Personal work permit (individual credit-card-sized document)

4) Work visa and dependant visa invitations

5) Work visa and dependant visa applications (at Russian embassy in home country)

6) Post arrival: registration, extension of visa and conversion of visa to multiple entry

7) Notification of contract to Labour Office and Inspectorate (within 30 days of commencement of work)

8) Ongoing notifications of entry and exit

It's a multiple-step process, which brings us to our first commonly-encountered problem:

Read the full article Russian Immigration Explained Part 2