The final deadlines for companies submitting standard work permit quota applications are 1 July 2015 for 2016 quota applications, and 1 September 2015 for 2015 quota corrections.
Quota Application Procedure
Quota applications are
submitted online via Migrakvota, and then supporting documents are
submitted manually at the Moscow Centre for Labour Exchange.
Manual submission of documents can be made on the following dates:
Background on Standard Work Permit Applications
In the last twelve months the
Russian authorities have made significant changes to the standard work
permit system, making it an onerous and complex immigration category.
Since last year, Russian employers must provide a letter guaranteeing
medical insurance and accommodation for all foreign national employees,
which is now also required at the time of the quota filing.
In addition, standard work permit applicants must travel to Russia prior
to their work permit application to take tests on basic Russian
language, history and legal system, and to obtain a medical certificate
from an approved clinic.
Since these requirements do not affect the quota-free Highly Qualified
Specialists (HQS) work permit process, it is expected that more and more
employers will consider engaging exclusively HQS Work Permit holders.
At the same time (since January 2015) Commonwealth of independent States
(CIS) nationals must apply for quota-free, region-specific work patents
instead of employer-specific work permits in Russia and so it is
anticipated that the requested number of quotas in 2015 will be greatly
reduced.
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