Frequently asked Questions
Question 1: In what time period do temporarily staying foreign citizens have to carry out migration registration at the place of stay?
Answer: - Within seven working days from the date of arrival at the place of stay;
- Highly qualified specialists and foreign citizens who are highly qualified specialist’s accompanying family members are exempted from the obligation of their migration registration at the place of stay for a period not exceeding 90 days from the date of their entry into the territory of the Russian Federation. At the same time, these foreign citizens registered at the place of residence (place of stay) in Russia in accordance with established procedure, when moving around the Russian Federation and upon arrival at a new place of stay, are exempted from the obligation of their migration registration at the new place of stay for a period not exceeding 30 days. After ninety-day or thirty-day period, the foreign citizens must carry-out registration procedure at a new place of residence, within a period not exceeding seven working days.
- If a foreign citizen leaves Yekaterinburg, but travels within the Russian Federation territory, he must provide the CRSFSTP with the original notification document of migration registration, migration card, passport, copies of travel documents, notifications document from places of stay during the whole trip (if he has them), within one day after returning from the trip.
Question 2: Who is allowed to be an inviting party?
Answer: in accordance with subparagraph 7 of paragraph 1 of Article 2 of the Federal Act dated July 18, 2006 No. 109-FZ “On Migration Registration of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in the Russian Federation”, the inviting party is understood to be a Russian Federation citizen, a foreign citizen or a stateless person permanently residing in the Russian Federation, a legal entity, a branch or representative office of a legal entity, a federal government agency, a government agency of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, a local self-government body, a diplomatic mission or consular office of a foreign state in the Russian Federation, an international organization or its representative office in the Russian Federation, or representation of a foreign state at an international organization located in the Russian Federation, where the foreign citizen or stateless person actually resides or works (stays). A foreign citizen or a stateless person with HQS status owning premises on the territory of the Russian Federation can also act as an inviting party in relation to his family members.
Question 3: Can an employment contract with a foreign citizen with HQS status be signed for a period of more than 3 years?
Answer: Despite the fact that the work permit is limited to three years, an employment contract can be signed for a period of more than three years, or have unlimited duration.
Question 4: Is it necessary to sign a new employment contract when applying for a work permit for an HQS in accordance with the new procedure?
Answer: The employer is not obliged to sign a new contract with a foreign employee in order to obtain a work permit if the current contract already meets the requirements for the level of wages, provision of medical insurance, etc. The missing terms can be included in an additional agreement to the employment contract.
Question 5: Is the personal presence of an HQS required when obtaining a work permit?
Answer: According to paragraph 15 of Article 13.2 of the Federal Act dated July 25, 2002 No. 115-FZ “On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation” (hereinafter referred to as the Federal Act), a work permit is issued to an HQS upon providinf a document proving his identity and recognized by the Russian Federation in this capacity. Based on this norm, it follows that a work permit for an HQS is obtained personally.
Question 6: What is an electronic invitation, what are its advantages? Where is visa processing based on e-invitations carried out?
The regulations of Article 2 of Federal Act No. 115-FZ dated July 25, 2002 “On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation” (hereinafter referred to as the Federal Act) prescribe that an invitation to enter the Russian Federation may be issued in the form of an electronic document (hereinafter referred to as e-invitations).
For Federal Act implementation the territorial bodies of the Russian Ministry of Interior have begun issuing e-invitations to enter the Russian Federation.
When submitting an application for issuing an invitation to enter the Russian Federation, the inviting party is given the right to choose whether to issue the invitation either on the form of the established document or in the form of an e-document.
The e-invitation has a full and short printed form.
The full printed form of the e-invitation contains the information provided for in paragraph 109 of the Administrative Regulations for the provision of the Russian Ministry of Interior with the state service for issuance and provision of invitations to enter the Russian Federation for foreign citizens and stateless persons, approved by order of the Russian Ministry of Interior dated September 21, 2017 No. 735, and is provided to the inviting party.
A short printed form of an e-invitation contains the same information, except for the personal data of a foreign citizen in accordance with the Federal Act dated July 27, 2006 No. 152-FZ "On Personal Data", and is sent to the e-mail address of the inviting party, which may subsequently be sent to the invited foreign citizen via the Internet.
To obtain a visa for a foreign citizen, it is enough to present a short printed form of an electronic invitation to a consular office or a diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation.
Issuance of e-invitations to enter the Russian Federation will reduce the time for obtaining a visa
Currently the issuance of visas for entry into the Russian Federation on the basis of e-invitations is carried out in all consular offices and diplomatic missions of the Russian Federation.
Question 7: Is it necessary for an employer or a customer of works (services) who has signed an employment or civil law contract with a HQS for works (servicing), in accordance with which it is planned to carry out work activities on the territory of two or more constituent entities of the Russian Federation, to notify about signing and termination of such a contract, each territorial body of the Ministry of Interior of Russia, where a foreign citizen will carry out work activities?
The procedure for foreign citizens employment to work in the Russian Federation is determined by the Federal Act of July 25, 2002 No. 115-FZ "On Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation" (hereinafter - Federal Act No. 115-FZ).
In accordance with paragraph 8 of Article 13 of Federal Act No. 115-FZ, an employer or customer of works (services) that attracts and uses a foreign citizen for work activities has to notify the territorial body of the federal executive body in the field of migration in constituent entity of the Russian Federation, on the territory where this foreign citizen carries out work activities, on the signing and termination of an employment contract or a civil law contract for the performance of work (servicing) with this foreign citizen within a period not exceeding three working days from the date of signing or termination of the relevant contract .
At the same time, we note that the current legislation does not indicate that fact that the employer or the customer of works (services), recruited a foreign citizen as an HQS, has to submit such notifications in each constituent entity of the Russian Federation where the foreign citizen is planning to work.
Question 8: Are there any special working conditions (invitations) for foreign specialists in a pandemic period (with closed borders and when borders are opened)?
Answer: Specialists with a valid work visa and a valid employment contract only from opened countries can enter the Russian Federation to continue working.
Question 9: How long is a permanent residence permit issued for? In what cases is a residence permit subject to replacement?
A permanent residence permit is issued for an unlimited period of validity, with the exception of a residence permit for a highly qualified specialist and his family members specified in subparagraph 9 of paragraph 2 of Article 8 of the Federal Act dated July 25, 2002 No. 115-FZ “On Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation ”, which is issued for the duration of the work permit of the HQS.
The residence permit is subject to replacement in the following cases:
1) a foreign citizen reaches the age of fourteen years, twenty years and forty-five years;
2) fact of the changes in accordance with the established procedure of the last name, first name, information about the date (day, month, year) and (or) place of birth, nationality of a foreign citizen;
3) gender changes;
4) unsuitable conditions of the permanent residence permit document for further use due to wear and tear, damage or other reasons;
5) detection of inaccuracies or errors in the records made in the residence permit about the last name, first name, date (day, month, year) and (or) place of birth.
Question 10: How long does it take to apply for a multiple entry visa?
Answer: The service for issuing, extending or restoring a visa is provided within a period of not more than 20 working days from the date of acceptance of the application and all necessary documents from a foreign citizen.
Question 11: What is the period of HQS visa?
Answer: A multiple-entry ordinary work visa for HQS is issued for the period of validity of an employment or civil law contract concluded in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation for the performance of work, but not more than 3 years for each subsequent visa.
Question 12: There is one blank page left in the passport, can I apply for a visa extension?
Answer: A passport provided by a foreign citizen must have at least two blank pages intended for visas.
Question 13: What should I do if I lost my migration card?
Answer: In case of damage or loss of a migration card, a foreign citizen is obliged to report within 3 days to the nearest territorial body of the federal executive body in charge of migration issues.
The specified body, upon presenting by a foreign citizen the documents which were the basis for him to enter the Russian Federation, issues him a free copy of the migration card in the manner determined by the federal executive body in charge of internal affairs (clause 11. Rules for the use of the migration card, approved by the decree of the Government Federation dated August 16, 2004 No. 413 "On the migration card".
Question 14: Is it necessary to terminate an employment contract with a foreign worker if he obtains Russian citizenship?
Answer: When a foreign worker acquires the citizenship of the Russian Federation, termination of the employment contract with him is not required. The acquisition of citizenship of the Russian Federation does not apply to the grounds for termination of an employment contract. Missing information can be added in the text of the employment contract. It is possible to change the terms of the employment contract determined by the parties by signing an additional agreement.
Created / Updated: 27 January 2023 / 31 January 2023
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