As of July 1, 2011, Decree #9 issued by the Chief State Sanitation Officer in Moscow requires that all foreign nationals applying for work permits sponsored under a Russian host company’s annual work permit quota (i.e., a “quota worker”) must undergo testing for HIV by an official state clinic as part of the overall medical [...]
Category Archives: Russia
Russia & Turkey allow Visa Free Access
April 18, 2011 – 1:45 pm
Residents of Turkey and Russia are now permitted to move freely between the two countries as of April 16th 2011.The rule change is the culmination of lengthy discussions between the nations, resulting in a bilateral agreement being struck in 2010. This means Turkish residents will not need a Russian visa to enter the country and Russian nationals will not [...]
RUSSIA | Applications for Highly Skilled Workers To Be Submitted By Post
February 9, 2011 – 4:21 pm
The Russian Federal Migration Service has announced, via the slightly unorthodox method of a small notice pinned up in the lobby, that, effective immediately, all applications for Highly Skilled Workers (both work permit and visa invitation letter applications) must be submitted by post. Highly Skilled Worker applications are available for foreign nationals who are paid [...]
