15.10.2008 VISTA Foreign Business Support would like to notify you on the latest quota increase for the issue of work permits and work visas for foreign nationals intending to carry out the labour activity in the Russian Federation.
On October 3, 2008 the Government of the Russian Federation established the increased amount of quota: in the effect that the amount of work permits has been increased to 3384129 from the initial number of 1828245 of work permits.
Quota for the regions of the Russian Federation (in terms of professions, occupation and qualification of foreign employees, as well as in terms of the country of their citizenship / permanent residence) is to be distributed by the Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development in coordination with the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation and the Federal Migration Service within the term of 1 (one) month since the date when the Regulation of the Government of the Russian Federation on establishment of the quota for the issue of work permits for the coming / current year enters into force of.
?Changes that are to be included into the Regulation of the Government of the Russian Federation on the issues of definition of need to hire foreign employees and of establishment of quotas for foreign nationals who will carry out the labour activity in the Russian Federation?, approved by the Regulation of the Government dated October 3, stipulate the possibility of additional need in employment of foreign nationals (therefore of additional quotas) in case if the amount of quota established for the current year has been exceeded, and create the procedure order for employers to increase the quota amount / to correct the quota.
We will keep you informed on the progress and distribution of quotas as soon as this information is available.
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