New quotas for foreign workers in 2026
The Russian government has approved new, stricter quotas for the share of foreign workers in key sectors of the economy for 2026, continuing its policy of tightening migration policy.
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New registration of foreign citizens for experimental purposes and other changes for foreign citizens from September 2025
From September 1, 2025, Federal Law No. 121-FZ of May 23, 2025, “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation and on Conducting an Experiment on the Introduction of Additional Mechanisms for Registering Foreign Citizens” (hereinafter referred to as Federal Law No. 121) introduces new provisions into migration legislation and amends Federal Law No. 115-FZ of July 25, 2002, “On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation” (hereinafter referred to as Federal Law No. 115), Federal Law No. 109-FZ of July 18, 2006, “On Migration Registration of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in the Russian Federation” (hereinafter referred to as the Law on Migration Registration), and other laws.Read more
Experiment on approbation of the rules and conditions of entry to and exit from the Russian Federation of foreign citizens in 2024-2026. Digital profile of a foreign citizen.
Since December 2024, the Russian Government has been conducting an experiment to test the rules and conditions for entry into and exit from the Russian Federation of foreign citizens and stateless persons (hereinafter referred to as EH/foreign citizens) in order to create a digital profile of the respective citizens.
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Amnesty (interim measures) for foreign nationals to establish their status in connection with the application of the expulsion regime in 2025
As of January 01, 2025, the following entered into force Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 30.12.2024 N 1126 “On temporary measures to regulate the legal status of certain categories of foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Russian Federation in connection with the application of the expulsion regime [1] (hereinafter referred to as Decree No. 1126).Read more
Adjustments regarding work permit and invitation quotas for "visa" foreign nationals in 2024
As of 20.02.2024, adjustments are made to the quota for the issuance of work permits and invitations for "visa" foreign nationals in 2024.
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Mitigation of liability for foreign citizens for administrative violations
Since 05.01.2024, changes have been introduced to the Administrative Offenses Code of the Russian Federation regarding the responsibility of foreign citizens by Federal Law of 25.12.2023 No. 649-FZ. Additionally, amendments have been made regarding the duration of the detention of foreigners in special institutions during the administrative expulsion procedure from the Russian Federation.Read more
New application and notification forms for foreign workers and employers
The Order approves new forms of applications and notifications relating to the employment of an individual foreign national in the Russian Federation. The new forms came into force on 1.1.24.
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Consultation and preparation of complaints against inaction of officials violating the rights of citizens of the Russian Federation
Consultation and preparation of complaints against inaction of officials violating the rights of Russian citizens to freedom of movement and choice of place of stay and residence within the Russian Federation.
Client
International Company. Activities:
- Rental and management of owned or leased real estate property
- Purchase and sale of own real estate
- Management of real estate for a fee or on a contractual basis
Objectives
- Advising a client on a verbal refusal to register subtenants - citizens of the Russian Federation at the place of stay in the district department of settlement and registration of citizens in St. Petersburg and the department for issuing internal passports and registration of citizens.
- Preparation and submission of complaints about inaction of officials violating the rights of Russian citizens to freedom of movement and choice of place of stay and residence within the Russian Federation:
- to the district Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in St. Petersburg
- to the Department of Internal Affairs of the Main Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region.
- Representation of the client's interests in state authorities.
Work stages
- Negotiations with the client, analysis of documents submitted for registration at the place of residence of citizens of the Russian Federation to the authorized state bodies.
- Analysis of the legislation of the Russian Federation in the field of registration at the place of residence of citizens of the Russian Federation.
- Recommendations to the client on the solution of the issue taking into account the identified gaps in the legislation of the Russian Federation and further actions.
- Preparation and submission of a complaint to the district Department of Internal Affairs of Russia in St. Petersburg.
- Representation of the client's interests in the district Department of Internal Affairs of Russia in St. Petersburg in order to resolve the issue.
- Preparing and sending a complaint to the Department of Internal Affairs of the Main Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region, making an appointment with the Head in order to settle the client's interests.
- Advising the client during the entire process.
Result: The client was provided with recommendations on appealing against inaction of officials with a full analysis of Russian legislation and client’s documents on a specific situation, 2 complaints were prepared and filed, and measures were taken to resolve the situation.
Legal support in passing a migration inspection
Client
International Company. Activities:
- Activities of hotels and other places for temporary accommodation
- Activities on providing places for short-term accommodation
- Activity of restaurants and food delivery services
Objectives
- Analyzing documents from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, personnel and permit documents of the client.
- Advising the client on actions to be taken to pass the inspection
- Preparing a response for submission to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
- Clarification from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation of the confirmation of the check.
Work stages
- Analysis of the request received from the RF Ministry of Internal Affairs, personnel and permit documents of the client and HQS employee in order to identify necessary actions / preparation of documents by the client to respond to the RF Ministry of Internal Affairs request.
- Collection of documents necessary for the response and sending them to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for verification
- Preparation of the client's response and sending it to the RF Ministry of Internal Affairs.
- Clarification from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation of the status of verification.
Result: The client successfully passed the migration check initiated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.