Simplified procedure for employment and obtaining a residence permit in Russia for IT specialists
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia informs foreign IT specialists and their family members
For foreign citizens who are specialists in the field of information technology, the procedure for employment and obtaining a residence permit in the Russian Federation has been simplified.
Foreign IT specialists have the right to conclude an employment contract or a civil law contract for the performance of work with organizations operating in the field of information technology and having received, in the manner established by the Government of the Russian Federation, a document on state accreditation of an organization operating in the field of information technology (with the exception of organizations that have the status of a resident of a technology-innovative special economic zone), without issuing a work permit or patent.
Employers (accredited IT companies) engage these specialists without obtaining permission to attract and use employees. Confirmation of the organization's state accreditation is an entry in the register of accredited IT companies, information about which is publicly available in the "Accreditation of IT companies" section at the link:
https://digital.gov.m/ni/activity/govservices/1 /
A foreign IT specialist working in an accredited IT company, as well as members of his family (including spouse, children (including adopted children), spouses of children, parents (including adoptive parents), spouses of parents, grandmothers, grandfathers, grandchildren) are granted the right to obtain a residence permit in the Russian Federation without a period of validity in a simplified manner.
To obtain a residence permit, an IT specialist, as well as members of his family, must contact the migration unit of the territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia at the chosen place of permanent residence. The term for consideration of an application for a residence permit in the Russian Federation is 3 months.
In addition to the basic documents required to apply for a residence permit in the Russian Federation, a foreign IT specialist additionally submits:
- an employment contract drawn up in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation or a civil law contract for the performance of work (provision of services), concluded with an accredited IT company;
-a document on education and (or) qualifications confirming the availability of education and (or) qualifications in the field of information technology;
- documents confirming the degree of kinship - in the case of applying for a residence permit by family members of a foreign IT specialist.
More detailed information on the list of documents required to apply for a residence permit in the Russian Federation can be found on the official website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation on the Internet information and telecommunication network (www.MB.q.pcb) in the section "State services - of the Main Directorate for Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia - Issuance of a residence permit.
The indicated preferences are effective from June 28, 2022 (Federal Law of June 28, 2022 No. 207-FZ “On Amendments to the Federal Law “On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation”).