Since foreign citizens are subject to the rules of the labour law, including the norms of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation, the order of their employment is analogous to the order of employment stipulated for Russian citizens.

    As a rule, a labour contract is permitted only from the age of sixteen. When processing employment a foreign citizen shall produce his passport, work-book, if he had previous work on the territory of the Russian Federation, certificate of the state pension insurance, if the foreign citizen was previously insured, documents proving his qualification if he is seeking a job requiring special knowledge. At the enrollment procedure a labour contract is made with the foreign citizen in writing. The employment is legalized by an order which is issued by the employer based on the signed contract. If a foreign citizen has no employment experience in Russia, the employer should draw up a work-book in his name, which is an essential legal document related to the labour activity and the seniority of the employee.

    Dismissal of foreign citizens is performed in accordance with the rules stipulated by Chapter 13 of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation. Art. 77 of the said chapter specifies general bases for termination of the labour contract, which include: the agreement of the parties, cancellation of the labour contract at the initiative of the employee, cancellation of the labour contract at the initiative of the employer, expiration of the term of the labour contract and other bases. The list of bases for cancellation given in this article is not exhaustive. The labour contract may be cancelled for other reasons, stipulated by the Labour Code of the Russian Federation or by the other federal acts.