The labour activity of foreign citizens in Russia is governed by the immigration and the labour legislation. In accordance with art. 11 of the Labour Code the rules stipulated by the labour law shall have effect upon the employment relations engaging foreign citizens, stateless persons, organizations created by them or with their participation, employees of international organisations and foreign entities, unless otherwise stipulated by the federal law or an international treaty. This means that foreign citizens are subject to any and all normative provisions containing the rules of the labour law, except for the cases stipulated by the federal laws.

    The state fixes a quota on a yearly basis for the processing of invitations for entry into the country for the purposes of getting employment here. 213 000 invitations are fixed for the current year. For hiring you the Russian organization should process a special permission for the attraction of the foreign manpower, having preliminarily shown good reason for the special necessity of engaging foreign specialists, and then shall assist you in obtaining a personal work permit, valid for not more than one year and is subject to prolongation after the expiration of such term. For obtaining a work permit, you will need to produce a copy of your passport with the registration at your place of stay in the Russian Federation, the certificate of HIV-infection absence, 1 photo, and a copy of your education document.

     You will be able to get a work visa only after the Russian company will process a work permit for you. As a rule this takes about three to six months. A working visa is only of entry type and is valid for entry within three months. After your arrival you will get a multi-entry visa, which is valid for exit and entry within the term of your work permit. The registration will also be included for this term.