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WatersOAG Round Table – Foreign Employees (Russia): Changes in 2018 – 2019

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Program:

  1. Legal Status of Highly Qualified Specialist (HQS): legal definition of HQS; differences between HQS and other foreign workers statuses provided for by Russian laws; conditions to be met for the employer to hire a foreign worker as an HQS; restrictions on hiring foreign workers as an HQS; peculiarities of hiring HQS when they obtain a temporary residence permit or permanent residence permit in the Russian Federation.
  2. HQS Work Permit: procedure for obtaining a work permit; Validity (terms) of HQS work permit; conditions, rules and deadlines for submission of documents by the employer for the renewal and amendment of HQS work permits; grounds for cancellation of work permits.
  3. Employment agreement:conditions that should be contained in an HQS employment agreement; legal requirements and practice.
  4. Work visa and letter of invitation to enter the Russian Federation: the procedure and terms for obtaining a visa and letter of invitation; conditions, rules and deadlines for submission of documents by employer for renewal of HQS visas; cases when a visa can be canceled.
  5. HQS migration registration:general rules and peculiarities of HQS travels in the Russian Federation, business trips (duty travel).
  6. Notifications of the migration authorities related to HQS: when it is necessary to notify state authorities; fines and prohibitions imposed on employers for non-compliance with legal requirements.
  7. HQS accompanying members (family): HQS and their family members, rights and obligations; medical insurance of HQS and their family members.
  8. Changes in legislation regarding foreign workers as of 2018: new rules for registration of foreign citizens at the place of residence; de-registration of foreign citizens from their residence on the basis of special notification of the receiving party; responsibility for assisting foreign citizens illegally staying in the Russian Federation.
  9. Changes in legislation regarding foreign workers adopted as of 2019: new responsibilities of inviting parties; fines imposed on companies – employers (their officials) for failing to perform the duties of the inviting party.

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