The order of registration of employees (foreign citizens)
In order to have the right to hire foreign employees, the Company shall acquire two papers:
- permission for engagement and using the labor of foreign employees;
- permission for executing alien’s work permits
Unlike the affiliate’s employees, those, who are hired to wholly foreign owned company, shall obtain alien’s work permit in all circumstances. (Whereas the affiliate employee may work without a work permit, on the basis of accreditation card or employment visa).
Permit for engaging and using the labor of foreign employees can be issued by the Federal Migration Service or its’ territorial departments.
In order to obtain the permit for engagement and using the labor of foreign employees, it is necessary to put in an application to the Department of the Federal Migration Service.
It is necessary to attach the following papers to this application:
- The decision of the executive body of the Russian Federation subject, responsible for the population employment matters in the given subject of the Russian Federation
- The draft labor contract or other documents, confirming preconcert with foreign employees and partners concerning the intents and conditions of the foreign employees engagement.
- The copy of the Certificate of an Entry into Single State Registry about the Legal Entity.
- The copy of the Certificate of Registration with the Tax Authorities for the locality where it is registered .
- The state duty payment receipt – 6000 roubles for each engaged foreign employee (sub-item 23 p.1 art. 333.28 Tax Code of the Russian Federation).
After obtainment of the permit for engagement and using the labor of foreign employees, it is required to take the application for issuing the invitation for entry into the RF for foreign employee.
The cost of the state duty for issuing the invitation is 500 roubles for each invited person (s.17 p. art. 333.28 the Tax Code of the Russian Federation).
Concurrently with application for the invitation for entry into the RF, it is necessary to file a package of documents for issuing the alien’s work permit for each foreign employee.
The cost of the state duty for issuing the invitation is 2000 roubles for each foreign employee (s.24 p. art. 333.28 the Tax Code of the Russian Federation).
The list of documents for alien’s work permit:
- The application for alien’s work permit
- One color photograph of a foreign citizen size 30 × 40 sm
- The copy of the certificate of professional education, obtained by the foreign employee in the foreign country
- The copy of the document of identification of the foreign employee (passport or other document). Validity period of this document shall be not less than 6 months
- The copy of permit for engagement and using the labor of foreign employees.
- The letter of guarantee from the Organization for enforcement of foreign employee departure from the Russian Federation on demand of the Federal Migration Service of the Russian Federation.
When the permit is ready, it is necessary to present the medical certificates in the form, prescribed by the Russian Federation government (RF Government Ordinance of April 02, 2003 ¹188).
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