IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL

National

AFFECTED FLOW

Inflow

ANNOUNCED AS TEMPORARY

No

NON-TRADE-RELATED RATIONALE

No

ELIGIBLE FIRMS

all

JUMBO

No

TARIFF PEAK

No
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Inception date: 21 Apr 2014 | Removal date: open ended
Still in force

Labour market access

On 21 April 2014, President Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law on Amendments to Federal Law on the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation. It introduces the requirement foreign citizens who apply for a residence permit, a work permit or a patent to prove with documents their knowledge of the Russian language, history and basic legislation of the Russian Federation. Highly qualified professionals are excluded from these obligations.

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