Sizov I.Yu. Work patent for a foreign national

Abstract: The article is devoted to the study of the procedure of obtaining of a work patent for a foreign national, its differences from a work permit, and certain problems of the transitional period. The author considers the issues of preparation, the procedure of obtaining of the Russian language certificate, the restrictions for foreign nationals employment under a patent, the differences between a work patent and a work permit; the author studies the new terminology in the sphere of labour migration presented in the Labour Code of the Russian Federation and the Federal Law No 115 “On the legal status of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation” of 25.07.2002. The author applies comparative analysis and studies the empirical and analytical materials provided by law enforcers. On January  1, 2015 the amendments to the Federal Law No 115 came into force, which had been adopted by the Federal Law No 357 “On the amendments to the Federal Law “On the legal status of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation” and certain legal acts of the Russian Federation” of 24.11.2014.  Since January 1, 2015 the citizens of visa-free countries can work in the Russian Federation under the patents issued by the Federal Migration Service of the Russian Federation. 

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