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According to the migration legislation of the Russian Federation, highly qualified specialists must be registered at their place of stay in Russia within 90 days.

But there are two exceptions:

1. After travelling within Russia and staying in a hotel (the hotel being obliged to register the foreigner at the hotel location:
   > the foreigner has only 30 days to register at his/her regular place of stay.
2. After receipt of a new visa (visa prolongation):
   > the foreigner has only 3 days to be registered at his/her place of stay with the new visa.

Nadjeschda and the Queen of Spades by Tchaikovsky is an special theatrical music performance about the women in Tchaikovsky’s life and their influence on his work. A variation of musical pieces is linked together by a narration about Tchaikovsky’s life and a series of photo portraits made by Dutch photographer Nadja Willems, decendant of Nadjeschda von Meck- patron of Tchaikovsky. We are happy to sponsor the performance.

Performances will take place:

in Moscow (November 1 until December 2, 2018 – http://glinka.museum/visitors/events/?SECTION_ID=3 )

in Klin (November 2, 2018 – https://tchaikovsky.house/category/concert/)

and in St. Petersburg (November 4, 2018 – http://www.obraztsova.org/events_november_18.html).

Russia has not yet published its response to the latest US sanctions. Earlier there were notes about introduction of criminal liability for compliance with US sanctions. But more moderate measures are being considered now:

1. administrative liability for sanctions compliance instead of criminal liability;
2. a framework law for counter-measures against the US and other “unfriendly states”;
3. the increase of import customs duties for certain goods originating from the United States; and
4. the extension of the import ban of 2014 for agricultural products from the US and the EU.

We will keep you updated.

Law № 163 introduces important changes to the registration process of foreign citizens in Russia effective from 08 July 2018. It will affect all foreign citizens working in Russia including highly qualified specialists and their family members.

In particular, it will no longer be permitted that foreign employees (and accompanying family members) or foreign employees invited for a business trip, are registered by their employer at the address of the company office. An exception exists for foreigners residing either in the company’s office or in its premises that are specially equipped for living (special temporary housing buildings). The new law obliges landlords to register foreign citizens at their actual place of residence (i.e. where they sleep).

We would like to remind you that due to the World Cup championship until 26 July 2018 all foreign citizens must register with the migration authorities within three days of arrival. No exception is made for highly qualified specialists, who are normally only required to be registered with the migration authorities within 90 days on arrival.

As a consequence of the new law, in case you arrive in Russia after 08 July 2018 and during the World Cup, we highly recommend you to stay/register with a hotel.

There are no clarifications yet from the state bodies and no information on how the new law will work in practice.

We are in contact with the state bodies on this issue. We will keep you updated!

*Penalty reminder:

According to the Russian Code of Administrative Offences, penalties for not completing the migration registration of foreign citizen in RF are as follows:

1. Art. 18.8 – for foreign citizen – fine from 2 000 rub. up to 7 000 rub. (appr. 27- 95 euro) as well as a risk of administrative deportation.
2. Art. 18.9 – for inviting party: for company’s official – fine from 40 000 up to 50 000 rub (appr. 544 – 680 euro) and for legal entities – fine starting from 400 000 up to 500 000 rub. (appr. 5,441 – 6,801 euro)
3. Art. 19.27 concerning provision of false information about migration registration of foreign citizen for both parties: for foreign citizen – fine from 2 000 rub. up to 7 000 rub. (appr. 27 – 95 euro) as well as a risk of administrative deportation; for company’s official – from 35 000 up to 50 000 rub (appr. 476 – 680 euro) and for legal entities – fine from 350 000 up to till 800 000 rub. (appr. 4,760 – 10,882 euro).

Are you coming to Russia between 25 May – 26 July 2018, and in particular the following cities:
Volgograd, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Kaliningrad, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, St. Petersburg, Saransk and Sochi.  Then you must register with the migration authorities within THREE DAYS of arrival.

Did you come to Russia earlier or are you living there, then you must register immediately but NO LATER THAN MAY 25, 2018. Even if you have a HQS permit.

Juralink will be happy to assist in Moscow and St. Petersburg

In response to the US April 6 sanctions, Russia is preparing broad countersanctions. The draft bill of Friday April 13, 2018 proposes 16 restrictions on US agricultural, food, alcohol, tobacco and medical imports. Medication for which there is no Russian replacement would be exempt.

In addition US-Russian cooperation in the fields of atomic energy, aircraft production and rocket systems is to be ended and sale of rare metals to US aerospace companies terminated.
The draft bill is scheduled for a first reading on May 15. It was postponed from April until after Russian May holidays.

Please let us know if you wish to be updated.