28.03.08

Governmental authorities confirmed changes to regulations surrounding the notification of government offices by employers or contractors about the employment of immigrant workers by employers or contractors, and approved a new notification form.

As a result, Resolution # 798 from December 23, 2006 “On the Endorsement of the Procedure of Submission of the Notification of Attraction and Use of for the Purposes of Employment of Foreign Citizens Having Arrived to the Russian Federation According to the Procedure That Does Not Require a Visa” became inoperative.

According to the new document, the employer must notify the Migration Service and the State Employment Service within 3 days from the date of signing a labor contract with an immigrant worker.

The notification form must be filled out in Russian, clearly, in print letters by hand, or typed using a typewriter or computer. Use of abbreviations and abridgements is not allowed. Corrections are also not allowed.

Notification must be submitted by the employer or his legal representative to the territorial body of the FMS and office of the State Employment Service or by mail. This is according to Resolution of Government of the RF # 183 from March 18, 2008.

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