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Foreigners were issued 41% more work permits in Russia
The number of work permits issued to foreigners in the first nine months of this year reached 122,000. This is 41% more than in the same period last year, the Russian Interior Ministry told Izvestia.
Foreigners need a work permit and a patent to work in Russia. But there are differences between them. In the first case, we are talking about the registration of documents by citizens of countries to which the visa regime of Russia applies. A work permit issued by a company allows work only in certain areas and in certain professions.
Patents are issued to citizens of Russia and countries with a visa-free regime. Examples include Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
However, the number of patents issued in the first nine months of this year fell from 1.7 million to 1.6 million.
This decrease may be due to tightening controls on the entry of foreigners into Russia.