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In accordance with the draft Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation, process of accreditation of companies from IT sphere will be significantly facilitated due to simplification of some mandatory procedures. The following changes are proposed: to introduce possibility of applying for accreditation through the Public services portal. At…
Russian Ministry of Justice has prepared amendments to procedural legislation in part of changing mechanism for reviewing court decisions. New circumstances which will serve as a ground for reviewing judicial authority’s decision that has entered into force will include: recognition of legal act or its separate provision as inconsistent with…
From August 13, 2020 company’s liquidation procedure is changed in order to guarantee rights of employees of legal entity being liquidated. Amendments in the field of employment and civil legislation (in the part of company’s liquidation) will allow to guarantee rights of employees who are dismissed due to company’s liquidation….
What amendments does road map propose? Bankruptcy procedure It is planned to introduce bankruptcy rehabilitation procedure, to create marketplace aimed at disclosure of bankruptcy estate data and selling of debtors’ assets, to shorten the terms and change the procedure of conducting an auction. Corporate procedure It is proposed to change…
A residence permit confirms the right of a foreigner to permanently live in the country, work or do business. This document gives almost the same amount of rights as Russian citizens have and imposes very few restrictions. In addition, a residence permit is a prerequisite for obtaining Russian citizenship. How…
А draft law according to which it is proposed to amend rules of conducting mandatory audit of small businesses’ accounting statements is introduced to the Parliament. Amendments concern financial criteria indicating on necessity of conducting mandatory audit in a company. Draft law implies increasing the minimum amount of revenue and…
The experiment on pre-trial appeal of controlling authorities’ decisions will be held in Russia from August 17, 2020 till June 30, 2021. The corresponding Resolution has been signed by Russian prime minister Mikhail Mishustin. According to Resolution entrepreneurs will be entitled to contest relevant decisions of controlling authorities using online…
Citizens of the Russian Federation who return to Russia on export flights will not be obliged to observe self-isolation for 14 days upon arrival in the country. However, it will be necessary to pass coronavirus test within 3 days of arrival and post the result of it on the website…
State Duma of the Russian Federation has adopted during third reading draft law that introduces universal e-visa for all foreign citizens coming to the country. Universal e-visa is valid only one time. Such visa is valid within 60 days starting from the moment when it is issued, however, it should…
On June 19, 2020 the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Russia and Belarus, Sergey Lavrov and Vladimir Makey, have signed the bilateral Agreement on mutual recognition of visas. It means that the foreigners can freely enter, leave and stay in the territory of Belarus if the have Russian visa and…
Foreigners who have obtained Russian residence permit, are allowed to cross the border. Against myths and fears, Russian law does not impose restrictions on travel, business and study trips or trips related to medical treatment. Similar to Russian citizens, foreigners with residence permit can travel abroad, travel purposes might be…
Cancellation of a residence permit is a problem that is often faced by foreigners living in Russia. Russian legislation provides for more than ten reasons why a foreign citizen may be deprived of residence permit. And some of them run the risk of being unexpected for unprepared person. Reasons for…
The procedure for obtaining a permanent residence permit takes several months. In this case, before the submission of the application and documents it may be required from the foreigner to first obtain a temporary residence permit. This is not so easy, since most migrants apply for it according to the…
The Federation Council is reviewing a draft law “On Specifics of Execution of Judicial Acts, Acts of Other Bodies and Officials, as well as of Overdue Debts Recovery during the Pandemic of the New Coronavirus Infection”. It is assumed that individual entrepreneurs, small- and medium-sized businesses of the most affected…
On June 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed citizens and announced increase in the personal income tax rate to 15% starting January 2021. Such increase will affect individuals whose total annual income exceeds five million rubles and only in the part that exceeds this amount. For example, if a person’s…
