There is a very good and detailed, recently posted summary of the process to get Temporary Residency on Expat.RU.
1. Temporary Residents need to get an exit visa to leave the country, but do not need a visa to enter. 2. Permanent Residency requires a year of Temporary Residency and some proof of financial resources. 3. Temporary Residents need a work permit to work. 4. There is a quota for Temporary Residency unless you are married to a Russian citizen. 5. The General Director of a Russian registered company (joint venture or not) is considered employed and working, and thus needs a work permit, even if the position is unsalaried. On 7/16/09 3:17 PM, "ElectronintorgMrktg-SergeyOrlov" <[email protected]> wrote: > Think there is one difference - temporary residents should get the "exit > visa" every time they travel out, am I right? And, temporary or permanent > residency is much much more difficult to get... i.e. somebody have to prove > the bank savings at minimum living standard x period of residency and the > quota still exists. Think the best way is to establish a joint venture here > and take the position of a director and then the venture takes care of all > of the hussle. > > > Sincerely, > Sergey Orlov, > Marketing Director, > Electronintorg SP, > > Tel +7-499-1554635 > Tel +7-495-2280766 > Fax +7-495-7873869 > Mob +7-916-3929803 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kirill Galetski > Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 1:17 PM > To: Nick Hodgkins > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Expat List Private Entrepreneur - Work Visa/Work Permit > > Hi Nick, > > I read somewhere that the best thing to do if one wants to file as a private > entrepreneur is to go for a residence permit as opposed to a visa. > > I think that it makes sense, since if you get a residence permit (temporary > or "permanent," which is isn't really permanent) you are afforded many of > the same rights as Russian citizens have and therefore dealing with all of > the paper chase that opening up a business involves is easier. > > Kirill. > > Kirill Galetski, > Russian-English, German-English translator. > > http://kirillgaletski.language123.com/ > > E-mail: [email protected] > Home: +49 (0)30 67 92 58 58 > Office: +49 (0)30 28 87 58 72 > Mobile: +49 (0)152 23 66 68 96 > Skype: kirill.galetski > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:41:12 +0400 (MSD) > Subject: Expat Digest, Vol 57, Issue 21 > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:58:14 -0700 (PDT) >> From: Nick Hodgkins <[email protected]> >> Subject: Expat List Private Entrepreneur - Work Visa/Work Permit >> Regulation >> To: [email protected] >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> Might anyone know if becoming an expat in Russia can (i) become a chastny > predprinamatel; and, if so, (ii) circumvent the draconian work visa/work > permit regulation - since as a private enterpreneur he would be employing > himself. >> >> Thanks, >> Nick > > _______________________________________________ > Expat mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ > > _______________________________________________ > Expat mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ > _______________________________________________ Expat mailing list [email protected] http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/
