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The meeting between Alexander Gorovoy, the first vice-minister of Internal Affairs of the RF in charge of immigration issues, and the Chief of the Human Rights Council under the President of Russia, representatives of public organizations for immigration issues and the scientific communities concerned with immigration in Russia, was hold

On September 12, 2016, the Polish Embassy in Moscow sent a note to the RF, stating that Russian border guards do not allow the entrance of Polish citizens to the country through the border with Belarus

In September 2016, the Department on migration issues of Russian Interior Ministry at Dokukina Street, 14, and department at Putilkovskoe highway, 17, Moscow Region., Krasnogorsk district, Putilkovo, receipt state fees paid to the old details before September 01

Media spread rumors on the possibility of transfer of some of immigration service powers to other public bodies after the FMS abolition in April 2016

Confidence Group informs you on the massive delay of the issuance of the permits for foreign labor hire by the migration department at the MMC Sakharovo in September 2016

On August 27, the Agreement between the Government of the RF and the Government of the Republic of El Salvador (El Salvador) on the conditions of cancelation of visa requirements for mutual trips of citizens of Russia and citizens of El Salvador, signed on March 26, 2015 in Guatemala, came into force

Starting from September 01, 2016 the details for payment of the state duty for the issue of permits on foreign labor hire, work permits for foreign citizens and stateless persons, invitations and multiple visas for crossing the Russian border, paid in the Department on migration issues of Russian Interior Ministry (previously FMS) were changed

Continuing the news on the signing of the Agreement between Russia and Bolivia on visa-free trips we announce that the Agreement on visa-free trips of citizens of Russia and citizens of Bolivia between the Government of Russia and the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, signed on April 12, 2016 in Moscow, comes into force on October 3, 2016

On July 31, 2016 legislation on simplified Russian citizenship for highly-valued specialists came into force

In December 2015 the Resolution of the Russian Government, entitling the heads of the RF territorial entities to impose restrictions on employment of foreign citizens in various fields was adopted. In 2016, such restrictions were introduced in several regions of the RF