On December 29, 2015 the Russian government approved a list of organizations that have a right to employ Turkish citizens, who did not work in these organizations until December 31, 2015
On May 27, 2016 the federal law establishing the legal and institutional frameworks and general rules of apostille of official documents to be taken outside the Russian territory, comes into force
On December 22, 2015, the State Duma adopted a law under which citizens of Belarus are no longer required to take an exam on Russian language and history in order to obtain a temporary residence permit or a residence permit in Russia