Review of Russian Migration Legislation Changes from February to November, 2011 [article by Levine Bridge]

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This review contains information on the following:

• Changes in the procedures of registration by the place of residence in the Russian Federation for foreign citizens and persons without citizenship
• Special rules for Highly-Qualified Specialists on migration registration have been established in the Russian Federation
• Changing of the arrival notification form for registration foreign citizens in place of stay in Russia
• New rules of foreign professors and research workers’ employment in Russia
  Termination of documents reception for CIS citizens’ work permits for a period up to 3 months
• Simplification of obtaining work permission documents for employment of French citizens in Russia
• Foreign citizens’ obtaining medical certificates regarding the absence of HIV at state medical institutions
• The abolition of state duties for registration at the place of residence (living) in Russia for participants in voluntary relocation programmes in Russia
• Mandatory pension insurance for foreign citizens
• The abolition of work permits in the Russian Federation for citizens of Kazakhstan