Russia wants to reduce the number of types of visas for foreigners and introduce four new ones. This was reported by the head of the migration headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Valentina Kazakova at a meeting of the expert council under the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation.
To date, there are 30 visa options in Russia, but they want to reduce some of them. At the same time, such visas as diplomatic, service, transit, unified electronic visa, ordinary study and ordinary work visas will be retained.
What new visas are we talking about?
Russia wants to introduce four new types of visas:
- investor visa;
- special visa;
- ordinary medical visa;
- ordinary universal visa.
What will be the conditions for obtaining visas?
Investor Visa
Various conditions are considered for obtaining an investor visa, among them two key ones:
- invest at least 30 million rubles in Russian companies and create at least five jobs for Russian citizens;
- invest at least 30 million rubles in real estate in Russia, which will provide tax residency.
Special visa
Native speakers of the Russian language applying for citizenship of the Russian Federation will be able to obtain a special visa. A visa will be issued to a foreign citizen for up to one year on the basis of a decision to recognize him as a native speaker of the Russian language.
Ordinary medical visa
An ordinary medical visa for up to one year will be issued to a foreign citizen entering the Russian Federation for treatment, as well as to an accompanying person. To enter on such a visa, you will need to receive an invitation from the local body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs at the request of the medical institution in which the foreigner is going to be treated.
Ordinary universal visa
An ordinary universal visa will be issued to foreigners entering for private business, humanitarian or tourist purposes.
What will change when you get a work visa?
An ordinary work visa will be issued for up to three months. You can extend such a visa by obtaining a multiple-entry visa, which is planned to be issued for the duration of the concluded employment contract, but not more than three years for each such extension. It is proposed to issue an ordinary work visa to family members of a foreign citizen working in Russia.
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https://tass.ru/obschestvo/13758577
