The Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Labor, Social Policy, and Veterans Affairs, Yaroslav Nilov, reported that after the New Year holidays, deputies plan to present a bill that will prohibit the issuance or extension of work patents for foreigners with unresolved decisions from Russian courts, including debts.
“We, along with our colleagues, are convinced that it is necessary to develop a mechanism that will allow us to deny the issuance of patents to those migrants who do not comply with court decisions and have debts. This bill has already been sent to the government and will be considered in the spring session of the State Duma,” emphasized Nilov.
He also noted that this initiative could become “one of the incentives to address debt issues among foreigners.” “It is important to create conditions under which debtors will be required to settle their debts in order to extend their patents,” added the deputy.
As Nilov previously mentioned, under the proposed changes, any willful non-compliance with a court decision will become grounds for the annulment of a work patent.
In addition, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia presented a draft order regarding the update of the rules for the registration and issuance of patents. In particular, foreigners will not be able to obtain this document in the case of drug use, the presence of dangerous infectious diseases, or the untimely submission of medical documents.
