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President of Russia Vladimir Putin Simplified Immigration & Foreign Student Work Permission

Work Opportunities for International Students in Russia

Foreign students don't need a work permit to work

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This information is copied from Official Internet Portal legal information

State system of legal information of the  Russian Federation 

Federal Law of 06.02.2020 No. 16-FZ "On Amendments to the Federal Law" On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation "in terms of simplifying the procedure for employment in the Russian Federation of students studying in Russian professional educational organizations and higher education organizations of foreign citizens and individuals without citizenship"​

International students will be able to work while studying in Russia without needing to file additional documentation and without work permits. Thanks to a new Amendment that is being introduced in the the Russian Parliament. ​

The new law easing current work-permit requirements for students comes into effect within 180 days of Putin’s signing, or 4th August 2020. Russia is the world’s seventh-most-popular destination for international students, according to PIE. The Institute for International Education estimated the number of international students from 170 countries in Russia, including those from China and India, at almost 335,000 in 2019.