According to the results of the eight months of 2023, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that there was an increase in the number of legal labor immigrants in Russia. Foreign citizens received 110.5 thousand work permits; This means a 19.6% increase compared to the same period last year. Of these, 46.1 thousand permits were issued to highly qualified specialists; This represents an increase of 0.9% compared to 2022. The newspaper writes about this “News”.
In addition, in the period January-August 2023, more than 2 million foreign citizens held patents in Russia; This means an increase of 3.7% compared to the previous year.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs also noted that employers submitted 415.7 thousand notifications regarding the conclusion of employment or civil contracts with citizens of the Eurasian Economic Union, which is a 2% increase compared to the 8 months of 2022.
However, the number of foreign citizens staying in Russia with a temporary residence permit (TRP) and residence permit (RP) has decreased slightly. As of September 1, their number was approximately 700 thousand people; which is 5.5% less as of September 1, 2022.
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