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Work Permit for Freelancer?

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jay90 Frequent Guest Joined: 02 Jan 2006 Posts: 22 Location: Moscow	Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 7:04 pm    Post subject: Work Permit for Freelancer? I have been offered freelance work in Russia from several companies. Is it possible to get work permit for a self-employed person, and how? Thanks for any help.
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overseas_expat VIP Joined: 11 Jan 2005 Posts: 741 Location: Moscow	Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:58 pm    Post subject: If you were going to work freelance in Russia, the very last thing you would want to do is get a Russian work permit. And if you do go ahead and do such a stupid thing....well, you get what you deserve. Although I don't have a Russian work permit I know plenty of people who do. I can give you a rough outline: You must have a letter of documentation of employment from your employer. This allows you to work ONLY for that business. If you change jobs you need yet another new permit from the new employer. You must be disease tested as prescribed by the Russian Duma. The testing must be done in Russia a few specified clinics. Tests include leprosy, HIV and a host of other STD's. Now all this crap has to be submitted to the proper Russian bureauracy and duly registered and recorded and your work permit is issued valid for a year. So not only are your registration and visa constantly expiring, you are hogtied into a company specific work permit that expires and needs to be renewed all the time as well. That's the beauty of freelance my little begonia, no need to take on yet another Russian bureaucratic nightmare. Why would you even consider such a thing? P.S. Oh yeah, and you'll probably be liable to pay Russian taxes as well. No work permit=a great thing.
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miloshz Just Starting Joined: 14 Sep 2006 Posts: 9	Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 4:37 am    Post subject: yeah... i agree with you! the best bet is to take a 1 year business visa and either invoice services abroad or get cash in russia. there are very few advantages you got as a resident but the hassle is such a huge... except if you're from few benefitted countries [belarus and to some extent other ex-soviet republic or countries that were ex-yugoslavia]... then it's fairly easy to get even permanent residence. permanent is a nice thing to have. it allows you to be a freelancer.
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jay90 Frequent Guest Joined: 02 Jan 2006 Posts: 22 Location: Moscow	Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:16 am    Post subject: I am here in Moscow now, on a 12-month business visa. I hoped for full-time work and maybe a work permit, I just didn’t know how things operate out here. But all the companies I have visited have offered me work on a self-employed basis. Thanks for the info
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miloshz Just Starting Joined: 14 Sep 2006 Posts: 9	Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 7:32 pm    Post subject: stay on your visa and invoice abroad. simple as that.
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