Members of the State Duma of Russia are considering the possibility of increasing the cost of patents. This week, the State Duma will begin reviewing government bills on the introduction of new state fees in the area of migration registration. If the new amendments to the law are adopted, the cost of patents and […]
Members of the State Duma of Russia are considering the possibility of increasing the cost of patents.
This week, the State Duma will begin reviewing government bills on the introduction of new state fees in the area of migration registration.
If the new amendments to the law are adopted, the cost of patents and work permits for foreign citizens may double.
In particular, it is proposed to increase the state fee for the issuance, reissuance, or extension of a patent or work permit to 4,200 rubles. The cost of a duplicate of such documents will be 2,100 rubles.
The speaker of the lower house of parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin, stated that this would not only increase budget revenues but also strengthen control over migrants, establish their actual places of residence, which, in turn, would help reduce the level of illegal migration.
In the State Duma, it is believed that the new rules will contribute to optimizing the work of the migration service and improving the quality of services provided.
It should be noted that over the past year alone, about 20 different laws and regulations have been adopted under the pretext of strengthening control over migrants and tightening migration policy.
According to some experts, these measures, allegedly aimed at streamlining migration processes, actually pursue the goal of tightening conditions for residence and work.
Every year, tens and even hundreds of thousands of citizens of Tajikistan go to Russia for work, and many face persecution, detention, deportation, and even die under mysterious circumstances. Despite this, the government of Tajikistan mostly remains silent or limits itself to general statements.