Nearly * foreign citizens and stateless persons held a work permit in Russia at the end of 2022. The number of people with a work permit saw an increase from the previous year. A work permit in the country was required for stateless people and those coming from countries that do not have a visa-free policy with Russia. Citizens of other countries who arrived in Russia without needing a visa, such as from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Ukraine, could obtain a patent for working activity instead of a work permit. In total, around * people in Russia had such a patent.
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Russian Federal State Statistics Service. (December 29, 2023). Number of foreign citizens and stateless persons holding a valid work permit or patent in Russia from 2016 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/1291084/work-permit-and-patent-holders-in-russia-2016-2020/
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Russian Federal State Statistics Service, Number of foreign citizens and stateless persons holding a valid work permit or patent in Russia from 2016 to 2022 (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1291084/work-permit-and-patent-holders-in-russia-2016-2020/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Number of foreign citizens and stateless persons holding a valid work permit or patent in Russia from 2016 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Russian Federal State Statistics Service, December 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1291084/work-permit-and-patent-holders-in-russia-2016-2020/
