Nearly 63,000 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 two million people in Russia had such a patent.
Number of foreign citizens and stateless persons holding a valid work permit or patent in Russia from 2016 to 2022
(in 1,000s)
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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 Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291084/work-permit-and-patent-holders-in-russia-2016-2020/
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)." Chart. December 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291084/work-permit-and-patent-holders-in-russia-2016-2020/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. (2023). Number of foreign citizens and stateless persons holding a valid work permit or patent in Russia from 2016 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291084/work-permit-and-patent-holders-in-russia-2016-2020/
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)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291084/work-permit-and-patent-holders-in-russia-2016-2020/
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) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291084/work-permit-and-patent-holders-in-russia-2016-2020/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
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: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291084/work-permit-and-patent-holders-in-russia-2016-2020/