Please note that from December 26, 2020 people arriving from the UK must quarantine upon arrival in the Russian Federation

Presidential Decree has extended once again the temporary measures applied since March 15, 2020 to regulate the legal status of foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Russian Federation due to the threat of the spread of coronavirus thereby extending the periods of stay for foreign nationals until June 15, 2021.

Technical specialists can enter Russia for maintenance and installation of equipment purchased abroad.

Anti-virus decree No. 121 issued by the Government of St. Petersburg on March 13, 2020 was amended on November 5, 2020 , introducing a new set of restrictions and rules for companies, individual entrepreneurs, and individuals.

Today, the governor of St. Petersburg signed a Government Decree introducing new rules and restrictions on the activities of enterprises and imposing obligations on individuals.

На сегодня граждане Великобритании, Турции, Танзании и Швейцарии, а также лица, имеющих вид на жительство либо иной документ, подтверждающий право на постоянное проживание в этих странах вправе въезжать в Россию без специального разрешения на въезд

As the ban on entry to Russia has been eased, more foreign nationals have arrived in the country, so in view of this greater flow of people arriving from abroad, the Chief Medical Officer of Russia issued Order No. 22 on July 27, 2020.

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many employees have been working from home, and Russian authorities have, as a result, been compelled to change the provisions of the Labor Code regulating remote work.

On July 31, 2020, the President of Russia signed a law that introduces significant changes to how taxation of the IT industry is regulated . The President gave an outline of these changes already on June 23, 2020 in yet another address to the nation, proposing to reduce the total social insurance contribution rate for the IT industry down to 7.6% and the profit tax rate down to 3% (instead of 20%).

The President of Russia addressed the nation once again on June 23, 2020 and announced, among other things, that we are to expect important tax changes in 2021.