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Russia Adapting its Immigration laws to integrate skilled migrants! (16.11.2011)
Since the Soviet Union’s dissolution in December 1991, the former Soviet Republics have undergone tremendous changes and upheavals. Outside of a very few industries, such as gas, oil and minerals, this massive region, generally referred to as the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)*, is still a relatively unexplored business frontier for many companies. Over the past decade, as the largest CIS economy, the Russian Federation (Russia) has set the tone for its own and other CIS countries to revamp their old migration policies to attract highly-skilled migrants to help build a new knowledge-based and technology infrastructure.
This article provides a general overview of how Pro-Link GLOBAL (PLG) is working with one of its U.S. clients to quickly mobilize several key overseas personnel under the recently-announced Highly-Qualified Professional (HQP) worker category, and the key areas that any company should note when considering sending overseas assignees under this new talent scheme.
