Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast raise migrant work patent cost…
The cost of the work patent for foreign workers in Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast will increase from 8,000 to 11,000 rubles starting in 2027, following a decision by the regional legislature to raise the regional labor market coefficient. The move aligns with a similar law passed in Saint Petersburg the day before.
Consensus
- The cost of the work patent for foreign workers will increase to 11,000 rubles in 2027 for both Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast.
- The increase was approved in a third reading by the Legislative Assembly of Leningrad Oblast.
- Saint Petersburg passed a similar law in first reading the day before.
- The region and city have historically maintained a unified policy on work patent pricing due to their shared labor agglomeration.
- The new coefficient for calculating the patent cost in 2027 is 3.049457, which translates to 11,000 rubles.
- Citizens of countries with visa-free access to Russia, including Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Moldova, Azerbaijan, and Ukraine, require a work patent.
- Citizens of EAEU countries (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan) do not need a work patent.
Points of divergence
- The law was approved in third reading in the Leningrad Oblast Legislative Assembly today. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- The list of prohibited jobs for foreign workers was expanded in October 2024, including barbershops and fitness centers. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- Starting in 2025, foreigners will be banned from working as couriers and taxi drivers in the city. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- There are plans to extend the expanded list of prohibited jobs for 2027. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- The law was passed in a single session with immediate adoption in three readings. — interfax
- The increase in patent cost is due to a regional labor market coefficient, not a direct legislative change. — interfax
Coverage (2 sources)
- Work permit for migrants from St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast will become more expensive — Бумага
- Cost of patent for foreign workers increased in Leningrad region following St. Petersburg — Интерфакс