Sending money to and from Russia has become a huge burden as of late. The people most affected are those sending remittances back to Russia to support their family members and relatives. Ex-pats living and working in Russia are also having a hard time getting funds from their home country to Russia. The question of…
Russian is a notoriously difficult language to learn, or so you’ve heard. It might come as a surprise, but Russian, if the right approach is taken, is not that hard of a language to learn. Let me explain why. For English speakers especially, the Cyrillic alphabet seems daunting, but it’s not. I promise. If you…
Anything is possible in Russia, as they say, but the more important question is whether it’s plausible. There are some things not worth getting involved in simply because of all the workarounds or loopholes, but working in Russia remotely, fortunately, is not one of them. Yes, it is plausible to work remotely from Russia. Yes,…
Lo and behold the list of professions that open the doors to foreigners looking to get a Russian residence permit after just 6 months of living and working in Russia. Even better yet, foreigners can get Russian citizenship 6 months after getting residency in Russia significantly cutting down the wait time to just one year. …
From ballet to engineer to director. Russia has recently updated the list of professions for which you can get a work visa to Russia with minimal salary requirements. This means that there are more opportunities to get a work visa through these professions but there are a couple downsides compared to other employment visas. For…
Moving to a foreign country whose language you don’t speak can be overwhelming and daunting even for daily tasks. Setting up and running a business in a different country is infinitely more challenging. There’s the bureaucracy to push through, legal formalities, cultural differences when hiring personnel and seemingly countless other details to nail down. But…
“Do not let what you cannot do, interfere with what you CAN do.” – John Wooden Work with what you have. Don’t try and reinvent the wheel. The tried and true advice that we dread to hear, but, often to our dismay, it turns out to rarely fail us. The truth is, we often hope for…
Although Russia does have a very low flat income tax rate compared to many other countries, especially in Western Europe, companies in Russia do get hit with high rates when making social contributions for their employees as a whole. However, there is one area in which Russian companies can save big amounts of money when…
Do you know the saying, “One man’s loss is another man’s gain?” I feel it is awfully applicable to the current situation in Russia with a severely devalued Russian ruble, continued sanctions and falling oil prices. While many may be losing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, it certainly doesn’t mean you cannot gain…
Having had almost every type of visa there is, I certainly know the woes of Russian visas. You have to get registered every time you enter Russia. Some visas limit you to single or double entries. What happens when you want to visit Russia a third time? You have to get a new visa. For…
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