06.12.2013

On 5 December 2013, the AEB Migration Committee organized the 6th Annual Migration Conference. The conference provided information on the most recent changes to the Russian migration legislation and various aspects of its practical implementation.

Nikolay Smorodin, Deputy Head of Federal Migration Service, briefed the audience on recent development in the Russian migration legislation, its trends and plans. Among issues discussed were also: determination of employers' needs for foreign labor (2014-2015) and development of the draft law on key personnel, tax issues related to employment of highly-qualified foreign citizens.

Experts from IKEA, Pepeliaev Group, Alstom, VOLKSWAGEN Group Rus and Visa Delight presented the practical issues related to migration area which they face in the day-to-day activities.