DUSHANBE, October 26, 2013, Asia-Plus –On Friday October 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin submitted an agreement between Russia and Tajikistan on the procedure for the stay of Tajik nationals in Russia for ratification to the State Duma (Russia’s lower house of parliament).
Under this agreement, Tajik nationals now may stay in the Russia Federation for 15 days without registering instead of the current seven days.
Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament ratified this agreement on October 1.
We will recall that amendments are proposed to the government-to-government agreement between Tajikistan and Russia on labor activity and protection of rights of Tajik nationals in Russia and protection of rights of Russian nationals in Tajikistan.
A draft protocol providing for appropriate changes has been developed by Russia’s Federal Migration Service (FMS) in line with implementation of the memorandum of intent on easing some of the registration restrictions for Tajik migrants coming to Russian that was signed in Dushanbe on October 5, 2012.
Tajik nationals will be eligible to obtain three-year work permits in Russia, instead of the current one-year work permits.
