If you are interested in working with temporary residence permits in Moscow, vacancies for foreigners offer a fairly wide range of offers. You have the opportunity to get a job in your specialty or find a place that does not require special knowledge and skills. There is always a lot of work in the capital of the Russian Federation. Alas, there are no less people who want to get it.
Example of a temporary residence permit of the Russian Federation
The purpose of this article is to find out whether there are decent vacancies in Russia for CIS citizens who are interested in Moscow and the Moscow region in terms of employment.
Prospects for capital employment
Moscow has always attracted foreigners. In 2021, the flow of representatives from neighboring countries wishing to find work has not decreased. For many, Russia is a prospect for a better life. The choice of the capital is not surprising, since it is the largest metropolis in Eastern Europe with great opportunities for both locals and visitors.
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Living and working in the Russian capital is more profitable compared to similar cities in Europe for the following reasons:
- more loyal migration legislation;
- closeness of mentalities;
- a language that everyone understands, thanks to Soviet times;
- there are many well-established local and foreign enterprises, etc.
The crisis affected the capital, but only partially. It still remains one of the most promising and wealthy cities in the world.
How to find a job in Moscow for a foreign citizen can be found in the video below.
Opportunity Fair
Don’t think that in Moscow foreigners are welcomed with open arms. It is always more profitable to employ your own citizens. If, say, an employer offers employees such preferences as payment for housing, voluntary health insurance, a vehicle, etc., in this regard, native Muscovites are cheaper.
If you intend to get a well-paid job in the capital, you will have to go through tough competition and prove that you are more professional than local residents.
In-demand vacancies
If we consider mid- and senior-level vacancies in terms of employment, then applicants and temporary residence permit holders are most welcome in the following areas:
- IT technologies;
Work in the field of IT technologies
- pharmaceuticals;
- industry;
- agro-industrial complexes;
- engineering;
- journalism;
- design;
- sales.
Let us note that the choice will be made not only from foreign citizens of neighboring countries. Many companies prefer specialists with good international experience. As a rule, visitors from the CIS do not have it.
What you need to start working without Russian citizenship
A foreign citizen who arrives in Moscow must immediately submit a notification of his arrival to the Federal Migration Service, where his registration at his temporary/permanent place of residence will take place. Next, as a rule, the migrant applies for a temporary residence permit (TRP) if he expects further progress on the path to a Russian passport.
Such a document is drawn up within 60 days, and to work during this period you need to obtain a patent. Its validity period is limited to 12 months, but you can start registration with a 30-day patent and extend it as necessary.
Further paperwork and submission of information about a foreign citizen at work falls on the employer after signing the employment contract/agreement. The latter has the right to check the authenticity of documents from a foreign citizen, for which a request is submitted to the FMS department that issued them.
Capital salaries
In Moscow, wages are higher than in other regions of Russia. Sometimes in the same position in the capital you can earn several times more than in any of the Russian regions. Salaries in different fields and at different enterprises vary greatly. It is difficult to give exact figures, since many Russian companies still pay remuneration in envelopes. As for foreign employers, they prefer not to deceive Russian tax legislation.
Lawyer's salary in Moscow
If we consider wages by area, we can roughly name the following figures:
- banking sector - from 30 to 100 thousand rubles, if you take one of the management positions, you can earn from 70 to 400 thousand rubles. per month;
- jurisprudence - from 35 to 120 thousand rubles, in management positions they earn from 70 thousand rubles. and higher;
- design business - from 40 to 250 thousand rubles, for managers - from 100 thousand to 250 thousand rubles;
- information technology – from 45 thousand rubles, management positions – from 70 thousand rubles. and higher.
Much depends on the employing company and the field of activity. For example, programmers working in banking tend to earn less than their colleagues in industry or design.
You can learn more about salaries in Moscow from the video below.
If we consider less prestigious specialties, then here too many have the opportunity to earn 50 thousand rubles and more.
Problems with work
At the moment when all the documents are ready, the migrant begins to look for a job, and he asks the question: “Where can I get a job?”
Since the main type of activity of a foreign citizen is prescribed in the patent (for example: “handyman”, “builder”, “cleaner”), the foreign citizen has the right to work only in the specified specialty.
On the one hand, there are many vacancies, on the other hand, not all employers want to deal with the difficult personnel management of foreign employees and offer to work unofficially, without registration in the organization’s staff, that is, illegally.
It is important to understand that unofficial employment entails a lot of problems with the tax authorities (both for a Russian citizen and for a foreign employee), because There are no deductions from wages to the country's budget, pension fund or social insurance fund.
For 2021, the minimum deduction should be 37% of the employee’s salary, where 13% is VAT, 22% is the Pension Fund, 2% is the Social Insurance Fund (NSS), since with these deductions the employee confirms his legal presence and earnings in Russia.
If a foreign citizen works illegally, without an official employer, his presence in the country also becomes illegal. This means that he will be able to work until the first document check, which will reveal his illegal presence in the country, with subsequent sanctions - a fine, deportation and a ban on entry into the Russian Federation from 3 to 10 years.
What should a foreign citizen do if he cannot find an official job or an employer who will be willing to hire him under an employment contract?
Let's take a closer look at the option of officially employing foreign citizens in an outstaffing company.
Job market
Even without a specialty, it is possible to find a job in Moscow. There are three ways to find a job:
- At the labor exchange.
- Through a recruitment agency.
- By advertisement in a newspaper or virtual bulletin board.
The first path is the least promising, since only the least popular employment options are listed on the labor exchange. They offer non-prestigious and low-paid vacancies.
Contacting a recruitment agency
It is much more profitable to pay money and contact the specialists of a recruitment agency, where in some cases you can find very prestigious options that pay for themselves within the first month. This path is especially relevant for specialists with high qualification levels. As a highly qualified engineer, you won’t have to work on street landscaping, which is quite possible with the labor exchange.
A recruitment agency will help you find a job in Moscow with reputable employers
Advertisements on special websites and in newspapers are also full of real advertisements offering vacancies. In this case, depending on your luck, you will end up with a bona fide employer, or in fact your wages and working conditions will not be as rosy as promised.
Jobs for women
Women who come to the capital of Russia to earn money can easily find something like the following specialties:
- food warehouse controller;
- nurse;
- salesperson-cashier;
- nurse;
- warehouse picker;
- seller in a coffee shop, etc.
Working as a nurse is relevant today
In order to get a vacancy for one of the listed positions, it is enough to have a little work experience and that the documents regarding registration in the city are in perfect order.
Women are offered to work as nannies, caregivers, salespeople, seamstresses, etc. The demand for female labor is quite high. It is important to take into account that even with extreme demand for workers, most employers will not take risks and will not hire a foreigner with expired or completely undocumented documents.
Wage
Salaries for women's professions are on average slightly lower than for men. For example, a nurse will earn from 25 thousand rubles. Seamstresses are paid approximately 45 thousand rubles per month. The salaries of salespeople and cashiers very often depend on production. In the trading sector you can earn from 40 thousand rubles and above. Women with temporary residence permits and residence permits have the opportunity to find employment in personnel services, accounting and economic departments. There are also such vacancies for women on the labor market.
Quotas
Immigration policy applies quotas, that is, a projected acceptable rate or share of participation in the labor market of foreign labor. Employers often resort to using foreign labor. This happens for various reasons:
- For the cost of services.
- By skill level.
The hiring of workers from abroad is subject to strict quotas.
In practice, several types are used:
- Employers who hire foreign specialists into their workforce receive a quota;
- quota for temporary registration gives advantages in getting a job without special permits;
- the issuance of jobs is normalized in order to protect the labor market within the country;
- there are quotas for issuing invitations to obtain a visa;
- There are quotas for students who want to have a Russian diploma and study on a budgetary basis.
Jobs for men
It’s even easier for men to get a job in Moscow. If you have a patent, temporary residence permit or residence permit, you can find a place in almost any field.
profession merchandiser
Based on advertisements, you are most likely to get one of the following vacancies:
- upholsterer of upholstered furniture;
- merchandiser;
- design engineer;
- electrician;
- picker;
- taxi driver;
- builder, etc.
Shift method
They are often offered to work on a rotational basis. Such work is more generously paid. Many men come to Moscow as part of brigades. At construction sites in the capital, they earn several times more than they pay for the same work in their homeland.
Shift work is the most popular for foreign citizens
If you intend to work in the capital, it makes sense to look for vacancies back home. As a specialist, you can arrange interviews with several companies in advance. If over time you can confirm your high qualifications, they will help you obtain a residence permit in Moscow.
What documents are required to obtain a residence permit and the processing time frame can be found here.
Ways to find work in Russia
There are many ways for a migrant to find work. In any case, personal participation of non-residents of the Russian Federation will be required.
It must be remembered that to work in Russia, a foreigner is required to obtain permits.
Agree with the employer in advance
Wanting to save on wages, some companies recruit migrant workers. Indeed, for citizens of a number of foreign countries, the wages they receive in Russia are several times higher than the income they receive in their homeland. But Russians are not satisfied with exactly the same level of wages.
To get a job in Russia, it is recommended to contact the employer directly and agree on the terms of employment.
Having arrived on the territory of the Russian Federation, a foreigner will only need to register a legal stay in the country and obtain work permits.
Finding an employer is not difficult. Many of those who prefer to use foreign labor place recruitment advertisements on foreign job sites.
Ask friends living in the Russian Federation to help
A migrant who wants to find a job in Russia can find out about vacancies from his friends. It is quite possible that one of the relatives recently returned to their homeland from Russia. He will tell you who to contact or give contacts of the employer for whom he worked.
It’s great if a foreigner has friends in Russia. It is much easier to find a job while in the country than outside it. A migrant’s acquaintances may know where recruitment is taking place, take the employer’s contact information and pass it on to a foreign friend.
Register in the database of outsourcing companies
The most popular option for migrants searching for work in Russia is registration in the database of an outsourcing company.
The thing is that many large companies that use the labor of foreign citizens prefer to entrust the search for workers to other people, for example an outsourcing company.
The company selects candidates based on the employer's requirements. However, to get into the base, a migrant needs to go through a short registration procedure.
It should be noted that outsourcing companies do not work with convicted persons, or with those who have been deported.
The company’s assistance in finding a job for a migrant is invaluable. Often, in this way, foreigners find work in Russia in a matter of days. And most importantly, both the employee and the employer are satisfied.
Search for vacancies in the search engine “City of Works”
Job vacancies in Russia can be found in newspapers and on notice boards. However, this “grandfather’s” method is not at all suitable for finding work outside the country.
Now, in the age of technology, it is much easier to find a job. All you need to do is register on one of the job search portals. One such service is City of Works. Its exact name is written as “GorodRabot.ru”.
In order to find a job using the portal, you need to go to the official website, register and fill out the search form.
- Type of vacancy. That is, a position that is suitable for a migrant.
- Busy. Employers offer full and part-time positions. You can work permanently, temporarily or on a shift basis.
- Wage level. Most often, a migrant can count on piecework wages. That is, income will depend on the amount of work performed.
- Place of work. A foreigner can choose the city in which he will work.
After filling out the filter, you need to click on the “Find” button. Now all that remains is to choose a suitable vacancy and contact the potential employer by phone or email.
