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Everything for legal work in Russia in one place: from an entry-ban check to a patent, a job and a lawyer

Verified lawyers · Official sources · In three languages

  • Documents and entry
  • Life in Russia

Three steps and you know what to do

  1. Answer the questions

    2–3 minutes. No documents needed.

  2. Get your plan

    What to do, by which date and how much it costs.

  3. Follow the steps

    We remind you ahead of every deadline.

Pick a service: we show what to do and by which date

Entry-ban check: a person with a phone next to a specialist

Check for an entry ban

We check official sources. If there is a ban, we explain what to do.

  • Entry-ban and debt check

  • The result in plain words

  • If there is a ban: an action plan and a lawyer

Who helps: Soyuz migration lawyer

Work patent: preparing the documents

Work patent

We help you get and renew a patent. Deadlines are counted from your entry date.

  • Medical exam, language test, DMS policy

  • Documents and filing without mistakes

  • NDFL payment reminders

Who helps: Soyuz specialists and partners

A support specialist advising a client in chat

Help all the way

We run your case from entry to result: remind you of deadlines, answer questions, bring in specialists.

  • One specialist for your case

  • Support in Russian, Uzbek and Tajik

  • Documents and deadlines in one cabinet

Who helps: Soyuz specialists

Workers in helmets and overalls on a construction site

Work

soon

Jobs with verified employers. Fair terms and a contract.

  • Employer verified by tax ID (INN)

  • Salary and terms visible upfront

  • Apply from your profile

Preparing the documents for a residence permit

Residence permit (VNZh, RVP)

soon

For those staying long term. We see it through to the result.

  • We tell you what fits: RVP or VNZh

  • Documents and filing

  • A lawyer at every stage

Booking a doctor and getting a DMS policy

Medical

soon

DMS policy, doctor's appointment, help at the clinic.

  • DMS policy for the patent

  • Doctor's appointment

  • Help at the clinic in a language you understand

Sending money to family from a phone

Bank

soon

A Russian bank card and transfers home.

  • A card once the patent is issued

  • Transfers to family

  • Help opening an account

Answer a few questions and we show you what to do.

Step by step, with dates.

What you get:

  • All steps in order

  • How many days are left before each deadline

  • What could get in the way: a ban, a debt, a mistake in the documents

  • Reminders before every deadline

  • What to do right now

Show my plan

We remind you about dates and payments in advance. You won't miss a thing.

Your plan is readyWork patent · Moscow

A patent fits you. Next step: gather the documents.

  1. Before entry
  2. Registration
  3. Documents
  4. Patent
  5. Work

Gather the main documents

We’ll help you collect everything you need to apply.

What Soyuz gives you

First check your situation for free. Need more: get full access.

  • Free

    0 ₽

    To understand what to do next

    • Answer the questions, we show your plan

    • Your plan with your deadlines

    • Questions to the assistant about your situation

    Check for free

Lawyer and specialist services are paid separately.

The assistant knows your situation and your stage.

It explains the rules in plain words and tells you what to do. If you need a lawyer, it says so directly.

Soyuz assistant

Ask about your situation at any time.

The assistant's answers are information. The decision on your case is made by the authorities.

Lawyers work inside Soyuz. They see your situation and help where it cannot be solved without them.

  • Yulia Kovalevskaya

    Migration law, 20 years of practice
    Speaks Russian
    Moscow and Moscow Region
  • Shukhrat Nazrulloev

    Civil and administrative cases, in practice since 2020
    Speaks Russian
    Moscow and Moscow Region
  • Zamira Milomirova

    Migration specialist
    Speaks Russian and Tajik
    Moscow and Moscow Region
  • Lawyers in St Petersburg

    Coming in the next few weeks. The plan, deadlines and reminders already work in every region.

    Tell me when they are here

What they help with:

  • Check your documents before you apply

  • Sort out your patent and deadlines

  • Check for an entry ban

  • Work through a difficult situation

One-off consultation

3,000 ₽ · 30 minutes

Book

Needed when the case is complex. The rest you do in Soyuz yourself.

A patent is a document that gives you the right to work legally in one region of Russia. You need one if you came from a visa-free country: Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan or Moldova. Citizens of the EAEU — Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan — don’t need a patent; an employment contract is enough.

You must apply for a patent within 30 calendar days of your entry date.

Didn’t find an answer?

Ask us, we help you make sense of your situation.

Contact support

Get my plan

Answer a few questions and we show your plan, documents and deadlines.