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Dmitry Medvedev: Ukrainian citizens will not be able to work in Russia without labor patent

15 December 2014 12:45 (UTC +04:00)

Moscow. Farid Akbarov - APA. “Russia will tighten control over those coming from Ukraine for employment,” said Russian Dmitry Medvedev, APA's Moscow correspondent reports.

He said that beginning on 1 January 2015, Ukrainian citizens, who make up the majority of foreigners coming to Russia for employment, will not be able to work without a labor patent. “They won’t be allowed to stay in our country more than 90 days and it will be strictly controlled during a period of six months. They were previously able to stay in Russia for three months, then leave and come back to work without any problem. It won’t be so from now on. Our border-guards will keep a special eye on "travelers" coming from Ukraine to work without a patent,” he said.

The prime minister said it will cause great damage to Ukrainians who work in Russia transferring money to their country. He also mentioned that 400,000 Ukrainian citizens, who are authorized to work, currently live in Russia. According to Medvedev, Ukraine's economy will lose $11-13 billion because of its citizens’ failure to be employed in Russia.