Overview
- Mayor Sergey Sobyanin signed a law raising Moscow’s migrant work patent to 10,000 rubles per month via an updated regional coefficient published on the city portal.
- The Tver regional government backed a proposal at a November 11 session to set the 2026 patent at 20,169 rubles and sent it to the Legislative Assembly for review.
- Acting governor Vitaliy Korolyov said the Tver measure is intended to free jobs for residents by discouraging migrants from using cheaper patents in one region to work in higher‑paying ones.
- Tver has steadily lifted patent fees since 2016, setting 10,742 rubles for 2024 and 14,973 rubles for 2025, and reports strong personal income tax receipts from foreign workers.
- Beyond pricing, Tver restricts foreign labor across sectors including education, healthcare, finance, retail, real estate, transport, architecture and certain construction activities.