MVD Submits Draft Laws for 2027–2029 Pilot of Organized Recruitment of Foreign Workers

Overview

• The proposed experiment would run from January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2029 across Russia, excluding Moscow and the Moscow Region.
• A draft framework would authorize the government to test rules for foreign labor not provided for by Federal Law No. 115‑FZ.
• Labor Code changes would enable electronic document flow via an operator’s information system and allow fixed‑term contracts for participants.
• Tax rules would set personal income tax as fixed advance payments, with employers and individual entrepreneurs acting as withholding agents while workers hired by private individuals pay the tax themselves.
• Budget provisions would route 100% of related personal income tax to regional budgets, with the MVD estimating about 22 billion rubles per year, and officials say the measures aim to strengthen migration control.