In Russia, foreign employees may be employed as Highly Qualified Specialists (HQS) if they meet specific criteria.
HQS often comes to Russia to work with members of their families because HQS has a three-year work permit and can work in Russia based on a 3-year working visa.
Regarding legislation, family members of HQS include spouses, children, and their spouses, parents, grandmothers and grandfathers, and grandchildren.
Accompanying family members of the HQS have the right to enter Russia under simplified conditions. One way to do this is to obtain an accompanying family member multi-entry visa.
The visa’s validity period depends on the visa’s validity period of the HQS itself. Family members can work and study in Russia during the visa’s validity period, which is extended along with the HQS visa.
Besides, HQS family members can apply for work permits and work in Russia using simplified procedures and without quotas. In addition, HQS family members have no requirements for a minimum salary, unlike HQS.