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Article 18.15: Illegal employment of a foreign citizen or stateless person in the Russian Federation

📅 Updated: 01.10.2026

1. Employment of a foreign citizen or stateless person in the Russian Federation in the absence of a slave permit for that foreign national or stateless person a patent if such authorization or a patent is required under federal law or if the employment of a foreign citizen or a person is not required in the Russian Federation nationality by profession (speciality, position, type of employment) not specified in the work permit or patent if the work permit or patent contains information on the profession (s. (i.e. sociality, position, type of work) or the recruitment of a foreign citizen or stateless person to work outside the territory of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation, to which the foreign national or stateless person has been granted a work permit, a patent or a temporary residence permit, imposes an administrative fine on citizens once Between two thousand and five thousand rubles; for officials between twenty-five thousand and fifty thousand rubles; for legal persons between two hundred and fifty thousand rubles and eight hundred thousand rubles or adminis 2. Employment of a foreign citizen or stateless person in the Russian Federation irradiation, in accordance with the established procedure, of the authorization for the recruitment and use of foreign workers, if required by federal law, is subject to imposition by the administration (a) An additional fine of between 2,000 and 5,000 rubles for citizens; twenty-five thousand to fifty thousand rubles for officials; and two hundred and fifty thousand to eight for legal persons; 3. Failure to notify or violate established procedures and (or) the form of notification shall be subject to administrative suspension for a period of between 14 and 90 days. of the federal executive body responsible for federal State control (oversight) in the field of migration, detention or termination (dissolution) of a labour contract or a civil contract for the performance of work (service) with a foreign national within a period not exceeding three working days from the date of conclusion, termination (dissolution) of the contract if Such notification is required by federal law — imposing an administrative fine on citizens of between 2,000 and 5,000 roubles; and on officials of 30 roubles. Five thousand to fifty thousand rubles; for legal persons, from four hundred thousand to eight hundred thousand rubles, or for administrative suspension of activities for a period ranging from fourteen to ninety thousand sutos 4. Violations provided for in parts 1 to 3 of the present article committed in a city of federal significance in Moscow or St. Petersburg or in the Moscow or Leningrad region Administrative fine for citizens of between 5,000 and 7,000 rubles; for officials of between thirty-five thousand and seventy thousand rubles; for legal persons of between four hundred thousand and one thousand rubles 5. Failure to notify or violate the established procedure and (or) the form of notification to the slave by the employer or employer of work (services) involving highly qualified professionals, the federal executive authority exercising federal control (oversight) in the in the field of migration, or its authorized territorial authority, in accordance with the list established by the Federal Executive Authority, on the performance of obligations for the payment of the dawn On-board fees (rewards) for highly qualified professionals, if such notification or disclosure is required under federal law, are subject to adminis 1. For the purposes of the present report, Involving a foreign citizen or a stateless person in the Russian Federation is understood to mean any form of admission to work or services, or 2. In case of unlawful employment in the Russian Federation of two or more foreign nationals and (or) The administrative liability established by this article arises for the violation of the rules governing the employment of foreign nationals and persons with disabilities in the Russian Federation. He/she is stateless (including foreign workers) in respect of each foreign national or stateless person individually.