The Moscow Migration Centre (Московский миграционный центр, MMC), a centre that processes migration-related applications, reported on the procedure for receiving applicants on matters related to obtaining a work patent. Employers should take this schedule into account when coordinating actions with foreign employees: it affects visit planning and appointment confirmation. The available excerpt of the announcement does not disclose information on work patent payment rules or details of updates to the «Амина» app.
Work patent appointments: what changes in visit planning
From 8:00 to 12:00, applications for a work patent are accepted with a prior appointment. If an employee’s visit is planned for this time, the employer should check in advance that an appointment has been made, so as not to base the HR schedule on an unconfirmed visit to the MMC.
After 12:00, visitors with a prior appointment are served on a priority basis. This does not mean that the announcement provided describes the procedure for receiving all other visitors: such conditions are not specified in the available excerpt.
Electronic appointments and internal HR control
The MMC stated that electronic confirmation of a prior appointment does not need to be replaced with a paper ticket. For internal coordination, it is sufficient to treat electronic appointment confirmation as the format provided by the centre.
The announcement does not establish employer obligations, requirements for the set of documents for a work patent, or consequences of missing an appointment. This information is absent from the source material.
What to check separately before making an HR decision
The MMC’s collection also mentions materials on work patent payments, submitting documents for a temporary residence permit (РВП), permanent residence permit (ВНЖ), and citizenship, as well as changes to the «Амина» app. However, the available excerpt does not provide details on payment or the substance of the «Амина» changes.
It is known that changes to the «Амина» app were announced from 1 September 2026. It is not specified which functions, user categories, or actions will be affected. The conditions for applying for a temporary residence permit (РВП), permanent residence permit (ВНЖ), and citizenship should be checked in the full official publication: the collection states that such submission is unavailable without a prior appointment.
What to check
- Determine which foreign employees need to obtain a work patent at the MMC.
- Check whether the employee has a prior appointment if their visit is planned from 8:00 to 12:00.
- When planning a visit after 12:00, take into account the priority given to visitors with a prior appointment.
- Do not require the employee to provide a paper ticket instead of electronic appointment confirmation.
- Before taking HR actions, verify on the official MMC resources the rules for work patent payment and applications for a temporary residence permit (РВП), permanent residence permit (ВНЖ), and citizenship.
- Separately clarify the substance of the announced changes to the «Амина» app from 1 September 2026.