Ricky, I can guarantee that all these migrant construction workers do not have university diplomas... I suppose that only a percentage of them actually have work permits though.
That said, for the past two years I have had to provide a notarized translation of my US unviersity diploma in the process of applying for my work permit. Not sure if that is an across-the-board thing, though, as work permits are granted for certain specializations in different ways. You said that you are working with an agency - I'd have them check again into the specifics of your job specialization to see if you really need it. If you do need it, then contact your university and they can DHL you a second copy. Best of luck. Thomas On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Ricky <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everybody, > > hope you can help me with this: > > I have been in Moscow for 1.5 years, having a work permit and work visa, > all done via a Russian agent and my company. My renewal comes up in Oct, so > my company and I are starting to prepare for the process. > > Now the agency told that "Starting from October 8, 2008 it is required to > provide the notarized translation of the university diploma to obtain > individual work permit for foreign employee". > > Let's face it, one doesn't need to have to have a university degree for all > sorts of jobs in order to be successful, or to do the job necessary. And > even if I do, the certificate would be nicely packed somewhere in my home > country and certainly not available here in Moscow. > > Can anybody comment on this? Is it true? Why would that be? Does that mean, > from Oct 2008 on, only graduates are allowed to work in Russia? This just > sounds odd to me. > > Comments appreciated. > Cheers > > Ricky > > > _______________________________________________ > Expat mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ >
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