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The American Chamber of Commerce in Russia will hold a regional briefing at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 12, 2009 at the AmCham office, with registration starting at 2:30 p.m. Valery Gaevsky, Governor of Stavropol Krai, will speak on investment opportunities in his region.
During a December 29 interview with Voice of America, AmCham President Andrew Somers explained how the work of the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia will be in even greater demand in 2009. The interview may be found here. On December 31, Prime Tass interviewed Andrew Somers on the topic "Russia should think now about competitiveness." A summary in English, along with a full transcript in Russian, are available here.
On December 19, 2008, the American Chamber of Commerce in
Following the previous steps taken by AmCham to advocate its members’ position to the Russian Government on the royalty payments issue, on December 23rd the Chamber held a meeting with Pavel Kadochnikov, Deputy Rector of the National Foreign Trade Academy.
CNBC interviewed AmCham President Andrew Somers on December 11 to discuss U.S. business and the Russian fallout.
Click on the thumbnail picture to the left to view the entire interview.
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The leaders of the Group of Twenty held an initial meeting in Washington on November 15, 2008, amid serious challenges to the world economy and financial markets. The group expressed their determination to enhance cooperation and work together to restore global growth and achieve needed reforms in the world's financial systems.
The declaration may be downloaded here. [source - www.kremlin.ru]
During an AmCham breakfast held on August 5, representatives of the Federal Migration Service (FMS) provided details of the recent changes in the administrative regulations of public service procedures to issue resolutions for employment of foreign nationals and employment permits, work permits (plastic cards) and Russian visa invitation letters for foreign nationals. The FMS officials spoke on the application processes and addressed members' questions and concerns.
New administrative regulations of the Federal Migration Service (FMS) now make it possible to simultaneously submit via "one window" the required documents for obtaining permits 1) to hire foreign workers; 2) work permits for individuals (plastic cards) and 3) work visa invitations, after AmCham member companies have registration with the FMS. The new arrangement between the FMS and AmCham will reduce waiting times from four months to approximately one and a half months. Further information and application documents are available here.
Below are links to the official site of the Federal Migration Service with information on migration registration of foreign citizens in Russia and instructions for applying for Russian visas. Procedure for issuing and extending Russian visas - English | Russian Migration registration of foreign citizens in Russia - English | Russian |
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In cooperation with the U.S. Embassy Consular Section AmCham has implemented a system to expedite the U.S. visa application process for AmCham members. Premium Processing allows AmCham member company employees to obtain a visa within five business days or less.
Please click here for further details.