Uzbek migrants to be able to undergo medical examination in Tashkent to obtain a patent in Russia

10,000 Uzbek citizens will be sent to Russia on a simplified basis for temporary work in the construction industry. As part of this project, 40 Russian medical workers arrived in Uzbekistan with medical equipment to organize medical examinations of citizens in Tashkent.

According to the Agency for External Labor Migration, the medical examination required to obtain a patent for the right to work in Russia will be carried out in Uzbekistan by the Russian Health Ministry with the help of medical equipment installed in Tashkent.

For information, the project to send 10,000 Uzbeks to Russia to work in construction will cover the cost of medical examinations, vaccinations, exams in Russian language, Russian history and legislation, patent registration and transportation.

It should be noted that the high cost of obtaining a patent for work in Russia and the complexity of the procedures are among the problems that afflict Uzbek migrants.

That is why more than 30% of Uzbek migrants in Russia work without a patent.

Currently, if Uzbek citizens apply for a work permit in Russia, they will be issued a patent for only one year. This will require about $500.

In September 2020, Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree “On measures to introduce a system of safe, orderly and legal labor migration”. It provides for the opening of a representative office of the passport and visa service of the Russian MIA in Uzbekistan until January 1, 2021, as well as the provision of services for the preparation, registration and issuance of permits (patents) for temporary employment in this office.

Davlatnazar Matrasulov, the first deputy head of the Agency for External Labor Migration, said that Russia did not agree with the issuance of patents in Uzbekistan.

“We have three international agreements with the Russian Federation on obtaining a patent. Russian officials came to Uzbekistan and undertook to issue a patent there. However, this has not yet been legalized. A group of leaders has left for Russia to speed up work on the issue and hold bilateral talks.

We know that migrants who go to work in Russia need 20-30 days to get a patent. They apply to the patent center, submit an application, passport translation, medical examination documents. Then they study for a week, paying a fee. In the final stage, only after proper registration with the Interior Department, a patent is issued.