Other members of this forum can answer this better than me, I only know you can start you own company in Russia and employ your self, but how to obtain permission to hire HQS staff is a bit more tricky, you company should probably "do something", something else than entertain you.
You may be able to save your self both time and problems if you go for TRP with quote in a place that is not that popular as Moscow, St. Petersburg and other places, do not trust agency's in this matter, do the thing your self.
I heard about fictitious marriages. At least that's how some of our local Tajiks and Uzbeks get their Russian citizenship...
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and most probably it is not. you can invest,you can apply, but that does not mean THEY will accept you. In the meantime your visum ahs expired and what then? and how and when will, if they will, they return your -investment -.Minus government fees, minus this and that fee= if it is so easy and not to expensive why did we not hear more about it?
There is no greater treasure then pleasure....
Saw this a while ago https://www.facebook.com/groups/mosc...131047?sfns=mo