The Ministry of Digital Affairs of the Russian Federation is preparing an increase to 30 years of deferment from the draft for IT specialists

Nikol·August 11, 2023·0 comments

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Summarize this content to 100 words According to the media, the Ministry of Digital Affairs of the Russian Federation is preparing to increase the deferment of conscription for IT specialists to 30 years in connection with the increase in the conscription age from January 1, 2024. Currently, exemption from conscription for urgent military service for employees of accredited IT companies is valid from 18 to 27 years of age.”In connection with the raising of the conscription age, the Ministry of Statistics is preparing a proposal to amend the presidential decree on measures to support the IT industry. In the current decree, there is a separate clause on the exemption from conscription for military service of employees of IT companies from 18 to 27 years old,” explained the head of the department, Maksut Shadayev.Changes to the decree are planned to be made before the start of the spring draft of 2024, as the law on raising the upper limit of the draft age will enter into force on January 1, Shadayev explained to the media. Earlier, the Ministry of Statistics reported that on August 8, at 23:59 Moscow time, the State Services portal will end accepting applications for postponement of the autumn draft for IT specialists from IT companies accredited by the department. The agency asked everyone who has not yet had time to apply for an IT postponement from the urgent service to do so in the near future. The employer must see the employee’s application in his personal account on the State Services portal, check and confirm the data. If the employee does not submit the application himself, the company can add it to the lists. She must send all data to the Ministry of Digital Affairs no later than August 11 inclusive.On July 24, 2023, the Ministry of Digitization on the “State Services” portal began accepting applications for postponement of the autumn draft for IT specialists. The agency warned that an application from an IT specialist previously submitted in 2023 would not allow for a deferment from mandatory service this year. You need to submit the application again and then check the information in your company that the application has acquired the status “sent”.The postponement of the Ministry of Digital Services from urgent service for IT specialists is effective from March 2022. The agency has changed the rules for submitting applications for postponement of urgent service in the army. The employee will now be able to fill in the information about himself.The Ministry of Statistics clarified that: employees must have time to submit applications independently from July 24 to August 8 through State Services; the employer, represented by an accredited IT company, will see them in his personal account on the “State Services” portal; if the employee does not have a personal account or does not send his data, the organization will be able to add him to the list on his own; By August 11, the IT company will need to check the data of employees, confirm them and send the lists to the Ministry of Digitization through the State Services. There can be several lists from one organization; after receiving data from IT companies, the agency will transfer them to the Ministry of Defense by August 31; From October 1 to December 31, the draft commission will make a decision on the postponement in each case individually at the Military Committee after the arrival of the IT specialist with the necessary documents in person. Key criteria that IT professionals must meet to receive a deferment in 2023: Russian citizenship, male gender; age – from 18 to 27 years; work from an employment contract; normal length of working day; higher education in a specialty from the list of specialties subject to deferment; work in accredited IT companies for at least 11 months during the year preceding the start date of the next draft. The company must be accredited in the register of the Ministry of Digital Affairs by August 11, 2023. If the employee’s experience is less than 11 months, the employer must make sure that he is employed within a year after graduation. The Ministry of Digital has a list of many IT specialists who work in IT companies accredited by the department, including those who have armor against partial mobilization. At the beginning of August, the Ministry of Statistics announced that it plans to extend the postponement of the draft for IT specialists with a secondary professional education. Also, the department intends to add new positions to the current list of specialties of university graduates who can apply for a deferment in order to support employees of IT companies who have a non-professional higher education, but are high-level IT professionals.

The Ministry of Digital Affairs of the Russian Federation is preparing an increase to 30 years of deferment from the draft for IT specialists

According to the media, the Ministry of Digital Affairs of the Russian Federation is preparing to increase the deferment of conscription for IT specialists to 30 years in connection with the increase in the conscription age from January 1, 2024. Currently, exemption from conscription for urgent military service for employees of accredited IT companies is valid from 18 to 27 years of age.

“In connection with the raising of the conscription age, the Ministry of Statistics is preparing a proposal to amend the presidential decree on measures to support the IT industry. In the current decree, there is a separate clause on the exemption from conscription for military service of employees of IT companies from 18 to 27 years old,” explained the head of the department, Maksut Shadayev.

Changes to the decree are planned to be made before the start of the spring draft of 2024, as the law on raising the upper limit of the draft age will enter into force on January 1, Shadayev explained to the media.

Earlier, the Ministry of Statistics reported that on August 8, at 23:59 Moscow time, the State Services portal will end accepting applications for postponement of the autumn draft for IT specialists from IT companies accredited by the department. The agency asked everyone who has not yet had time to apply for an IT postponement from the urgent service to do so in the near future.

The employer must see the employee’s application in his personal account on the State Services portal, check and confirm the data. If the employee does not submit the application himself, the company can add it to the lists. She must send all data to the Ministry of Digital Affairs no later than August 11 inclusive.

On July 24, 2023, the Ministry of Digitization on the “State Services” portal began accepting applications for postponement of the autumn draft for IT specialists. The agency warned that an application from an IT specialist previously submitted in 2023 would not allow for a deferment from mandatory service this year. You need to submit the application again and then check the information in your company that the application has acquired the status “sent”.

The postponement of the Ministry of Digital Services from urgent service for IT specialists is effective from March 2022. The agency has changed the rules for submitting applications for postponement of urgent service in the army. The employee will now be able to fill in the information about himself.

The Ministry of Statistics clarified that:

  • employees must have time to submit applications independently from July 24 to August 8 through State Services;

  • the employer, represented by an accredited IT company, will see them in his personal account on the “State Services” portal;

  • if the employee does not have a personal account or does not send his data, the organization will be able to add him to the list on his own;

  • By August 11, the IT company will need to check the data of employees, confirm them and send the lists to the Ministry of Digitization through the State Services. There can be several lists from one organization;

  • after receiving data from IT companies, the agency will transfer them to the Ministry of Defense by August 31;

  • From October 1 to December 31, the draft commission will make a decision on the postponement in each case individually at the Military Committee after the arrival of the IT specialist with the necessary documents in person.

Key criteria that IT professionals must meet to receive a deferment in 2023:

  • Russian citizenship, male gender;

  • age – from 18 to 27 years;

  • work from an employment contract;

  • normal length of working day;

  • higher education in a specialty from the list of specialties subject to deferment;

  • work in accredited IT companies for at least 11 months during the year preceding the start date of the next draft. The company must be accredited in the register of the Ministry of Digital Affairs by August 11, 2023. If the employee’s experience is less than 11 months, the employer must make sure that he is employed within a year after graduation.

The Ministry of Digital has a list of many IT specialists who work in IT companies accredited by the department, including those who have armor against partial mobilization. At the beginning of August, the Ministry of Statistics announced that it plans to extend the postponement of the draft for IT specialists with a secondary professional education. Also, the department intends to add new positions to the current list of specialties of university graduates who can apply for a deferment in order to support employees of IT companies who have a non-professional higher education, but are high-level IT professionals.

Nikol

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