Foreigners, who represent companies investing into the Russian economy or take part in the project Skolkovo and building International Finance Center, will get the opportunity to receive Russian business visa for five years, reports The Vedomosti. Usually this type of visa is issued for one year.  

The Skolkovo Innovation Center is a planned high technology business area being built at Skolkovo near Moscow The site aims to be a highly modern complex created to encourage science and technology companies. The Skolkovo Innovation Center is tasked with concentrating intellectual capital and encouraging the development of various technologies. As corporations and individuals become "residents" of the city, proposed projects and ideas receive financial assistance.