# Business in Russia **URL:** https://forum.russiable.com/c/business-in-russia/7.md [Latest](https://forum.russiable.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.russiable.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.russiable.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Business in Russia category](https://forum.russiable.com/t/about-the-business-in-russia-category/9)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.russiable.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2026, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/about-the-business-in-russia-category/9 "2026-11-07T08:10:44Z")
Topics related to business in Russia or with Russians: companies in Russia, exports, e-commerce, Russian tourists, sending money, sending packages, etc. --- ## [Join our Telegram channel](https://forum.russiable.com/t/join-our-telegram-channel/371)
**Author:** [@Mohammad188](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Mohammad188)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2026, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/join-our-telegram-channel/371 "2026-11-07T12:56:01Z")
Channel link --- ## [Sendnow Issues](https://forum.russiable.com/t/sendnow-issues/338)
**Author:** [@Anthony](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Anthony)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/sendnow-issues/338 "2026-10-17T14:30:08Z")
As the title suggests SendNOW has gone a bit wonky. No problem sending money yesterday - GBP and Apple Pay. Today only restricted currencies, and bank transfer only, which a massive PIA. No card or other method. They … --- ## [How can I complete this online purchase from the USA?](https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-can-i-complete-this-online-purchase-from-the-usa/364)
**Author:** [@ace777](https://forum.russiable.com/u/ace777)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-can-i-complete-this-online-purchase-from-the-usa/364 "2026-09-30T23:25:01Z")
Hello, I’m trying to pay for a Russian-based website service. Here are the options they give me: Yandex Pay СБП Сбер Pay T Pay Альфа Pay MIR UnionPay YooMoney Is there any way I can make the payment if I’m loca… --- ## [Exploring Business/IT Consultancy Opportunities in Russia](https://forum.russiable.com/t/exploring-business-it-consultancy-opportunities-in-russia/331)
**Author:** [@Jakir](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Jakir)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/exploring-business-it-consultancy-opportunities-in-russia/331 "2026-06-16T19:10:00Z")
Hi everyone, I am Jakir Hossain, a tech entrepreneur from Bangladesh with over 15 years of experience in network infrastructure and ISP operations. I am writing this because I am planning to permanently relocate to Rus… --- ## [Profee updates](https://forum.russiable.com/t/profee-updates/228)
**Author:** [@musseque](https://forum.russiable.com/u/musseque)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2025, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/profee-updates/228 "2025-10-24T12:21:15Z")
does profee or sendnow works for anyone these days? not even sure if theres nee for me to visit bank and ask if its problem on their side --- ## [How can I send a document from USA to Russia?](https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-can-i-send-a-document-from-usa-to-russia/268)
**Author:** [@Cal](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Cal)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2025, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-can-i-send-a-document-from-usa-to-russia/268 "2025-09-22T12:51:35Z")
How can I send a document from USA to Russia? From what I understand USA post office no longer delivers to Russia. And I think DHL, UPS, also stopped. Any services out there that someone has used, that are reliable? … --- ## [road from Uelen to Aldan](https://forum.russiable.com/t/road-from-uelen-to-aldan/275)
**Author:** [@jamesmatheson](https://forum.russiable.com/u/jamesmatheson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/road-from-uelen-to-aldan/275 "2025-08-28T18:21:20Z")
Thank you for letting me write to you I hope we can build a road from Uelen to Aldan using car containers that are paved inside the car containers. The best way to do this would be to make the car containers out of pl… --- ## [Profee vs. Cryptocurrencies](https://forum.russiable.com/t/profee-vs-cryptocurrencies/155)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/profee-vs-cryptocurrencies/155 "2025-08-26T15:03:16Z")
Hello, I’m going to move to Russia in one or two months. I want to convert my salary (I work remotely) to Rubles. Is Profee or are methods using cryptocurrencies better with regards to the total loss using these platform… --- ## [Send money from Russia abroad](https://forum.russiable.com/t/send-money-from-russia-abroad/273)
**Author:** [@Sam](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Sam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/send-money-from-russia-abroad/273 "2025-08-23T14:00:01Z")
Hi how Russian people can send money abroad, EU, UK, USA? Any tips for that? Thanks --- ## [Yandex GO with tele2 sim card from Kazakhstan possible?](https://forum.russiable.com/t/yandex-go-with-tele2-sim-card-from-kazakhstan-possible/226)
**Author:** [@lesterburnham](https://forum.russiable.com/u/lesterburnham)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/yandex-go-with-tele2-sim-card-from-kazakhstan-possible/226 "2025-06-19T21:14:50Z")
Hi, can someone verify. Is Yandsex Go in Moscow possible with Tele2 Sim card from Kazakhstan? In tele2 you can select a n addon to roam in Russia for 30 days with 8GB/30min and you can receive SMS. The only downside is… … --- ## [SendNow](https://forum.russiable.com/t/sendnow/212)
**Author:** [@musseque](https://forum.russiable.com/u/musseque)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/sendnow/212 "2025-02-14T16:33:37Z")
does this one actually work to send money to Russia from Austria? if yes,is that similar to profee? --- ## [Proffee for Austria to Russia money sending](https://forum.russiable.com/t/proffee-for-austria-to-russia-money-sending/209)
**Author:** [@musseque](https://forum.russiable.com/u/musseque)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/proffee-for-austria-to-russia-money-sending/209 "2025-02-08T15:22:17Z")
Few days ago my partner tried to make transfer on my Raiffeisen bank,profee shows temporarily unavailable. does profee works for anyone? --- ## [Transferring money to Russia from UK](https://forum.russiable.com/t/transferring-money-to-russia-from-uk/208)
**Author:** [@Holistic](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Holistic)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/transferring-money-to-russia-from-uk/208 "2025-02-05T07:15:35Z")
Hi all - thank you for such informative posts on this subject. I know that the landscape has changed quite a bit in the last few months so I would like to ask the experts out there for their current advice on the best w… --- ## [Swapcoin](https://forum.russiable.com/t/swapcoin/185)
**Author:** [@Squirrel](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Squirrel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2024, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/swapcoin/185 "2024-09-30T08:20:03Z")
Hi there, just seeking advice from others who have used Swapcoin to transfer money from Volet. Did you put the recipient’s name in English or Russian? The spelling is quite different and I’m scared of the funds getting l… --- ## [Telegram Wallet Users UK](https://forum.russiable.com/t/telegram-wallet-users-uk/184)
**Author:** [@phoebe](https://forum.russiable.com/u/phoebe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/telegram-wallet-users-uk/184 "2024-09-26T09:13:56Z")
Dear customer, Following an internal decision and corporate restructure plan, we have decided to apply for UK Registration as a FCA CryptoAsset provider. We will disable our features for our customers in the UK until we… --- ## [Transferring money to Russia](https://forum.russiable.com/t/transferring-money-to-russia/169)
**Author:** [@sumaiya](https://forum.russiable.com/u/sumaiya)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2024, 9:30am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/transferring-money-to-russia/169 "2024-08-21T09:30:49Z")
Hey! I don’t know who else to ask, and I was wondering if anyone else experienced the same issue. I followed the step by step guide from this website to transfer money via cryptocurrency to a Russian relatives bank card… --- ## [How to open a bank account in Russia](https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-to-open-a-bank-account-in-russia/13)
**Author:** [@Irena](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Irena)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 8:45am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-to-open-a-bank-account-in-russia/13 "2024-07-17T08:45:44Z")
Any foreigner who is legally in Russia for tourism, business, studies, or has a residence permit can open a bank account and have a Russian MIR card. The application can be done online. It’s also possible to open a Russi… --- ## [Which US banks do wire transfers to Russia?](https://forum.russiable.com/t/which-us-banks-do-wire-transfers-to-russia/57)
**Author:** [@Lotto](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Lotto)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2024, 6:48am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/which-us-banks-do-wire-transfers-to-russia/57 "2024-04-23T06:48:44Z")
From what I understand, only certain Russian banks are sanctioned by then US Treasury Department/excluded from SWIFT. For those Russian banks that aren’t, there is not a government prohibition on transferring to them. B… --- ## [Shipping to Russia](https://forum.russiable.com/t/shipping-to-russia/92)
**Author:** [@California77](https://forum.russiable.com/u/California77)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/shipping-to-russia/92 "2024-04-07T21:07:52Z")
Hello Irena, Due to the sanctions, I cannot ship anything to Russia at the moment. Is there anyway to get around this? Perhaps shipping first to another country and then having the package routed to Russia.. Would yo… --- ## [Sending money to Gazprombank](https://forum.russiable.com/t/sending-money-to-gazprombank/63)
**Author:** [@Butchie](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Butchie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/sending-money-to-gazprombank/63 "2024-02-24T20:33:01Z")
I need to send a small amount of rubles to Gazprombank for account maintenance fees. I am a U.S citizen. I understand that Gazprombank is still in the SWIFT network. How can I send rubles to this bank? Will a wire from a… --- ## [Can you transfer money from the USA to YooMoney?](https://forum.russiable.com/t/can-you-transfer-money-from-the-usa-to-yoomoney/56)
**Author:** [@Lotto](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Lotto)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/can-you-transfer-money-from-the-usa-to-yoomoney/56 "2024-01-28T17:05:20Z")
I can’t find out on the Internet. If so, how is the money transferred from the USA? --- ## [Best Russian banks for U.S. Social Security beneficiaries?](https://forum.russiable.com/t/best-russian-banks-for-u-s-social-security-beneficiaries/45)
**Author:** [@Lotto](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Lotto)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2024, 5:40am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/best-russian-banks-for-u-s-social-security-beneficiaries/45 "2024-01-06T05:40:52Z")
I get Social Security and want to receive it in Russia. Apparently Social Security uses a program call International Direct Deposit to deposit benefits into Russian bank accounts but there are some issues: the Russian …