You can withdraw money only after one of the three balances (EUR, USD, or RUB) has been funded.
Balance funding
Payment for works or services is credited to the freelancer's balance when the task has been paid for and its status has changed to "Paid." The money arrives in the currency of the task. You need to withdraw funds from each balance for each currency separately. You can't make transfers between differently denominated balances.
Withdrawal currencies
Withdrawals can be made from any balance, but there may be restrictions on the payment currency imposed by the payment system or Solar Staff's partner banks, or arising from Offer Agreements.
Upon withdrawal, the freelancer can choose the payment currency from those available for the selected withdrawal method. If the payment currency differs from that of the balance, the amount undergoes automatic conversion.
Euro-denominated withdrawals to crypto wallets are converted into USDT. The conversion is done using the payment partner's rate, shown on withdrawal confirmation and updated every 60 seconds.
New rules in 2025
From January 1, 2025, all payments to bank cards, bank accounts, and e-wallets will require account verification, regardless of the annual payment amount. Exception: payments to Russian individual entrepreneur accounts.
For contractors in Russia:
Please note that the self-employed and individual entrepreneurs in Russia are subject to special rules, see more here: Payments to the self-employed, Payments to individual entrepreneurs.
From January 1, 2025, payments will be available in rubles only, and only to Russian payment methods.
Starting from January 1, 2025, all withdrawals to the cards issued for individuals ( who are not using the special tax regime in Russia) will be made with Income Tax withholding. Learn more
For international contractors
From January 1, 2025, payments will be available in EUR or USD only, and only to non-Russian payment methods.
Withdrawal methods and applicable currencies
Withdrawal method | Payment currency |
WebMoney (WMZ) | USD |
Crypto wallet | EUR |
Russian individual entrepreneur's bank account | RUB |
European bank account SEPA payments | EUR |
Bank accounts in 29 countries | USD (the bank converts USD into the national currency) |
VISA, Mastercard |
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Conversion rate
Starting June 20, 2024, we have updated the conversion rules. This is due to the latest US sanctions.
Before: Daily updates to conversion rates based on the official rates of the Bank of Russia, +/- 1.5% spread.
Now: Manually set conversion rates based on partner banks' exchange rates. The rate will update every business day, at around 00:00 UTC.
Learn more about conversion rate here
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