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.
Depending on the chosen method of receiving payments, freelancers have several currencies available for withdrawals.
In cases where funds are withdrawn in one currency and arrive as a payment in another, the amount is automatically converted at Solar Staff's internal rate.
The current conversion rate is displayed on the right of the Finances section and in the confirmation window upon withdrawal.
To learn more about the available withdrawal currencies, see Payouts in three currencies
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 / European Central Bank, +/- 1.5% spread.
Now: Manually set conversion rates based on partner banks' exchange rates. The rate will update daily, at around 00:00 UTC.
You can see the current rate on your account's Finance page.
Got questions? Contact Solar Staff support via online chat or at [email protected].