Receipt of documents

Temporary residence permit (hereinafter TRP) – confirmation of the right of a foreign citizen to temporarily reside in the Russian Federation until obtaining a residence permit, issued in the form of a mark in a document certifying the identity of a foreign citizen, or in the form of a document of the established form issued in the Russian Federation to a stateless person who does not have a document proving his identity.

The term of validity of the TRP is three years, the extension of the TRP is not provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation.

Federal law establishes a different procedure for obtaining a TRP by a foreign citizen who arrived in the Russian Federation on a visa and a foreign citizen who arrived in the Russian Federation in a manner that does not require a visa.

To obtain a temporary residence permit, a foreign citizen who has arrived in the Russian Federation on a visa basis submits to the migration department at the place of intended residence:

1. Application in 2 copies;
2. Two personal photographs, which are placed on the application, one on each copy;
3. Passport of a foreign citizen or other document established by federal law or recognized in accordance with an international treaty of the Russian Federation as an identity document of a foreign citizen;
4. Document confirming the presence (absence) of a criminal record of the applicant;
5. A residence permit or other document issued by an authorized body of a foreign state, which confirms the residence of a foreign citizen outside the state of his citizenship;
6. Documents confirming the absence of drug addiction and infectious diseases in the foreign citizen submitting the application, which pose a danger to others, provided for by the List of infectious diseases that pose a danger to others and are the basis for refusing to issue or canceling a temporary residence permit for foreign citizens and stateless persons, or a residence permit, or a patent, or a work permit in the Russian Federation, approved by order of the Ministry of Health of Russia dated June 29, 2015 No. 384n, as well as a certificate confirming that the person in respect of whom the application is submitted does not have a disease caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV infection);
7. A document confirming the knowledge of the Russian language by a foreign citizen, knowledge of the history of Russia and the basics of the legislation of the Russian Federation.

To obtain a TRP, a foreign citizen who arrives in the Russian Federation in a manner that does not require a visa must submit to the migration department:

1. Application in 2 copies with photographs;
2. Identity document;
3. Documents confirming the absence of drug addiction and infectious diseases of the foreign citizen submitting the application, which pose a danger to others, provided for by the List of infectious diseases that pose a danger to others and are the basis for refusing to issue or revoke a temporary residence permit for foreign citizens and stateless persons , or a residence permit, or a patent, or a work permit in the Russian Federation, approved by order of the Ministry of Health of Russia dated June 29, 2015 No. 384n, as well as a certificate confirming that the person in respect of whom the application is submitted has no disease caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV infection) – within 30 days from the date of application;

The deadline for submitting such documents is extended on the basis of the applicant’s application upon presentation of documents confirming valid reasons for missing the established deadline.

The head (chief) of the territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, at the request of a foreign citizen and in the presence of documented valid reasons, has the right to make a decision to extend the deadline for submitting these documents.

4. A document confirming the knowledge of the foreign citizen in the Russian language, knowledge of the history of Russia and the basics of the legislation of the Russian Federation.

For the provision of public services, a state fee is charged – 1600 rubles. The state fee must be paid before the permit is issued.

A foreign citizen arriving in the Russian Federation without a visa must pay a state fee before submitting an application.

Issuance of temporary residence permit

A residence permit (hereinafter RP) is a document issued to a foreign citizen in confirmation of his right to permanent residence in the Russian Federation, as well as his right to freely leave the Russian Federation and enter the Russian Federation. A residence permit issued to a stateless person is also a document proving his identity.

A residence permit is issued for an unlimited period of time, with the exception of a residence permit for a highly qualified specialist and his family members, which is issued for the period of validity of a work permit issued to the specified highly qualified specialist.

A residence permit can be issued to a foreign citizen who has lived in the Russian Federation for at least one year on the basis of a TRP. An application for a residence permit is submitted no earlier than eight months of the first year of residence in the Russian Federation on the basis of a temporary residence permit and no later than four months before the expiration of the temporary residence permit.

Without obtaining a TRP, a residence permit is issued:

1. A foreign citizen who was born on the territory of the RSFSR and in the past was a citizen of the USSR;

2. A foreign citizen who has not reached the age of eighteen and whose parent (adoptive parent, guardian, trustee) is a foreign citizen and permanently resides in the Russian Federation;

3. A foreign citizen who has not reached the age of eighteen years old, who receives a residence permit together with a parent (adoptive parent, guardian, trustee) – a foreign citizen;

4. A foreign citizen who has a parent (adoptive parent, guardian, curator), son or daughter who is a citizen of the Russian Federation and permanently resides in the Russian Federation;

5. A foreign citizen who has reached the age of eighteen years, in accordance with the legislation of a foreign state recognized as incapable or limited in ability, receiving a residence permit together with a parent (adoptive parent, guardian, trustee) – a foreign citizen;

6. A foreign citizen who has reached the age of eighteen years, in accordance with the legislation of a foreign state, is recognized as incapable or limited in ability and the parent (adoptive parent, guardian, trustee) of which is a foreign citizen and permanently resides in the Russian Federation;

7. A foreign citizen recognized as a native speaker of the Russian language in accordance with Article 33.1 of the Federal Law of May 31, 2002 No. 62-FZ “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation”;

8. A foreign citizen who himself or a relative in a direct ascending line, whose adoptive parent or spouse was subjected to illegal deportation from the territory of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, as well as a relative in a direct descending line, adopted children or the spouse of the specified foreign citizen who presented a certificate of rehabilitation issued by an internal affairs body, a prosecutor’s office of the Russian Federation or a court;

9. A highly qualified specialist and his family members in accordance with Article 13.2 of the Federal Law of July 25, 2002 No. 115-FZ “On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation”;

10. A foreign citizen who has worked in the Russian Federation in a profession (specialty, position) included in the list of professions (specialties, positions) of foreign citizens and stateless persons – qualified specialists who have the right to be admitted to the citizenship of the Russian Federation in a simplified manner, approved by the federal executive body in charge of developing and implementing state policy and legal regulation in the field of employment and unemployment. At the same time, during the specified period of employment in respect of such a foreign citizen, the employer must accrue insurance contributions to the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation;

11. A foreign citizen who has successfully mastered a state-accredited educational program of higher education in full-time education in the Russian Federation and has received a certificate of education and qualifications with honors;

12. A person who lives in the Russian Federation and whose citizenship of the Russian Federation has been terminated;

13. A person who lives in the Russian Federation and in respect of whom the decision to acquire citizenship of the Russian Federation has been canceled, with the exception of persons in respect of whom the said decision has been canceled on the basis of a court verdict that has entered into force, which established that a person has committed at least one of the crimes (preparations to a crime or attempted crime), provided for by Articles 205, 205.1, part two of Article 205.2, Articles 205.3 – 205.5, 206, 208, part 4 of Article 211, Articles 281, 282.1 – 282.3 and 361 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, or at least one of crimes (preparation for a crime or attempted crime) provided for by Articles 277 – 279 and 360 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, if their commission is associated with the implementation of terrorist activities;

14. The person specified in part one or three of Article 41.1 of the Federal Law of May 31, 2002 No. 62-FZ “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation”;

15. A citizen of the Republic of Belarus specified in paragraph 1 of Article 4 of the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus on ensuring equal rights of citizens of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus to freedom of movement, choice of place of stay and residence in the territories of the member states of the Union State.

Issuance of a residence permit

Applicants are foreign citizens living under a residence permit and who have applied for a replacement residence permit in the event of:

1. Achievements of a foreign citizen 14 years old, 20 years old and 45 years old;

2. Changes by a foreign citizen in accordance with the established procedure of the surname, first name, information on the date (date, month, year) and (or) place of birth, citizenship;

3. Gender changes;

4. Unsuitability of the residence permit for further use due to wear, damage or other reasons;

5. Finding inaccuracies or errors in the entries made in the residence permit about the surname, name, date (date, month, year) and (or) place of birth;

In accordance with subparagraph 18 of paragraph 1 of Article 333.28 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, for the issuance of a residence permit by a foreign citizen, a state duty in the amount of 5,000 rubles is paid, including in the event of its replacement.

The term for the provision of public services is:

1. Four months from the date of acceptance of the application for a residence permit filed by the applicant – a foreign citizen who has lived for at least eight months during the first year of residence in the Russian Federation on the basis of a TRP; a foreign citizen permanently residing in the Russian Federation, who is a parent (adoptive parent, guardian, trustee), a foreign citizen under the age of eighteen, or a foreign citizen who, in accordance with the legislation of a foreign state, is recognized as incapable or limited in ability; a foreign citizen who is a parent (adoptive parent, guardian, trustee), together with him receiving a residence permit, a foreign citizen under the age of eighteen years, or in accordance with the legislation of a foreign state recognized as incapable or disabled; a foreign citizen who has a parent (adoptive parent, guardian, curator), son or daughter who is a citizen of the Russian Federation and permanently resides in the Russian Federation; a foreign citizen who has worked in the Russian Federation in a profession (specialty, position) included in the list of professions (specialties, positions) of foreign citizens and stateless persons – qualified specialists for at least six months prior to the day of applying for a residence permit, having the right to receive citizenship of the Russian Federation in a simplified manner; a foreign citizen who has successfully mastered a state-accredited educational program of higher education in full-time education in the Russian Federation and received a certificate of education and qualifications with honors; by the person specified in part one or three of Article 41.1 of the Federal Law «On Citizenship of the Russian Federation»;

2. Three months from the date of acceptance of the application for a residence permit filed by the applicant – a foreign citizen who himself or a relative in a direct ascending line, whose adoptive parent or spouse was illegally deported from the territory of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, as well as a relative in a direct descending line, adopted children or spouse of the specified foreign citizen; a highly qualified specialist working in the Russian Federation in the manner specified in Article 13.2 of the Federal Law «On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation» and his family members. Family members of a highly qualified specialist are a spouse, children (including adopted children), children’s spouses, parents (including adoptive ones), parents’s spouses, grandparents, grandchildren; a citizen of the Republic of Belarus specified in paragraph 1 of Article 4 of the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus on ensuring equal rights of citizens of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus to freedom of movement, choice of place of stay and residence in the territories of the member states of the Union State;

3. Two months from the date of acceptance of the application for a residence permit filed by the applicant – a foreign citizen recognized as a native speaker of the Russian language in accordance with Article 33.1 of the Federal Law of May 31, 2002 N 62-FZ «On Citizenship of the Russian Federation»; by a person who lives in the Russian Federation and in respect of whom the decision to acquire citizenship of the Russian Federation was canceled, with the exception of persons in respect of whom the said decision was canceled on the basis of a court verdict that entered into force, which established the fact that a person had committed at least one of the crimes (preparation for a crime or attempted crime), provided for by Articles 205, 205.1, part two of Article 205.2, Articles 205.3 – 205.5, 206, 208, part four of Article 211, Articles 281, 282.1 – 282.3 and 361 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, or at least one of the crimes ( preparations for a crime or attempted crime), provided for by Articles 277 – 279 and 360 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, if their commission is associated with the implementation of terrorist activities;

4. Fifteen working days from the date of acceptance of the application for a residence permit filed by the applicant – a person who lives in the Russian Federation and whose citizenship of the Russian Federation has been terminated. A foreign citizen who has been granted political asylum by the Russian Federation;

5. Seven working days from the date of acceptance of the application for the replacement of a residence permit, an application for the issuance of a residence permit without a validity period in accordance with FZ-257, filed by a foreign citizen;

6. Fifteen working days from the date of acceptance of the application for the replacement of a residence permit, an application for a residence permit without a validity period in accordance with FZ-257, submitted by a stateless person;

7. The suspension of the term for the provision of public services is not provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation.

Citizenship of the Russian Federation is acquired (Article 11 of Federal Law No. 62-FZ):

a) by birth;

b) as a result of admission to the citizenship of the Russian Federation;

c) as a result of restoration of citizenship of the Russian Federation;

d) on other grounds provided for by Federal Law No. 62-FZ or an international treaty of the Russian Federation.

Admission to the citizenship of the Russian Federation of persons is carried out in a general and simplified manner. The general and simplified procedures differ in the grounds, conditions, terms of consideration of the relevant applications and the competence of making a decision.

On applications for admission to the citizenship of the Russian Federation in a general manner, the decision is made by the President of the Russian Federation, in a simplified manner – by the head of the territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia at the regional level.

The conditions for admission to Russian citizenship are generally established by Article 13 of Federal Law No. 62-FZ. One of the main conditions is permanent residence on the territory of the Russian Federation with a residence permit for five years continuously.

Admission to the citizenship of the Russian Federation in a simplified manner is carried out subject to the conditions and grounds established for certain categories of persons by Article 14 of the Federal Law of May 31, 2002 No. 62-FZ “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation” (hereinafter – Federal Law No. 62-FZ) :

1. Stateless persons who had the citizenship of the USSR, who lived and are living in the states that were part of the USSR, and who did not receive the citizenship of these states.

2. Foreign citizens and stateless persons who:

a) Were born on the territory of the RSFSR and had citizenship of the former USSR;

b) Have been married for at least three years with a citizen of the Russian Federation residing in the territory of the Russian Federation;

c) Are disabled and have a capable son or daughter who has reached the age of eighteen and who are citizens of the Russian Federation;

d) Have a child who is a citizen of the Russian Federation – if the other parent of this child, who is a citizen of the Russian Federation, has died or by a court decision that has entered into legal force, is recognized as missing, incapacitated or disabled, deprived of parental rights or limited in parental rights;

e) Have a son or daughter who has reached the age of eighteen, who are citizens of the Russian Federation and by a court decision that entered into legal force, recognized as incapacitated or limited in limited in ability, if the other parent of these citizens of the Russian Federation, who is a citizen of the Russian Federation, has died or by a court decision that entered into legal force, he was recognized as missing, incapacitated or disabled, deprived of parental rights or limited in parental rights;

f) Received after July 1, 2002, professional education in basic vocational educational programs that have state accreditation in educational or scientific organizations of the Russian Federation on its territory and carry out labor activities in the Russian Federation in the aggregate for at least one year before the day of filing an application for admission to the citizenship of the Russian Federation;

g) Are individual entrepreneurs and carry out entrepreneurial activities in the Russian Federation continuously for at least three years preceding the year of filing an application for admission to the citizenship of the Russian Federation, in the types of economic activities established by the Government of the Russian Federation. At the same time, during the specified period, the amount of taxes and fees paid by such citizens and persons in each calendar year in accordance with the legislation on taxes and fees and insurance contributions to the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation is at least 1 million rubles;

h) Are investors whose share of the contribution to the authorized (pooled) capital of a Russian legal entity operating in the territory of the Russian Federation in the types of economic activities established by the Government of the Russian Federation is at least 10 percent continuously for at least three years preceding the year of filing an application for admission to the citizenship of the Russian Federation. In this case, the amount of the authorized (share) capital of such a legal entity must be at least 100 million rubles and during the specified period the amount of taxes and fees paid by such a legal entity in each calendar year in accordance with the legislation on taxes and fees and insurance contributions to the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation are at least 6 million rubles;

i) Carry out at least one year prior to the day of filing an application for admission to the citizenship of the Russian Federation labor activity in the Russian Federation in a profession (specialty, position) included in the list of professions (specialties, positions) of foreign citizens and stateless persons – qualified specialists, eligible for admission to the citizenship of the Russian Federation in a simplified manner, approved by the Ministry of Labor of Russia;

j) Have at least one parent who is a citizen of the Russian Federation and lives in the territory of the Russian Federation;

k) Are citizens of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Moldova or Ukraine.

2.1. Permanent residents of the Russian Federation and recognized as native speakers of the Russian language in accordance with Article 33.1 of Federal Law No. 62-FZ;

2.2. Are married to a citizen of the Russian Federation residing in the territory of the Russian Federation, and have common children in this marriage;

3. Are disabled, arrived in the Russian Federation from the states that were part of the USSR, and are registered at the place of residence in the Russian Federation as of July 1, 2002;

4. Are veterans of the Great Patriotic War, had citizenship of the former USSR and live in the territory of the Russian Federation;

5. A child, one of whose parents is a citizen of the Russian Federation, acquires the citizenship of the Russian Federation at the request of a parent, guardian, or trustee;

6. Are participants in the State Program for Assisting the Voluntary Resettlement of Compatriots Living Abroad to the Russian Federation, have received a temporary residence permit in the Russian Federation or a residence permit, are registered at the place of residence in the territory of the subject of the Russian Federation, chosen by them for permanent residence in accordance with the specified State Program, or are registered at the place of stay on the territory of the specified subject of the Russian Federation;

7. Relate to the categories defined by the President of the Russian Federation in accordance with part one.1 of article 29 of Federal Law No. 62-FZ:

– Persons permanently residing in the territories of certain areas of Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine;

– Citizens of Ukraine who do not have citizenship (nationality) of another state, who were born and permanently resided in the territories of the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, who left the indicated territories before March 18, 2014, as well as their children, including adopted children, spouses and parents;

– Stateless persons who were born and permanently resided in the territories of the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, who left the specified territories before March 18, 2014, as well as their children, including adopted children, spouses and parents;

– Citizens of Ukraine and stateless persons who have a temporary residence permit in the Russian Federation, a residence permit in the Russian Federation, a refugee certificate, a certificate of temporary asylum in the territory of the Russian Federation or a certificate of a participant in the State Program for Assisting the Voluntary Resettlement of Compatriots to the Russian Federation living abroad, permanently residing in the territories of Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine as of April 7, 2014 and April 27, 2014, respectively, as well as their children, including adopted children, spouses and parents;

– Foreign citizens and stateless persons who themselves or relatives in a direct ascending line, whose adoptive parents or spouses were subjected to illegal deportation from the territory of the Crimean ASSR, as well as their relatives in a direct descending line, adopted children and spouses;

– Citizens of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the Republic of Iraq, the Republic of Yemen and the Syrian Arab Republic, who were born on the territory of the RSFSR and were former USSR citizens, as well as their children, including adopted children, spouses and parents.

In addition, citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Belarus can acquire citizenship of the Russian Federation on the territory of the Russian Federation also in a simplified manner on the basis of the Agreement between the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and the Russian Federation on the simplified procedure for acquiring citizenship of February 26, 1999.

For admission to the citizenship of the Russian Federation, restoration of the citizenship of the Russian Federation, withdrawal from the citizenship of the Russian Federation, for the verification of the determination of the citizenship of the Russian Federation, a state fee of 3,500 rubles is paid. In the event of rejection of the application on issues of citizenship of the Russian Federation on the grounds provided for by Articles 16 and 20 of Federal Law No. 62-FZ, the state fee is not returned to the applicant.

Russia has a State Program for the Resettlement of Compatriots. Compatriots living abroad, permanently or temporarily residing in the Russian Federation on a legal basis, or arriving in the territory of the Russian Federation on an emergency basis, recognized as refugees in the territory of the Russian Federation or received temporary asylum in the territory of the Russian Federation can participate in this program.

In accordance with Article 1 of the Federal Law of May 24, 1999.

No. 99-FZ “On the state policy of the Russian Federation in relation to compatriots abroad” compatriots are persons born in one state, residing or living in it and possessing signs of a common language, history, cultural heritage, traditions and customs, as well as descendants of these persons in a straight downward line.

According to the provisions of the specified Federal Law, compatriots include:

– Russian citizens permanently residing outside the territory of the Russian Federation;

– persons and their descendants living outside the territory of the Russian Federation and related, as a rule, to peoples historically living in the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as those who have made a free choice in favor of spiritual, cultural and legal ties with the Russian Federation, whose relatives are in direct ascending line previously resided in the territory of the Russian Federation, including:

– persons who were citizens of the USSR, residing in the states that were part of the USSR, who received the citizenship of these states or became stateless persons;

– immigrants (emigrants) from the Russian state, the Russian republic, the RSFSR, the USSR and the Russian Federation, who had the appropriate civilian affiliation and became citizens of a foreign state or stateless persons;

– citizens of the Russian Federation living outside the territory of the Russian Federation are compatriots by virtue of their citizenship. A document confirming their citizenship of the Russian Federation serves as a document confirming their belonging to compatriots.

Recognition of their belonging to compatriots by the other above persons is an act of their self-identification, supported by public or professional activities to preserve the Russian language, the native languages ​​of the peoples of the Russian Federation, develop Russian culture abroad, strengthen friendly relations between the states of residence of compatriots with the Russian Federation, support public associations of compatriots and protect rights compatriots or other evidence of the free choice of these persons in favor of spiritual and cultural ties with the Russian Federation.

A participant in the State Program can be a compatriot who has reached the age of 18, has legal capacity and meets the requirements established by the State Program.

Family members of a State program participant who are entitled to resettlement with him to the Russian Federation are: spouse; children, including those adopted or under guardianship (guardianship); children of the spouse of the State program participant; parents of the participant of the State program and his or her spouse, sisters and brothers of the participant of the State program and spouse; children of sisters and brothers of the State program participant and his spouse, including those adopted or under guardianship (guardianship), grandparents, grandchildren. An adult family member of a State program participant, with the exception of his spouse, has the right to independently participate in the State program.

The decision to participate in the State Program is made by a compatriot voluntarily on the basis of his conscious choice of a place of residence, work and (or) study and the realization of his potential labor, educational, creative and other opportunities on the territory of the Russian Federation. A compatriot who becomes a participant in the State Program is issued a certificate of the standard established by the Government of the Russian Federation for a period of five years. Upon expiration of the certificate, the compatriot loses the status of a participant in the State program, and the members of his family indicated in the certificate – the status of family members of the participant in the State program.

The certificate of a participant in the State Program confirms the rights and obligations of the participant himself, the rights and obligations of his family members, as well as the obligations of the Russian Federation and the constituent entities of the Russian Federation participating in the implementation of the State Program to provide guarantees and social support provided for the selected category of the territory of settlement.

Compatriots, within the framework of the State Program, have the right to choose the optimal resettlement option for the purpose of permanent residence, work and (or) study and realization of their potential labor, educational, creative and other opportunities on the territory of the Russian Federation.

In accordance with the State Program, the reception and accommodation of compatriots in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation is carried out within the framework of regional resettlement programs, which contain a detailed description of the possibilities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation for employment, housing and social support for compatriots in the territories of resettlement.

The territory of resettlement is the territory of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation or a part of it, where the participants of the State Program are purposefully attracted as part of the implementation of resettlement projects.

There are established two categories of settlement territories to which the participants of the State Program and their family members can move: priority settlement territories and territories not related to priority settlement territories.

The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) is included in the territory of priority settlement. The priority settlement area is a strategically important settlement area for the Russian Federation. The list of priority settlement areas is determined by the order of the Government of the Russian Federation: dated May 27, 2013 No. 848-r. The regions of the Far East and Transbaikalia participating in the State Program are classified as priority populated areas. These are ten regions of the Far East (Republic of Buryatia, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Transbaikal, Kamchatka, Primorsky, Khabarovsk Krai, Amur, Magadan and Sakhalin oblasts, Jewish Autonomous Oblast), one subject of the Baikal region (Irkutsk Oblast).

A participant of the State program and his family members who are foreign citizens or stateless persons also have the right:

– to obtain a temporary residence permit without taking into account the quota approved by the Government of the Russian Federation, a residence permit and for the acquisition of citizenship of the Russian Federation in a simplified manner;

– to carry out labor activities in the Russian Federation without obtaining a patent;

– to pay tax on income of individuals received from labor activities at a preferential 13 percent rate from the first day of employment in the Russian Federation. Also, this category of persons is exempt from paying state fees for registration at the place of residence.

Provision of other state guarantees, social support, employment of the participant of the State program, provision of him and his family members with necessary housing are carried out within the framework of regional resettlement programs.

The constituent entities of the Russian Federation have the right to participate in subsidizing the housing costs of the participants of the State Program and establish other guarantees and measures of social support for the participants of the State Program and members of their families.

On the territory of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), 9 regions of the republic take part in the State program:

• Aldan;
• Allaikhovsky district;
• Anabar district;
• Bulunsky district;
• Lensky district;
• Mirny district;
• Neryungri district;
• Nizhnekolymsky district;
• Ust-Yansky district.

Registration of the certificate of the participant of the State program of resettlement of compatriots

In accordance with Decree No. 11 “On Determining Certain Categories of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons Who Have the Right to Apply for Admission to Citizenship of the Russian Federation” approved by the President of the Russian Federation on January 4, 2024.

1. An application on the basis of the provisions of Decree No. 11 without taking into account the requirements of paragraphs 1 – 3 of Part 1 of Article 15 of the Federal Law of April 28, 2023, No. 138-FZ “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation” may be submitted by citizens of the Russian Federation, foreign citizens or stateless persons named in paragraphs 1 and 3 of Decree No. 11. At the same time, an important innovation is the extension of the right to apply to persons who previously had Russian Federation citizenship and who have formalized their renunciation of Russian Federation citizenship in accordance with the established procedure.

2. Citizens of Ukraine and stateless persons who have a document confirming the right to stay (residence) in the Russian Federation (migration card, temporary residence permit, temporary residence permit for education purposes, residence permit, refugee certificate, certificate of temporary asylum on the territory of the Russian Federation, or a certificate of participant of the State Program to assist voluntary resettlement of compatriots living abroad to the Russian Federation)

Other categories of applicants listed in Decree No. 11 shall pay the state duty for admission to citizenship of the Russian Federation and issuance of a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation in the amounts established by Article 333.28 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation.

3. The official of the territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia responsible for accepting the application shall check the correctness of its completion, as well as the availability of the documents stipulated by Decree No. 11. The submitted documents shall be copied and their compliance with the originals shall be certified by the signature of the official and a simple round mastic seal of the territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. These copies are attached to the case file, the original documents are returned to the applicant.

4. If applicants do not have a document confirming the right to stay (reside) in the Russian Federation, the territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia to which the application is submitted will issue a migration card on the same day, with the exception of foreign citizens and stateless persons who themselves or relatives in the direct ascending line, adoptive parents or spouses of whom were subject to illegal deportation from the territory of the Crimean ASSR, as well as relatives in the direct descending line, adopted children and spouses (regardless of their citizenship).

5. Conducting the checks necessary to identify the grounds for rejection of applications, as well as sending requests and (or) necessary documents to interested public authorities, other bodies and organizations shall be carried out not later than one working day following the day of acceptance of the application for consideration.

6. The decision on the application shall be made by the territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia not later than three months from the day of its receipt. The specified period may be extended if necessary to clarify the circumstances indicating the existence of grounds for rejecting such applications, provided for in subparagraphs “a”, “c” – “e” and “k” of paragraph 1 of Article 18 of the Federal Law of April 28, 2023, No. 138-FZ “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation”.

In accordance with Decree No. 10 “On the admission to citizenship of the Russian Federation of foreign citizens who have concluded a contract for military service in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation or military formations, and members of their families”, approved by the President of the Russian Federation on January 4, 2024

1. An application for admission to citizenship of the Russian Federation on the basis of the provisions of Decree No. 10 without taking into account the requirements of paragraphs 1 – 4 of Part 1 of Article 15 of Federal Law No. 138-FZ of April 28, 2023 “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation” may be submitted by:

(a) by a foreign citizen who, during the period of a special military operation, has concluded a contract on military service in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation or military formations, or who, during the period of a special military operation, is performing military service, or who was dismissed from military service during the period of a

special military operation in connection with reaching the maximum age for military service, expiration of the term of military service under conscription or the term of the contract, for health reasons or in connection with the end of the mobilization period, the abolition (termination) of martial law and (or) the expiration of wartime;

b) spouse, children (including adopted children) and parents of the serviceman.

2. The date of commencement of the special military operation shall be February 24, 2022.

3. A serviceman who has concluded a contract or is performing military service during a special military operation shall submit an application with the necessary documents to any territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia of his choice, regardless of whether he is registered at his place of residence or place of stay.

4. Military servicemen dismissed from military service, as well as family members of a military serviceman, shall submit an application with the necessary documents to the territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia at their place of residence or place of stay in the Russian Federation, and in the absence of registration at the place of residence or place of stay – at the place of actual residence in the Russian Federation.

5. For admission to citizenship of the Russian Federation, issuance of a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation a serviceman or a family member of a serviceman shall pay the state duty in the amounts established by Article 333.28 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation.

6. The official of the territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia responsible for accepting the application shall check the correctness of its completion, as well as the availability of the documents stipulated by Decree No. 10. The submitted documents shall be copied and their compliance with the originals shall be certified by the signature of the official and a simple round mastic seal of the territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. These copies shall be attached to the case file, the original documents shall be returned to the applicant.

7. If a member of the serviceman’s family does not have a document confirming the right to stay (residence) in the Russian Federation, the territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, to which the application is submitted, issues a migration card on the same day.

8. Conducting the checks necessary to identify the grounds for rejecting applications, as well as sending requests and (or) necessary documents to interested government authorities, other bodies and organizations shall be carried out no later than one working day following the day on which the application is accepted for consideration.

9. The decision on the application shall be made by the territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia not later than one month from the date of its receipt. The specified period may be extended if necessary to clarify the circumstances indicating the existence of grounds for rejecting such applications provided for in subparagraphs “a”, “c” – “f” and “k” of paragraph 1 of Article 18 of the Federal Law, including in the case of failure to receive the conclusion of the territorial security body.

10. Servicemen performing military service have the right to apply for a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation to the territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia at the place of military service (if the application was submitted to a territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia different from the place of military service).

In this case, the territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia at the place of the applicant’s military service organizes the swearing of the Oath of a Citizen of the Russian Federation, the design and issuance of a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation. Not later than one working day following the day of issuance of a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation to the serviceman, the duly completed and certified form of the Oath of a citizen of the Russian Federation, as well as information on the issuance of a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation are sent to the territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, which took a decision on the application, to be attached to the case file on the acquisition of Russian citizenship.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 06.07.2023 No. 495 “On certain issues related to the specifics of the legal status of citizens of the Russian Federation who have Ukrainian citizenship” approves the procedure for interaction between State bodies in identifying the fact of non-compliance by citizens of the Russian Federation who are considered not to have Ukrainian citizenship with the obligation not to take actions related to the realization of the rights and performance of the duties provided for citizens of Ukraine, conducting an inspection of this fact and issuing a conclusion on the non-compliance of citizens of Ukraine with the legal status of citizens of the Russian Federation who have Ukrainian citizenship.

The form is fixed in the file of the decree.

Presidential Decree No. 495

On 17.06.2023, Federal Law No. 62-F3 of 18.03.2023 “On the Specifics of the Legal Status of Russian Federation Citizens with Ukrainian Citizenship” came into force, providing for the creation of a legal mechanism under which Russian Federation citizens with Ukrainian citizenship will be deemed not to have Ukrainian citizenship from the day they submit a statement of unwillingness to be a citizen of Ukraine. In furtherance of the provisions of the above Federal Act, Order No. 351 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation of 01.06.2023 was issued, which defines the form of the application, the list of documents to be submitted with it, the procedure for recording and storing them, and the procedure for submitting applications to the territorial bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, including through the federal State information system “Unified portal for State and municipal services (functions)”

Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia from 01.06.2023 N 351

Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation “On establishing for 2023 the permissible share of foreign workers used by economic entities engaged in certain types of economic activity in the territory of the Russian Federation” (Annex).

Annex – Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1751 of 03.10.2022

In accordance with the provisions of the federal constitutional laws on the admission of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions1 to the Russian Federation, citizens of the Russian Federation have the right to submit an application on unwillingness to be a citizen of Ukraine.

The Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of December 26, 2022, No. 951 “On Some Issues of Acquisition of Citizenship of the Russian Federation” approved the Procedure for filing and accounting of applications on unwillingness to be a citizen of Ukraine, according to which the application may be filed at the place of residence, place of stay or place of actual residence of the applicant. A certificate confirming the acceptance of the application is issued on the day of its submission.

Annex (Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of December 26, 2022 № 951).

Reference to the legal document – go to

1 Federal constitutional laws of October 4, 2022 № 5-FKZ, № 6-FKZ, № 7-FKZ, № 8-FKZ (hereinafter – federal constitutional laws)

Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation of 16.11.2022 No. 867

“On Amendments to Appendices No. 1 and No. 4 to the Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia dated December 10, 2020 No. 856 “On Approval of the Administrative Regulations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation on the Provision of State Services for Migration Registration of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in the Russian Federation, Application Forms for Registration of a Foreign Citizen or Stateless Person at their Place of Residence, Applications for Removal of a Foreign citizen or Stateless Person from Registration at their Place of Residence, notifications on arrival of a foreign citizen or a stateless person at the place of stay, marks on registration (de-registration) of a foreign citizen or stateless person at the place of residence, marks confirming that the host party and the foreign citizen or stateless person have performed the actions necessary for their registration at the place of stay, affixed, inter alia, by the multifunctional center for the provision of state and municipal services”

Link to the order – http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001202212200043

Federal Law No. 357-FZ of 14.07.2022 “On Amendments to the Federal Law ‘On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation’ and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation”.

Link to the document for general information – Annex No. 2

Administrative Regulations

Text of the Administrative Regulations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the provision of the state service for issuing foreign citizens and stateless persons a temporary residence permit in the Russian Federation for the purpose of education, approved by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation No. 949 of December 14, 2022.

Link to the document for general information – Annex No. 1

Since August 01, 2022, foreign citizens and persons receiving them on the territory of the Russian Federation have the technical possibility of sending notification of the arrival of a foreign citizen or stateless person at the place of stay in electronic form via the Unified Portal of State and Municipal Services (www.gosuslugi.ru), and the service of deregistration is also available if the notification of arrival was sent via the Unified Portal.

Step-by-step instructions on how to register a foreign citizen for migration through the Unified Portal
The function of migration registration at the place of stay is available only to those who have a confirmed account in the USIA system of the Unified portal:

1. In the “Services” section, select “Passports, registration” then select the “Migration registration of foreign citizens” service;
2. Select the “Enroll a foreigner” option;
3. Choose whom you want to register for migration;
4. Select “No document needed” – if there is no visa, temporary residence permit or residence permit;
5. Select “No” – if the foreign citizen has only entered the Russian Federation. “Yes” – if the foreign citizen changes the place of residence to your address;
6. Check whether the foreign citizen has a migration card.
   The answer “No” is relevant for citizens of Belarus, as well as for foreigners who entered the Russian Federation on a residence permit without a migration card;
7. At this stage you need to prepare documents and information. Answer “Yes” if you are registering for migration at the address of your permanent registration, “No” if you are registering at another address;
8. Fill in the full name in Latin and Cyrillic, date of birth, place of birth and gender of the foreign citizen;
9. You choose an identification document;
10. Fill in the passport details of the foreign citizen;
11. Clarify the purpose of entry of the foreign citizen (indicated in the migration card);
12. Specify the details of the migration card;
13. Clarify the period of stay of the foreign citizen;
14. At this step it is necessary to upload documents of a foreign citizen – passport pages with marks, labor contract, if you register a foreign citizen carrying out labor activity or his family member, as well as birth or marriage certificate, if you register a family member of a foreign citizen carrying out labor activity;
15. Download a copy of your migration card;
16. Upload copies of your passport – the stamped page;
17. The last step is to select the migration department. By default, the department will be selected depending on the address of registration.

Deadlines for migration registration at the place of stay

The deadline for submitting notification of a foreign citizen’s arrival at the place of stay is 7 working days from the day of arrival at the place of stay or from the day of receiving a temporary identity card of a stateless person in the Russian Federation, except for cases.

For registration of migration registration it is necessary to send the notification. Migration office to the post office within days from the date of arrival, depending on the citizenship and the specific situation of the foreign citizen the terms of migration registration may take more than 7 days:

In accordance with international treaties of the Russian Federation are exempt from the obligation to perform the actions necessary for registration at the place of stay:

1. Citizens of Ukraine, Republic of Belarus – within 90 days
2. Citizens of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic – 30 days
3. Citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan – 15 days
4. Highly qualified specialists and their family members – 90 days upon arrival, 30 days upon arrival at a new place of stay
5. Participants of the State Program on rendering assistance to voluntary resettlement to the Russian Federation of compatriots living abroad and members of their families – 30 days, after obtaining a residence permit and other statuses of stay and residence 7 days from the date of receipt of the document in hand or mark.

Notification of the arrival of the above citizens after the expiration of the 90- or 30-day period is submitted in accordance with the rules within 7 working days. After expiration of the period of temporary stay without registration at the place of stay, the above-mentioned citizens are obliged to perform the actions necessary for their registration at the place of stay within a period not exceeding 7 working days.

Regional Program of the Republic of Sakha Yakutia “Promotion of Employment of the Population of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) for 2020-2024” approved by Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) No. 348 of 15.09.2021 “On the State Program of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) ‘Promotion of Employment of the Population of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) for 2020-2024’.

In order to participate in the State Program, compatriots must be of working age (from 18 to 60 years of age for women and 66 years of age for men, with the exception of compatriots – specialists and scientists engaged in actual scientific and technological problems), be capable of working, and meet at least one of the following requirements:

1. To be studying in the last years of professional educational organizations and educational organizations of higher education located in the territory of the Russian Federation;

2. have a higher or secondary professional education (with priority given to technical specialties (engineers of various profiles), or a highly qualified working specialty;

3. have work experience and qualifications that meet the requirements for vacancies in demand on the labor market in the territory of planned settlement;

4. have a documented consent of the employer to accept employment.

Confirmation of information about education, work experience, qualifications are documents on education and (or) qualifications, length of service, academic titles and degrees, as well as information characterizing the applicant’s personality, professional skills and abilities (if any).

Applications for participation in the State Program of compatriots resettling to the territory of resettlement together with their spouse and minor children are considered on a priority basis.

The regional program envisages two resettlement projects: “Providing industrial areas with qualified personnel” (Aldan, Lensk, Mirny, Neryungri districts) and “Providing Arctic areas with qualified personnel” (Allaihovsky, Anabarsky, Bulunsky, Nizhnekolymsky, Ust-Yansky districts).

The decision to participate in the State Program is made voluntarily by a compatriot on the basis of his conscious choice of a place of residence, work and (or) study and realization of his potential labor, educational, creative and other opportunities in the territory of the Russian Federation.

A participant in the State Program and his/her family members have the right to receive state guarantees and social support provided at the expense of the federal budget, depending on the chosen territory of settlement, including:

a) to compensation of expenses for moving to the future place of residence, including payment for travel and transportation of personal property, including vehicles;

b) compensation of expenses for the payment of state duty for the execution of documents defining the legal status of resettlers on the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as for the payment of consular fees and fees for reimbursement of actual expenses associated with the issuance of visas and the acceptance of applications for temporary residence permits;

c) to receive the lifting allowance. The amount of the subsistence allowance is determined taking into account the subsistence minimum established in the relevant constituent entity of the Russian Federation for the main socio-demographic population groups;

d) to receive a monthly allowance in the absence of income from labor, entrepreneurial and other activities not prohibited by the legislation of the Russian Federation in the period up to the day of acquisition of citizenship of the Russian Federation (but not more than for six months). The amount of the allowance is determined taking into account the subsistence minimum established in the relevant constituent entity of the Russian Federation for the able-bodied population.

e) to receive a housing subsidy after acquiring citizenship of the Russian Federation.

f) Compensation for the payment of state duty for notarial acts to certify the accuracy of the translation of personal documents of resettled persons required for the formalization of their legal status in the territory of the Russian Federation and (or) the authenticity of the translator’s signature. Compensation is paid if the State Program participant or his/her spouse is a parent with many children in accordance with the legislation of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation selected for resettlement by the State Program participant.

In accordance with the regional resettlement program, social support measures are provided to compatriots:

– Compensation of a part of the rental rate for renting housing for up to 6 months, based on the actual payment per month, but not more than 10 thousand rubles per month;

– until a temporary residence permit is obtained or until Russian citizenship is granted – financial assistance in the amount of 10,000 rubles to a participant in the State Program and each member of his or her family;

– Compensation of expenses for medical examination of a foreign citizen according to actual expenses, but not more than 3 thousand rubles;

– compensation of expenses for the recognition of academic degrees, academic titles, education and (or) qualifications obtained in a foreign country in the amount of the state duty, but not more than 6.5 thousand rubles.

OBTAINING PROGRAM PARTICIPANT STATUS

Stage 1 – registration of a compatriot as a participant of the Program

A compatriot who has decided to participate in the Program should:

1. apply in person to one of the following organizations:

– to the representative office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the state of his/her permanent residence;

– to the consular offices of the Russian Federation abroad.

If the compatriot is located in the territory of the RS (Ya), he/she should apply to the migration department of the territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

2. Fill out a questionnaire (issued at the place of application).

3. Provide the necessary documents:

– Notarized copy of the identity document;

– Notarized copy of the birth certificate;

– Notarized copy of education certificate;

– Notarized copy of the document confirming the length of service;

– 2 photos matt color or b/w 35X45 mm.

– Copy of one of the documents: certificate of temporary asylum on the territory of the Russian Federation, temporary residence permit, residence permit.

Stage 2 – obtaining a certificate of participant in the Program

A certificate of participant in the State Resettlement Program is issued within 60 days from the date of filing the application and the duly executed documents attached to it, and is issued to the applicant upon personal appearance, in working mode.

From the moment of receiving the certificate, the applicant acquires the status of a participant in the Program, which secures his rights and obligations of his family members, as well as the obligations of the subjects of the Russian Federation participating in the implementation of the Program.

The loss of the status of a participant in the State Program or the status of a family member of a participant in the State Program (except for the expiration of the validity period of the certificate of a participant in the State Program), voluntary renunciation of the relevant status, or the departure of a participant in the State Program or a member of his family for permanent residence from a constituent entity of the Russian Federation specified in the certificate of a participant in the State Program, earlier than three years from the date of registration as a participant in the State Program or a member of his family with the territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for such constituent entity of the Russian Federation, shall entail the recovery of expenses incurred by the state related to the provision of state guarantees and social support in accordance with subparagraphs “a” – “c”, “d” and “e” of paragraph 20 of the State Program, in the manner determined by the Government of the Russian Federation.

Territories of settlement in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) under the program of resettlement of compatriots

Contacts for inquiries:

1. Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)

к.т.: 8(4112) 49-08-00, 49-08-38;

677027, г. Yakutsk, 26, Kulakovskogo str;

http://14.мвд.рф/

2. State Employment Committee of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia),

Labor Migration Department 8(4112)42-13-56,

677000, 6/1 Petra-Alekseev St., Yakutsk, https://gkzn.sakha.gov.ru,

Е-mail: gkzn@sakha.gov.ru.gov