Obtaining a temporary residence permit

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:

Application in 2 copies;
Two personal photographs, which are placed on the application, one on each copy;
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;
Document confirming the presence (absence) of a criminal record of the applicant;
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;
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);
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:

Application in 2 copies with photographs;
Identity document;
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.