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Replacement 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.