Regime of stay of foreign citizens and stateless persons on the territory of the Russian Federation

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Published: 10/03/2017

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Residents of the near and far abroad who enter the territory of the Russian Federation are required to temporarily register within the prescribed period. Until its onset, he can move freely without fear of law enforcement.

• How many days can a foreigner stay in the Russian Federation without registration?
• Migration card
• Stay in Russia for residents from CIS countries
• Responsibility for staying without registration

Stay in Russia for residents from CIS countries

For citizens from most CIS countries that are not members of the EAEU (Azerbaijan, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan), entry into Russia is carried out visa-free with a foreign passport.

They also fill out a migration card, with which they receive the right to legally stay in Russia for 90 consecutive calendar days in each half-year.

Visitors from these countries are required to register within 7 days of arrival.

The exception is citizens of Tajikistan. For them, the maximum period of stay without registration after arrival is 15 days.

Entry with an internal passport is possible for residents of the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan), as well as for residents of Ukraine.

Citizens of Belarus do not fill out a migration card, but they register for migration in the manner prescribed for all residents of the EAEU - they submit a notification of arrival 30 days after crossing the border.

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Where to register a citizen of Tajikistan?

According to the laws “On migration registration of foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Russian Federation”, “On the legal status of foreign citizens and stateless persons”, registration of citizens of Tajikistan can be at the address of the receiving citizen of the Russian Federation, where the Tajik plans to live, or at the actual address organization carrying out migration registration.

The receiving party may be:

– citizens of the Russian Federation;

– foreign citizens living in Russia on a permanent basis and having a residence permit in the Russian Federation;

– a legal entity acting as an employer of a foreigner;

– a legal entity that provides a foreign citizen or a person without citizenship with a place of permanent or temporary residence.

The receiving party hosting a foreigner has the right to demand from the foreigner the originals necessary for migration registration of documents - a passport according to which he crossed the border of the Russian Federation, and a migration card. They must be attached to the notice of arrival of a foreign citizen in Russia and submitted to the FMS.

List of documents for registering foreigners in the Russian Federation in 2021

To register foreigners in Russia upon arrival, it is mandatory to provide the following documents to the migration service:

• notification of arrival - in the form approved by the Main Directorate for Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in the current form;
• a copy of the identity card of the host party in the Russian Federation and the foreign citizen;
• visa - if entry was carried out by a national of the country who is required to first obtain permission to travel to the Russian Federation;
• migration card - issued at the border service.

All documents are submitted in copies with the originals provided for the purpose of verification by government agency employees and confirmation of authenticity when submitting a notice in person to the Federal Migration Service of the Russian Federation. If sent by Russian Post, duplicates must be sent, certified by the personnel or other department of the employing organization, or with the signature of the head of the company and a blue seal.

It is mandatory to submit papers confirming the availability of information about the registration of a legal entity in the state register. These include OGRN certificates, on the assignment of a TIN, an order for the appointment of a director, a power of attorney for a company employee responsible for processing migration papers on behalf of the organization, an order for his appointment to a position. If the interests of the company are represented by a third-party intermediary - a lawyer or lawyer, then a power of attorney must be issued for him in a notarial manner, indicating all powers.

Mandatory registration of citizens of Tajikistan

According to the new requirements, citizens of Tajikistan after arriving on the territory of the Russian Federation are allowed to stay in the country without counting for a maximum of 15 days (previously it was 7 days). If citizens of Tajikistan violate the rules of stay in Russia, and the duration of stay on the territory of the Russian Federation is more than 15 days, without a compelling reason supported by documents (illness, death of a loved one, work, study), then the foreign citizen may be prohibited from entry into Russia.

Migration registration: what does this concept mean?

This is a procedure during which a foreigner is registered at the address where he will reside in Russia during his visit. The information is entered into the Ministry of Internal Affairs database.

The procedure is mandatory for visitors from other countries who plan to stay in the Russian Federation for more than 7 days . Calendar days are taken into account, not working days.

Without registering for migration, it is impossible to obtain any documents that would allow you to stay in Russia for a longer time - a patent, temporary residence permit, residence permit.

Rules for entry into Russia for foreign citizens in the Russian Federation in 2019

When crossing the Russian border, you must fill out a migration card. It indicates the purpose of coming to the country. Violating the appointment is not allowed. If a foreigner entered the country, for example, to reunite with his family and live together, then he cannot open enterprises and enter into commercial contracts. To do this, you need to obtain a temporary residence permit or residence permit in order to have the full range of rights and obligations as citizens of Russia.

To enter from a visa-free country, which include, for example, Belarus and Ukraine, it is enough to present a national identity card at the Russian border. They do not need to obtain foreign passports specifically for this purpose. By comparison, citizens of Uzbekistan, also a former Soviet republic, require an international travel ID to visit Russia.

Undesirability of staying in the Russian Federation

Order on the undesirability of a foreign citizen’s stay on the territory of the Russian Federation

adopted by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation. In accordance with the regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation, all materials for the further adoption by the Ministry of Justice of Russia of an order on the undesirability of stay are transmitted by the following authorized bodies: the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, the FSB of Russia, the Ministry of Defense of Russia, Rosfinmonitoring, the SVR of Russia, the Ministry of Justice of Russia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, the Federal Migration Service of Russia, the Federal Drug Control Service of Russia, Rospotrebnadzor, FMBA of Russia.

What grounds are necessary to make a decision about the undesirability of staying in the Russian Federation?

? (Order of the Ministry of Defense dated July 16, 2010 No. 955, order of the Federal Drug Control Service of the Russian Federation dated August 12, 2009 No. 362, order of the Ministry of Justice dated August 20, 2007 No. 171)

1. Illegal presence of a foreign citizen on the territory of the Russian Federation.

2. Illegal presence of a foreign citizen on the territory of the Russian Federation, in the presence of a decision to deny entry to this foreign citizen.

3. In the event that the stay (residence) of a foreign citizen or stateless person legally located in the Russian Federation creates a real threat to the defense capability or security of the state, or public order, or public health.

In addition, the order on the undesirability of staying in the Russian Federation

a foreign citizen is automatically admitted in the following cases:

1. Release of a foreign citizen from prison.

(Order of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation dated August 20, 2007 N 171 “On the Procedure for the submission and consideration of documents for the preparation of orders of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on the undesirability of stay

(residence)
in the Russian Federation
of foreign citizens or stateless persons subject to release from places of imprisonment");

2. Identification of infectious diseases transmitted by airborne droplets in a foreign citizen.

(Order of Rospotrebnadzor dated September 14, 2010 No. 336 “On the procedure for preparing, submitting and considering in the Rospotrebnadzor system materials on making a decision on the undesirability of a foreign citizen or stateless person staying (residence) in the Russian Federation”).

What documents are needed to appeal a decision on the undesirability of staying in the Russian Federation?

An order on the undesirability of a foreign citizen’s stay on the territory of the Russian Federation can be appealed, but requires very compelling grounds for cancellation:

1. The presence of permanently living close relatives in Russia;
2. Availability of permanent residence in Russia;
3. Having children who are Russian citizens;
4. Inability to live in the country of citizenship.

Only in the presence of the specified circumstances can one count on the cancellation of the decision made about the undesirability of staying in Russia

or to reduce the length of undesirable stay. To file an administrative claim in order to cancel the decision on the undesirability of your stay, you must provide us with notarized copies of documents confirming the above circumstances:

1. Notarized translation of a foreign citizen’s passport with a permanent residence mark (if available);
2. A copy of the marriage/birth certificate, if there are close relatives in Russia;
3. Copies of relatives’ passports with a mark of registration at the place of residence (if available);
4. A copy of the certificate of ownership, if there is real estate in Russia;
5. Positive reference from the place of deprivation of liberty (if the Federal Drug Control Service makes a decision);
6. Certificate of observation in a medical institution (if a decision is made by Rospotrebnadzor);
7. A judicial power of attorney from a foreign citizen for our organization.

The period for consideration of an administrative claim in the court of first instance is up to two months. The period is regulated by the Code of Administrative Procedure of the Russian Federation.

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Duration of stay on the territory of the Russian Federation

Citizens of Tajikistan can stay on the territory of the Russian Federation without special permission for 90 days in each half-year. In total, over the course of a year, the period of stay of a citizen of Tajikistan in Russia should not exceed 180 days.

Stay on the territory of the Russian Federation for a ninety-day period can be extended on the following grounds:

If he has the above document, a citizen of Tajikistan submits a corresponding request to the Russian migration authorities, where the data is entered into his migrant card with a special o.