Migration card. Entry from Belarus

What is migration registration: brief background information

In the Russian Federation, migration registration is the recording of information about the stay, residence and movement of foreigners and stateless persons. The procedure for this accounting is rather informative in nature and implies:

• registration of named persons at the place of their actual stay (residence);
• recording information about their movement on the territory of the Russian Federation (for example, departure, entry of foreigners);
• processing, storing, and protecting information about the characteristics of the migration process;
• formation and maintenance of an information system for this accounting.

Migration registration of foreigners is subject to certain norms of the legislation of the Russian Federation. As for Belarusians, the provisions of the Agreement concluded between the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation in St. Petersburg dated January 24, 2006 (as amended on March 3, 2015) also apply to them. In general, migration registration is carried out in a strict manner, which is regulated by the following legal acts:

• Federal Law of the Russian Federation No. 109 of June 18, 2006, on migrants. registration of foreigners and stateless persons (last edition dated May 1, 2019).
• Migrant rules accounting, approved RF PP No. 9 dated January 15, 2007 (as amended on December 26, 2019).
• Administrative regulations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, approved. By Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation No. 514 of July 30, 2019.

The current procedure obliges foreigners, including Belarusians, to register for migration within a certain time frame. For Belarusians (as well as Armenians, Kyrgyz, Kazakhs) they will be somewhat different than for other citizens arriving in the Russian Federation.

Important! According to Article 3 of the Agreement of January 24, 2006, Belarusians are exempt from registration with the authorities at their place of stay in the Russian Federation for a period of up to 90 days. The countdown starts from the date of entry into the territory of the Russian Federation.

At the end of the established period, registration of a Belarusian (like any other foreigner) is carried out by the receiving party.

What columns does the document consist of?

The official form contains the following columns (from top to bottom):

• Document title: Migration card.
• Series and form number.
• Surname.
• Name.
• Middle name (if available).
• Date of birth (including: day, month and year, filled in with numbers).
• Gender (optional: m – male; f – female).
• Identity document (the series and number of the civil passport, international passport or other document by which the foreigner enters is indicated here).
• Citizenship (you should write the name of the state of which the migrant is a citizen).
• Purpose of the visit (options of purposes are listed here, you need to highlight the appropriate option).
• Information about the inviting party (name of the legal entity or name of the inviting party, address or locality).
• Visa identification number (if the foreigner enters under the visa regime).
• Entry invitation number (if available).
• Duration of stay (indicated by a time period in the format from... (such and such a date, month, year) to... (such and such a date, month, year).
• Signature (here the person entering or his representative signs his autograph).
• Service marks (to be filled out by a border service officer).
• Entry into the Russian Federation (the date of crossing the border by the person entering is indicated).
• Departure from the Russian Federation (the date of departure outside the Russian Federation is indicated).
• Registration and change of period of temporary stay in the Russian Federation.

The procedure for the stay of Belarusians on the territory of the Russian Federation: the legal side of the issue

If we turn to the norms of the St. Petersburg Agreement concluded between the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation, it is necessary to note a number of features of the stay of Belarusians in the Russian Federation.

Firstly, Belarusians who legally reside in Russia acquire the same rights as Russians. They have the right to move freely, choose their place of stay and residence.

Secondly, following from a third country, they can enter the territory of the Russian Federation once and leave it for their own country using expired identification documents. These documents include: civil (service, diplomatic) passport. It is also allowed to travel with a seaman's certificate and a certificate of return to the Republic of Belarus of the appropriate type.

Thirdly, Belarusians, while temporarily staying on the territory of the Russian Federation, are obliged to comply with Russian laws.

The list of documents that a Belarusian needs for entry, exit, stay on the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as for transit, is presented in Appendix No. 1 to the St. Petersburg Agreement. These are identification documents that you should pay special attention to.

All controversial issues regarding the application of the provisions of this Agreement are resolved through consultation and negotiations. It should also be taken into account that the provisions of this Agreement do not apply to the rights and obligations of Belarusians and Russians provided for by international treaties when establishing more expanded rights for citizens of both countries.

For information, a Belarusian can continuously stay for up to 90 days during one period of 180 days (six months). This rule applies to all visa-free foreigners who come to the Russian Federation. Let's say a foreigner comes to the Russian Federation without a visa. Then the previous period during which he was in the Russian Federation on a previous trip and the current, new, planned, within 180 days are taken into account. But in total, both the previous and current period should not be more than 90 days.

A Belarusian can extend his stay on the territory of the Russian Federation by obtaining a temporary residence permit (for 3 years) or a residence permit (if there are appropriate grounds for this). If a Belarusian officially works in the Russian Federation by concluding an employment contract, the duration of his stay may be equal to the period of validity of this contract.

How to calculate how long you can stay in Russia according to the 90/180 regime

Let's show it with an example. Let's imagine that you entered Russia on January 1, 2021 . Count 180 days . In this example, the 180th day will be June 30, 2021 . The calculation can be done in an online date calculator, for example, on this website. It turns out that your “reporting” half-year will last from January 1 to June 30, 2021 .

Mode 90 180: how to count

During this period, that is, from January 1 to June 30, you can only stay in Russia for 90 days. If you stay in Russia for 91 days from January 1 to June 30, you will thereby break the law.

It doesn't matter how you spend these 90 days. You can enter Russia and stay in the country continuously .

You can also move in and out , adding up the days you spend in Russia in the reporting half-year. In total, you must spend no more than 90 days in the country.

For example, you stayed in Russia for 10 days in January , then left. We returned in February, stayed here for another 30 days , and left again. For example, we returned in April and stayed in Russia 40 days You add up all these periods of stay in Russia and it is very important that in total during your “reporting” six months (in our example, this is from January 1 to June 30) the total period of your stay in Russia does not exceed 90 days.

That is, in our example, we calculate: 10 days (in January) + 30 days (in February) + 40 days (in April-May) = 80 days. It turns out that until June 30 you can stay in Russia for no more than 10 days.

Please note: you must count the days yourself. Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, border service and other departments will not call or write to you to inform you that your permitted period of stay in the Russian Federation is coming to an end. If you violate the period of your stay in the country, you will be banned from entering without any warning.

A lawyer explains how to count using the 90-180 rule.

How can a Belarusian register in the Russian Federation at his place of actual residence?

Registration involves submitting information about a foreigner to the Main Department of Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (FMS). They are represented by the host party (the owner of the property, an authorized representative of the hotel, sanatorium, etc.). As established, the authorized representative of the receiving party must fill out a standard notification form based on the data provided by the foreigner (civil passport, migration card, etc.). He attaches documentary evidence to it, more precisely, photocopies of the documents that the foreigner presented to him.

If there are any justified reasons that prevent the receiving party from submitting information, then the required documents can be submitted by the foreigner himself. You can send them through the MFC or by mail.

Thus, the essence of setting up a migrant. accounting comes down to the fact that you need to collect a certain package of documents and send them to the territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in any available way.

If necessary, a photocopy of the labor agreement concluded with the Belarusian on the territory of the Russian Federation is added to the package of documents. Registration is free for everyone, without charging a state fee.

Documents may not be accepted, and the foreigner, accordingly, may not be registered if the content of the notification does not meet the requirements (unreadable text, presence of corrections, etc.), and also when not all required documents are submitted or their validity period has expired.

The arrival note made on the tear-off part of the form indicates that the receiving party (or the foreigner) has completed all the actions required for registration. What is noteworthy is that a Belarusian with a temporary residence permit or temporary residence permit will be registered for the period that was originally written in the submitted notification. Meanwhile, it cannot be longer than the validity period of the temporary residence permit or temporary residence permit.

How to fill out the MK correctly when entering Russia and Belarus?

• The migrant begins filling out the form by indicating his last name, first name and patronymic in the appropriate columns. The data is entered one printed letter in each cell of the line. If a foreigner does not have a middle name, this line is not filled out.
• The date of birth is indicated in numbers in the format: day-month-year. First, the number of the birthday is entered into the cells, then the month (if the month contains one significant digit, “0” is first entered), after which the year of birth is filled in in full four-digit format.
• To the right of the date of birth there is a section where you need to indicate your gender. There is no need to enter anything here; the migrant is required to put an icon in the field corresponding to the correct option. If the card is filled out for a woman, then you need to put a tick, cross or other mark to the right of the “female” designation. Accordingly, men are noted in the “male” column.
• A little lower on the right (under the migrant’s gender information) there is a section dedicated to citizenship. Here you need to enter the name of the state of which the foreigner is a citizen.
• Below on the left, fill in the column with the details of the identity document. Here you need to enter information about the series and number of your passport or other document.
• The purpose of the visit does not fit. You need to carefully study the proposed options and highlight the one that corresponds to the intentions of the person entering.
• The section with information about the inviting party is filled out in any form. If the migrant arrived at the invitation of an organization, the name must be entered in the line. If the visit is private or tourist, as a rule, the city where the foreigner plans to stay is indicated.
• The length of stay is indicated in the format from... to.... The person entering records the exact or estimated time period, following the same rules that applied when filling out the date of birth.
• The completed form is sealed with a personal signature in the appropriate box.

Reference. If the MK is filled out by a parent for a child, the mother or father puts their signature.

The second part of the migration form is filled out in a similar way.

This is what an example and sample of a completed Russian migration card looks like:

Which sections cannot be filled out?

The foreigner fills out information in the sections regarding full name, gender, date of birth. Indicates passport details, length of stay and emphasizes the purpose of the visit. Enter information in the column about the inviting party and citizenship. Be sure to sign.

The fields with visa and invitation numbers are filled in only by those foreign citizens who enter under the visa regime and have an official written invitation. All other categories of migrants do not fill out this part of the form.

You cannot fill out that part of the migration card where official marks are placed (the lower part of the form), and the border service officer indicates the period of entry and exit. Notes on registration and changes in the duration of stay are made by employees of the migration department.

Important! Do not add any extraneous notes to the migration card. Complete only the required sections.

Purpose of the visit

The MK form has a separate section that lists possible purposes of the visit . There are seven options in total:

• official;
• tourism;
• commercial;
• studies;
• Job;
• private;
• transit.

The person entering must select and highlight the appropriate option. How to decide on a goal:

• Diplomats and representatives of official delegations arrive on official visits to the Russian Federation and Belarus;
• tourism is chosen as the purpose of visit by travelers who plan tourist trips and sightseeing;
• commercial trips involve a business purpose, for example, holding negotiations or meeting with partners;
• Students and students of other categories who plan to receive education in the Russian Federation or Belarus come to the country to study;
• if a foreigner enters Russia for the purpose of employment, it is necessary to indicate “work” as the purpose of the visit;
• a private visit implies a broader interpretation; this item is chosen by those for whom other options are not suitable (travel to relatives, treatment, recovery);
• The transit option is emphasized by those foreigners who travel to other countries through the territory of the Russian Federation.

An employee of the State Border Service may ask additional questions about the purpose of the visit to the country (to whom the migrant is going, why, at what address the inviting party lives).

Attention! If an entrant has come to find a job, the migration card must contain an indication that the purpose of the visit is work. Otherwise, you will have to leave and enter again, or contact representatives of the local unit of the Main Directorate for Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation to change the purpose of the visit.

Duration of stay

The validity period of the migration card is 90 days from the moment of crossing the border, so it makes no sense to indicate a longer period. If a foreign citizen plans to stay on the territory of the Russian Federation longer, he will have to register for migration, obtain a work patent, or acquire other compelling reasons for staying in Russia.

If a foreigner has received a work invitation, the period of legal stay is extended to 12 months, even with an expired migration document.

You can also apply for an extension of your stay. The validity of a migration card can be extended if:

• the migrant has submitted documents or received a temporary residence permit;
• the foreigner has submitted documents to obtain Russian citizenship (the validity period of the MK will be extended until a decision is made on issuing a passport or refusing to issue it);
• the employer is applying for the foreign citizen (an official petition has been submitted to extend the period of stay);
• the visiting person requests political asylum;
• the foreigner has a patent or work permit.

The procedure for renewing a migration card is presented in this article.

How to correctly fill out a notice of arrival of a foreigner in the Russian Federation

The application form is posted on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. It can be found in the subsection “State services in the field of migration” or in the Regulations, approved. Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation No. 514. It is a two-page document that must be filled out manually or on a computer. The text must be legible and cannot be edited.

The notification should indicate personal data about the person who needs to be registered (full name, gender, citizenship, passport details, as well as a document certifying the right to stay (reside) in the Russian Federation, etc.).

You are also required to provide information about the receiving party. What exactly needs to be written down depends directly on who is receiving. If we are talking about an individual, then indicate his data: full name, house. address, details of his passport and title document, which certifies the right of ownership of the residential premises provided for the actual residence of the foreigner.

If the receiving party is a legal entity (organization), then the notification, among other things, records the personal data of the authorized responsible person acting on behalf of this legal entity (full name, details of his identification document, home address). As for the organization itself, you need to indicate the following information about it: name, TIN, address. It is also required to mention a document that confirms the right of ownership of the housing that she provided to a foreigner (Belarusian) for temporary residence.

The receiving party must sign the back of the form, thereby expressing consent to the temporary residence of the foreigner (Belarusian) with her. If an organization (legal entity) accepts it, then it must certify the affixed signature with its seal.

Removal of a foreigner (Belarusian) from registration at the place of actual stay

It should be noted that the procedure for deregistering any foreigner is essentially no different from the registration procedure. The receiving party (or the foreigner himself) must fill out a notification of departure form and proactively submit it to the Main Department of Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (FMS).

The departure notice form includes two pages, which are filled out in the same way as the arrival notice. Data can be entered manually or by printing on a computer. There should be no mistakes, corrections by a proofreader, or illegibility of the text.

You should record information about the person who is leaving, as well as about the receiving party (individual or legal entity). The receiving party, or more precisely, its authorized responsible person, must certify the completed form properly: affix a signature, and the organization must also affix a seal.

Thus, the deregistration procedure itself does not present any difficulty. You just need to know when and in what cases it is performed. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation explains about them on its website.

In particular, as the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation points out, a foreigner will be deregistered when he needs to be registered at a new place of residence, or if his registration was initially fictitious.

The most common reasons for deregistration are the departure of a foreigner from the place of actual stay (which is confirmed by the receipt of a notice of departure) and the actual departure of a Russian foreigner from the Russian Federation.

Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (мвд.рф)/

The above reasons for deregistering a foreigner fully apply to Belarusians.

Common mistakes when registering for migration

Error 1.

Registration at the place of temporary stay is also provided for foreign students. They are no exception in this sense. The placement is carried out at the address where the student actually lives. If this is, for example, a rented apartment, it means at the address of this apartment. In this case, the receiving party is the individual who rents out the apartment (provides it for living). It is he who must submit information for registering a student who has arrived to study.

The situation is somewhat different when a student is provided with a place in a dormitory for the actual period of study. The receiving party in this situation is the educational organization that owns this hostel.

Error 2.

For your information, a foreigner cannot use a document as a substitute for a passport if its validity is less than 6 months. Documents issued in connection with professional (official) activities are also not considered. The listed documents are not presented instead of a passport.

Answer to frequently asked questions

Question #1:

What does the term “registration at the place of residence” mean?

In this case, we are talking about the postal address where the citizen temporarily resides. It could be, for example: an apartment or a house where he does not live permanently, but is temporarily located, the address of a hotel, sanatorium, camping site, where he again lives temporarily. This address may also be the address of the organization where he officially works.

Question #2:

A Belarusian has his own home in Moscow, which he owns as an owner. Can it be considered as a place of residence?

Yes. Can. Real estate or property of a foreigner in the Russian Federation can be indicated as the place of actual residence. Therefore, in the situation under consideration, for the purposes of registration, a Belarusian can submit a standard notification certifying the fact of arrival to the MFC or directly to the authorized body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Questions and answers about the 90-180 mode

Do I need to register for migration for the 90 days that I will stay in Russia?

Yes, foreign citizens must complete migration registration within 7 days (with some exceptions) upon arrival in the Russian Federation.

I applied for a temporary residence permit, but have not received it yet. 90 days in the Russian Federation are running out, do you need to leave?

No, submitting documents for a temporary residence permit is the basis for extending the period of temporary stay in Russia. The migrant must be given a certificate of acceptance of papers for a temporary residence permit. Using this certificate, he can renew his migration registration.

If a husband works in Russia under a patent and his foreign wife comes to visit him, does the 90-180 regime apply to her?

Yes, the spouse can stay in the Russian Federation for no longer than 90 days within six months, unless she obtains a patent for herself or applies for a temporary residence permit or temporary residence permit.

Do you need to count weekends when calculating the length of your stay in Russia?

Yes, all days are counted, including weekends.

And if relatives with Russian citizenship live in Russia, is it possible not to comply with the 90-180 rule?

The 90 out of 180 regime must be observed, even if there are relatives who are citizens of the Russian Federation.

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