Visa to Azerbaijan for citizens of the Russian Federation in 2021

What documents will be needed

Citizens of Azerbaijan can enter Russia without a visa, but they are required to:

• passport for adults;
• birth certificate for those under 16 years of age;
• if a child travels alone or accompanied by strangers, parental consent, certified by a notary, is required;

For citizens of Azerbaijan, these documents are mandatory; they are needed to obtain registration in Russia and stay in the country legally.

After presenting the necessary documents, a migration card is filled out, indicating, among other things, the following information:

• purpose of the visit;
• length of stay. For citizens of Azerbaijan, it should not exceed 90 days within 6 months.

Rules for entry into Azerbaijan: do you need a foreign passport?

To cross the border, you must have a valid passport , which is stamped with an entry stamp with the appropriate dates. They will be used to track the total length of stay and the absence of violations of visa laws. It is impossible to cross the country's border with an internal Russian passport. For transit to any place through Azerbaijan, a visa-free entry regime also applies.

To enter, you do not need to provide additional documents (tickets, hotel reservations or vouchers, proof of funds, etc.). Azerbaijan has rules that require every foreigner to register with the migration service within three days of arrival. This can be done by the hotel service where the foreigner is staying. The service requires a photocopy of the international passport and a special form, which must be filled out by the tourist himself. Registration is issued for the entire period of stay.

The standard rules for entering any country also apply:

• among the transported items there should be no goods prohibited for import
• The passport must be valid for at least 3 months after the end of the trip
• after the end of the period of 90 days you must leave the country

Extension of stay

Russians who want to enter the state for a longer period do not need to apply for a special visa to Azerbaijan. It is enough to submit an application to extend the period of stay: for the first time it can be extended for another two months, then it can be extended up to another year.

Entry with children

To enter with children you will need the following documents:

• birth certificate
• international passport (if you already have one)
• exit permit (if a minor is traveling with or without one of the parents)

Entry by car

In addition to your passport, you will need the following documents to enter by car:

• driver's license
• green map
• vehicle registration certificate
• power of attorney with the right to remove the vehicle (if the car is not owned)

When temporarily importing vehicles, a transport tax is charged, the amount of which depends on the class, engine power and length of stay (from 15 US dollars and above).

Duration of stay and registration

Citizens of Azerbaijan can stay in Russia for no more than 90 days in every 6 months. After arrival, you need to register with the migration authorities (register) within 7 days.

The receiving party does this

1. the owner of the residential premises where the visiting guest lives, including a Russian citizen, or a foreigner temporarily or permanently residing in the Russian Federation;
2. the organization where he plans to work, at his legal address;
3. administration of a hotel, hostel, boarding house, educational institution.

To register, you must submit

1. notification of the arrival of a foreign citizen (to be completed on site);
2. a copy of the arriving guest’s passport (sometimes they ask for the original for verification);
3. original migration card (it will be returned);
4. documents on the right of ownership of the premises (certificate of ownership, lease agreement).

After accepting the documents, a tear-off coupon from the notification is returned, which indicates the end date of registration. You can register with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, through the MFC (multifunctional center) or at the post office. When moving from one city to another, you also need to register in a new place and present your old receipt.

The passport of a citizen of Azerbaijan, a migration card and part of the notification with the stamp of the Ministry of Internal Affairs certify the legality of stay on the territory of Russia. He must always carry these documents with him in case of inspection.

In mid-2021, amendments to the law on migration registration of foreigners came into force. The concept of “host party” has been clarified, and a ban on obtaining registration at the place of work has been introduced.

This procedure is mandatory, and after completing it you must submit the relevant documents for registration.

Documents for registration

• notification of arrival (filled out when crossing the border);
• copy and original of the international passport;
• original migration card;
• a document confirming the right to the opportunity to live in the premises that will be provided to a person of another citizenship (represented by the Russian side).

Citizens of Azerbaijan must undergo the procedure when they are registered. So as not to find themselves in a situation where government officials accuse them of breaking the law and expel them from the country. This service will cost 3,000 rubles.

Hiring an Azerbaijani citizen with a temporary residence permit (step-by-step instructions) in 2021

If an employer chooses the option of employing an Azerbaijani as part of a company’s staff, he must adhere to the following procedure in order not to break the law and not incur administrative liability:

Step

Algorithm of actions

Detailed instructions

1 Be accredited as an employer of foreign citizens (it does not matter what status the foreign employee is in)

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To be accredited in this case means to submit documents as an employer of migrants to the territorial office of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia and thus register (it is important to wait for approval from the authorities). The requirement applies to both legal entities and individual entrepreneurs.

2

Make sure that Azerbaijan has temporary residence status in the country

This means that you need to check the presence of a stamp in your passport (temporary residence permit - TRP)

3

Determine citizenship and residence status

In our case under consideration, this is Azerbaijani citizenship and visa-free stay

4

Check existing documents (and the validity period of each of them must be sufficient for the entire period of employment)

If any documents from the list below are missing, you need to wait until they are issued: foreign passport, registration at the place of residence, TIN (individual tax number), compulsory health insurance policy (CHI), work book (if it is not there, the document is created by the employer) , SNILS (if an employee does not have an insurance certificate of compulsory pension insurance, the employer is obliged to help obtain SNILS).

5

Ask the employee to sign a consent to the processing of personal data (now such permission must be taken from citizens whenever personal information is intended to be used)

In the event that in the future an employee reports to the authorities about the illegal use of personal data, the employer will be able to absolve himself of blame by presenting the employee’s written consent to the processing of personal information.

6

Show the employee copies of the company’s internal documents (strictly BEFORE concluding an employment agreement!)

The following local regulations (if any at the enterprise) must be signed by the future employee: Collective agreement. Internal labor regulations. Other LNA (various briefings, regulations on labor protection, job descriptions, regulations on the protection of personal data, regulations on remuneration and bonuses...).

7

Sign an employment contract with a citizen of Azerbaijan (including the details of a medical policy or contract for the provision of medical services in the text of the agreement)

Having previously explained to the foreigner on what grounds the agreement can be terminated.

8

Issue an official order on the admission of Azerbaijan to the state

The employee must read the text of the order and sign the form

9

Instruct the new employee on working issues

Explain labor safety rules, present the results of a special assessment of working conditions (SOUT)

10

Fill out the work book

An entry on the hiring of a foreigner must appear in the work book without fail, despite the foreign origin of the employee.

11

Issue a personal employee card to a foreigner

Form T-2 (here the Azerbaijani must sign as a sign that he has seen the entry in the work book)

12

Conduct all other briefings (depending on the type of activity of the enterprise)

FPB (fire safety rules), emergency situations (emergency situations), civil defense (civil defense)

13

Send a notification to the Main Directorate of Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs that an employment contract (or civil service agreement) has been concluded with a foreigner.

It is necessary to notify the Main Directorate for Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia within 3 days from the moment the document is signed (if you are late or completely forget about notifying the migration service, a fine of up to 1 million rubles will be imposed, and the company’s activities may also be suspended for up to 90 calendar days)

Other registration options

Foreigners, including people from Azerbaijan, have the right to stay on the territory of the Russian Federation for 90 days within 6 months. However, there are the following options when the registration period can be extended significantly:

1. When there is work based on a patent. It is issued for a maximum of 1 year, minimum of 1 month. It will be extended for another 1 year if there is a petition from the organization where the Azerbaijani works. At the same time, a Russian language exam is taken and an insurance policy is issued.
2. Any foreigner can study at universities in the Russian Federation on a paid basis and work part-time in the region where he studies. Is a work patent needed when an Azerbaijani citizen studies in Russia? No.

Compliance with these conditions is a mandatory norm for Azerbaijani citizens living in Russia, and they must be fulfilled in order not to break the law and study or work in the country in peace.

How can a citizen of Azerbaijan obtain a temporary residence permit?

To obtain a temporary residence permit in the Russian Federation, you must follow the algorithm from the table below:

“Until 2025, it is planned to change the migration policy of the Russian Federation in relation to citizens receiving temporary temporary residence permits and residence permits. President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin instructed the government to develop and implement a concept to simplify the system.”

Presidential Order dated March 6, 2021.

Temporary registration procedure

In order to avoid becoming an illegal migrant in Russia who does not have registration or a residence permit, it is important to acquire a host willing to register a foreigner in their living space. A citizen of a country belonging to the Commonwealth of Independent States, when crossing the Russian border, receives a blank migration card from a border control officer, where he must enter personal data, information about the availability of a visa, the purpose of arrival and the expected period of stay.

If the migrant fails to notify the FMS on time, the migration card will be considered invalid, and in order to register temporarily, he will need to obtain a new one.

This is only possible if you leave the Russian Federation and re-enter no earlier than after 3 months.

Responsibilities of the receiving party

The obligation to notify the migration control authority that a foreign citizen has arrived in Russia and subsequently requires temporary registration is fully performed by the receiving party. She is also responsible for the timely registration of the Ukrainian and compliance with the prescribed deadlines.

The receiving person can be

• relative;
• the owner of the residential premises (Russian citizen or foreigner), at whose address the registration will be carried out;
• legal entity providing accommodation;
• administration of institutions providing hotel services.

The fulfillment of the obligation to notify the FMS begins with filling out a notification of arrival of each foreign person (if there are several) separately, which will be registered at the address of the receiving party. The form is filled out in Russian without corrections, abbreviations and abbreviations with the data of the migration card, passport and visa (if available), after which it is sent to the territorial migration control authority to verify the data and approve or refuse registration.

If the application is approved, the employee puts a mark and stamp on the notification acceptance form. This is done on the tear-off part, which the receiving party gives to the foreigner upon receipt.

This document confirms the legality of stay in the country. It is valid for 3 months.

How marriages with foreigners are registered in Russia

If you decide to marry an Azerbaijani in Russia, then the registration itself will be carried out in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation. However, it is worth noting that a foreign citizen must comply not only with the laws of the state in which he is getting married, but also with the requirements of the country of which he is a citizen.

One of these conditions is the age of marriage: in Russia it is 18 years old, but in other countries it may differ. Another important nuance is that the foreigner does not have a previously registered valid marital union: even if polygamy is allowed in the country of which the groom is a citizen, he will not be able to remarry on the territory of the Russian Federation, since only monogamous marriages are recognized in Russia.

Read more about how to register a marriage with a foreigner in Russia.

Required documents

To obtain temporary registration, the receiving party collects the following documents:

• a photocopy of the passport of a citizen of Russia or another country permanently residing in Russia;
• a photocopy of the establishing document on registration of ownership of residential premises;
• a photocopy of a foreign passport of a citizen of Azerbaijan, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, or an internal one if a citizen of Ukraine, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan is registered;
• a photocopy of the migration card (entry ticket for a citizen of Belarus);
• photocopy of the visa.

If a foreign citizen who was previously registered at a place of temporary stay in Russia moves to another place for a period of more than 7 days, he needs to register again. In this case, the receiving party notifies the migration service about this within the prescribed period and attaches a photocopy of the notification form of previous registration to the specified list of documents.

Extension of stay in Russia

Foreigners can stay in Russia for more than 90 days if they work, study, or have applied for status.

• Patent work

A patent is issued for a period of 1 to 12 months; it must be issued 30 days after arrival. It can be extended for another 1 year by extension at the request of the organization or individual for whom the migrant works under an employment contract. To do this, you need to pass an exam on knowledge of the Russian language and receive a certificate, and also be sure to purchase a voluntary health insurance policy. It is valid only if the tax is paid, monthly or immediately for six months or a year.

• Study and combining with work.

Citizens of Azerbaijan in Russia can enroll in any secondary vocational or higher educational institution on a paid basis. Only residents of countries that have signed the Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Education have the opportunity to study at the expense of the budget of the Russian Federation. AR is not one of them.

Upon admission to study, the period of stay is extended for the entire period of study. The administration of the university or college registers the student. At the same time, he receives the right to work without a patent within the region where the educational institution is located.

• Preparation of documents for temporary residence permit, residence permit.

Staying while awaiting a decision from the Ministry of Internal Affairs on issuing a permit for temporary (TRP) or permanent residence permit (RP) in Russia is considered legal. However, the waiting time for a quota is not included here. If a foreigner’s documents have been accepted, a date stamp is placed on the migration card. On this basis, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is obliged to extend registration for a period of 2 to 6 months. Citizenship of the Russian Federation for citizens of Azerbaijan is issued on general terms after 5 years of permanent residence, or in a simplified manner. It must be borne in mind that since 2021, the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan has introduced the obligation to report to the relevant authorities of your country or the consulate about the presence of dual citizenship. Failure to comply will result in criminal liability (see video below).

Migration registration of a foreign citizen in 2020 in the Russian Federation

The registration procedure implies a clear indication (prerequisites) for its implementation. Listed below are the current rules in force in the Russian Federation.

1. Grounds for including a foreign person in migration registration:

arriving to obtain an official job;

• obtaining Russian citizenship. If for a number of reasons the procedure does not take place, then the foreign national is deprived of his acquired citizenship and becomes a foreigner. Therefore, you need to register again.
• birth of a foreign person on Russian territory.

A foreigner has the right to independently register at his place of residence. At the same time, he is obliged to notify the relevant services of his arrival. An exception is if a foreign person is the owner of the premises where residence is expected. In this case, he is obliged to independently notify the Ministry of Internal Affairs. According to current legislation, the following have the right to act as a host:

• hotels;
• an individual with Russian citizenship;
• a foreign person with the status of a highly qualified specialist;
• a legal entity registered under the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation;
• representative of government authorities, regardless of structure;
• consular missions;
• structural divisions of international companies operating in Russia;
• government organizations: fund for social protection, education and health care.

2. Registration of foreign nationals is carried out in the following ways:

• personal visit to the department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation or the relevant department;
• in MMC;
• via Russian Post.

Hotel accounting

When checking into a hotel, a foreign person is required to provide a foreign passport and a completed migration card. The administrator, in turn, transfers the document numbers to a special form. This process is the official registration for the entire period of the foreigner’s stay in Russia. You should have the tear-off part of the form with you in case of possible document verification.

Accounting in the hospital

A foreigner admitted for treatment to a medical institution in the Russian Federation must be registered by the administration of the medical institution. In this case, the foreign national must constantly be located at the address of the hospital (hospital).

Accounting in the organization

The legal entity that offered employment to a foreign national undertakes to bear responsibility for the entire period of stay on the territory of the Russian Federation (according to migration legislation). At the same time, a legal entity is not obliged to register it only at the address of a specific organization or company. A foreigner has the right to independently choose his place of residence. But if you plan to settle in a room that:

• does not have an exact address, but is under the ownership of a legal entity;
• is the legal address of the company that invited the foreigner,

then registration is carried out at the official address of the company. Regardless of the chosen place of residence, the legal entity (organization, company) is responsible for registering a foreigner and notifying the Ministry of Internal Affairs of his arrival.

Updating the migration card

Violation of the rules of stay by a foreign citizen entails unpleasant consequences, so documents should always be in order. Sometimes, for various reasons, you need to get a new immigration document.

Circumstances for obtaining a new “migration permit”

1. The arriving guest indicated the purpose of “private visit” upon entry, but he needs to stay longer than 90 days. He wants to apply for a patent, but for this it is necessary that the goal on the card is “work.”
2. The validity period of the patent, paid for 12 months, expires. To extend it for another year, an application from the employer is required. But at the moment it is not working, and cannot imagine it.
3. The migrant who arrived to work did not know that a patent must be obtained within 30 days. Now he faces a fine of 10 to 15 thousand rubles, in addition, an administrative violation will be recorded. It’s easier to leave and come back with a new m/card.

It happens that the deadline for registration is missed (7 days), or you need to be delayed due to the fact that the day for accepting an application for a temporary residence permit or temporary residence permit has been set, and the registration period ends soon, and many other everyday situations.

Deportation: what is it?

Deportation is a procedural measure applied to foreign citizens by authorized representatives of migration authorities. In this case, we are talking about the heads of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs at the place of stay of migrants in the Russian Federation: they are the ones who make the appropriate decisions.

Deportation does not entail any legal consequences: having received the decision, the Azerbaijani citizen undertakes to leave Russia within the established time frame. If he does not do this, he may be forcibly deported.

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Subsequently, after deportation, migrants have the right to return to the Russian Federation after eliminating the reasons that served as the basis for deportation. An exception is the application of a ban on entry into Russia: if it is imposed by a court decision, you will be able to come only after its expiration.

Differences between deportation and expulsion

In most cases, people confuse expulsion and deportation, although these are fundamentally different procedures. Let's consider their conditions:

Thus, deportation and expulsion are completely different procedures, but the procedure for appealing them is almost always the same.

When can an Azerbaijani citizen be deported from the Russian Federation?

If we talk specifically about deportation, the following may serve as a basis:

• Expiration of the validity period of a temporary residence permit or temporary residence permit. The permit is issued for 3 years and cannot be renewed, while the residence permit is issued for 5 years with the possibility of extension.
• Cancellation of a residence permit or temporary residence permit by decision of the authorities. This is possible if there are grounds specified in Art. 7 Federal Law dated July 25, 2002 No. 115-FZ. For example, if a migrant advocates committing violent acts or overthrowing the Russian government, finances terrorist organizations, etc.
• Expiration of the period of legal stay in Russia on a migration card. According to the law, foreigners can stay in the Russian Federation for no more than 90 days, after which they are required to leave the territory of the state.

Example No. 1: deportation of an Azerbaijani citizen from Russia

The man came from Baku to Moscow, the goal was employment. He registered with the migration authorities on time, but did not bother with the registration of a temporary residence permit. When 90 days had passed since entry, the head of the migration department made a decision to deport the migrant, according to which he must leave the Russian Federation within 5 days.

The basis in this case was precisely the lack of the right to stay in Russia. The next time an Azerbaijani will be able to come here only in six months.

Who is not subject to deportation?

Despite the severity of the law, there are categories of citizens who cannot be deported. These include the following:

• Employees of consular and embassy institutions of Azerbaijan on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Persons who require urgent treatment in Russia if deportation would pose a danger to their life and health.
• If a migrant has submitted an application for refugee status and it is under consideration.
• If a foreign person’s refugee status was denied or revoked, but returning to his homeland poses a great danger for him: for example, if there is military action there or a major epidemic has been recorded.
• If a citizen of Azerbaijan received political asylum in Russia or was recognized as a refugee.