Residence permit for citizens of Armenia: procedure for obtaining 2021

Registration of foreigners from Armenia

A foreign citizen is a person who is not a citizen of the Russian Federation and has an identity document issued by a foreign state. Registration of citizens of Armenia is mandatory regardless of the place of stay and residence in Moscow (rented housing, hotel, hospital, holiday home). Citizens from Armenia do not require a visa to enter Russia. The period of temporary stay of Armenians in Moscow cannot exceed 90 days (without an employment contract). If a citizen of the Republic of Armenia arrived in the Russian Federation for more than 30 (thirty) days, he is obliged to register with the migration authorities and obtain registration. Also, if he plans to stay on the territory of the Russian Federation for more than 90 days, then he must enter into an employment contract with the employer and “extend” his registration for up to 1 year.

Attention! Always make photocopies of your passport, migration card and registration (tear-off part of the notice). Their presence will help restore documents in case of emergency situations: theft, loss of documents.

Can an Armenian become an individual entrepreneur in Russia?

Russian legislation provides for the possibility of registering an individual entrepreneur for a foreign citizen. This issue is regulated by Federal Law No. 115 “On the legal status of foreign citizens in Russia” and Federal Law No. 129 “On registration of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs”. The tax service deals with issues of registering foreigners as individual entrepreneurs. Foreign citizens have equal rights and responsibilities as the local population.

To register, an alien must have legal status and registration. To obtain registration, you must have a temporary residence permit and a residence permit. A temporary residence permit is a mark in a document confirming the identity of a foreigner. It is valid only within the territory where the permit was issued. A residence permit is issued only if the temporary residence permit is issued for a period of 5 years or more.

If a foreigner is a citizen of Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, i.e. country that is part of the EAEU, then a simplified employment procedure is applied to him. There is no need for him to obtain a work permit. You will need to pass an exam on knowledge of the Russian language

According to the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, entrepreneurial activity is not labor activity. But permission will be required if a foreigner decides to enter into an agreement with an individual entrepreneur or company.

To start a business, you need to submit the relevant documents to the tax office. His representative can bring them. Then the application for opening an individual entrepreneur is notarized. Documents are processed within three days, after which an entry sheet for the Unified State Register of Individual Entrepreneurs is issued, as well as a certificate of registration.

How to register a citizen from Armenia yourself

There are special windows at the post office where you will be provided with a notification form for registering a foreign citizen arriving from Armenia. The form is issued free of charge. A set fee is charged for receiving notifications by mail. A huge disadvantage of registering a foreigner from Armenia is that information about the arrival is entered into the computer only after the FMS has received and processed the postal item (and this sometimes takes more than 3 weeks). Also, there is a high risk of losing the notification in the mail. There is a great danger that during possible document checks by police officers, information about the Armenian will simply not be in the database!

Attention! Beware of fakes! Postal notifications of the arrival of foreign citizens are often fake

Also, you can register an Armenian citizen directly with the territorial body of the Federal Migration Service. To do this, you need to collect the necessary package of documents, fill out the notification form for the arrival of a foreigner from Armenia, receive the detachable part of the notification and hand it over to the guest arriving from Armenia to the Russian Federation. It is also worth the long queues, so we advise you to arrive at the FMS office in advance, even before it opens. It is also necessary to first familiarize yourself with the required package of documents and prepare the necessary photocopies (the FMS does not make copies, and the employee will not accept you without the necessary documents, and you will have to stand in line again). The list of required documents can be found at the stand at your FMS branch, or you can call the branch at the numbers listed on the official website. Information about a citizen arriving from Armenia is entered into the FMS database by employees within 3 days after submitting the necessary documents of the Armenian citizen to the territorial office of the FMS.

You can also register a guest from the Republic of Armenia (Republic of Armenia) at the MGK “Vector of Rights”. All documents are accepted only at the offices of the International Group of Companies "Vector of Rights"!

Application for renewal of registration for Armenians

What documents should be attached to the application Some additional documents should be attached to the application. These include any identification card (a passport is best), a document that initially became the basis for the presence of a foreign citizen on the territory of the Russian Federation, or certificates that confirm that he does not have the physical ability to go abroad during the period specified in federal legislation. All these documents must be accompanied by copies.

Migration card.
Armenian passport.
Fresh photo.
Statement. The application form for temporary registration and a sample form can be downloaded here.
A document confirming no criminal record.
A medical certificate confirming the absence of illness.
Migration registration.
Certificate of knowledge of history, Russian language and legislation of the Russian Federation.

Production calendar

RF). Payments upon dismissal The Labor Code of the Russian Federation guarantees foreign persons the same payments and compensations as Russian citizens. Thus, upon dismissal for the following reasons, a foreign citizen is required to receive severance pay:

reorganization, liquidation of an enterprise, staff reduction;
the employee’s refusal to transfer to another job necessary for health reasons or the inability to provide it;
reinstatement by court decision;
refusal to transfer to work in another location among the entire organization;
recognition of the employee as unfit for this work in accordance with medical indicators;
changing the essential terms of the employment contract.

In addition, regardless of the reason for dismissal, a foreign citizen must receive monetary compensation for unused vacation days.

The main advantages of a residence permit for citizens of Armenia

The main advantage that has made life easier for all migrants is that from November 1, 2021, Armenia and all other states receive a residence permit without an expiration date. That is, if you receive a status, then, in theory, it can last for the rest of your life.

Other features because of which migrants seek to obtain a residence permit:

the opportunity to receive a pension, which is calculated according to the same rules as for Russians;
right to work - patents, permits, and other permits are not needed for employment;
a residence permit gives a citizen of Armenia the right to use free medical care in state clinics and hospitals - for this, a compulsory medical insurance policy is issued (you will not have to pay to obtain the policy);
a citizen with a residence permit has the right to work in Russia as an individual entrepreneur;
public schools and kindergartens are ready to accept children of Armenians who have a residence permit;
a person with a residence permit is free to choose which city to live in and can freely move to any constituent entity of Russia;
in 90% of cases, obtaining Russian citizenship requires a residence permit.

New law for migrants 2021 from Armenia

The authors of the document also propose to supplement the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses and fine for the absence of an employment or civil law contract in the amount of 2 thousand to 5 thousand rubles with administrative expulsion from Russia. For officials, a fine of 25 thousand to 50 thousand rubles is provided, for legal entities - from 250 thousand to 800 thousand rubles or suspension of activities for a period of 14 to 90 days.

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Yuri Nagernyak is confident that the entry ban should be lifted, but this should be done selectively. According to him, after the abolition of the Federal Migration Service and the transfer of its functions to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, market rates for work on the black market doubled. And for many migrants it is now cheaper to get a European or Canadian passport. In previous years, the number of labor migrants from Moldova in Russia reached, according to some estimates, up to 500–700 thousand people. Now, according to official data, there are 220 thousand of them.

What documents should an Armenian citizen collect to obtain a residence permit?

The list for a residence permit consists of 7 main documents.
The application and papers must be submitted to the migration department at the place of registration . This is in the regions. And in Moscow there is a Migration Center (Sakharovo), where you need to apply for a residence permit.

An Armenian citizen will have to collect the following list to obtain a residence permit:

Statement. Prepared in two copies. You can draw it up on a computer or write it by hand. There are many requirements for completing the application.
Photos. You will be required to take 4 photographs, 35 x 45 mm. There are often reports that inspectors require photos to be taken on matte paper. The resulting photographs do not need to be cut and pasted. Carry them in the same condition as you received from the photographer. Read more about the photo requirements for status.
Passport. An Armenian passport must be translated, and all pages are translated, from cover to cover. The translation is certified by a notary. A set of these services will cost an average of 1,000 rubles.
Certificates of passing a medical examination. Before issuing a residence permit, the applicant is checked for the presence of tuberculosis, sexually transmitted diseases, drug addiction, and HIV. You only need to apply for certificates from medical institutions that have a license to conduct medical examinations for migrants. For a medical examination you will have to pay approximately 3,500 - 5,000 rubles. Read more about the medical board.
Document on knowledge of the Russian language. Even if you speak Russian perfectly, migration authorities require confirmation. To do this, the migrant will have to pass an exam. Again, it’s paid, costing on average 2,600 - 5,300 rubles. Applicants with Soviet or Russian education do not need to undergo testing. It is also not required for children, incapacitated citizens, or people of retirement age;
Income certificates. The Russian state is sensitive to the issues of migrants' income. It is important that the recipient of the residence permit is able to provide for himself and his family members. Therefore, when submitting documents you will need certificates. Working people officially bring 2 personal income taxes, entrepreneurs and the unemployed - 3 personal income taxes or a certificate of contribution. You can also register as a dependent and bring information about the income of the person who supports you.
State duty. The fee for obtaining a residence permit will increase to 5,000 rubles from November 1, 2021. Usually paid through a branch of any bank. Be sure to very carefully check the information specified in the payment receipt - bank operators often make mistakes. The line “Country that issued the document” should indicate Armenia, and not Russia, as bank employees often write. The state fee is paid upon translation of the passport.

You will receive a decision on issuing permanent resident status in 4 months. From another article, find out how to check if your residence permit is ready.

What should an Armenian citizen do after obtaining a residence permit?

When the residence permit document is in your hands, you shouldn’t relax too much. Foreigners permanently residing in the Russian Federation have several obligations, failure to comply with which leads to fines and even revocation of their residence permit.

Here are the mandatory actions that status holders perform:

Registration. Having made a residence permit and received the corresponding document, you need to register at your place of residence or, in extreme cases, register for migration registration. By law, this procedure is given 7 days . You should not neglect registration, since failure to comply with deadlines is an administrative offense for which a fine is imposed.
Notification. Every year, the holder of a residence permit needs to register with the Ministry of Internal Affairs. To do this, the citizen fills out a special notification form and submits it along with income certificates and other documents to the migration department. This must be done after each year of residence under a residence permit, within two months. Simply put, you received a residence permit, lived in the status for a year, and after a year you have two months to register with the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This must be done every year.

If you no longer need a residence permit, you can apply for its cancellation. Find out under what other circumstances your status may be revoked.

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