Federal Law On Amendments to the Federal Law on Migration Registration of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in the Russian Federation N 163-FZ dated June 27, 2018

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Laws and migration rules for foreigners staying in Russia

Here you can find and download the rules and new migration laws for the entry and stay of foreign citizens in Russia, effective in 2021. Here you can also find in one place samples of filling out a migration card, as well as applications for temporary registration and obtaining a residence permit.

We also publish laws relating to obtaining Russian citizenship. New decrees, regulations and laws are published at the very beginning.

New decrees and laws for 2021

The new law on Russian citizenship was signed on April 24, 2020, and came into force on July 24, 2021. You can read about its brief and most important innovations on the official website of the State Duma of the Russian Federation duma.gov.ru. Its full text is published on the official website of legal Internet information of the Russian Federation pravo.gov.ru. Federal Law of April 24, 2020 No. 134-FZ “On Amendments to the Federal Law “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation” in terms of simplifying the procedure for granting citizenship of the Russian Federation to foreign citizens and stateless persons.” Federal Law of April 24, 2020 No. 134-FZ “On amendments to the Federal Law “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation” in terms of simplifying the procedure for admitting foreign citizens and stateless persons to citizenship of the Russian Federation.”
Order dated June 11, 2021 regarding the issuance of residence permits in Russia for foreign citizens. Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia dated June 11, 2020 N 417 On approval of the Administrative Regulations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the provision of public services for issuing residence permits to foreign citizens and stateless persons, replacing foreign citizens and stateless persons with residence permits in the Russian Federation.” Registered with the Ministry of Justice of Russia on July 6, 2020 N 58844.
A decree that concerns the registration of temporary residence permits in Russia for foreign citizens. Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia dated 06/08/2020 N 407 “On approval of the Administrative Regulations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the provision of public services for issuing temporary residence permits in the Russian Federation to foreign citizens and stateless persons, as well as forms of marking and document form for temporary residence permit residence in the Russian Federation.”
Federal Law of June 8, 2020 No. 182-FZ “On Amendments to the Federal Law “On Migration Registration of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in the Russian Federation.” The law that makes changes to the migration registration of foreign citizens, where they can register, came into force on September 8, 2021.

Federal Law of June 27, 2018 No. 163-FZ

Introduce into the Federal Law of July 18, 2006 No. 109-FZ “On migration registration of foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Russian Federation” (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2006, No. 30, Art. 3285; 2007, No. 49, Art. 6071 ; 2008, No. 30, Art. 3589; 2009, No. 29, Art. 3636; 2010, No. 52, Art. 7000; 2011, No. 13, Art. 1689; 2013, No. 23, Art. 2866; No. 48, Art. 6165; No. 51, Art. 6696; No. 52, Art. 6950; 2014, No. 52, Art. 7557; 2015, No. 48, Art. 6724) the following changes:

1) in part 1 of article 2:

a) paragraph 4 should be stated as follows:

“4) place of stay of a foreign citizen or stateless person in the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the place of stay) - residential premises that are not a place of residence, or other premises in which a foreign citizen or stateless person actually lives (regularly uses for sleep and rest) ), or an organization at the address of which a foreign citizen or stateless person is subject to registration at the place of residence in the case provided for in Part 2 of Article 21 of this Federal Law;”;

b) paragraph 7 should be stated as follows:

“7) the party receiving a foreign citizen or stateless person in the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the receiving party) - a citizen of the Russian Federation, a foreign citizen or stateless person permanently residing in the Russian Federation, a legal entity, a branch or representative office of a legal entity, a federal body state power, a government body of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, a local government body, a diplomatic mission or consular office of a foreign state in the Russian Federation, an international organization or its representative office in the Russian Federation or a representative office of a foreign state at an international organization located in the Russian Federation, which provided in accordance with legislation of the Russian Federation for the actual residence of a foreign citizen or stateless person, residential or other premises, or an organization in which the foreign citizen, in the prescribed manner, carries out labor or other activities not prohibited by the legislation of the Russian Federation in the case provided for in Part 2 of Article 21 of this Federal Law. A foreign citizen or a stateless person who is classified as a highly qualified specialist in accordance with paragraph 8 of this part and owns residential premises on the territory of the Russian Federation may also act as a host in relation to members of his family, determined in accordance with paragraph 9 of this part. ;";

2) in Part 1 of Article 20, the words “must stand up” are replaced with the words “subject to stand”;

3) Article 21 should be stated as follows:

“Article 21. Basis for registration at the place of stay

1. A foreign citizen is subject to registration at the place of residence:

1) at the address of a residential premises that is not his place of residence, in which the foreign citizen actually resides;

2) at the address of a hotel or other organization providing hotel services, sanatorium, holiday home, boarding house, children's health camp, tourist center, campsite or other premises in which he actually resides, or at the address of a medical organization providing medical care in inpatient settings , or a social service organization that provides social services in a stationary form, including to persons without a fixed place of residence, in which he is located in connection with receiving the services of this organization, or at the address of the institution executing criminal or administrative punishment in which he is detained.

2. A foreign citizen is subject to registration at the place of residence at the address of the organization in which he, in accordance with the established procedure, carries out labor or other activities not prohibited by the legislation of the Russian Federation, in the case of actual residence at the address of the specified organization or in the premises of the specified organization that does not have address data (building, structure), including temporary.

3. Registration at the place of stay includes recording information about the address of the place of stay of a foreign citizen or, in the case provided for in Part 2 of this article, about the address of the organization in the accounting documents of the body carrying out registration at the place of his stay, and in the state information system for migration registration. " President of the Russian Federation V. Putin

Moscow, Kremlin June 27, 2021 No. 163-FZ

Laws on the entry of foreign citizens into Russia

Federal Law on the procedure for leaving the Russian Federation and entering the Russian Federation (No. 114-FZ dated August 15, 1996)
Federal Law 109: Federal Law No. 109 “On migration registration of foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Russian Federation” (as amended on December 22, 2014)
Federal Law 110: Federal Law No. 110 On amendments to the Federal Law “On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation” and on the invalidation of certain provisions of the Federal Law “On Amendments and Additions” to certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation
Federal Law 111: Federal Law N 111-FZ of 06/07/2017 “On amendments to the Federal Law “On the procedure for leaving the Russian Federation and entering the Russian Federation” and Article 6 of the Federal Law “On the legal status of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation”
Federal Law 116 (law on outstaffing): Federal Law N 116-FZ dated 05.05. 2014 “On amendments to certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation”
Federal Law 255: Federal Law No. 255, law of December 29, 2006 (as amended on December 31, 2014) “On compulsory social insurance in case of temporary disability and in connection with maternity”
Federal Law 357: Federal Law No. 357 of November 24, 2014 (as amended on March 8, 2015) “On Amendments to the Federal Law “On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation” and certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation”
Decree No. 156 – Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated 04/05/2016 N 156 “On improving public administration in the field of control over the circulation of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors and in the field of migration”
Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Armenia on the procedure for the stay of citizens of the Russian Federation on the territory of the Republic of Armenia and citizens of the Republic of Armenia on the territory of the Russian Federation
FMS Order No. 321: Order of the Federal Migration Service N 321 “On approval of the Procedure for making a decision on extending or shortening the period of temporary stay of a foreign citizen or stateless person in the Russian Federation” dated June 29, 2015.
Order on approval of the rules of compulsory health insurance dated February 28, 2011 N 158n (as amended on October 27, 2016)
Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of January 15, 2007 N 9 (as amended on April 5, 2016) “On the procedure for carrying out migration registration of foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Russian Federation”
Order of the Government of the Russian Federation dated November 1, 2016 N 2326-r On approval of the list of documents and information at the disposal of individual federal executive authorities and necessary for the provision of state and municipal services
Federal Law of July 29, 2018 on amendments to the Federal Law “On Migration Registration of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in the Russian Federation” regarding the deregistration of a foreign citizen at the place of stay in the Russian Federation

Deportation is regulated by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Federal Migration Service of October 12, 2009 No. 758/240 “On the organization of activities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Federal Migration Service and their territorial bodies for deportation and administrative expulsion from the Russian Federation of foreign citizens or persons without citizenship"

Federal Law No. 163-FZ of June 27, 2021

RUSSIAN FEDERATION FEDERAL LAW

On amendments to the Federal Law “On Migration Registration of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in the Russian Federation”

Adopted by the State Duma on June 7, 2021

Approved by the Federation Council on June 20, 2021

1) in part 1 of article 2:

a) paragraph 4 should be stated as follows:

b) paragraph 7 should be stated as follows:

“7) the party receiving a foreign citizen or stateless person in the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the receiving party), a citizen of the Russian Federation, a foreign citizen or stateless person permanently residing in the Russian Federation, a legal entity, a branch or representative office of a legal entity, a federal body state power, a government body of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, a local government body, a diplomatic mission or consular office of a foreign state in the Russian Federation, an international organization or its representative office in the Russian Federation or a representative office of a foreign state at an international organization located in the Russian Federation, which provided in accordance with legislation of the Russian Federation for the actual residence of a foreign citizen or stateless person, residential or other premises, or an organization in which the foreign citizen, in the prescribed manner, carries out labor or other activities not prohibited by the legislation of the Russian Federation in the case provided for in Part 2 of Article 21 of this Federal Law. A foreign citizen or a stateless person who is classified as a highly qualified specialist in accordance with paragraph 8 of this part and owns residential premises on the territory of the Russian Federation may also act as a host in relation to members of his family, determined in accordance with paragraph 9 of this part. ;";

2) in Part 1 of Article 20, the words “must stand up” are replaced with the words “subject to stand”;

3) Article 21 should be stated as follows:

“Article 21. Basis for registration at the place of stay

1. A foreign citizen is subject to registration at the place of residence:

1) at the address of a residential premises that is not his place of residence, in which the foreign citizen actually resides;

V.Putin

Moscow, Kremlin June 27, 2021 No. 163-FZ

Labor laws for foreigners in Russia

Draft Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation “On approval of the administrative regulations for the execution by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation of the function of exercising state control (supervision) over the stay and residence of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation and the labor activities of foreign workers
Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation No. 392 of June 19, 2021 “On approval of the application form for issuing to an employer or customer a permit to attract and use foreign workers and a form for a permit to attract and use foreign workers”
Agreement between the government of the Republic of Belarus, the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the government of the Russian Federation on the legal status of migrant workers and members of their families
Labor Code Chapter 50.1: Peculiarities of labor regulation for workers who are foreign citizens or stateless persons (introduced by Federal Law dated December 1, 2014 N 409-FZ)

Citizenship

Here you can download and familiarize yourself with the current law on granting and obtaining citizenship of the Russian Federation. Various decrees and amendments are also included here.

Citizenship laws

Federal Law of May 31, 2002 N 62-FZ “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation”.
Federal Law of December 27, 2018 N 544-FZ “On Amendments to the Federal Law “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation”.
Bill No. 527255-7 “On Amendments to the Federal Law “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation”.
Federal Law of July 25, 2002 N 115-FZ “On the legal status of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation.”
Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2021 N 1744 “On increasing the period of temporary stay on the territory of the Russian Federation of Ukrainian citizens permanently residing in the territories of certain regions of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine.”
Federal Law of July 29, 2017 N 243-FZ “On Amendments to the Federal Law “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation” and Articles 8 and 14 of the Federal Law “On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation”.
Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated July 17, 2019 No. 343 “On amendments to Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated April 29, 2021 No. 187 “On certain categories of foreign citizens and stateless persons who have the right to apply for admission to citizenship of the Russian Federation in simplified procedure."

Forms and samples

Application form for Russian citizenship
Sample of filling out an application for Russian citizenship
Application for obtaining Russian citizenship in a simplified manner
Application for admission of a child to Russian citizenship
Sample of filling out an application for accepting a child as Russian citizenship
Application for acceptance of Russian citizenship under Art. 41.2 Federal Law “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation”

Renunciation of Russian citizenship

Application for renunciation of citizenship of the Russian Federation.
Application for renunciation of citizenship of the Russian Federation for children.