At the plenary session, the State Duma adopted a bill on the deprivation of acquired Russian citizenship for evading military registration.411 people voted in favor, opposed and abstained.Amendments to the law "On Military Duty and Military Service" were introduced by United Russia deputies headed by Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the lower house of Parliament.The explanatory note to the bill states that, despite the obligation of foreign citizens who have received Russian citizenship to register for military service at their place of residence, "facts are widely publicized when, after obtaining citizenship, such persons evade military duty." Such examples, according to the authors of the initiative, cause mass outrage among the population, which negatively affects social and public sentiment, undermines the authority of the institution of citizenship, promotes disrespect for the law, including among "new citizens". The deputies stressed that becoming a citizen is a conscious step that should stem from a person's sincere intentions and awareness of the national interests of the people of Russia and the values enshrined in the Constitution. "The bill proposes to synchronize the processes of putting a citizen on military registration and obtaining Russian citizenship," the explanatory note says.According to the amendments, now the bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be required in electronic form using the unified system of interdepartmental electronic interaction (SMEV) to provide information about men in respect of whom a decision has been made to accept citizenship and it is planned to organize the swearing-in.

A foreign citizen in Russia will need SNILS for: -official employment -use of Public Services -receiving payments, benefits and allowances -accounting for voluntary payments to the social fund SNILS is issued once and does not require an extension. Since 2019, SNILS have been issued electronically. Instead of a laminated card, only an "ADI-REG" notification is now issued. It is important for employers who employ foreigners to know:The absence of a foreign candidate's SNILS cannot be considered a legitimate reason for refusing him employment; If there is no SNILS, the foreigner or the employer will have to issue it himself; It will not be possible to employ an employee without SNILS, because without an insurance number it will be impossible to submit a notification in the form of EFS-1.

A new migration regime is being introduced in relation to foreign citizens illegally staying on the territory of Russia - the expulsion regime, which applies from the moment information about such a person is included in the Register of Controlled Persons. A foreign person is included in the Register of Controlled Persons in the case of: expiration of the period of temporary stay, RVP, residence permit; illegal crossing of the border of the Russian Federation; refusal to recognize a refugee, granting asylum; imposition of punishment in the form of expulsion; reduction of the period of temporary stay, deportation; readmission, undesirability of stay, non-entry/restriction of exit; termination of citizenship; cancellation of visa, RVP, residence permit; commission of a crime. After the inclusion of a foreign citizen in the register of controlled entities, the following prohibitions will apply to him: register legal entities and sole proprietors; purchase and register real estate, vehicles; manage vehicles; obtain a driver's license; open bank accounts, transfer money, dispose of funds in accounts, except for purchase of goods at the rate of 30,000 rubles per month and travel documents for departure from the Russian Federation, payment of fines; to marry; to change the place of residence or place of stay without the permission of the territorial police authority; to travel outside the subject of the Russian Federation, the municipality in which he lives (stays). A person with an expulsion regime who is subject to deportation or administrative expulsion is proposed to be placed in special institutions without a court decision for up to 48 hours. It will be possible to allow foreign citizens to cross the border using an expired document or technical malfunctions, if it allows identification of an individual. The internal affairs bodies, for their part, will have the right to enter the premises where the migrant is located, in respect of whom the expulsion regime has been introduced, including overcoming resistance. The period of temporary stay of foreign citizens in Russia without a visa is reduced to 90 days during the year instead of the current period of 180 days. Officials of the internal affairs bodies are empowered to administratively expel foreign citizens and stateless persons from the Russian Federation without a court decision. The draft laws will enter into force after 180 days from the date of their official publication.

On January 5, 2024, Federal Law No. 649 entered into force, which introduced significant changes to the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation. Now the courts have the right to replace the punishment in the form of administrative expulsion with fines or compulsory work. What will the court consider: 1. How many years has a foreign citizen lived in the Russian Federation? 2. Does he have a family in Russia? 3. Does he pay taxes? 4. Does he have the status of a temporary or permanent resident in the Russian Federation. Penalties instead of expulsion: - A fine of 40,000 to 50,000 rubles. - Compulsory work from 150 to 200 hours.

If a migrant plans to move to Russia with his family, he must teach his child Russian in advance so that he understands the culture of behavior and communication with peers. This was stated by the head of Rosobrnadzor Anzor Muzaev. Russian Russian Minister recalled that a bill has been submitted to the State Duma, according to which the children of foreigners who do not have Russian citizenship will be checked for knowledge of the Russian language before admission to schools and those who do not know Russian will be sent to special courses, and only after graduation, children will be accepted to school. "If any family decides to move and live here so that children can study in our schools, of course, they should work in advance to ensure that the child knows Russian," Muzaev concluded.

Paragraphs 4 and 4.2 of Article 13 of the Federal Law "On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation" establish that a foreign citizen has the right to work only if he has a work permit or a patent. A foreign citizen temporarily staying in the Russian Federation is not entitled to carry out work activities outside the borders of the subject of the Russian Federation, in the territory of which he has been issued a work permit or patent. Part 1 of Article 18.10 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation provides for administrative liability for a foreign citizen or a stateless person to work in the Russian Federation without a work permit or patent, if such a permit or patent is required in accordance with federal law, or for a foreign citizen or a stateless person to work in the Russian Federation by profession (specialty, position, type of work activity), not specified in the work permit or patent, if a work permit or patent contains information about a profession (specialty, position, type of work activity), or a foreign citizen or a stateless person carries out work outside the borders of the subject of the Russian Federation, in the territory of which this foreign citizen has been granted a work permit, patent or temporary residence. In accordance with Part 2 of art. 18.10 of the said Code, a violation provided for in part 1 of the said Article committed in the federal city of Moscow or St. Petersburg or in the Moscow or Leningrad Region entails the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of five thousand to seven thousand rubles with administrative expulsion from the Russian Federation. The legal status of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation, the specifics of their employment and work activity on the territory of the Russian Federation and the obligations of employers arising in this regard are defined by the Federal Law of 07/25/2002. No. 115-FZ "On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation".

Yes, you can leave Russia if you have a valid patent. However, it is important to consider several key points: 1. Patent validity period: Make sure that the patent remains valid at the time of departure and return.2. Migration rules: Comply with all migration requirements, including registration and notification of departure and return.3. Documents: Have a passport, a patent, personal income tax receipts, a migration card and registration.4. Employer: Notify the employer of the planned departure.

We answer that Russia does not prohibit its citizens from having passports of other countries. A foreign citizen receiving a Russian passport is not obliged to renounce his citizenship, according to the legislation of the Russian Federation. However, you will have to give up other citizenship if the state of your current citizenship does not allow you to have several nationalities.

For example, this applies to citizens of Kazakhstan

However, it should be remembered that the time spent abroad is limited. By law, you can stay outside the Russian Federation for no more than 180 days a year (in total for the whole year).
If you violate this rule, your RVP or residence permit will be canceled.Important! Unused days are not carried over to the next year. The time of absence is summed up.
Foreigners with a residence permit or a residence permit must strictly comply with the law.Here are the reasons why you can lose a RVP or a residence permit:

- Stay abroad for more than 180 days per year;
- Threat to public safety;
- Participation in terrorist activities;
- Providing false information or false documents;
- Criminal record for a serious crime;
- Two administrative offenses per year;
- Not submitting an annual residence notice for two consecutive years.

The State Duma adopted in the first reading a bill that significantly tightens the requirements for foreign citizens when buying SIM cards. It is aimed, among other things, at combating fraudsters. According to the amendments of the department, foreign citizens, including migrant workers, or stateless persons will be able to purchase SIM cards of Russian telecom operators only if they register on the portal of "Public Services" using biometrics and when visiting communication salons in person.

Such checks will be carried out before enrolling in school. The draft law, which provides for checking the children of foreign citizens for knowledge of the Russian language before entering schools, was submitted to the State Duma on June 28. This information was disseminated by the RIA Novosti news agency with reference to a document available to the editorial office.

В случае отсутствия у иностранного гражданина или лица без гражданства действительного документа, удостоверяющего личность ему необходимо пройти процедуру установления личности в соответствии со статьей 10.1 Федерального закона от 25.07.2002 № 115-ФЗ «О правовом положении иностранных граждан в Российской Федерации» В целях установления личности иностранного гражданина территориальный орган федерального органа исполнительной власти в сфере внутренних дел в праве проводить соответствующие проверки. По результатам проведенных проверок, опроса свидетелей и опознания территориальным органом федерального органа исполнительной власти в сфере внутренних дел составляется заключение об установлении личности иностранного гражданина. Копия заключения об установлении личности иностранного гражданина вручается (направляется) данному иностранному гражданину в течение трех рабочих дней со дня составления этого заключения. Срок проведения процедуры установления личности иностранного гражданина не должен превышать три месяца. Срок проведения процедуры установления личности иностранного гражданина может быть однократно продлен, но не более чем на три месяца. В случае не поступления ответов в течение времени, на которое продлен срок проведения процедуры установления личности иностранного гражданина, заключение об установлении личности иностранного гражданина выносится на основании данных, имеющихся ко времени истечения этого срока. При установлении наличия у иностранного гражданина гражданства иностранного государства, либо лица без гражданства в случае установления государства, готового его принять, территориальным органом Министерства внутренних дел Российской Федерации на региональном или районом уровне выдается справка для следования в дипломатическое представительство иностранного государства в Российской Федерации.

When paying salaries to foreign employees, it is necessary to take into account certain features. Here are four rules that an employer needs to remember: In the employment contract, specify the employee's salary in rubles; Regularly check the ratio of wages to the federal and regional minimum wage; Pay wages in rubles; Do not pay in cash, but transfer money to an authorized bank account (cash can only be paid to a foreigner with a residence permit);

Answer: The validity period of a visa during the stay of a foreign citizen in the Russian Federation may be extended in accordance with paragraph 67 of the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 06/09/2003 No. 335 "On Approval of the Regulations on Establishing the form of a visa, the Procedure and conditions for its registration and Issuance, extending its validity, restoring it in case of loss, as well as the procedure for cancellation visas": in case of acceptance of documents for consideration for registration of a residence permit, residence permit, etc.; if necessary, for no more than 10 days (if there are documents confirming the need for such an extension, and provided that the total period of stay of a foreign citizen in the Russian Federation does not exceed the period of 90 out of 180 days established for business and humanitarian visas); if there is no possibility for a foreign citizen to leave the territory of the Russian Federation due to the need for emergency treatment, serious illness or death of a close relative living in the Russian Federation - for the period necessary to take measures due to the circumstances and the departure of a foreign citizen from the Russian Federation (upon provision of a document confirming the existence of these circumstances); in the absence of an opportunity for a foreign citizen to leave the territory of the Russian Federation due to the occurrence of force majeure (extraordinary and unavoidable circumstances under these conditions), as well as natural phenomena; in the absence of an opportunity for a foreign citizen to leave the territory of the Russian Federation in connection with the introduction by the state of citizenship or permanent or preferential residence of this foreign citizen on its territory of restrictive measures (quarantine) in order to ensure the sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population - for no more than 90 days with the possibility of repeated extension.

Features of this document: Repatriates, when importing goods for personal use, including vehicles, are exempt from paying customs duties in accordance with the law of the Eurasian Economic Union. At the same time, the right to receive other state guarantees and social support within the framework of the State Program (with the exception of compensation for the cost of paying the state fee for processing documents determining the legal status of immigrants in the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as to pay a consular fee and a fee to reimburse the actual costs associated with obtaining a visa and accepting an application for extradition temporary residence permits) are not provided for repatriates. According to the provisions of Decree No. 872, repatriates are exempt from confirming their proficiency in the Russian language when applying for the status of repatriates (participant in the resettlement program).

Features of this document:

- - The RVP is issued for the entire period of study + 180 days for registration of a residence permit;
- The opportunity for students from visa-free countries to receive a visa for the entire duration of their studies, which will allow them to cross the border at any time convenient for them;
The RVP allows a foreign citizen to obtain an MHI (compulsory medical insurance) policy.
After graduation, a student with an RVP has the right to IMMEDIATELY apply for a residence permit.
IMPORTANT: for students with a visa entry procedure, it is necessary to order a certificate of no criminal record in their homeland, make a transfer on the territory of the Russian Federation, the certificate is valid for 3 months from the date of issue. Information from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Karelia

To obtain a ready-made RVP, it is necessary:contact the Department of Internal Affairs, where you applied (for Moscow, this is the MMC in Sakharovo). A minor child is not needed to receive an ETA, because the parents are the legal representatives of minors.


You should have a passport, a certificate of acceptance of documents, a migration card, migration registration (if 7 working days have not passed after entering the Russian Federation, then you can do without migration registration, and for some countries the period may be longer, ask me about the "registration period". If you do not know how to defend your rights, then it is better to register before applying.), ask me about the "registration period";

Receive a notification "on the decision to issue a RVP" (take a ticket to the MMC in Sakharovo in the Document Issuance department of sector Yu);

Put the seal of the RVP in the passport (at the MMC in Sakharovo in the document issuance department). Be sure to check your data on the spot so that there are no errors.

Register within 7 working days at My Documents (former MFC), the district office. Have the following documents with you:
Your passport, a notarized translation of the passport and 2 copies of it, a notification of the RVP ;
Documents on the property of all owners (not even adults) ;
Identification documents of all owners (even non-adults) ;
For registration at the place of residence - The presence of all adult owners (or a power of attorney from the absent owner). For registration at the place of stay (migration registration) - The presence of one of the owners;
It is necessary to pay a receipt of the state duty of 350 rubles (when registering at the place of residence (stamp in the passport), when registering at the place of stay (migration registration) not paid);
2 photos 3 x 4 (not everywhere they ask).

After a year, submit an Annual Residence Confirmation Notice.

Within 7 days, register at the place of residence (stamped in the passport) or register at the place of stay (register for migration registration (MU), a piece of paper in a box). You can register for any period from 1 day to 3 years (for the duration of the RVP). If you have not registered within 7 days, an administrative fine will be imposed in accordance with Article 18.8 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation.

After receiving the RVP and registration, you can additionally do at your discretion:

in the district MFC or FIU - get SNILS. Have the original passport with the seal of the RVP and registration (MU), passport translation, MK.
You write a statement on the spot. Readiness: in the FIU - at the time of application, in the MFC - 1 week.

INN in any tax office (you can use the website
nalog.ru
). Have a passport with a RVP and registration (MU), a translation of the passport and a copy of it.

Compulsory medical insurance - in any insurance company. Look for an office that is more convenient for you geographically. You can have a passport with a RVP and registration with you, you can ask for a SNILS, but not necessarily. Readiness, in different ways, up to 1 month.

If you plan to apply for a residence permit (residence permit) later, then open a bank deposit for 5 years in advance, put 100 rubles there. When applying for a residence permit, it is necessary to confirm your income if you have not worked(a) if the salary was less than the minimum, then you can provide a bank statement. You put money in the account and take a certificate from the bank about the availability of an account (in Sberbank it is called a "visa certificate"). Sometimes they are interested in when the account was opened.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.
Applications for participation in the State Program by repatriates are submitted to the representative offices of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia abroad, temporary groups, diplomatic missions and consular offices of the Russian Federation on the territory of the states:

1) their nationality;

2) their permanent residence;

3) their stay is for repatriates permanently residing in the territories of foreign states who commit unfriendly acts against the Russian Federation, Russian legal entities and individuals and the list of which is determined by the Government of the Russian Federation.

Compatriots from among the repatriates have the right to participate in the State Program in a general manner or to resettle in the Russian Federation as a repatriate.

Repatriates have the right to choose any subject of the Russian Federation for resettlement, including those not participating in the implementation of the State Program.

Repatriates are granted the status of a participant in the State Program and a certificate of a participant in the State Program is issued in accordance with paragraph 17 of the State Program.

Loss of the RVP
Legal regulation
Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia dated 06/08/2020 No. 407 "On approval of the Administrative Regulations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation on the provision of public services for the issuance of temporary residence permits to foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Russian Federation, as well as the forms of the mark and the form of the document on temporary residence permit in the Russian Federation".
Recovery procedure
In case of loss of an identity document with a mark on temporary residence in the Russian Federation, or a temporary residence permit issued in the form of a separate document, a foreign citizen or a stateless person applies within three days to the migration department at the authorized place of temporary residence with a statement about the loss of the document, drawn up in any form.
Two 35 x 45 mm photographs are submitted together with the application.
Upon receipt of a new identity document in place of the lost one, this document is submitted.
After checking the circumstances of the loss, upon confirmation of the information provided by the foreign citizen, within 7 working days from the date of filing the application, the employee who reviewed the application puts a mark on a new identity document of the foreign citizen, or issues a duplicate permit to a stateless person to replace the lost one.
For the period of consideration of the application for loss, a foreign citizen is issued a certificate in the form according to Appendix No. 5 to the Administrative Regulations. The specified certificate is issued to a stateless person with a photo on which the seal of the department that accepted the application for consideration is affixed.


Loss of a residence permit
Legal regulation
Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia dated 06/11/2020 No. 417 "On approval of the Administrative Regulations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation on the provision of public services for the issuance of residence permits to foreign citizens and stateless persons, replacement of residence permits to foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Russian Federation".
Recovery procedure
In case of loss of a residence permit, a foreign citizen, within three days, applies to the migration department at the place of issue of a residence permit or at the place of residence with an application for a residence permit to replace the lost one, drawn up in any form.
Two 35 x 45 mm photographs are submitted together with the application.
For the period of consideration of the application for the loss of a residence permit, a foreign citizen or a stateless person is issued a certificate in accordance with Appendix No. 6 to the Administrative Regulations. The specified certificate is issued to a stateless person with a photo on which the seal of the department that accepted the application for consideration is affixed.
After checking the circumstances of the loss and confirming the information provided, a duplicate residence permit is issued to a foreign citizen within 7 working days from the date of filing the application.


Loss of the detachable part of the notification of registration at the place of stay.
Legal regulation
Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 9 dated 01/15/2007 "On the procedure for migration registration of foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Russian Federation".
Administrative regulations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation on the provision of public services for the implementation of migration registration of foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Russian Federation, approved by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation dated 10.12.2020 No. 856.
Restoration procedure
In case of loss or damage to the detachable part of the arrival notification form, a foreign citizen or a stateless person directly submits to the territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, in which he is registered, an application for registration of a duplicate of the detachable part of the arrival notification form indicating the circumstances of loss or damage to the detachable part of the arrival notification form. At the same time, a document certifying the identity of a foreign citizen is presented.
Upon confirmation of the information to the applicant, a duplicate of the detachable part of the arrival notification form with a mark on the receipt of the arrival notification is issued within 3 working days.

Fingerprint registration will be subject to foreign citizens and stateless persons wishing to enter the Russian Federation for the purpose of employment and not related to employment for a period of more than 90 days. This procedure must be completed within 90 calendar days from the date of entry into the Russian Federation. And for foreigners who have come to work — within 30 calendar days from the date of entry into the Russian Federation, either when applying for a patent or when obtaining a work permit. Fingerprinting and photographing will be performed at the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Passport and Visa Service" of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia

"On Approval of the Procedure for Mandatory State Fingerprint Registration and Photographing of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons who arrived in the Russian Federation for Purposes Unrelated to Employment for a Period exceeding ninety calendar days, or for the Purpose of Employment, as well as foreign citizens and stateless persons wishing to enter the Russian Federation The Federation for the specified purposes"

Those who plan to stay longer than 90 days in Russia (not related to employment) can undergo fingerprinting and photographing before arriving in the Russian Federation at the representative offices of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation abroad (the list is established by the Government of the Russian Federation). A document on fingerprinting and photographing can be obtained after arrival in Russia at the Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (OVM) or at the Migration Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (CVM), the document is issued on the day of application.

Fingerprinting is not required:
- Citizens of the Republic of Belarus;
- children under 6 years old;
- refugees, including those in the status of temporary asylum;
- those who have received a temporary identity card of a stateless person in the Russian Federation;
- officials of international and state organizations.

The order comes into force on 06/23/2024.

The legal status of a foreigner in Russia is his rights, obligations, limitations and opportunities.

Depending on their status, foreigners may be:


Temporary residents
They do not have a residence permit or a residence permit in Russia. Such foreigners can work on the basis of a permit or patent;

Temporary residents

Such persons include foreigners with RVPs. They can work without a permit or patent, but only in their region of residence;

Permanent residents

These are foreign citizens with a residence permit in Russia. They can live and work in any region of the Russian Federation without permits and patents.

1 way. In the mobile application "Migrant Assistant" on the main screen, click on the "My assistant" section and then select the "Check entry ban" tab and fill in the specified fields.

Method 2. It is necessary to go to the official website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the section "Receiving appeals" . Select the Main Directorate for Migration and in the text of the appeal, specifying your personal data, as well as attaching your passport, request a check for restrictions on entry into the Russian Federation.

From July 1, 2024, the state duty will be:


for the issuance of a passport certifying the identity of a citizen of the Russian Federation outside the territory of the Russian Federation, containing an electronic data carrier (new generation passports) - 6000 rubles;
for issuing a passport certifying the identity of a citizen of the Russian Federation outside the territory of the Russian Federation, containing an electronic data carrier (new generation passports), to a citizen of the Russian Federation under the age of 14 - 3000 rubles;
for the issuance of a refugee travel document or the extension of the validity period of the specified document - 420 rubles;
for issuing or extending the validity period to a foreign citizen or stateless person temporarily staying in the Russian Federation, a visa for:
departure from the Russian Federation - 1,200 rubles;
departure from the Russian Federation and subsequent entry into the Russian Federation - 1,200 rubles;
multiple crossings of the State border of the Russian Federation - 1,920 rubles;
for issuing an invitation to enter the Russian Federation to foreign citizens or stateless persons - 960 rubles for each invited person;
for the issuance of a residence permit to a foreign citizen or a stateless person, including in the case of its replacement, - 6,000 rubles;
for registration of a foreign citizen or a stateless person at the place of residence in the Russian Federation - 420 rubles;
for issuing a temporary residence permit to a foreign citizen or stateless person - 1,920 rubles;
for issuing a temporary residence permit to a foreign citizen or a stateless person for the purpose of obtaining education - 1,920 rubles;
for the issuance of permits for the recruitment and use of foreign workers - 12,000 rubles for each foreign employee involved;
for issuing a work permit to a foreign citizen or a stateless person - 4,200 rubles;
for admission to citizenship of the Russian Federation, renunciation of citizenship of the Russian Federation, for establishing the fact of the presence or absence of citizenship of the Russian Federation - 4,200 rubles.

The Committee on State Construction and Legislation proposed to adopt the document in the first reading.
Now in Russia there are two overlapping institutions for removing "foreign violators" from the territory of the country.
In the first case, the internal affairs bodies draw up protocols on administrative offenses, for which the court orders compulsory expulsion. The purchase of tickets and escort to the border are carried out by bailiffs.
The police also deport foreign citizens. It is similar in its grounds to administrative expulsion, but is carried out out of court - by decisions of the internal affairs bodies. It is the responsibility of the police to purchase tickets for the deportees and escort them to the border here.
At the same time, in both cases, such persons are held in special institutions of the internal affairs bodies before being expelled and deported.

What is offered?

To create uniform rules and mechanisms for the expulsion of foreign citizens, and to concentrate the powers of expulsion from the internal affairs bodies.
As the deputies emphasize, this will reduce the time and financial costs associated with bringing "foreign violators" to the courts and promptly remove them from the territory of Russia.

The deputies of the State Duma propose to limit the sale of firearms to citizens of the Russian Federation who have dual or multiple citizenship.
The relevant bill has been submitted to the State Duma. Recall that Article 14 of Federal Law No. 150-FZ of December 13, 1996 "On Weapons" (hereinafter – the Law on Weapons) establishes requirements for foreign citizens to obtain licenses to purchase such weapons: in favor of such a citizen, there must be a petition from the diplomatic mission of a foreign state in the Russian Federation, of which the buyer is a citizen;
the purchased weapon must be exported from the Russian Federation no later than 10 days from the date of its receipt.

At the same time, these provisions do not apply to citizens of the Russian Federation with dual and multiple citizenship.
The proposed amendments are provided in addition to the existing prohibitions for foreign citizens to be in public service (paragraph 7, Part 1, Article 16 of Federal Law No. 79-FZ dated July 27, 2004 "On the State Civil Service of the Russian Federation"), as well as to have access to state secrets (Article 349.6 of the Labor Code).
"Considering that political, social and, especially, national problems always worsen during armed conflicts, the development of this draft law, which introduces a ban on the purchase of weapons for citizens with dual or multiple citizenship, it is during the conduct of a special military operation (special military operation) that it is necessary to minimize the possible catastrophic consequences due to arming naturalized persons with legal weapons bipatrides,
" the explanatory note says.
Recently, it was proposed to prohibit the issuance of foreign passports to Russians who received a summons to the military enlistment office.

We remind you that on July 1, 2024, the provisions of the law that increase the amount of state duties come into force
The new law establishes the following amounts of state duty: • for the issuance of permits for the recruitment and use of foreign workers, 12,000 rubles for each foreign employee involved (previously 10,000 rubles);
• for the issuance of a work permit to a foreign citizen - 4,200 rubles. (previously 3,500 rubles);
• for issuing an invitation to enter the Russian Federation for each invited person - 960 rubles. (previously 800 rubles);
• for issuing or extending the validity period of a visa for a foreign citizen temporarily staying in the Russian Federation to leave the country - 1200 rubles. (previously 1000 rubles), departure and subsequent entry into Russia - 1200 rubles. (previously 1,000 rubles), multiple border crossings of the Russian Federation - 1920 rubles. (previously 1600 rubles);
• for the state registration of a foreign citizen at the place of residence - 420 rubles. (previously 350 rubles);
• for issuing a temporary residence permit to a foreign citizen - 1920 rubles. (previously 1600 rubles);
• for issuing a temporary residence permit to a foreign citizen for the purpose of obtaining education - 1920 rubles. (previously 1600 rubles);
• for issuing a residence permit to a foreign citizen, including in case of its replacement - 6000 rubles. (previously 5,000 rubles);
• for admission to Russian citizenship, withdrawal from it, for establishing the fact of the presence or absence of Russian citizenship 4,200 rubles. (previously 3,500 rubles);
• for issuing a refugee travel document or extending its validity period - 420 rubles. (previously 350 rubles); • for issuing a new generation passport (with biometric data) 6,000 rubles. (previously 5000 rubles);
• for issuing a new generation passport (with biometric data) for children under 14 years of age - 3000 rubles. (previously 2500 rubles)

a) carrying out, in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, labor activity on the territory of a subject of the Russian Federation for at least 6 months in total in each year during the 3 years preceding the year for which the quota was approved by the Government of the Russian Federation. At the same time, during the specified period, insurance contributions to the Pension and Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation must be accrued by the employer in respect of such foreign citizens, except in cases where, in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on taxes and fees, insurance premiums are not paid;

b) study for at least one year full-time or part-time in a state educational institution of higher education, a state professional educational organization or a state scientific organization located on the territory of the Russian Federation, according to state-accredited educational programs;

c) the presence (absence) of a specialty (profession) in demand on the labor market in the subject of the Russian Federation, and work experience in such a specialty (profession);

d) the presence (absence) of a legitimate source of livelihood;

e) the presence (absence) of education and (or) qualifications obtained in a foreign country and recognized in the Russian Federation in accordance with international treaties of the Russian Federation governing the recognition and establishment of equivalence of said education and (or) qualifications, and the legislation of the Russian Federation;

f) the presence (absence) of relatives from among the citizens of the Russian Federation or foreign citizens permanently residing in the territory of the subject of the Russian Federation (full and half-siblings, grandfathers, grandmothers, grandchildren, cousins, uncles, aunts);

g) the presence (absence) of residential premises on the right of ownership in the subject of the Russian Federation;

h) the presence (absence) of an outstanding or undelivered criminal record for committing a crime on the territory of the Russian Federation or abroad, recognized as such in accordance with federal law;

i) bringing (non-bringing) to administrative responsibility during the year in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation

Since May 7, the stamp in the children's document began to be put according to the new rules

The birth certificate is now marked with a new type of Russian citizenship.
This order of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs came into force on May 7.
Earlier in Russia, the rules for children under 14 years of age to travel abroad also changed.
They may not be released abroad without a stamp of citizenship.


Up to 14 years old
A stamp on Russian citizenship is placed on the back of a birth certificate for children under 14 whose parents, one or both— are Russian citizens by birth or have become them. If the birth certificate was issued abroad, then a mark of Russian citizenship will be put on its notarized translation, the portal of public services reminded.

Now the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has changed the form of this mark by its order. If the stamp is already in the certificate, you do not need to put it again. The size of the new mark is 6 by 10 centimeters, it indicates on what basis citizenship was acquired, the date and number of the decision, the name of the body in charge of cases of citizenship of the Russian Federation. It will be certified with the signature of an official and sealed with an official seal. Previously, the stamp was smaller in size and the columns in it were called differently, there was the name of the authorized body, the date and number of the decision on the assignment of citizenship.

The imprint is placed in the territorial divisions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on migration issues, as well as in the diplomatic missions of the Russian Federation or consular offices abroad on the day of the appeal. To do this, you need a written statement from a parent, guardian, trustee or adoptive parent. You can also make a mark in the office of the MFC, if employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs work there, according to the portal of public services.

The following documents will be required:


the parents' passports
, the child's birth certificate and its notarized translation, if the original is issued in a foreign language,
a document confirming the rights of the child's legal representative, if the application is submitted by a guardian, adoptive parent or trustee.

If a decision is made to terminate the child's Russian citizenship or to establish the fact of his absence, the previously marked mark is canceled. And on the back of the birth certificate, an appropriate stamp will be affixed with the signature of the official, sealed with an official seal.

When such a seal is needed

Now a mark of citizenship in the birth certificate may be needed for traveling abroad. Earlier, by his decree of November 22, 2023, the president defined an exhaustive list of documents certifying the presence of Russian citizenship, including a birth certificate with a stamp. Then the regulations for minors to travel abroad also changed. As explained in the FSB Border Service, children under the age of 14 now need to submit documents confirming Russian citizenship to cross the state border.


They will be allowed to cross the border if there is:


a foreign passport, a diplomatic or service passport,
a birth certificate confirming the citizenship of the Russian Federation, with an official mark and seal,
a certificate of acquisition of citizenship of the Russian Federation by birth,
a document issued by an authorized body of a foreign state (with translation into Russian), with a mark confirming the citizenship of the Russian Federation.

Thus, for example, if a child does not have a passport and the parents' internal or foreign passport does not contain data about him with a signature and seal, he may not be allowed to Abkhazia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, South Ossetia and Kyrgyzstan without a mark of Russian citizenship in the birth certificate.

According to Article 322 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, there are a number of violations when crossing the state border of Russia, for which a foreign citizen faces punishment from a fine to forced labor or even imprisonment.

Situations considered as an attempt to illegally cross the border of the Russian Federation
Crossing the Russian border by a foreigner will be qualified as an attempt at illegal entry/exit in the following cases:

The absence of valid documents for the right of entry / exit. According to paragraph 1 of Article 322 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, crossing the border of the Russian Federation without valid documents or without proper permission is punishable by a fine (up to 200,000 rubles or in the amount of income for a period of up to 18 months), or forced labor for up to 2 years, or imprisonment for the same period;
The existence of grounds for a ban on entry. If entry into the Russian Federation for a foreigner is obviously not allowed for one reason or another, then crossing the border will be considered as an attempt at illegal entry. This violation entails a fine (up to 300,000 rubles), or forced labor for up to 4 years, or imprisonment for the same period;
A foreign citizen can receive a ban on entry to Russia even for minor offenses and not know about it, since putting a mark on the entry ban in the database of the Ministry of Internal Affairs does not imply any notifications.

Learn more about the ban on entry into the Russian Federation and its grounds

An attempt to illegally cross the border of the Russian Federation by prior agreement or with the use of violence.
If a foreign citizen or a group of persons tries to cross the Russian border knowingly with violations, as well as use violent measures and threats, this entails criminal punishment in the form of imprisonment for up to 5 years.
Please note that this article of the Criminal Code does not apply to cases in which foreign citizens come to the Russian Federation in order to obtain political asylum in the country. If the actions of such persons do not contain other elements of a crime, then the absence of permits or other grounds for a ban on entry into the Russian Federation will not be criminally punished. Such cases are considered individually.

In order to legally live and work in Russia, foreign citizens need valid permits, the list of which depends on various factors.

The patent is valid if it is paid for. In case of non-payment, the validity period of the patent is terminated. To extend the validity period of the patent, an advance payment of personal income tax must be made before the next month. A patent is issued to a foreign citizen for a period of one to a maximum of twelve months. The validity period of the patent can be repeatedly extended by paying an advance payment on personal income tax for a period of one month or more. At the same time, the total validity period of the patent, taking into account extensions, may not exceed twelve months from the date of issue indicated on the patent. It is possible to renew a patent an unlimited number of times. Exit-entry is not required.


The validity period of the passport when applying for a patent?

At least 1 year.

Where can I renew a patent to work in Moscow or to work in the Moscow region?

The patent is not reissued, it is reissued for work on the territory of another subject of the Russian Federation.

How can I refuse a patent in order to get it in another region?

Submit an application for revocation of the granted patent

How can I extend the validity period of a patent?

The patent is valid if it is paid for. The validity period of the patent is extended for the period for which the advance payment for personal income tax is paid based on the payment for 1 month.

Attention! Only one person should be entered in the receipt - the one for whom the patent is issued. It is necessary to indicate his INN in the receipt. You can find out your INN on the website of the Federal Tax Service
http://www.nalog.ru/
.

For Moscow and the Moscow region. In order to avoid mistakes, the first personal income tax payment required to obtain a patent should be made at the Migration Center in Sakharovo.

Next, you can pay personal income tax:

online in your personal account in our application
in any bank, having previously generated a receipt
Attention! Keep all paid receipts (receipts) until you receive a new patent.

How and where can I find out about the patent's readiness?

For Moscow and the Moscow region. It is necessary to wait for an SMS about the patent's readiness for the SIM card issued when applying for a patent

If the SMS notification of patent readiness does not arrive for more than 20 days, what should I do?

You can check the readiness of the patent in the "Electronic Services" section of the site using the "Find out the status of the patent application" service.

If the amount paid for the patent is less than the required amount?

To pay the missing amount by contacting the operator at the bank (for example, at Sberbank) by presenting a receipt for payment.

How do I find out the reason for the refusal to grant a patent?

The reason for the refusal to grant a patent can be obtained in writing by contacting personally the MMC in Sakharovo (for Moscow) in the zone "U1".

In case of reissue of the patent, this foreign citizen has the right to extend the period of his stay up to 12 months, without leaving the Russian Federation.

Is it necessary to travel outside the Russian Federation to re-issue a patent?

Since 05.05.2020, changes in the law, for the re-registration of a patent, it is not required to travel outside the Russian Federation, you can apply for an unlimited number of times.

Foreigners and stateless persons residing in the Territory may be granted the right to use civil defense shelters during wartime and in emergency situations.

The relevant draft government decree has been published on the federal portal of draft regulatory legal acts.

Minimum wage is the minimum amount of payment to an employee for 1 month of work, provided that the employee performs his work duties and has worked out the standard of working time. An employee may not receive the full minimum wage, for example, if he took a vacation at his own expense, works part-time or is a part-time employee. In addition, the amount received by an employee may be less than the minimum wage also because the salary is calculated before mandatory payments (taxes and alimony), although the salary cannot be less than the minimum wage.
The subjects of the Russian Federation have the right, on the basis of a regional agreement, to set their own minimum wage, the main thing is that it should not be lower than the federal level. For example, in the Leningrad Region, for organizations (except those that receive funding from the federal budget) and individual entrepreneurs, from January 1, 2024, a minimum wage of 20,125 rubles has been established.
A number of regions have adopted similar agreements (the amount is indicated in rubles):
• Republic of Bashkortostan - 20,338.8
• Republic of Tatarstan - 22,020
• Altai Territory - 21,070
• Krasnodar Territory - 20,204.1
• Stavropol Territory - 22,740
• Volgograd region - 21,166
• Kaliningrad region - 20,000
• Kemerovo region – Kuzbass - 22,992
• Moscow region - 21,000
• Rostov region - 23,090
• Saratov region - 20,000
• Tula region (for the non-budgetary sector) - 20,650
• Ulyanovsk region (for the off-budget sector and medium-sized businesses) - 19,800
• Yaroslavl Region (for the non-budgetary sector) - 19,300
• Moscow - 29,389
Changes in the minimum wage should be taken into account when working with foreign employees.

According to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, there are cases that are considered by law as attempts to illegally cross the Russian border:


Invalid documents (a fine of up to 200 thousand rubles, or forced labor, or imprisonment for up to 2 years);


The existence of grounds for a ban on entry (a fine of up to 300 thousand rubles, or forced labor, or imprisonment for up to 4 years);


An attempt to illegally cross the border with the use of violence (imprisonment up to 5 years).

Foreign citizens in Russia can work in a taxi only if they have a Russian driver's license. This was stated by the head of the State Traffic Inspectorate Mikhail Chernikov during a meeting of the Presidium of the Public Council under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

"Taxi drivers can only be citizens of the Russian Federation who have the appropriate driver's license. Foreign citizens, those who directly legally reside in the territory of the Russian Federation, can participate in the transportation of taxi passengers if they have our national driver's license," he said.

Chernikov stressed that the exceptions are residents of South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.

during
2 months from the date of issue of the patent (indicated on the reverse side), it is necessary to submit a notice of employment to the Department of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

In case of non-fulfillment of this obligation, the patent will be revoked.

Foreign citizens and stateless persons who have had their patent revoked will be considered to be illegally located on the territory of the Russian Federation.

In case of non-departure from the territory of Russia, such foreign citizens will be subject to expulsion with subsequent restriction of entry into the Russian Federation for 5 years.


Observe the order and rules of stay in the Russian Federation.

They relate to the migrant worker's lack of documents necessary for living and working in Russia. They are called permits. Depending on the status of a foreigner, these documents may vary, let's consider each category separately.

Permanent resident foreign citizens.
The reason for their removal is the expiration of the validity period of the residence permit (residence permit).

Temporarily residing foreigners.
The employer is obliged to release such employees from work after the expiration of the temporary residence permit (RVP).

Temporarily staying foreigners.
The following subgroups stand out among them:

visa employees – they should be suspended due to the expiration of the work permit. Also, such sanctions come if the organization has suspended or expired permission to hire foreign workers;
visa–free foreigners - the reason for temporary exemption from duties is the expiration of the patent;
highly qualified specialists (VKS) – in their case, this is the end of the validity period of the voluntary medical insurance policy.
The rules apply to citizens of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), as their employment is carried out in a simplified manner. The organization cannot suspend such foreigners from work on the basis of migration documents, they are subject to the same rules of labor legislation as for Russians.

Terms of suspension

If invalid documents are identified, the company is obliged to immediately suspend the specialist from work for up to 1 month. This time is given to a foreigner or a company in order to extend or re-register them. There is no salary for the employee for this period.

If, after the specified period, the migrant provides relevant documents, the employer allows him to work. In the absence of permits, the organization has the right to dismiss an employee, without forgetting to submit to the Ministry of Internal Affairs a notice of termination of the contract within 3 days from the date of its signing.

Men who have received a Russian passport must apply to the military commissariat (military registration desk of the administration of the settlement) at their place of residence in order to register for military service.

This must be done within two weeks from the date of obtaining citizenship.

An application and a package of documents must be submitted to the military enlistment office, after which the staff will issue a referral for a medical commission.

The medical commission is a mandatory stage, on the basis of which a person is assigned one of the four categories of validity. You can get a medical examination for free at the state polyclinic under the compulsory medical insurance policy. The only category that completely exempts from military duty is category “D" — “unfit".

After passing the medical commission and assigning the category of fitness (except “D”), a citizen has an obligation to comply with the rules of military registration. From this moment on, the person must:

Notify the military enlistment office or the military registration desk in a timely manner about the change of personal information (place of study or work, position, marital status);
Getting up and being removed from the register when changing your place of residence;
Report to the military enlistment office on summons.

A foreign citizen permanently residing in the Russian Federation (who has a residence permit of a foreign citizen in the Russian Federation) is obliged to submit a notification confirming his residence in the Russian Federation to the territorial body of the federal executive authority in the field of internal affairs at his place of residence within two months from the date of expiration of the next year from the date of receipt of the residence permit (if absence of a place of residence - at the place of stay), in accordance with paragraph 11 of Article 8 of Federal Law No. 115-FZ dated July 25, 2002 "On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation"[1].

The form and rules for submitting the notification were approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 21 dated January 17, 2007 "On Approval of the Rules for Submitting a notification by a foreign citizen or a Stateless Person confirming their residence in the Russian Federation".

The notification must be filled in in Russian legibly by hand or using technical means (typewriter, computer). When filling out the notification, it is not allowed to use abbreviations, abbreviations and corrections.

If a permanent resident of a foreign citizen submits a notification in the form of an electronic document, copies of these documents signed with an enhanced qualified electronic signature of this foreign citizen are attached to it.

If a foreign citizen changes his place of residence in the Russian Federation, the notification is submitted at his new place of residence (in the absence of a place of residence - at the place of stay).

After each 5th year of permanent residence of a foreign citizen, the notification is submitted directly to the territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation only by personal appearance of a foreign citizen.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has prepared a bill reforming migration issues and control over stay in Russia. In particular, we are talking about the terms of temporary stay of people with "unresolved legal status", including those deprived of citizenship or in respect of whom the decision to grant citizenship has been terminated.

The document available to Vedomosti was approved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Labor, the FSB and the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia.

Another set of amendments is being introduced into the bill, which concerns obtaining a residence permit, the status of a native speaker of the Russian language, etc.

A bill has recently been submitted to the State Duma of the Russian Federation, which provides for stricter state control in the field of migration.

The main change concerns the period of temporary stay of foreign citizens in the territory of the Russian Federation. According to the new bill, this period will be reduced to 90 days during the year. Currently, foreign citizens who come to Russia for a purpose other than work can stay here for 90 days, then leave the country for 90 days and re-enter for 90 days. Thus, the total duration of a foreigner's stay in a year is 180 days. The new bill shortens this period.

No changes are envisaged for foreign citizens who plan to come to Russia to work.

It has become more difficult for migrants to obtain the right to work in Russia due to legislative changes.
Since May 1, commercial testing centers in Russia have stopped accepting exams from migrants on knowledge of the Russian language, the history of Russia and the basics of Russian legislation.

Its passage is mandatory for obtaining a patent, work permit, as well as a number of other documents.
Previously, it was possible to take such an exam from commercial partners of Russian universities, with whom they signed contracts. Now commercial structures are no longer allowed to conduct the exam. It should be accepted by university professors.
Contracts with commercial partners were terminated at the request of the Ministry of Education and Science.

Those who take the patent exam are the most lucky, They can take the exam at the migration center, which did not stop taking exams.
Now universities are rebuilding the exam admission system, excluding from it commercial partners with whom they previously collaborated.

The authors of the document note that such an innovation will ensure a reduction in the time and financial costs associated with bringing foreign citizens to the courts, and will allow for the prompt removal from the territory of the Russian Federation of those who violated Russian law

Deputies have submitted a bill for consideration, according to which the police and border authorities will have the authority to make decisions on the administrative expulsion of foreign citizens from Russia.
According to current norms, expulsion takes place on the basis of a court decision, which is preceded by a hearing on an administrative offense.
If adopted, the law will enter into force 90 days after its official publication.