Temporary residence permit in Russia

A temporary residence permit (RVP) in Russia is issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (formerly the Federal Migration Service of the Russian Federation) or, more precisely, by its regional and local offices. To date, obtaining a RVP in the Russian Federation can be realized through the quota system or without it. RVP is a stamp confirming the temporary residence legality of a foreign citizen in the Russian Federation.

According to the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation, foreign citizens are annually provided with quotas for temporary residence permit in the Russian Federation with distribution by constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Consequently, each region is legally entitled to issue the permissible number of RVPs per year.

Receiving a RVP without a quota is possible if:

• the applicant was born in the territory of the former USSR, or once had the citizenship of the USSR, or was born in the territory of the Russian Federation
• the applicant has a husband or wife who is a citizen of the Russian Federation
• the applicant has made investments in the Russian Federation
• the applicant is a military man 
• the applicant has a child who has not yet reached the age of majority, who is a citizen of the Russian Federation
• if the applicants' parents (pensioners) are citizens of the Russian Federation
• Other cases according to the federal law of the Russian Federation

There are some reasons why you won't be able to obtain a RVP in Russia:

• Providing forged documents or false data
• Drug addiction, dangerous infectious diseases
• There was a fact of expulsion, deportation or readmission from the country 
• A conviction for grave or especially grave crimes
• The presence of an outstanding or unexpunged conviction for grave or especially grave crimes
• Security threats to citizens of the Russian Federation or the country as a whole
• Support for terrorist activities

From the moment of receiving a RVP, foreign citizens have a number of obligations and privileges, including:

• the right to stay in the Russian Federation for up to three years without leaving
• the right to work without obtaining a work permit
• obligation to leave the Russian Federation at least once every six months
• foreign citizens whose entry into Russia is regulated by the visa system can obtain a multiple-entry visa 

* The term for an applicaton consideration for citizens from abroad is six months, for an application from the CIS countries is three months. RVP is issued for up to three years.

For more than 10 years the RAUIE has been helping to arrange business entries for foreign citizens to the Russian Federation. Our migration consulting center will help you to issue a temporary residence permit, residence permit, an official invitation to Russia, obtain a work permit / patent and also provide any related services - translation, legalization of documents, etc. 

For free consultation, you can leave a request on the website ("ask a question" on the right side of the page) or write to imm@raspp.ru. A specialist of the RAUIE migration consulting center will help you.