Benefits of temporary and permanent residency
Temporary residence permit
According to article 2 of the Federal Law No. 115-FZ, dated 25 July, 2002, “On
the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation” (further Law on
foreigners) - temporary residence permit (further TRP) grants right to the
foreign citizen to reside temporarily in the Russian Federation until receipt
of a permanent residency and is drawn up in the form of an entry in the
identity document of the foreign citizen.
Foreigner that has obtained TRP, is still obliged to obtain work permit to be
employed in Russia. If you are a foreigner working as an employee without
having a work permit, and get caught, you would be deported and refused entry
in future.
However, a foreigner that has a TRP is free to enter and reside in Russia
without visa. Only on departure from Russia he has to obtain single exit visa.
This visa is issued for four months and is shown on the border when entering
Russia.
Russia has a quota for the number of temporary residence permits it issues
every year. The quota for 2009 is 200345 and it is divided among the regions of
the Federation. Moscow City is allowed just 1500. In comparison, the Moscow
Oblast has 10000.
Those born in the USSR or Russian Federation, married to Russian citizen, or
making certain types of investments in Russia are eligible to apply for
temporary residency with no concern for quotas. The rest can only start to
apply for temporary residency if the year’s quota for their region has not been
filled.
Every new year, there is a new quota established by the Government of the
Russian Federation. But once you are in as a temporary resident, you do not
have to worry about quotas again.
TRP is issued for three years (point 1, article 6 Law on foreigners).
A foreign citizen can apply for TRP in the territorial body of the Federal
Migration Service (further FMS). During the 6 months term FMS considers the
application and decides whether to issue TRP for a certain foreign citizen or
no, the decision on refusal to issue TRP should be motivated. Exhaustion of
quota is also the reason for refusal.
Application for obtaining TRP is to be filed personally in the district of FMS
of the prospective place of residence (where foreigner owns or rents estate). A
certain number of documents stipulated by the laws is to be attached to the
application.
After one year of temporary residence foreigner can apply for Permanent
Residency.
Permanent Residency:
Permanent residency grants right to the foreign citizen to reside permanently
in the Russian Federation and the right of the free entry to and exit from the
Russian Federation.
Once a foreign citizen becomes a permanent resident, he can work in Russia
without a special permit.
Finally, and perhaps the most important of all, permanent residency means that
a foreigner never has to go through the hassle of getting a visa again. Once he
becomes a permanent resident, he can enter and leave Russia with no visa.
Permanent residency can be issued for a foreign citizen that has resided in
Russia under TRP no less than in one year; application shall be filed in FMS no
later than six months until the TRP expiration.
The application and all the required documents are reviewed during six months.
Permanent residency is granted for a period of five years. This can be renewed
indefinitely or converted to citizenship.
A foreign citizen that has permanent residency should confirm this status every
year in FMS.
People who plan to live in Russia for the long-term and who will spend at least
six months per year in Russia are recommended to apply for residency. Once a
foreign citizen gets it he must live in Russia six months a year or will lose
residency.
Obtaining of residency will free you from obligation to apply for a dozen of
migration documents, this will save your time and money.
If you wish to obtain temporary or permanent residency or have any question
regarding these issues please contact Bakhteyeva Albina e-mail:
[email protected]; tel: +7 (495) 6605156 or Anna Sahakyan e-mail:
[email protected]; tel: +7 (495) 6605156.
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