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RESIDENCE PERMIT

Permit To Temporary Residence

Residence Permit

Citizenship Of The Russian Federation

Legal Framework

Registration certificate (Green Card) is a document that is issued to a foreign citizen or a person without nationality in support of his/her right to permanent residence in the Russian Federation, as well as the right to free exit from and entrance into the Russian Federation. Registration certificate, which is issued to a person without nationality is at the same time a document, which certifies his/her identity.

In the course of validity of the permit for temporary residence and given legal basis, a foreign citizen has the right to have registration certificate issued based on his/her application.

Prior to the registration certificate a foreign citizen must live in the Russian Federation for at least one year based on permit for temporary residence.

The registration certificate is issued to a foreign citizen for a period of five years. On expiration of the period the registration certificate can be prolonged based on his/her application for a five-year period. The number of such prolongations of registration certificate is not limited.

The order of issuing of registration certificate and list of documents submitted together with an application for registration certificate as well as the order of re-registration of the certificate is approved by the Government of the Russian Federation.

A foreign citizen (a person without nationality) who is older that 18 years old and who has been living on the territory of the Russian Federation for at least one year due to permit for temporary residence, can obtain registration certificate.

The order of issuing of registration certificate and list of documents to be submitted together with application for registration certificate as well as the order of re-registration of the certificate is approved by the Resolution #794 of the Government of the Russian Federation dated November 1, 2002.

If as of the date of application the identity document of the foreign citizen and nationality and/or a permit for temporary residence is valid for less than 6 months, then the application for registration certificate is not accepted.

When issuing registration certificate, the identity document of the foreign citizen is stamped about issue of registration certificate which is certified with signature of the competent officer and sealed with special seal “For Foreign Documents. Permit for temporary residence executed in the form of document that certifies identity of a person without nationality is withdrawn and kept with registration file


On the following issues::
• Permit For Temporary Residence • Residence Permit • Citizenship Of The Russian Federation
Our lawyers provide individual reception by preliminary appoinment. (Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday)
Tariffs For Consulting Services:	3.000 RUR.
Repeated consultation:	Бесплатно
The lawyer's fee which is negotiated during consultation depends on the scope of follow-up work and varies.
Residence Permit
Contains the following information: surname, name (written in Cyrillic and Latin), date and place of birth, sex, nationality of the foreign citizen, number and date of decision on issue of registration certificate, name of the body of executive power, which issued the registration certificate. The registration certificate is executed in established document format.

List Of Documents Required For Execution Of Registration Certificate:
•	Questionnare-Application (2 copies)
•	Permit For Temporal Residence
•	Passpoft (copy with translation certified by Notary, expiry date must be at least 6 months)
•	Photo (4 pieces, mate, colored, size 3.5 x 4.5)
•	Consent Of A Child Aged 14-18 Years For Residence In The Russian Federation (Notarized Signature Of A Child)
•	The Document that confirm property (At place of registration, copy certified by Notary)
	•	Ownership Certificate (copy certified by Notary )
	•	Personal Account with Bank (Xerox copy)
	•	Abstract From House Book
•	Bank Certificate or certificate form 2 individual income tax (NDFL) for 2 previous years (salary at least RUR 6.500)
•	Certificate of secondary education or diploma of higher education (if available) apostilled if necessary + notarized copy of diploma translation and apostille)
•	Birth Certificate Of Child (Passport, If Available)
•	Marriadge certificate (If the citizen is married, copy certified by Notary)
•	Certificate of lack of HIV infection
	•	certificate from TB clinics ;
	•	certificate of drug clinic
	•	cerfificate from dermatovenerologic dispensary
	(all such certificates are presented in one certificate that describes state of health of the foreign citizen)
•	A Receipt On Payment Of State Duty (400 RUR)