To acquire the legal status of stay on the territory of the Russian Federation, foreign citizens and stateless persons are required to register for migration and issue a temporary residence permit (abbreviated as RVP). Moscow and the Moscow Region are invariably especially attractive settlements for living and working. This is due to the vast employment market and higher wages.
What is the quota for temporary residence permit in Moscow and the Moscow region
There is a planned number of permits issued, which is approved by the Government of the Russian Federation every year. For Moscow, this figure for 2021 is limited to 2 thousand foreigners; in the Moscow region, 4 thousand foreign guests will receive the coveted document.
There is also a certain nuance: in accordance with federal law, a person who has received a TRP is obliged to live and work in the constituent entity of the Russian Federation in which it was issued.
Is it realistic to get a TRP in the region without a quota?
The possibility of obtaining a TRP on preferential terms does exist. The quota does not apply to the following list of persons:
- Natives of the RSFSR who had USSR citizenship (a birth certificate is required);
- Migrants who were born in the Russian Federation (birth certificate required);
- Children of disabled Russians (birth certificate of the child, passport of the child, documents confirming the parents' disability);
- Disabled parents and disabled parents of a minor child who has Russian citizenship (passports of the parents and the child, birth certificates and disability documents);
- Minor children who receive a TRP at the request of a parent who is a citizen of the Russian Federation (child's birth certificate, parent's passport);
- Spouse of a citizen / citizen of the Russian Federation residing in Russia (spouse's passport with permanent registration, marriage certificate);
- Foreigners entering military service in the Russian army under a contract (a notarized copy of the contract);
- Foreign investors and highly qualified specialists.
Receiving procedure
You can make a temporary residence permit in Moscow and the Moscow region with a personal appeal by submitting a package of documents to the regional department for migration. It is also convenient to use the services of the nearest multifunctional centers.
Send an electronic package of documents through the official website of the State Service https://gosuslugi.ru. To do this, you need to confirm the user account.
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What documents to prepare
The list is as follows:
- Migration card issued upon entry;
- Application for a temporary residence permit (for quota and preferential permits, permits for stateless persons);
- 2 photographs, with medical indications for wearing glasses - a photo with glasses; for stateless persons - 3 photographs;
- Identification;
- A certificate of passing a medical examination, a certificate of the absence of drug addiction and infectious diseases, a certificate of the applicant's absence of HIV infection;
- Certificate of no criminal record (for visa countries);
- Russian language proficiency certificate. The exam is taken by employees of Moscow State University and RUDN University;
- Receipt for payment of state duty.
Waiting times and cost
You can get a temporary residence permit in Moscow on time from 60 days up to six months (depending on whether the applicant needs a visa).
Consider the approximate cost of obtaining a permit:
- State duty for issuing a temporary residence permit - 1600 rubles;
- State duty in the dermatovenerologic dispensary - 1350 rubles;
- State duty in a narcological dispensary - RUB 1,500;
- Notarized copy of your passport - 1000 rubles;
- Photos - 200 rubles;
- Folder and stamped envelope for the documentation set - RUB 100
Total approximate cost - 6000 rubles... When using the services of third-party organizations or lawyers, the time of receipt will be shorter, but the cost may be up to up to 50,000 rubles
Document readiness check
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You can check whether the temporary residence permit is ready in the following ways:
- To appear in person at the GUVM or the multifunctional center to which the documents were submitted;
- Call the contact phone numbers;
- Make an online request on the websites of institutions;
- Wait for notification;
- Use the services of lawyers to support the receipt of a temporary residence permit.
RVP forms
A permit is issued either by a stamp in the foreigner's passport, or by a separate paper of the established form, which contains the following information:
- FULL NAME. a citizen with a Russian-language translation;
- Date of Birth;
- Floor;
- Terms of stay in the Russian Federation;
- Basis for issuing a permit.
For stateless persons, additional information is indicated:
- Temporary residence address;
- Information about previously performed registration actions;
- The photo;
- The signature of the owner of the document.
Obtaining a temporary residence permit in Moscow for citizens of the CIS and Ukraine
For citizens of the CIS countries: Moldova, Tajikistan, etc., as well as Ukraine, there is a shortened issuance scheme - the application is considered within 60 days.
The list of required documents is the same as for citizens of countries that do not have a visa regime with Russia.
Citizens of Belarus do not need to obtain a TRP, a residence permit is available for them. This is possible thanks to interstate agreements between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus. Also, Russians and Belarusians crossing the border do not need to fill out a migration card (According to Article 1 of the interstate Agreement of 01.24.2016).
Terms of renewal of temporary residence permit in Moscow and the region
The concept of extending a temporary residence permit is not provided for in migration documents. Foreign citizens and stateless persons are required to obtain a residence permit during the validity of the TRP, or they will be forced to leave the country. At the next entry into the Russian Federation, it is possible to repeat the procedure.
Important nuances when obtaining a temporary residence permit
- The migration authorities require, in accordance with the established procedure, to provide a certificate of income and actualization of residence in the Russian Federation every year;
- If a person located in the territory of the Russian Federation does not have an official source of income, he or a citizen of Russia, who has this foreigner as a dependent, is obliged to confirm the presence of funds in the bank account in the amount of two hundred and ten thousand rubles (210,000 rubles);
- Registration is required on the territory of the Russian Federation;
- According to the latest amendments, in 2019, the passage of a fingerprint examination was introduced;
- In case of stay more than 183 calendar days a foreigner is obliged to register for tax purposes;
- The exam also assumes that the examinee has knowledge in the field of the history of Russia and the legislative base of the Russian Federation.
A temporary residence permit issued in Moscow and the Moscow region gives the legal right to employment without obtaining patents. When registering an employment relationship, a foreign citizen will receive a full-fledged employment contract.
There are a number of positions that are closed for the employment of foreign citizens: state and municipal service, as well as participation in the production of work of companies that have access to information that is a secret of a state nature.
