Documents for registration of a residence permit for existing marriage

The legislation of the Russian Federation for foreign nationals provides for a number of conditions to simplify the procedure for obtaining a residence permit. Residence permit by marriage is one of those.

What documents are needed

Before applying for a residence permit in Russia in a simplified manner, a citizen of another state must:

1. Complete the legal entry procedure by filling out the migrant / visa card;
2. Get married;
3. Issue a temporary residence permit regardless of the state quota;
4. Spend without a break in the country 12 months.

List of documents required to obtain a residence permit for a marriage union in 2021:

• Completed application - 2 copies. A sample form can be downloaded here;
• A receipt confirming the payment of the duty, which today amounts to 3500 rubles. You can pay this amount online on the State Services portal or at any banking institution. Details will be given to the state. the department of internal affairs at the place of temporary registration;
• Passport, to which you must attach a translation certified by a Russian notary, and in some cases - a certificate of the consulate of his country about the correctness of the translation;
• 4 photographs in black and white or in color (for stateless persons - 2) size 3.5 × 4.5 and 2 photographs for each child who is indicated in the application. If a person is compelled for medical reasons to wear glasses for sight all the time, he must take off in them. In this case, the lenses of the glasses must be transparent. The photo should be without retouching, the paper should be matte for ease of printing;
• Documents confirming the receipt of legal income on the territory of the Russian Federation, the level of the applicant's solvency: certificate 2-NDFL, 3-NDFL, issued by the accountant of the enterprise. The amount of profit must be at least the minimum subsistence level for 30 calendar days... Dependency confirmation is not required, disabled citizens receive an appropriate certificate;
• An employment contract and a copy of the employment record certified by a notary with the length of employment indicated in it.
• If a foreigner owns real estate, it is necessary to provide ownership documents (for those who have lived 3 or more years in the Russian Federation). The main thing is the presence of a residence permit in your own, rented housing or with the consent of relatives;
• Medical certificate on the absence of potentially dangerous infections, AIDS, drug addiction. The help has a limited validity period - 3 months. Attached to the main package of documents immediately upon submission;
• A certificate confirming the successful completion of testing in the Russian language, history and law, or a certificate of completion of studies in Russian universities (or the USSR) or the recognition of a person as a native speaker of the Russian language;
• Certificate of marriage with a citizen of the Russian Federation. You can get it after 30 calendar days after submitting an application from both spouses to the registry office;
• The spouse's passport is a citizen of the Russian Federation.

Each document must be accompanied by photocopies certified by a Russian notary. Translation of identity documents must be carried out on the territory of the Russian Federation. The right to permanent residence must be renewed; the document is not equated to citizenship.

Submission rules: how, where and in what time frame

Guided by the provisions of Art. 8 ФЗ dated 25.07.2002 No. 115, a foreigner applies to the department of the Main Directorate of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs at the place of residence and provides papers for a residence permit for marriage. This must be done 6 months before the expiry date of the TRP.

The addresses of the GUVM offices of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are specified on their website. The whole package is served at once, nothing can be conveyed.

In the future, the specialists of the GUVM check the documents provided and either extend the residence permit, or deny the foreign citizen this action.

Features of payment of state fees

A receipt for payment of the state duty for obtaining a residence permit is one of the main documents. The receipt must be issued for the personal data of the person who applies for the residence permit. In 2021, the amount of the fee was 3,500 rubles.

It is important to carefully check the details issued by the GUFM of the Ministry of Internal Affairs at the place of residence. In the future, upon renewal of the residence permit, the following payment of the state duty is made.

When can I get

Terms of consideration of the application:

• Russian speakers who have come under the family restoration program are issued a document within 60 days;
• Professional specialists with a high level of qualifications, who arrived at the invitation of a direct employer, waiting 90 days;
• Citizens of Belarus without a temporary residence permit are issued a residence permit in 90 days;
• Waiting period for political refugees has been shortened up to 15 days;
• In other cases, you need to wait up to six months.

Reasons for refusal to issue a residence permit for marriage

The list of grounds that can serve as a refusal to obtain a residence permit:

• Absence or incomplete package of submitted documents;
• Fictitious marriage. A union can be recognized as such only by a court decision. If the court recognizes the marriage as invalid, all benefits received by the spouses, residence permit and residence permit are automatically canceled. A foreigner will have to leave the borders of the Russian Federation within 15 days. If a foreigner in a fictitious marriage has committed fraud or conducted illegal business activities, he will be criminally liable, and a citizen of the Russian Federation will be punished as an accomplice;
• Subversive activities by a foreigner on the territory of the Russian Federation, organization of extremist and terrorist acts, harsh statements against the current government;
• Confirmed deportation, ban on visiting the country, administrative expulsion from the Federation, exceeding the period of stay, violation of migration requirements. The decision to refuse can be appealed in court;
• Submission of forged documents or false identity information;
• The foreigner has not proved his financial self-sufficiency without providing documents on how much he earns;
• Does not have his own home or temporary registration;
• The applicant has dangerous diseases, drug addiction, AIDS.

The residence permit is canceled if the foreigner has left Russia for more than 6 months or permanently resides in the territory of another state. Dissolution of a marriage after obtaining a residence permit by a foreigner is not a reason for its annulment.

A foreign citizen who has married a citizen of the Russian Federation has the right to obtain a residence permit under a simplified scheme. The residence permit must be prolonged on time by paying the state fee. Obtaining a residence permit does not guarantee the rights to some of the benefits that Russian citizens have. At the same time, unlike a temporary residence permit, movement in Russia with a documented residence permit is not limited.