Citizens of other states coming to Russia are required to go through the registration procedure at their place of primary residence. Russian citizens receive the right to reside on the territory of their country without registration for three months, after which they will still have to register. Otherwise, being in the country will be considered illegal. Moreover, this applies to both foreign migrants and persons holding a Russian passport.
The procedure can be completed in several ways. For example, temporary registration can be done via mail, which is very convenient. Moreover, anyone can use communication services via mail.
What is registration
Registration is considered a mandatory procedure, which is, in essence, registration. According to the law, registration is carried out at the place of actual residence. Formal registration in a residential area where a person does not plan to live is a fiction. This is a violation of the law and is classified as a criminal offense.
There are two types of registration:
- Temporary registration - carried out if the purpose of the trip involves time restrictions.
For example, when a migrant came to Russia for work or on a guest visa. In this case, permanent registration in the previous place is retained. Example of a temporary residence permit - Permanent registration requires a change of residence. It is not suitable for a person visiting the country for a short time. Permanent registration requires mandatory deregistration from the previous place of residence.
Migrants are given a week's time for this. As this period expires, being in the country will be considered illegal. As for Russian citizens, they are given 90 days to complete the procedure.
You can register by mail. The main condition for foreigners is the consent of the owner of the property.
It is important to note that on July 8, 2021, a new law regulating the migration registration of foreign citizens came into force. It contains two fundamentally new amendments. The first concerns the registration of registration at the place of work, the second clarifies who can act as the host. You can find out more and download Federal Law No. 163 dated June 27, 2018 here.
In August 2021, changes were also made to migration legislation. Now the receiving party is responsible for deregistering a foreigner. Citizen of the Russian Federation or legal entity. persons who received a citizen of another country are required to send a notification of his departure to the authorities of the Main Directorate of Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Read more about this here.
Extension of registration at the place of stay through the MFC
There is no such concept as extension of temporary registration in Russian legislation.
But if necessary, a person can register at the same address again.
But it is no longer possible to send documents by mail.
The easiest way to do this is through the multifunctional center.
Re-registration is a rather complicated procedure, since a person must have serious reasons for obtaining such a registration . Therefore, not all citizens, and especially foreigners, are allowed to stay at the specified address.
In practice, the applicant needs to carry out all the same actions as the first time. That is, collect documents and transfer them to the migration service, only now in person or through the MFC. An application and consent to stay from the owner of the property and his family members will be required.
As for the terms of re-registration, the minimum period is 1 year, and the maximum is 5 years . If the housing is municipal, that is, not privatized, then the maximum period of stay is only six months.
Paperwork
When undergoing temporary registration, foreigners are required to provide a number of documents to the post office. Their list includes:
Sample of filling out a migration card of the Russian Federation
- Migration card received at the border. The validity period of this document is seven days.
Download the migration card, front side, back side. Sample of filling out the Russian Federation migration card.
- Passport.
- Notification of arrival in Russia.
- Copy of visa.
A standard form for notification of the arrival of a foreign citizen is filled out in two copies.
Front side of 1 sheet
Reverse side of 1 sheet
Front side 2 sheets
Reverse side of 2 sheets
It can also be sent by mail.
When a migrant plans to stay on Russian territory for more than seven days, it is mandatory to issue a migration notification.
If this rule is not observed, the foreigner may be arrested and forcibly expelled from the country.
Reception of the notification is indicated by mail. The tear-off part of the paper is given to the foreigner and serves as documentary evidence of registration.
What documents will be needed?
The applicant must be aware that original documents cannot be sent by registered mail . Therefore, copies must be made of all temporary registration papers at the Russian Post Office. The exception is the application and address sheet
.
Originals of other documents are provided upon personal visit to the passport office.
To send you will need:
- a statement written by the person himself;
- papers certifying the applicant’s right to stay at the specified address for more than 90 days;
- departure address sheet.
Reference: the application must be filled out on form No. 1 PR, and it must be signed not only by the applicant, but also by the owner of the housing provided. In addition, if you stay at the place of temporary registration for a long time (more than 9 months), you must provide a statistical record sheet.
Temporary registration procedure by mail
After the transfer is received, the papers are checked by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The submission of all documents is accompanied by a list of attachments. The service itself is paid and will cost the sender 118 Russian rubles. Shipping costs are calculated separately and in accordance with current tariffs. The sender is required to present a document that serves as proof of identity.
Confirmation of residence of a foreigner, sent if a residence permit has been issued. The completed paper is given to the operator, who verifies the information and checks that the form is filled out correctly. If everything is correct, the notice will be sent in the proper manner, and the notifier will be given an inventory of the contents, a detachable part of the document and a postal receipt.
Sample residence permit
A migrant arriving in Russia must register. If this is not done, then not only the foreigner will be punished, but also the owner of the property, who may be accused of concealing the illegal residence of the tenant. Therefore, temporary registration must be issued on time.
The registration procedure by mail for foreigners is not particularly difficult. The completed form is accompanied by:
- a copy of a passport or any other document that serves as an identification document;
- official paper serving as proof of residence in the residential premises, a suitable paper would be a lease agreement;
- arrival address sheet.
Certificate of temporary registration in Moscow
The certificate of temporary registration is issued at the Main Directorate for Migration. It can also be sent by mail to the address provided. The migrant must keep the document with him. The owner of Russian housing will receive a notification that a foreign citizen has registered with him.
The notification of arrival is submitted by the foreigner himself, who resides in the territory of the Russian Federation on permanent terms, or by a legal entity acting as the receiving party.
How to apply for temporary registration at the post office - step-by-step instructions
To begin with, a citizen must collect all the documents that will be needed for registration.
The papers are sent by mail, and after receipt they are examined by the passport office employees.
If everything is in order, the sender receives a notification asking him to appear in person to receive the appropriate document confirming his temporary registration.
If any documents are missing, the applicant will be advised of this..
Employees of the relevant authority check all the information provided by the person. This is done using the Rosreestr document archive and other electronic databases containing the necessary information.
Information: the unreliability of the information provided may lead to the citizen being brought to administrative or even criminal liability.
Features of temporary registration for residents of Ukraine and Belarus
A very large number of migrants come to the Russian Federation from Ukraine. They are required to notify the authorities of their location within a week. This is a clause of the law on the legal status of foreigners in Russia.
After registration, Ukrainian migrants receive the legal right to reside in the Russian state for 90 days, and immigrants from the LPR and DPR for up to 180 days. In the absence of registration, the violator, namely the receiving party, is subject to a fine, the amount of which varies from 2,000 to 5,000 rubles. Revealing this fact threatens Ukrainians with deportation from the country. The hosts for Ukrainian citizens can be: individuals with permanent registration, foreigners living and working in Russia, hotels and organizations.
There is no fee for temporary registration from Ukrainian citizens.
Belarusian citizens who come to Russia have the right to stay in the country without registration. They also do not need a migration card, and a travel ticket can be used as a supporting document to obtain entry permission. Belarusians are required to register with the GUVM within one month. The registration period provided is 90 days. It can be extended for a year upon concluding an employment agreement.
In order to register, you can actually use the services of the Russian postal service. All other registration rules, including the submission of documents, are no different from the procedure for other foreign citizens.
What does the concept of temporary registration mean?
Temporary registration of citizens by Russian post is not difficult.
Temporary registration is the registration of a citizen at a certain place, that is, the address that is his main place of residence. If a foreign citizen arrives in Russia not as a tourist and is not on a short-term business trip, and his stay in the country is more than a week (but up to three months), he must notify the Migration Service of the Russian Federation about his entry
. On this basis, the FMS carries out migration registration at the place of residence.
Even citizens of the Russian Federation who are registered at one address, but rent an apartment in the same locality, but in a different area, will need to register for a period of time longer than 90 days. (In other cases, it is possible that a departure slip will be required)
. The document indicates the period for which this kind of “registration” applies. This time period is negotiated with the owner of the property and should not be longer than five years (for Russians).
How long will it take to register?
As soon as the addressee receives the papers, the period specified by law begins to count.
This is 3–8 days, which are given to study the documents.
Let’s say the letter arrives by mail in a few days, then the migration service will review the paper for 3-4 days.
It will then take about 1-2 days for the notice to be sent to the applicant and a few more days until the applicant visits the passport office in person.
In total, it turns out that the entire procedure will take about 10 days.
The convenience of this registration method for citizens is that they only need to come to the migration service once.
The main disadvantage is that the procedure takes longer to complete if documents are submitted incorrectly.
Penalties
Living for a long time without temporary registration means that the person will have to pay a certain fine. The violator is obliged to pay 2–3 thousand rubles. sanctions also apply to the citizen who provided him with his housing. The fine is 2–5 thousand rubles.
If the violator is an official, then 25–50 thousand rubles will be collected from him in favor of the state . Organizations pay even more – 250–750 thousand rubles.
To pay the fine, you must contact the bank and fill out a special document form provided for such cases. Two months are given for this, after which, if a person ignores the law, penalties begin to accrue on the fine. The result may be that government authorities file a lawsuit, which will lead to the seizure of the violator’s property.
Russian Post services for foreign citizens
The Russian Post enterprise in its branches accepts the following notifications from foreign citizens for subsequent sending to the Main Directorate for Migration and Migration:
- confirmation of arrival at the place of further residence;
- for those with a residence permit - confirming residence on the territory of the Russian Federation;
- on the conduct of labor activities by a foreign citizen.
Also, at the post office, a foreigner can apply for a voluntary medical insurance policy. insurance.
The mailing of documents is registered (registered mail) with a declared value, as well as an inventory of the contents. This service is priced at 170 rubles for 2021.
Who can submit documents
Russian Post is the body that is responsible for sending and delivering correspondence. She cannot make a decision on registration, but is obliged to accept documents. The price is set for shipping only.
Temporary registration through Russian Post is issued in the following categories:
- citizens;
- foreigners who arrived in the Russian Federation;
- persons from the CIS countries who arrived for a period of more than 3 months.
This allows you to legally reside at the chosen address. Additionally, such opportunities as registration at a clinic, registration of children in educational institutions and entry into official work are used.
