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FEDERAL LAW NO. 114-FZ OF AUGUST 15, 1996 ON THE PROCEDURE FOR EXITING AND ENTRING THE (with the Amendments and Additions
of July 18, 1998, June 24, 1999, January 10, June 30, 2003, June 29, 2004) Approved by the State Duma on July 18, 1996 Everyone shall be free to leave the Federal Law No. 7-FZ of January 10, 2003 amended Article 1 of this
Federal Law. The amendments shall come into force upon the expiry of three
months after the official publication of the said Federal Law Article 1. Exits from and entries into the
Russian Federation (including transit through its territory) shall be subject
to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, international treaties of the
Russian Federation, this Federal Law, other federal laws and also the
decisions of the Government of the Russian Federation adopted pursuant to
these federal laws. In the event an international treaty of the Article A citizen of the An exit by a citizen of the Russian Federation from the Russian
Federation shall entail neither for him nor his spouse nor his close
relatives any restrictions whatsoever on the rights guaranteed by the laws of
the Russian Federation as well as international commitments of the Russian
Federation. Article 3. The procedure of moving across
the State border of the Article 4. Citizens of the The diplomatic missions and consular offices of the Article In the event there arise in the territory of a foreign state such
circumstances as may not permit taking measures protect citizens of the
Russian Federation and to provide them with the patronage of the Russian
Federation, the Government of the Russian Federation shall take care to bring
to the notice of citizens of the Russian Federation its recommendations
against entering into said state. Said recommendations shall not, however,
serve as a reason for temporarily restricting the right to exit from the Federal Law No. 7-FZ of January 10, 2003 amended Article 6 of this
Federal Law. The amendments shall come into force upon the expiry of three
months after the official publication of the said Federal Law Article 6. Exits from and entries into the
Russian Federation shall be effected by citizens of the Russian Federation on
the basis of valid documents that serve to identify the citizen of the
Russian Federation beyond its borders. The procedure for making out, issuing,
and withdrawing said documents shall be such as is determined by this Federal
Law. At the entry in the Russian Federation and exit from the Russian
Federation foreign citizens and persons without citizenship shall present
their valid personal identification documents that are recognized by the
Russian Federation as such, and a visa, except as otherwise provided by an
international treaty of the Russian Federation. Stateless persons shall enter the Russian Federation and exit from the
Russian Federation in compliance with the rules established by the present
Federal Law for foreign citizens, except as otherwise envisaged by the
present Federal Law, other federal laws or an international treaty of the
Russian Federation. Control over the presence of visas and other permissions for the entry of
persons into a foreign state shall be the responsibility of a transport
company ( carrier of passengers) unless otherwise
stipulated by an international treaty of the For the purposes of the present Federal Law the following shall not be
deemed an exit from the Russian Federation and an entry into the Russian
Federation: the crossing of the State Border of the Russian Federation by a
Russian Federation citizen or by a foreign citizen within the effective term
of the visa held by him/her as s/he travels from one part of the territory of
the Russian Federation to another part of its territory via the territory of
a foreign state under the regime of transit or when s/he travels aboard a
Russian vessel via the exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation or
via the open seas without calling at foreign ports. Chapter II. Procedure for Making
out and Issuing Documents for the Exit from the Russian Federation and Entry
into the Russian Federation of Citizens of the Russian Federation Article 7. The basic documents of
identification of a citizen of the Russian Federation that serve as the basis
for citizens of the Russian Federation effecting their exit from and entry
into the Russian Federation shall include a: passport; diplomatic passport; business passport; or sailor's passport (sailor's identification card). Federal Law No. 118-fz of June 24, 1999 introduced amendments to Article
8 of the present law Article Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation No. 2-P of
January 15, 1998 declared as inconsistent with the Constitution of the
Russian Federation the provisions of Part 1 of Article 8 of this Federal Law
in so far as these, in fact, prevent the issuing to the citizen of the
Russian Federation of a passport for foreign travel according to any other
procedure by reason of his non- registration at the place of residence or the
place of stay as well as the provision of Part 3 of this Article in so far as
it, in fact, prevents the issuing to the Russian Federation's citizen
residing outside its territory of a passport for foreign travel in the
Russian Federation On the Procedure for the Making and Issuing Passports to Citizens of the
Russian Federation for Exit from the Russian Federation and Entry in the
Russian Federation see Instructions approved by Order of the Ministry of
Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation No. 310 of May 26, 1997 On the measures for ensuring the right of the citizens of the Russian
Federation to free egress from the Russian Federation see Decree of the
President of the Russian Federation No. 488 of May 4, 1998 Any citizen of the Russian Federation shall have the right, starting from
his date of birth and until he or she has reached the age of eighteen, to
receive a passport at the request, in writing, submitted by at least one
parent, adopted parent, trustee, or guardian, unless otherwise stipulated
under the law. As concerning citizens of the The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation may make out
and issue a passport to a citizen of the Russian Federation residing on the
Russian Federation, on the application in writing filed by him through the
organization that sent him abroad, such an organization being registered with
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in accordance with the procedure established
by the Government of the Russian Federation. See Regulations on Registering Organizations with the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of the Russian Federation for the Purposes of Providing Consular
Services to Them approved by Decision of the Government of the Russian
Federation No. 1142 of October 1, 1998 Federal Law No. 110-FZ of July 18, 1998 supplemented Article 8 of this
Federal Law with part five Other federal bodies of executive power in which there is a provision for
military service and the activities of which are connected with the
performance of functions and tasks ouside the
territory of the Russian Federation may also make out and issue a passport to
a citizen of the Russian Federation undergoing service (working) as a
military serviceman or a civilian employee in the said federal bodies of
executive power as per the list endorsed by the Government of the Russian
Federation and also in accordance with the procedure and on the terms
established by it. Article A request for making out a passport from a citizen of the Federal Law No. 118-fz of June 24, 1999 introduced amendments to Article
10 of the present law Article 10. The passport shall be made out by
a respective state body within a term set in the present article and it shall
be issued for a five-year term. The date of presenting all the documents listed under Article 9 hereof,
provided these are duly prepared, including photos, shall be considered the
date of submitting a request. Should an application for passport be filed at the place of residence,
the term of the making of the passport shall not exceed one month after the
date when the application is filed. Should an application for passport be filed at the place of stay, the
term of the making of the passport shall not exceed four months after the
date when the application is filed. The passport shall be made by a diplomatic mission or consular
institution of the In the presence of documentarily supported circumstances associated with
the need fof emergency treatment, a serious
disease, or the death of a close relative that may require an exit from the In the event of the availability of the circumstances stipulated in
Article 15 of the present Federal Law or in the event when one of the
parents, step-parents, trustees or guardians refuse to consent to a minor
citizen of the Russian Federation exiting from the Russian Federation, no
passport shall be made out for such a minor citizen, with a respective notice
being issued to the applicant containing the reason for the denial. Federal Law No. 7-FZ of January 10, 2003 amended Article 11 of this
Federal Law. The amendments shall come into force upon the expiry of three
months after the official publication of the said Federal Law Article 11. Should a citizen of the Russian
Federation lose a passport (diplomatic passport, business passport, sailor's
passport) outside the bounds of the Russian Federation, he or she shall be
given by a corresponding diplomatic mission or consular office of the Russian
Federation or a representative office of the federal executive governmental
body in charge of foreign affairs located within the border area, in
particular, at a check-point at the State Border of the Russian Federation, a
provisional document of identification entitling him or her to enter (return
to) the Russian Federation. The procedure for issuing such a document and the
form of same shall be such as may be determined by the Government of the See Regulations on the Making Out Certificates for Entering (Returning
to) the It is not permitted to make out a new passport unless a passport
previously issued has been given back, if it is still valid, nor unless a
passport has been declared invalid for exit from the Russian Federation, if
it has been lost by its holder excluding the cases specified in Part 3 of the
present Article. In the event when the activities of the citizen of the Russian Federation
is connected with regular (at least once a month) exits from the territory of
the Russian Federation, but the citizen is not entitled to obtain a
diplomatic or service passport, a second passport may be made out and issued
to him on the application of the organization that sends him abroad, with the
date of the expiration of the validity term of the second passport being the
date of the expiration of the validity term of the passport issued earlier. The provision of Part 1 of the present article shall also be applicable
to stateless persons who permanently reside in the Federal Law No. 118-fz of June 24, 1999 introduced amendments to Article
12 of the present law Article 12. The diplomatic passport shall be
issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation to the
citizens of the Russian Federation who under the Vienna Convention on
Diplomatic Relations of 1961 and the other international treaties of the
Russian Federation have, while traveling abroad to perform the service duties
conferred on them, diplomatic immunity, to the President of the Russian
Federation, the members of the Federation Council and the members of the
State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian
Federation (for the term of their powers), the members of the Government of
the Russian Federation, the judges of the Constitutional Court of the Russian
Federation, the judges of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, the
judges of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation, the
Procurator General of the Russian Federation, the Chairman of the Central
Bank of the Russian Federation and persons occupying the state posts of the
Russian Federation or the state posts of the subjects of the Russian
Federation classified under the Federal Law on the Fundamentals of the Civil
Service of the Russian Federation as Category A state posts as well as to
diplomatic personnel and diplomatic couriers of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of the Russian Federation. Members of the family (husband or wife, children under age, disabled
children of age) of a citizen of the Russian Federation having a diplomatic
passport and sent outside the territory of the Russian Federation to work at
an official representation of the Russian Federation or a representative
office of the Russian Federation under an international organization outside
the territory of the Russian Federation, who are resident with or
accompanying him, shall also be given diplomatic passports. A service passport shall be issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
the Russian Federation for a term not exceeding five years to the civil
servants occupying the state posts of the Russian Federation or state posts
of the subjects of the Russian Federation classified under the Federal Law on
the Fundamentals of the Civil Service of the Russian Federation as Category B
and Category C state posts and the administrative and technical services
personnel accompanying them on their business trip abroad and the personnel
of the special services of the Administration of the President of the Russian
Federation, the Staff of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of
the Russian Federation, the Staff of the State Duma
of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, the Staff of the Government
of the Russian Federation, the staff of the Constitutional Court of the
Russian Federation, the staff of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation,
the staff of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation, the
employees of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia) and
citizens of the Russian Federation being military servicemen undergoing
military service outside of the territory of the Russian Federation, the
staff personnel of the administrative and technical services of the
diplomatic missions and consular institutions of the Russian Federation
abroad, as well as the administrative and technical services of the official
missions of the Russian Federation or official missions of the Russian
Federation with the international organizations outside of the territory of
the Russian Federation. Members of the family (husband or wife, children under age and disabled
children of age) of a citizen of the A diplomatic passport, as well as a business passport, shall remain the
property of the Article For purposes envisaged by the Convention of 1958 on Sailor's
Identification Cards (Convention No. 108 of the International Organization of
Labour), a holder of a sailor's passport (sailor's
identification card) shall have the right to exit from and enter the Russian
Federation by any transport, either individually or as a member of a group,
in the presence of an extract from the ship's roll, duly certified. Federal Law No. 118-fz of June 24, 1999 introduced amendments to part 3
of Article 13 of the present law The seaman's passport (seaman's personal identity paper) shall be made
out by the federal bodies of executive power in charge of sea and river
transportation and fisheries, and it shall be issued to a citizen of the
Russian Federation working on board a Russian vessel navigating abroad or
sent on a business trip by a Russian vessel owner for the purpose of working
on board a foreign vessel as well as the cadets and employees of enterprises,
institutions and organizations under the control of the federal bodies of
executive power in charge of sea and river transportation and fisheries,
other federal bodies of executive power entered in the roll or a citizen of
the Russian Federation being a seaman as applicable to the Convention on
Seamen's Identity Papers of 1958 (ILO Convention
No. 108). Article 14. Payment for medical aid that may
be rendered to a citizen of the Russian Federation, except for a citizen of
the Russian Federation being sent on a business mission, shall upon the exit
from the Russian Federation be effected as provided for under the terms and
conditions of a medical insurance policy or a substitute therefor,
both of which being valid for receiving medical aid outside the territory of
the Russian Federation, or under a guarantee of an inviting natural person or
legal entity to reimburse the expenses of medical aid (treatment at a medical
establishment) that may be rendered to a citizen of the Russian Federation. In the event the documents listed under part one hereof are lacking, the
expenses of rendering medical assistance outside the territory of the Russian
Federation shall be born by the citizen himself. Assistance in insured accidents to citizens of the Russian Federation who
may arrive in the territory of a foreign state shall be given by a diplomatic
mission or consular office of the Russian Federation in accordance with the
procedure to be established by the Government of the Russian Federation,
unless otherwise stipulated by an international treaty of the Russian
Federation with the corresponding foreign state. See Regulations on Rendering Assistance in Insured Perils to Citizens of
the Russian Federation Staying on the Territory of a Foreign State approved
by Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1142 of October
1, 1998 Chapter III. Procedure fof Exit by a Citizen of the Russian Federation from the
Russian Federation Federal Law No. 58-FZ of June 29, 2004 amended Article 15 of this Federal
Law Article 15. The right of a citizen of the 1) when he has, in receiving access to
data of special significance or to strictly confidential data classified as
state secrets in compliance with the Law of the Russian Federation on State
Secrets, signed an employment agreement (contract) providing for the
temporary restriction of his rights to exit from the Russian Federation,
provided the term of restriction does not exceed five years, counting from
the last familiarization of a person with data of special significance or
strictly confidential data, until the expiration of the term of restriction
fixed under the employment agreement (contract), or as a stipulated
hereunder. In the event the Interdepartmental Commission
on the Protection of State Secrets comes to a conclusion that the data of
special significance or strictly confidential data that may be known to a
citizen on the date of his submitting an application for the exit from the
Russian Federation still retains a certain degree of secrecy, then the term
of restriction of the right of exit from the Russian Federation fixed in the
employment agreement (contract) may be extended by the Interdepartmental
Commission, which Commission is to be set up in the order established for
setting up interdepartmental coordination and advisory bodies formed by the
federal executive bodies. In that case, the term of restriction of the right
to exit shall not exceed in its totality ten years, including the term of
restriction fixed in the employment agreement (contract), as from the date of
the last familiarization of the person with the data of special significance
or strictly confidential data; 2) when he is called up for military
service in accordance with the laws of the 3) when he is detained on suspicion of
committing a crime or being prosecuted as a defendant - until a judgement in the case has been given, or a court verdict
has taken effect; 4) if he has been convicted for
committing a crime - until the completion of the term of punishment (or until
the enforcement of punishment), or until relief from punishment; 5) when he evades performing the duties
imposed on him by a court of law - until the duties have been performed or
the parties have reached an agreement; 6) when and if
he gave deliberately false information about himself when applying for
documents for exit from the Article Federal Law No. 58-FZ of June 29, 2004 amended Article 17 of this Federal
Law Article 17. Decisions as to the restriction of
the right to exit from the Russian Federation of citizens having knowledge of
data of special significance or strictly confidential data classified as
state secrets, as well as of citizens that have been admitted to such data
prior to this Federal Law taking effect may be appealed against by the
citizens before the Interdepartmental Commission to be set up in the order
established for setting up interdepartmental coordination and advisory organs
formed by federal executive bodies, which Commission shall be obliged to look
into the complaint and give its reply no later than in three months' time.
The refusal to a citizen of the See Regulations on the Inter-Departmental Commission for Considering the
Applications of Citizens of the Russian Federation Relating to the Limitation
of Their Right to Exit from the Russian Federation approved by Decision of
the Government of the Russian Federation No. 302 of March 14, 1997 Federal Law No. 86-FZ of June 30, 2003 amended Article 18 of this Federal
Law Article In case the exit from the Russian Federation of a citizen of the Russian
Federation is restricted for reasons specified under Subitems
( 3 through 5) of Article 15 hereof, his passport shall be withdrawn by the
bodies authorized to do so, and delivered to the state body that issued the
passport. The withdrawal of a passport of a citizen of the Article 19. Servicemen of the Armed Forces of
the Russian Federation as well as of the federal bodies of executive power
where they conduct their military service, except for persons who are
undergoing military service by conscription, may exit from the Russian
Federation provided they have the permission of their commanding officers,
obtained according to the procedure established by the Government of the
Russian Federation. Federal Law No. 7-FZ of January 10, 2003 amended Article 20 of this
Federal Law. The amendments shall come into force upon the expiry of three
months after the official publication of the said Federal Law Article 20. An under-age citizen of the Federal Law No. 7-FZ of January 10, 2003 reworded Article 21 of this
Federal Law. The amendments shall come into force upon the expiry of three
months after the official publication of the said Federal Law Article 21. If one of the parents,
step-parents, tutors or guardians declares his/her opposition to the exit of
the minor citizen of the The procedure for filing an application stating opposition to exit from
the Article 22. The responsibility for the life
and health of under-age citizens of the Whenever there is an organized exit of groups of under-age citizens of
the Article Chapter IV. Procedure for Making
out and Issuing Documents for the Entry into the Russian Federation and Exit
from the Russian Federation of Foreign Citizens and Persons without
Citizenship Federal Law No. 7-FZ of January 10, 2003 amended Article 24 of this
Federal Law. The amendments shall come into force upon the expiry of three
months after the official publication of the said Federal Law Article 24. Foreign citizens may enter and
exit from the Russian Federation provided they have a visa issued on the
basis of valid documents of identification that are recognized as such by the
Russian Federation, unless otherwise stipulated by international treaties of
the Russian Federation. Persons without citizenship may enter and exit from the Russian
Federation provided they have a visa issued on the basis of valid documents
issued by the corresponding bodies of the state of their residence, that
serve as their identification papers and that are recognized as such by the
Russian Federation, unless otherwise stipulated by international treaties of
the Russian Federation. Foreign citizens who have obtained a permit for residence in the Stateless persons who have obtained a permit for residence in the Foreign citizens and persons without citizenship may be refused entry
into and exit from the Foreign citizens and stateless persons deemed refugees in the territory
of the Foreign citizens and the stateless persons in respect of whom a decision
of administrative expulsion from the See Instructions for Organizing the Activity of the Internal Affairs
Bodies of the Russian Federation and of the Federal Migration Service on the
Deportation or on the Administrative Expulsion Beyond the Borders of the
Russian Federation of a Foreign Citizen or of a Stateless Person, endorsed by
Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation No. 533
of August 26, 2004. Federal Law No. 7-FZ of January 10, 2003 reworded Article 25 of this
Federal Law. The amendments shall come into force upon the expiry of three
months after the official publication of the said Federal Law Article 25. Below are the grounds for the
issuance of a visa to a foreign citizen: 1) an invitation to enter the Russian Federation drawn up in compliance
with federal law in the manner established by the Government of the Russian
Federation. See Regulations on the Making Out an Invitation to the Russian Federation
for Foreign Citizens and Persons without Citizenship approved by Decision of
the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1142 of October 1, 1998 The invitation for entry in the See the Rules for the Execution of Invitations to Foreign Nationals and
Stateless Persons to Enter the Russian Federation, approved by Order of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs No. 1833 of February 12, 2004 a) federal governmental bodies; b) the diplomatic missions and consular
institutions of foreign states in the c) international organisations
and their representative offices in the d) the
governmental bodies of Russian regions. The invitation for entry into the The invitation for entry into the a) local government bodies; b) the legal persons placed on record on
a notification basis with the federal executive governmental body in charge
of internal affairs or a territorial body thereof; c) citizens of the 2) a decision adopted by the federal executive governmental body in
charge of foreign affairs, a diplomatic mission or a consular institution of
the Russian Federation or a representative office of the federal executive
governmental body in charge of foreign affairs located within a border area,
in particular, at a check-point at the State Border of the Russian Federation
on a petition filed by the foreign citizen outside the Russian Federation in connection
a need to enter in the Russian Federation for emergency medical treatment or
due to a grave illness or the death of a close relative; 3) a decision of the federal executive governmental body in charge of
foreign affairs to issue a visa to the foreign citizen forwarded to a
diplomatic mission or a consular institution of the 4) a decision by the head of a diplomatic mission or a consular
institution of the Russian Federation to issue a visa to the foreign citizen
taken in exceptional cases on the foreign citizen's application in writing; 5) a decision of a territorial body of the federal executive governmental
body in charge of internal affairs to issue a permit for temporary residence
in the Russian Federation to the foreign citizen; 6) a contract for the provision of tourist services and a confirmation of
reception of the foreign tourist by an organisation
pursuing tourist activity; 7) a decision of the federal executive governmental body in charge of
internal affairs or a territorial body thereof to recognise
the foreign citizen or stateless person as a refugee taken on an application
filed by the foreign citizen or stateless person with a diplomatic mission or
a consular institution of the Russian Federation. Federal Law No. 7-FZ of January 10, 2003 supplemented Chapter IV of this
Federal Law with Articles 25.1 - 25.10. The amendments shall come into force
upon the expiry of three months after the official publication of the said
Federal Law Article 25.1. Depending on the purpose of entry
of a foreign citizen in the Russian Federation and the purpose of his/her
stay in the Russian Federation a visa shall be issued to the foreign citizen
which may be diplomatic, service, ordinary, transit or a visa of a person
with temporary residence. A "visa" is a permit issued by an authorised
state body for entry into the The visa shall contain the following details: the family name, forename
(written in Russian and Latin letters), date of birth, sex, citizenship
(allegiance), the number of the basic personal identity document of the
foreign citizen or stateless person, the date of issue of the visa, the
permitted duration of stay in the Russian Federation, the number of the
invitation to enter the Russian Federation or the permit of the state body,
the effective term of the visa, the purpose of the trip, the details of the
inviting organisation (the inviting natural
person), the number of entries the visa may be used for. The visa shall be issued by a diplomatic mission, consular institution of
the Russian Federation, the federal executive governmental body in charge of
foreign affairs, its representative office in the territory of the Russian
Federation, in particular, at a check-point on the State Border of the
Russian Federation and also by the federal executive governmental body in
charge of internal affairs or a territorial body thereof. The format of the visa, the procedure and terms for drawing up and
issuing the visa, extending the effective term of the visa, restoring the
visa if it is lost and the visa annulment procedure shall be established in
compliance with the present Federal Law by the Government of the Russian
Federation. See Regulations on the establishment of visa form, procedure and terms of
visa execution and issuance, extension of visa effective period, visa
restoration in case of loss and also procedure for visa cancellation,
approved by Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 335 of
June 9, 2003 Article 25.2. The visa may be single, double and
multiple entry. A single-entry visa confers the right on a foreign citizen to
cross the State Border of the A double-entry visa confers a right on a foreign citizen to twice enter
the A multiple-entry visa confers a right on a foreign citizen to enter the Article 25.3. The effective term of a visa may
be extended during the foreign citizen's stay in the 1) the federal executive governmental
body in charge of internal affairs or a territorial body thereof on an
application in writing filed by the foreign citizen or on a petition in
writing filed by a governmental body, local government body or a legal
person; 2) the federal executive governmental
body in charge of foreign affairs on an application in writing filed by a
foreign relations (foreign affairs) body of a foreign state, a diplomatic
mission or a consular institution of a foreign state in the Russian
Federation or a representative office of an international organisation
in the Russian Federation (a verbal note); 3) a representative office of a federal
executive governmental body in charge of foreign affairs located within a
border area, in particular, at a check-point at the State Border of the
Russian Federation, on an application in writing filed by the foreign citizen
or on a petition in writing filed by a governmental body, local government
body or a legal person or on an application in writing filed by a diplomatic
mission or a consular institution of a foreign state in the Russian
Federation or a representative office of an international organisation
in the Russian Federation (a verbal note); 4) border
control bodies under a federal law. Article 25.4. A diplomatic visa shall be issued
to a foreign citizen holding a diplomatic passport. Ahe diplomatic visa shall be issued to: 1) heads of foreign states, heads of the
governments of foreign states, members of foreign official delegations, the
members of the families of the said persons who travel with them and the
persons who accompany them for a term of up to three months; 2) the diplomatic agents of diplomatic
missions and the consular officials of consular institutions, the employees
of the representative offices of international organisations
in the Russian Federation whose diplomatic status is recognised
by the Russian Federation, members of the families of said persons, for a
term of up to three months; 3) foreign
diplomatic and consular couriers for the term of their business trip. If in respect of a foreign citizen who is not a holder of a diplomatic
passport the If in respect of a foreign citizen who is a holder of a diplomatic
passport the Article 25.5. A service visa shall be issued to
a foreign citizen who is a holder of a service passport. A service visa shall
be issued to: 1) the members of official foreign
delegations, members of the families of said persons who travel together with
them and to the persons accompanying them, for a term of up to three months; 2) the administrative-technical and
service personnel of diplomatic missions, consular employees and the service
personnel employees of consular institutions of foreign states in the Russian
Federation, the representative offices of international organisations
in the Russian Federation and members of the families of said persons, for a
term of up to three months; 3) military
servicemen of the armed forces of foreign states and members of the families
of the said persons, for a term of up to one year. If in respect of a foreign citizen who is not a holder of a service
passport the If in respect of a foreign citizen who is a holder of a service passport
the Article 25.6. Depending on the purpose of entry
of a foreign citizen into the Russian Federation and the purpose of his/her
stay in the Russian Federation ordinary visas are classified under the
following categories: private, business, tourist, student, working,
humanitarian and visas for entry into the Russian Federation for the purpose
of asylum. The private ordinary visa shall be issued for a term of up to three
months to a foreign citizen entering the Russian Federation for a guest visit
under an invitation for entry in the Russian Federation drawn up on a
petition of a citizen of the Russian Federation or a foreign citizen who has
obtained a permit for residence in the Russian Federation or a legal person. An ordinary business visa shall be issued for a term of up to one year to
a foreign citizen who enters the An ordinary tourist visa shall be issued for a term of up to one month to
a foreign citizen entering the An ordinary tourist group visa shall be issued for a term of up to one
month to a foreign citizen who enters the Russian Federation as a tourist as
part of an organised tourist group (of at least
five persons) if there is an appropriately executed contract for the
provision of tourist services and a confirmation of reception from an organisation pursuing tourist activity. An ordinary student visa shall be issued for a term of up to one year to
a foreign citizen who enters the An working ordinary visa shall be issued to a foreign citizen who enters
the An ordinary humanitarian visa shall be issued for a term of up to one
year to a foreign citizen who enters the An ordinary visa for entry into the Article 25.7. A transit visa shall be issued for
a term of up to ten days to a foreign citizen for the purpose of transit
travel via the territory of the Article 25.8. The visa of a person with
temporary residence shall be issued for a four-month term to a foreign
citizen to whom entry into the Russian Federation is permitted for temporary
residence within the quota for temporary residence permits, this quota being
set in compliance with the procedure established by the Government of the
Russian Federation, or with no regard to the quota. If a foreign citizen
fails to enter the Russian Federation within the term set but if the grounds
for his/her obtaining such a visa still exist a new visa of a person with
temporary residence may be issued to the foreign citizen on his/her
application in writing with the effective term of two months after the date
of issue thereof. If no permit for temporary residence of a foreign citizen in the When a foreign citizen obtains a permit for temporary residence in the Article 25.9. When a foreign citizen or a
stateless person enters the The format of the migration card, the procedure for using the card and
the procedure for financing the measures for supplying migration card forms
shall be established by the Government of the Government Decision No. 413 of August 16, 2004 approved the Rules for the
Use of the Migration Card and the Form of the Migration Card, which shall be
put in effect since January 1, 2005 See Order of the Government of the Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of
Transport of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Communications of the
Russian Federation, the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation and
the Federal Border Service of the Russian Federation No.
1095/16531/143/49/1189/692 of November 11, 2002 approved the Form of
Migration Card and the Regulations on the Migration Card Article 25.10. A foreign citizen or a stateless
person who enters in the territory of the Russian Federation in breach of the
established rules or who lacks documents to confirm his/her right to stay
(reside) in the Russian Federation or who has lost such documents and has not
filed an application concerning this fact with a territorial body of the
federal executive body in charge of internal affairs or who declines to leave
the Russian Federation upon the expiry of the term of stay (residence) in the
Russian Federation, and equally, who violated the rules of transit travel via
the territory of the Russian Federation shall be deemed a person illegally
staying in the territory of the Russian Federation and shall be liable under
Russian law. Natural and legal persons who assist a foreign citizen's or stateless
person's illegal entry into the Russian Federation, illegal departure from
the Russian Federation, illegal transit travel via the territory of the
Russian Federation and illegal stay (residence) in the Russian Federation,
and also the transport or other organisations
performing international carriage that have delivered into the Russian
Federation a foreign citizen or a stateless person who holds inappropriately
drawn up documents or who lack established documents to entitle them to enter
in the Russian Federation shall be held liable under Russian law. In respect of a foreign citizen or a stateless person who illegally stays
in the territory of the Russian Federation or a person who has not been
permitted to enter the Russian Federation and also cases when the stay
(residence) of a foreign citizen or stateless person who stays in the Russian
Federation on a legal ground creates a real threat to the defensive
capability or to the security of the state or public order or the health of
the general public a decision may be made for the purpose of protecting the
fundamentals of the constitutional system, morals, the rights and legal
interests of other persons to declare that this foreign citizen's or
stateless person's stay (residence) in the Russian Federation is undesirable.
The procedure for adopting a decision on the undesirability of a foreign
citizen's or stateless person's stay (residence) in the See also Instructions on Organising the
Activity of the Bodies of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation and of
the Federal Migration Service of Taking a Decision on the Undesirability of a
Foreign Citizen's or a Stateless Person's Stay (Residence) in the Russian
Federation, endorsed by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the
Russian Federation No. 510 of August 17, 2004 A foreign citizen or stateless person in respect of whom a decision has
been made to declare his/her stay (residence) in the Russian Federation
undesirable must leave the Russian Federation in the manner established by
federal law. A foreign citizen or stateless person who fails to leave the territory of
the A decision whereby a foreign citizen's or stateless person's stay
(residence) in the Chapter V. Entry into and Exit
from the Federal Law No. 7-FZ of January 10, 2003 supplemented Chapter IV of this
Federal Law with Article 25.11. The amendments shall come into force upon the
expiry of three months after the official publication of the said Federal Law
Article 25.11. Foreign citizens staying as
passengers on board cruising vessels which have permits for passenger
carriage and arrive in the Federal Law No. 7-FZ of January 10, 2003 reworded Article 26 of this
Federal Law. The amendments shall come into force upon the expiry of three
months after the official publication of the said Federal Law Article 1) has violated the rules of crossing the
State Border of the Russian Federation, customs rules, sanitary regulations
at a checkpoint on the State Border of the Russian Federation - until the
irregularity has been eliminated; 2) has used fake documents or has
provided deliberately false information on himself/herself or on the purpose
of his/her stay in the Russian Federation; 3) has an unremoved
or unexpunged conviction of a deliberate crime
committed in the territory of the 4) has been held accountable under the
administrative law in compliance with the legislation of the 5) did not surrender his/her migration
card during his/her previous stay in the 6) during
his/her previous stay in the Federal Law No. 7-FZ of January 10, 2003 reworded Article 27 of this
Federal Law. The amendments shall come into force upon the expiry of three months
after the official publication of the said Federal Law Article 1) this is necessary for the purpose of
ensuring the defensive capability or security of the state or public order or
protecting the health of the general public; 2) during his/her previous stay in the
Russian Federation the foreign citizen or stateless person was subjected to
administrative expulsion from the territory of the Russian Federation or
deportation - for five years after the date of the administrative expulsion
out of the Russian Federation or the deportation; 3) the foreign citizen or the stateless
person has an unremoved or unexpunged
conviction for a grave or especially grave crime committed in the territory
of the 4) the foreign citizen or the stateless
person did not file the documents required for the purposes of visa
processing under the legislation of the 5) the foreign citizen or the stateless
person did not present a medical insurance policy effective in the territory
of the Russian Federation - until the time it is presented, except for (on
the basis of reciprocity) for the personnel of diplomatic missions and
consular institutions of foreign states, the personnel of international organisations, members of the families of said persons
and other categories of foreign citizens; 6) while applying for a visa at a
check-point on the State Border of the Russian Federation the foreign citizen
or the stateless person could not confirm that s/he has funds for living in
the territory of the Russian Federation and subsequently leaving the Russian
Federation or present guarantees in the manner established by the Government
of the Russian Federation that such funds would be provided to him/her; See the Regulations on the Confirmation
by a Foreign Citizen or a Stateless Person of the Existence of Funds for
Residence on the Territory of the Russian Federation and Departure from the
Russian Federation or the Presentation of a Guarantee of the Provision of
Such Funds in the Application for a Visa or at a Checkpoint on the State
Border of the Russian Federation, approved by Decision of the Government of
the Russian Federation No. 241 of April 24, 2003 See the Regulations for Granting
Guarantees for the Material, Medical and Housing Provision of Foreign
Citizens and of Stateless Persons for the Period of Their Stay in the Russian
Federation, approved by Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation
No. 167 of March 23, 2003 7) a decision
has been adopted in respect of the foreign citizen or the stateless person to
deem his/her stay (residence) in the If a foreign citizen's or stateless person's entry into the Russian
Federation has been subjected to restrictions on the grounds set out in Subitems 2 and 5 of Part 1 of the present article the
border control bodies and the federal executive governmental body in charge
of internal affairs or a territorial body thereof in the cases established by
the Government of the Russian Federation shall enter an appropriate
annotation in the foreign citizen's or stateless person's personal identity
document. Federal Law No. 7-FZ of January 10, 2003 amended Article 28 of this
Federal Law. The amendments shall come into force upon the expiry of three
months after the official publication of the said Federal Law Article 28. Exit from the 1) if they have been detained pursuant to
the laws of the 2) if they have been convicted for
committing an offence in the territory of the Russian Federation - until the
completion of the term of punishment (or the enforcement of punishment), or
until the relief from punishment; 3) if they evade performing duties
imposed on them by a court of law - until they have performed the duties or
until the parties have reached an agreement; 4) they failed to perform the duties of
paying taxes as envisaged under the laws of the Russian Federation - until
they have fulfilled the said duties; 5) have been
held accountable under administrative law in compliance with the legislation
of the Chapter VI. Procedure for Transit
Passage by Foreign Citizens and Persons without Citizenship Through the
Territory of the Article 29. Transit passage through the
territory of the Federal Law No. 118-fz of June 24, 1999 introduced amendments to part two
of Article 29 of the present law Transit passage through the territory of the Russian Federation by
foreign citizens and persons without citizenship into a state of destination,
by any and all transport, shall be allowed provided they produce a Russian
transit visa or a visa of entry into a state contiguous to the Russian
Federation on the route of their travel, or a visa of a state of destination
and travelling tickets valid for exit from the
Russian Federation, or a verified guarantee of acquisition thereof at the
point of change-over in the territory of the Russian Federation. Federal Law No. 7-FZ of January 10, 2003 supplemented Article 29 of this
Federal Law with part 3. The amendments shall come into force upon the expiry
of three months after the official publication of the said Federal Law A foreign citizen shall not need a transit visa in the case of his/her
transit travelling non-stop via the territory of
the Russian Federation on the transport route sections listed in the list and
in the manner established by the Government of the Russian Federation. Article Article 31. Transit passage through the
territory of the 1) if they make a through-flight by air
through the territory of the 2) if they travel on board an airplane of
an international airline and make a change-over at an airport in the
territory of the Russian Federation and are in possession of duly executed
documents for the right of entry into a state of destination and an
air-ticket with a verified date of departure from an airport of change-over
in the territory of the Russian Federation, which is to be within twenty-four
hours from the moment of their arrival, except for in cases of a forced
stopover; 3) if they
reside in the territory of a state with which the Article 1) such natural calamities as may delay
service by trains, motor transport, vessels, or airplanes; 2) the necessity to make repairs to a
certain transport vehicle damaged as a result of the failure of any parts
thereof, or as a result of a transport accident; 3) a disease, if further travel of a sick
person according to a doctor's opinion may endanger his life and health; 4) unforseen
delays when changing from one transport to another at the point of
change-over. In case of an enforced stop-off, the registration of the stay in the
territory of the Federal Law No. 7-FZ of January 10, 2003 excluded Chapter VII from this
Federal Law. The amendments shall come into force upon the expiry of three
months after the official publication of the said Federal Law Chapter VII. Responsibilities of
Officials, Citizens of the Article 33. Upon any infringement of this
Federal Law, citizens of the Article Article 35. Officials who may be at fault for
the infringement of rights of entry into the Russian Federation and (or) exit
from the Russian Federation of a citizen of the Russian Federation, foreign
citizen, or person without citizenship shall bear material and other responsibility
for any damage inflicted on said persons through their decisions or actions
(inactions), in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the laws of the
Russian Federation. Chapter VIII. Final Provisions Article 36. This Federal Law shall take effect
as soon as it is officially published. Article 37. We declare as from the effective
date of this Federal Law: 1) as null and void: Resolution of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation On the Coming
into Effect within the Territory of the Russian Federation of the USSR of the
Law On the Procedure of Exit from the USSR and Entry into the USSR of
Citizens of the USSR of December 22, 1992 (Vedomosti
of the Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Federation and the
Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation No.1, 1993, item 19); Article 37 of the Federal Law On the Status of a Deputy of the Federation
Council and the Status of a Deputy of the State Duma
of the Federal Assembly of the 2) as invalid within the territory of the Law of the USSR On the Procedure of Exit from the Items 1 through 5 of the Resolution of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR On
the Bringing into Force of the Law of the USSR On the Procedure of Exit from
the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Entry into the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics of Citizens of the USSR of May 20, 1991 (Vedomosti of the Congress of People's Deputies of the
USSR and the USSR No.24, 1991, article 688); Chapter III on the Entry into the USSR and Exit from the USSR of Foreign
Citizens of the Law of the USSR On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in
the USSR of June 24, 1981 (Vedomosti of the USSR
Supreme Soviet No.26, 1981, article 836). Article 38. Organizations that have at their
disposal data of special significance or strictly confidential data
classified as state secrets shall within six months from the effective date
of this Federal Law make with their workers, both with those who have earlier
received access to said data and those being admitted thereto anew,
employment agreements (contracts) in compliance with Subitem
(1) of Article 15 hereof. Article 39. It is envisaged hereby that
within six months from the effective date of this Federal Law, there shall
remain in force the prevailing procedure of exit from the Russian Federation
and entry into the Russian Federation, as well as the procedure for making
out and issuing documents for the exit from the Russian Federation and entry
into the Russian Federation of citizens of the Russian Federation, foreign
citizens, and persons without citizenship, as well as that of the division of
powers of state bodies in charge of the execution and issue of said
documents, as concerns such part thereof as may not run counter to this
Federal Law. Article 40. We propose that the President of
the President of the Boris Yeltsin |