Every year the number of Belarusians living permanently in Russia is constantly growing, and 2021 in this sense was no exception. The Republic of Belarus is part of a state allied with Russia. The requirements for the presence and residence of its citizens on the territory of our country are significantly simplified when compared to citizens of most other states.
“Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus on ensuring equal rights of citizens of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus to freedom of movement, choice of place of stay and residence in the territories of the member states of the Union State” dated January 24, 2006 here.
Statistics of migrants entering Belarus and leaving the country
Preferential conditions are provided for all actions related to temporary registration or permanent residence in Russia, as well as obtaining a residence permit (RP) or Russian citizenship for Belarusians.
Border crossing rules
When entering the territory of the Russian Federation, Belarusians do not need to fill out a migration card.
To register with the territorial body of the Main Directorate for Migration Issues of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (GUVM MIA of the Russian Federation), you will need a travel document (ticket) confirming crossing the country's border. For this reason, in order to avoid unnecessary difficulties, it is advisable for citizens of the Republic of Belarus to keep these documents throughout their stay in the Russian Federation.
Most foreign citizens are given a period of 7 working days after arrival in the Russian Federation to register for migration with the territorial body of the Main Migration Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
Belarusians do not need to obtain temporary registration at their place of stay if they stay on the territory of the Russian Federation for less than 90 days (Article 3 of the “Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus on ensuring equal rights of citizens of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus to freedom of movement, choice of place of stay and residence in the territories of states - participants of the Union State” dated January 24, 2006).
Who is required to submit a notification about the need to deregister a foreigner at the place of stay?
Currently, the receiving party is responsible for submitting a notice of departure of a foreign citizen from his/her place of stay. The one who registered the foreigner at the place of arrival, the same person must remove him from the register
. The table below lists all possible options:
| No. | Where does a foreign citizen stay upon arrival in the Russian Federation? | Who should deregister at the place of stay? |
| 1 | From a private person (individual) - relative, friend, family member, landlord, etc. | An individual with whom a foreigner is staying |
| 2 | In a residential premises that is listed on the balance sheet of a Russian employer | Employer, representative of a legal entity |
| 3 | In a hotel, hotel, sanatorium, holiday home, boarding house, children's health camp, tourist base, campsite, medical organization (hospital), social service organization | Administration of an institution or organization providing services |
Do Belarusians need temporary registration?
Temporary registration at the place of stay is the registration of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation for migration purposes.
The receiving party is required to carry out this procedure if a citizen of the Republic of Belarus plans to stay in the country for more than 90 days. The receiving party can be a person who is the owner of the residential premises (or the tenant) in which the Belarusian actually resides in the Russian Federation.
A citizen of the Republic of Belarus, if he owns residential premises in the Russian Federation, can be a host for himself, as well as for other foreign citizens. In accordance with Federal Law No. 182-FZ of June 08, 2020, which came into force, the status of a residence permit is no longer required for this.
If a citizen of the Republic of Belarus enters the Russian Federation for the purpose of employment, then the obligation to complete migration registration falls on the employer, but only if the Belarusian actually stays at the address of the organization in which he carries out labor activities, or in the premises of the specified organization that does not have address data (building, structure), including temporary.
You can study all the amendments to the law on migration registration here.
But in the case of a Belarusian staying in a hotel, all necessary procedures related to migration registration are carried out by the administrative staff of this institution.
Sample of filling out the form for registration of a foreign citizen in an apartment of an individual
A completed form for notification of migration registration from an individual. the face looks like this:
You can fill out the form for notification of registration of a foreign citizen in an apartment using this link. Download a blank form for notification of registration of a foreigner in an individual’s apartment. faces you can follow this link.
If you still have questions about registering foreign citizens in your apartment or have problems with documents, just contact a migration lawyer by calling or asking a question through the feedback form on our website.
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How to obtain and what documents are needed
For timely registration of migration registration of a Belarusian, the receiving party (individual or employer) must provide the following documents (and their copies) to the territorial body of the Main Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation at the place of stay within 90 days from the date of crossing the border of the Russian Federation:
- passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation;
- passport of a citizen of the Republic of Belarus;
- a document confirming entry into the territory of the Russian Federation;
- completed notification form;
- a document confirming ownership (or other legal basis) of residential premises.
The notification form can be obtained from the territorial division of the Main Directorate for Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation or downloaded here.
This is what the arrival notification form looks like
After filling out the notification form, all documents are submitted to the inspector for verification. Registration does not take much time and is done almost immediately. After the inspection, the inspector must return the detachable part of the notification form with a mark already affixed and an indication of the permitted period of stay of the Belarusian in the Russian Federation.
You should always have this document with you, since it will be the official confirmation of the legal presence of a citizen of the Republic of Belarus on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Mandatory location (stay) of a citizen of the Republic of Belarus
The place of registration for an arriving Belarusian can be either the residential premises of an individual in which he stays, or the residential premises of the organization in which he carries out work activities and is actually located.
A Belarusian is required to stay at the temporary registration address. If it turns out during the check that the foreigner is at a different address, he may be subject to administrative liability.
Such situations often occur, for example, when citizens of such a country who have entered the Russian Federation are in a completely different place, different from the address of migration registration.
Permitted periods of stay of a citizen of the Republic of Belarus on the territory of the Russian Federation
The permitted period of official stay in Russia for citizens of the Republic of Belarus is no more than 90 days in each half-year from the date the person entered the country. However, if there are sufficient grounds, the permitted period of stay on the territory of the Russian Federation may be extended.
Such grounds are concluding an employment contract or obtaining a residence permit in the Russian Federation. It should be remembered that all documents must be completed in advance, that is, before the end of the current legal grounds for staying in the Russian Federation.
Citizens of the Republic of Belarus can stay on the territory of Russia for no more than 90 days in a six-month period.
Temporary registration for a period of no more than 90 days can be issued during a visit of the receiving party to the territorial unit of the Main Directorate of Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation at the place of residence, at the MFC, in electronic form, or by sending a notification by post. If there are legal grounds to extend migration registration, it is possible, but you will need to visit the authorized body.
Important! Citizens of the Republic of Belarus, if desired, have the opportunity to begin the procedure for obtaining a residence permit at any time after completing migration registration in Russia.
And in this case, the amount of time they managed to stay in our country at the time of filing the application is absolutely unimportant. In addition, these applications will be considered by the authorized body as soon as possible. Thus, unlike citizens of other CIS countries, Belarusians have 3 months to issue a residence permit (clause 23.2 of Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia No. 417 of July 11, 2020).
Also, if a citizen of the Republic of Belarus is in Russia on the basis of a concluded employment contract with an employer, then the validity period of this contract will be the period of the Belarusian’s permitted stay in the country. In situations where the contract with the employer is indefinite, the period of stay in the Russian Federation must be extended every year.
What is the penalty for late registration or lack thereof?
If a foreigner violates the rules of stay in Russia, the hotel administration will not be held responsible for this. The exception is the episode when, through her own fault, she violated the procedure for registering overseas guests.
In the latter case, administrative liability is imposed on the owner of the hotel or hostel. It occurs if the hotel has not registered the foreigner or has not submitted the relevant information to the Federal Migration Service. Penalties are also provided for late registration.
Legal entities in such cases pay serious amounts, which can reach 500 thousand rubles . Guilty officials must pay from 40 thousand to 50 thousand rubles. When it comes to ordinary citizens, the law is not so harsh: the fine for them ranges from 2 thousand to 4 thousand rubles. If a violation of the registration procedure occurred due to the fault of a foreign guest, he also bears legal responsibility up to and including deportation and a ban on entry into Russia for up to 5 years.
Responsibility for fictitious registration also exists, and the fines in this case are greater. If fake documents or knowingly false information about a foreign guest are submitted to the migration authorities, the sanctions will be as follows:
- Guilty citizens must contribute from 2 thousand to 5 thousand rubles to the state treasury.
- Officials pay from 35 thousand to 50 thousand rubles.
- When a legal entity is found guilty of a violation, you will have to pay from 350 thousand to 800 thousand rubles for fictitious registration of foreign citizens.
When considering the issue of registering foreign guests, it is worth clarifying who the law recognizes as legally staying in Russia.
How much does it cost to register temporarily?
The state fee for registration of temporary registration is not provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation. Agencies providing services of “this kind” set their own tariffs.
It is not recommended to apply for such a service.
Remember: temporary registration can be issued by a person who legally owns a residential premises in which a Belarusian actually resides in the Russian Federation! Therefore, in most cases, these are fictitious registrations, information about which is not available in the database of the Main Directorate for Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
Particular care should be taken when filling out submitted documents. Employees of the territorial bodies of the Main Directorate for Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation can be very careful about the verification, and even small inaccuracies become the reason for refusal and the need for repeated application.
Be careful when filling out documents. The slightest mistake can be a reason for refusal.
It should also be borne in mind that in the event of a job loss, a Belarusian is given 15 days to conclude a new employment contract (if the established 90 days have already come to an end). Otherwise, you will have to leave the territory of the Russian Federation. Citizens of the Republic of Belarus when working in Russia are exempt from registration of patents.
Important! For exceeding the permitted period of stay in Russia, a citizen of the Republic of Belarus may be subject to an administrative fine in the amount of 2,000 to 5,000 rubles, and for Moscow, St. Petersburg and their regions from 5,000 to 7,000 rubles (Article 18.8 of the Administrative Code), and sanctions may also be applied. in the form of restrictions on subsequent entry into the Russian Federation.
When a citizen of the Republic of Belarus leaves the Russian Federation, his receiving party sends a notice of departure to the territorial unit of the Main Directorate for Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, thereby removing the foreign citizen from the migration register.
Why there is no point in being afraid of registering a foreigner in your own apartment
To summarize the above, it is worth noting that homeowners are in vain afraid of registering foreign citizens in apartments, fearing further difficulties with their “check-out” and increased utility bills, since this does not apply to temporarily staying foreign citizens.
Therefore, if a foreigner asks the landlord to register him in a rented apartment for the period of his stay, this must be done without any fear, since there are simply no undesirable consequences for the owner of the apartment, since he is reliably protected by law - Federal Law No. 257, which we wrote about earlier in this article. If problems arise with a foreign guest, the landlord will be able to remove the foreigner from the migration register at any time by submitting a notice of the foreign citizen’s departure to government agencies.
We also remind you that temporary registration of foreign citizens with the owners does not entail an increase in utility bills for the apartment or additional expenses.
Below you will find detailed instructions on how to temporarily register a foreign citizen in a rented apartment.
What's the result?
For citizens of the Republic of Belarus who come to Moscow, stay in St. Petersburg or any other city in Russia, probably some of the greatest preferences have been created in terms of simplifying border crossing and entry into the country, further registration and residence, and even, as a result, obtaining a residence permit and Russian citizenship.
A few simple steps are enough:
- You should keep your travel document when entering the Russian Federation.
- It is mandatory to register temporarily at the place of stay with the territorial body of the Main Directorate of Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in Moscow, St. Petersburg or another city when staying in the Russian Federation for more than 90 days.
- Conclude an employment contract or obtain a residence permit to extend the permitted period of stay in the Russian Federation.
- Cross the Russian border in compliance with the 90/180 rule.
- Do not exceed the permissible period of stay on the territory of the Russian Federation.
For citizens of the Republic of Belarus there are no difficulties or pitfalls when traveling to the Russian Federation, and the constant simplification of all procedures makes it easier to prepare the necessary documents.
But even with such a gentle regime, if you absolutely do not want to deal with any registration issues, then there will always be a huge number of commercial organizations that will take on all the hassle associated with migration registration and become the host party for a foreigner.
But at the same time, you should be extremely careful; there are a very large number of scammers operating in this niche who can provide a fake registration, which will not confirm the legality of the presence of a citizen of the Republic of Belarus in the Russian Federation, for which he will later be held accountable.
Required documents
From the foreigner it is necessary to obtain a passport, a migration card with a mark on crossing the border and the purpose of the visit, a visa (if it is necessary to visit the Russian Federation).
Citizens of Belarus do not need a migration card.
After this, the hotel employee fills out the established form, indicating the citizen’s personal data:
- visit purpose;
- travel dates;
- migration card number;
- hotel or hostel address;
- Name;
- TIN;
- At the end there is a hotel stamp.
We do not recommend completing the documents yourself. Save time - contact our lawyers by phone:
8 (800) 350-29-87
Legal assistance in obtaining residence permit and citizenship
Migron, a specialized legal agency for citizens of Belarus in Russia, can help you obtain:
- residence permit,
- NRY,
- Russian citizenship “turnkey” from the very beginning until receiving a passport.
Over 6 years of work, we have helped more than 2,500 foreign citizens obtain Russian citizenship.
- Address: Moscow, Kurskaya metro station, st. Zemlyanoy Val, building 7, office 219
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- Find out how to obtain Russian citizenship on the website migron.ru
Procedure for deregistration of a foreign citizen at the place of stay (time limits)
The deadlines for submitting a notice of departure of a foreign citizen from the place of stay vary. It all depends on who exactly is the receiving party of the foreigner:
| No. | The host | Deadlines for deregistration at the place of residence of a foreigner |
| 1 | Individual | 2 working days from the date of departure of the foreign citizen from the residential premises |
| 2 | Entity | 2 working days from the date of dismissal of the foreigner |
| 3 | Organization, institution (hotel, medical center, hostel, sanatorium, etc.) | Within 3 hours from the moment of departure of the guest, but no later than 12 o’clock on the day following the day of departure of the foreigner |
Registration period from the moment of stay in the country
A Belarusian can stay in Moscow for up to three months from the date of arrival in the country. Then you should register within a month after crossing the border. Other foreigners are given only a week to register at a specific address.
If a resident of Belarus intends to stay in Moscow or the region, then he and the person who invited the foreigner should be personally present when the papers are handed over to the employees of the Main Department of Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In other cities, temporary registration can be carried out by mail. So, for example, registration in St. Petersburg for citizens of Belarus is available remotely. It is enough to send the papers, and then come for a notification with a mark.
If all documents are completed correctly, then a person can be registered in a fairly short period of time. Thus, this procedure in Moscow branches of the Main Department of Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs can take up to three working days. The exact time depends on how long the foreigner intends to live in Russia. If the paperwork is completed incorrectly, the process may be delayed or the Belarusian may receive a refusal altogether.
Registration of a child
In case of traveling with a child, registration of the latter is a mandatory procedure for all foreigners. Registration of minors is as similar as possible to the procedure that adult travelers go through.
Thus, papers for a child should be submitted within 30 days from the moment of crossing the Russian border. Like parents, children have the right to receive temporary registration for up to 3 months.
To correctly register a minor foreigner, you must provide the following to the Main Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs:
- passport or birth certificate of a minor;
- documents of the receiving party;
- tickets confirming the child's arrival;
- documents confirming the availability of living space where the minor will live.
As for rights, here children, as well as their parents or guardians, are equal to Russians. Thus, Belarusian children can freely receive secondary and primary education in Russian schools. The main condition for obtaining rights is legalized status in the host country.
