After crossing the Russian border, foreign citizens need to register for migration. Until 2007, the Russian Federation had a procedure for temporary registration, but now it is called registration at the place of residence. In this article we will consider the possibility of registering a registration service via mail.
How to register at Russian Post for foreigners
How does registration at Russian Post work for foreigners?
Laws oblige foreigners and stateless persons to register for migration.
For this, a seven-day period is allotted from the moment of arrival in the country. Only working days are taken into account.
Registration via post office is allowed. You will need to come to the post office with the property owner.
Migration registration of foreigners has a notification value. This means that you will need to notify the migration service about the registration of a person at a certain address.
Previously, registration was permissive. It was necessary to obtain permission from the Federal Migration Service for a person to live in an apartment. To renew registration, you cannot contact the post office.
Results
Citizens of other countries who come to Russia are subject to migration registration. There are two types of registration: at the place of stay or at the place of residence. The law gives 7 days for registration. The application is submitted either by the foreigner himself (when registering at the place of residence), or by the one who receives the foreigner on his territory (when registering at the place of stay).
Sources:
- Federal Law of July 18, 2006 No. 109-FZ
- Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated January 15, 2007 No. 9
- Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia dated December 10, 2020 No. 856
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List of documents
You need to collect:
- an act by which the identity of the owner of the apartment is verified;
- passport of a citizen of another country;
- translation of a passport (must be certified by a notary office);
- migration documents;
- if you have a visa, a copy of it;
- notification of a person's arrival in the country.
The notification is made in two copies. The owner of the apartment will need to be present during registration. If the owner cannot, you need to issue a power of attorney. The person who registers in the room does not have to be present.
Migration registration of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation or temporary registration of foreigners, as many call it, is a mandatory procedure for every foreign citizen staying in the territory of Russia, regardless of whether he arrived with a visa or a visa-free procedure.
That is, every foreigner who enters Russia must register with the migration service (FMS/GUVM MIA) for legal stay on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Migration registration itself is a procedure for notifying the migration service (GUVM MIA/FMS) about the arrival of a foreigner on Russian territory.
Thus, the basis for registering a foreigner at the place of stay is the receipt by the Main Directorate of Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of notification of the arrival of a foreign citizen or stateless person at the place of stay. Confirmation of the migrant's registration for migration is the tear-off part of the Notification form with a mark indicating acceptance of the notification.
Basically, all foreigners must be registered with migration authorities at their place of stay no later than 7 days after arrival, but there are exceptions for citizens of countries from the EAEU and citizens of Tajikistan. Migration registration for citizens of Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan is given 30 days, for citizens of Tajikistan - 15 days.
Primary migration registration of foreign citizens (initial registration) is done for a period of stay of up to 90 days, regardless of the citizenship of the foreigner. This gives a foreigner the right to stay in Russia for up to 90 days. That is, having registered for migration, a foreign citizen can stay in Russia without leaving for more than 3 months from the date of entry into the Russian Federation.
After the expiration of 90 days, a foreign citizen is obliged to either leave the Russian Federation for 3 months or renew registration. At the same time, renewal of registration of foreign citizens is possible only if there are grounds. Citizens of Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan (EAEU countries) can apply for initial registration under an employment contract for a period of up to 1 year. That is, if they have a valid employment contract, then the permitted period of stay is extended for the duration of the contract, but not more than 12 months.
When registering a foreign citizen and registering him at his place of stay, the receiving party may be:
citizens of the Russian Federation who are registered at their place of residence in the country, or who own residential premises at the address of which the migration registration of a foreigner is issued;
foreign citizens who have received a residence permit in the Russian Federation and who have registration at their place of residence in the Russian Federation;
a foreigner who has his own living quarters in the Russian Federation can apply for migration registration for himself. At the same time, he cannot register another foreigner, as well as members of his family, on the migration register;
A foreigner with HQS status who has his own residential premises in the Russian Federation can also apply for migration registration for himself. At the same time, he can also register his family members with migration registration;
government body of the Russian Federation or local government;
an international organization or its representative office, a representative office of another country can also be the receiving party if they provide residential or other premises for actual residence to a foreign citizen.
It is also possible to register for migration as a legal entity. A Russian company, or its branch or representative office, can act as a host if a foreign citizen actually resides at the address of the legal entity or in premises rented by the legal entity.
After the foreign citizen arrives at the place of stay, the receiving party must fill out an approved form for notification of the arrival of a foreigner based on data from his documents (migration card, passport, visa) and send a notification to the territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to register the foreigner with migration registration.
The official name of the temporary registration form for foreign citizens is the Form “Notification of the arrival of a foreign citizen or stateless person at the place of stay” (06/02/2020, Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs No. 180 dated 03/24/2020 was registered with the Ministry of Justice, according to which the form of the form was changed).
The form must be filled out in Russian, and there should be no corrections, abbreviations, abbreviations of words, or missing fields, since due to such errors the form will not be accepted and it will not be possible to register the foreigner.
If there are several foreigners, then the receiving party fills out the notification form for each foreigner separately.
The person who submits notification of the arrival of a foreigner must present an identification document, as well as attach a copy of the foreign citizen’s identity document and a copy of his migration card.
The employee who accepted the notification for registration of a foreign citizen from the receiving party, after checking that the notification form has been filled out correctly and the necessary documents are available, puts a mark on the form indicating acceptance of the notification.
The detachable part with a mark on acceptance of the notification of the arrival of a foreign citizen is returned to the receiving party. After this, the receiving party gives the foreigner this tear-off part of the notification of arrival form with a stamp.
In order to submit notifications of the arrival of a foreign citizen, the receiving party can contact several institutions:
to the territorial authority for migration issues (GUVM MIA) at the place of registration;
to a multifunctional center (MFC) or a center for the provision of public services;
or apply for migration registration via mail.
Step-by-step instructions for registering foreign citizens in the Russian Federation
A foreign citizen enters the territory of Russia and receives a migration card.
The receiving party fills out a notification form about the arrival of a foreign citizen at the place of stay and submits it to the Department of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in person, through the post office or through the MFC.
The Department of Foreign Affairs checks and accepts the notification of the foreigner’s arrival and enters the provided information into the database, after which it puts a mark on acceptance of the notification on the tear-off part of the form and returns it to the receiving party.
The receiving party gives the received detachable part of the notification form with a mark from the Department of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs about the receipt of the notification to the foreign citizen.
Now a foreign citizen can stay in Russia for up to 90 days from the moment of entry into the country.
After 90 days, a foreign citizen must either renew registration for existing reasons, or leave the Russian Federation for 3 months.
There is no need to send a notice of departure of a foreign citizen, since this information is automatically entered into the database of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs when a foreigner leaves Russia.
Important! On March 20, 2021, changes to the rules for registering for migration came into force, according to which the following documents must be attached to the notification form:
copies of all pages of the foreigner’s identity document that contain information about him;
a copy of the migration card (except in cases where the foreigner is exempt from the obligation to fill it out);
a copy of a document confirming the right to use residential or other premises provided for actual residence to a foreign citizen.
If a notification of the arrival of a foreign citizen is submitted in relation to an employee who is a citizen of a member state of the EAEU and members of his family, it is additionally required to submit:
a copy of the employment or civil law contract between a foreigner and an employer (customer) in the territory of the Russian Federation;
copies of documents confirming family relationships (for family members).
If the receiving party is a legal entity, then for temporary registration of foreign citizens the following documents will be needed:
a copy of the certificate of state registration of a legal entity;
copy of TIN;
a copy of the notification from the territorial body of the Federal State Statistics Service;
a copy of the certificate of entry into the Unified State Register of Legal Entities;
a copy of the order on the appointment of a manager;
copy of the manager's passport;
a copy of the employment contract with a foreign citizen;
information about the organization (address, telephone);
a copy of the lease agreement or a copy of the certificate of ownership of the occupied premises;
original extract from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities (made no earlier than two months ago).
To register foreign citizens as an employer, the obligatory conditions are the registration of a legal entity with the Department of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (FMS) and obtaining accreditation as an employer of migrants.
If the company is not registered with the Administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs as an employer who employs foreign citizens, it does not have the right to attract foreigners to work, and of course, in this case, registering the employee with migration registration is impossible.
Important! Violation of the deadlines for migration registration entails deportation from the Russian Federation with a possible ban on entry, as well as a fine in the amount of 2,000 to 7,000 rubles.
REMINDER
If you have information about any crime committed or being prepared, including in the field of migration, please call 02.
Single emergency help channel - 102/112 (for any mobile operators).
“Helpline” of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Stavropol Territory: 24 hours a day, or 8-800-100-26-26 (free call).
We remind you that the “hotline” of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Stavropol Territory is part of the “hotline of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia” and is intended to receive and record messages from citizens about crimes and other offenses committed or being committed by employees of internal affairs bodies.
Telephone number of the operational investigative unit of the internal security of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Stavropol Territory; (8652) 30-52-08.
Telephone number of the Department for Migration Issues of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Stavropol Territory.
Filling out the form
The form contains samples of letters and numbers with which the document is filled out. To fill out the paperwork, the receiving party must know which document is used to verify the identity of the foreigner.
You will need to indicate the series and number, the day on which it was issued. Last name and initials are reflected in full, abbreviations are not allowed.
In addition, the migrant’s date of birth and occupation are entered. If there are corrections or blots, you will have to fill out the form again.
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.
Description of the procedure
You can obtain the paperwork to fill out when you contact the post office or print it out yourself from the official website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Possibility of registering foreign citizens at the post office
After filling out, the postal employee checks that the data is reflected correctly and whether the entire package of papers has been collected. You will need to submit original documents for registration; they will then be sent to the Main Department of Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Reasons for refusal
A citizen may be refused registration actions on the following grounds:
- provision of an incomplete package of documents;
- submission of false acts;
- incorrect filling out of the application, etc.
In case of unlawful refusal, the actions of officials can be appealed in court.
Thus, registration through Russian Post is possible for both foreign citizens and Russians. To do this, you need to collect a package of documents and send them to the Main Directorate for Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation by registered mail.
