Confidence Group prepared and submitted a request to the FMS with the inquiry: what are the lists of family members for different categories of foreign citizens, recognized in Russia?
We are pleased to offer you the review table, based on the FMS explanations, including reference to the relevant regulatory acts.
Category of a foreign citizen | Members of family of a foreign citizen | Law basis |
Highly qualified specialist | Husband (wife), children (including an adopted), spouses of children, parents (including adoptive), spouses of parents, grandparents, grandchildren. | Sub-p. 1.1. p. 3 of Art. 13.2 of the Federal Law «On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in Russia» |
Foreign citizen directed by the foreign business organization registered in the state | Husband (wife), children (including an adopted), spouses of children, parents (including adoptive), spouses of parents, grandparents, grandchildren. | P. 20 Art. 13.5 of the Federal Law «On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in Russia» |
Member of the State program on the facilitation of the voluntary resettlement to Russia of compatriots living abroad | Wife (husband), children, including being adopted or under guardianship (trusteeship), children of the wife (husband), parents, parents of the husband (wife), siblings, siblings of the wife (husband), children of siblings, children of siblings of spouses, including adopted or under guardianship (trusteeship), grandparents, grandchildren. | Order of the President of Russia as of September 14, 2012 №1289 «On the implementation of the State program on the facilitation of the voluntary resettlement to Russia of compatriots living abroad» |
Citizen of the EEU member countries | A spouse of Member State worker, dependent children and other persons who are recognized as members of the family in accordance with the laws of the state of employment | Eurasian Economic Union Treaty |
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