On June 15, the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of April 18, 2020 No. 274 "On temporary measures to resolve the legal status of foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Russian Federation in connection with the threat of the further spread of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19)" suspended the terms of temporary stay of foreign citizens and stateless persons, as well as the terms of registration, which expire during this period until June 15, 2021.
Earlier, from the explanations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it was assumed that the validity periods of all documents were suspended and would be extended from June 15, 2021 for the period that remained with them from April 18, 2020.
However, in its new clarification No. 3/2177 dated May 19, 2021, the Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that the legal status of foreign citizens after June 15, 2021 will be determined by the Federal executive authorities of the Russian Federation, therefore, the Ministry asks foreign citizens to start regulating their stay at the territory of the Russian Federation.
It is necessary to "put in order" first of all the following documents: migration card, migration registration, visa, residence permit, temporary residence permit.
Please note that this decree no longer applies to those countries with which air traffic has been officially restored, namely (as of June 1, 2021):
- Azerbaijan;
- Armenia;
- Belarus;
- Venezuela;
- Vietnam;
- Germany;
- Greece;
- Egypt;
- India;
- Iceland;
- Kazakhstan;
- Qatar;
- Kyrgyzstan;
- Cuba;
- Maldives;
- Malta;
- Mexico;
- UAE;
- Portugal;
- Saudi Arabia;
- Seychelles;
- Serbia;
- Singapore;
- Tajikistan;
- Uzbekistan;
- Finland;
- Switzerland;
- Sri Lanka;
- Ethiopia;
- South Korea;
- Japan.
For more information, please contact the consultants of the Confidence Group company.
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