Today, June 15, Vladimir Putin signed a decree that replaced the previous one (Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 18/04/2020 N 274), according to which:
| Deadline | For whom | Applicable provision of the decree |
| until September 30, 2021 inclusive | foreign citizens and stateless persons on the territory of the Russian Federation | decisions on administrative expulsion from the Russian Federation, on deportation, on extradition to a foreign state or on the reduction of the period of temporary stay in the Russian Federation (except for the cases listed in this decree, for example, the commission of terrorist attacks) are not applied |
| until September 30, 2021 inclusive | foreign citizens and stateless persons who arrived in the Russian Federation before March 15, 2020 and as of June 16, 2020 have no legal grounds for staying in the Russian Federation | have the right to apply to the territorial bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia with a statement made in an arbitrary form about the settlement of their legal status or to leave the Russian Federation |
| from June 16 to the expiration of 90 days from the date of lifting the temporary restrictions imposed by the Russian Federation on transport links with a foreign state | foreign citizens of states in the Russian Federation with which transport links have been suspended (or having a residence permit of such a state) | the period of temporary stay in the Russian Federation, the periods for which such citizens are registered at the place of stay, the validity of visas and migration cards with marks in it has been suspended |
| from June 16 to the expiration of 90 days from the date of lifting the temporary restrictions imposed by the Russian Federation on transport links with a foreign state | foreign citizens and stateless persons who are outside the territory of the Russian Federation | the period of validity of permits for temporary residence in the Russian Federation and residence permits, valid as of March 15, 2020, has been suspended |
| from June 16 to the expiration of 90 days from the date of lifting the temporary restrictions imposed by the Russian Federation on transport links with a foreign state | foreign citizens and stateless persons who have received a TRP in the Russian Federation or a residence permit, or who are HQS | a 6-month period of stay outside the Russian Federation, necessary to cancel a temporary residence permit, residence permit or work permit for a HQS, suspended |
| from June 16 to December 31, 2021 | citizens of the EAEU countries | have the right to conclude employment contracts or civil law contracts without taking into account the requirements for the stated purpose of the visit to the Russian Federation |
| from June 16 to December 31, 2021 | foreign citizens and stateless persons who arrived in the Russian Federation from visa-free countries | have the right to apply for the issuance (renewal) of a patent without taking into account the requirements for the established deadline for filing documents for its registration and for the declared purpose of the visit to the Russian Federation |
| from June 16 to December 31, 2021 | employers who have received permission to attract and use foreign workers | have the right to apply for the issuance (extension) of work permits without taking into account the requirements for the stated purpose of the visit to the Russian Federation for foreign citizens and stateless persons who arrived in the Russian Federation from “visa-requiring” countries |
| before expiration of employment contracts, civil contracts, patents or work permits | foreign citizens and stateless persons | have the right to carry out labor activities until the expiration of these documents, if these documents were drawn up without taking into account the purpose of entry |
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