Registration at place of residence

By the virtue of the Federal law dated July 18, 2006 No. 109-FZ “On migration registration of foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Russian Federation” registration of foreign citizens and stateless persons was abolished, and migration registration of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation was introduced.
Migration registration is notification-based, except for cases, envisaged by the federal constitutional law or federal law.
Migration registration includes registration at the place of residence and registration at the place of stay.
Procedure and timelines and list of documents, necessary for execution of migration registration are set by the Administrative regulation concerning provision by the Federal migration service of state service related to migration registration in the Russian Federation, approved by the order of the FMS of Russia dated 29 august, 2013 No. 364.
Temporary actual staying of foreign citizen at a place, different from his place of residence, or if such foreign citizen has no place of residence, serves as a ground for registration at the place of stay.


The following persons are subject to registration at the place of stay:
1) permanently residing in the Russian Federation foreign citizen – after expiration of seven working days from the day of arrival to the place of stay, except for cases, when such foreign citizen:
a) has no place of residence;
b) is staying in a hotel or in other organization, providing hotel services, in sanatorium, rest house, resort, camping site, at tourist center, children’s holiday camp, medical organization, providing medical care in stationary conditions, or institutions of social services;
c) performs labor activities according to a rotating scheme of work;
d) is staying in a special institution for social rehabilitation of persons with no permanent place of residence;
e) is staying in an institution, executing administrative punishment;
2) temporarily arriving or temporarily residing in the Russian Federation foreign citizen – after expiration of seven working days from the day of arrival to the place of stay, except for cases, when the said foreign citizen:
a) is staying in in a hotel or in other organization, providing hotel services, in sanatorium, rest house, resort, camping site, at tourist center, children’s holiday camp, medical organization, providing medical care in stationary conditions, or institutions of social services;
b) is staying in a special institution for social rehabilitation of persons with no permanent place of residence;
c) is staying in an institution, executing administrative punishment