To obtain a residence permit in Russia, a foreign citizen must submit a new residence permit application form, written by hand or printed by computer. The application form must be accompanied vith the following documents:
We provided only an approximate, universal list of documents that must be collected to apply for a residence permit. The fact is that in each individual case, the list of documents may differ and additional documents will be required. So the list of documents of the applicant applying for a marriage, will coordinately differ from the list of documents of the applicant, who applies for a residence permit by birth.
From January 1, 2015, each applicant applying for a residence permit must provide a certificate of Russian knowledge, or a document of education, issued before August 1991. The exception is made only for citizens of Belarus, for whom this innovation was later canceled.
All listed documents for residence permit in Russia, received in foreign authorities, must be translated into Russian and certified by a Russian notary. In some cases, foreign documents require legalization through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or apostilization. Depending on the grounds for obtaining a residence permit, these documents may be changed, supplemented by additional papers. The list provided is a list of documents required for obtaining a residence permit in the general procedure.
The applicant's income and its confirmation:
The applicant shall provide information on all sources of income, indicating the amount of funds received. The amount of income must provide a minimum subsistence income for all members of the applicant's family. The minimum amount of income shall be regulated by the subsistence minimum of the region where the process of applying for a residence permit in Russia takes place. Each region of the Russian Federation has its own limit on this amount. The minimum subsistence minimum in Moscow is 19,000 rubles per month. For more information on other regions, you can contact our specialists, and they will help you to understand this issue.
The documents confirming the availability of sources of income of the applicant include: certificate of income; certificate of 2 personal income tax, certificate of rights to inheritance; certificate of the amount of benefits received (issued by representatives of social security bodies); income declaration (must be certified by representatives of tax authorities); certificate of existing deposit in the credit organization (necessarily indicate the account number, for example, a bank account); any other document certifying the receipt of income.
All documents for obtaining a Residence Permit must be executed in accordance with the norms of current Russian legislation! Otherwise they will not be accepted for consideration.
Additional information
If you have any questions about what documents you need to collect, or there are other difficulties in obtaining a residence permit, you can contact a lawyer of our company by phone +7 405 0723011 or by e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. We also provide advice on migration issues by appointment, at our office.