“the Russian newspaper” publishes the Federal law “About modification in FZ “On migration registration of foreign citizens and individuals without citizenship in the Russian Federation”. The law will take effect ninety days. Important change – all foreign owners of property in Russia, not only highly qualified specialists will be able to host and provide the housing for the actual living, and other foreign nationals. The foreign national’s application on registration at the place of residence can be submitted to the migration authorities, including in electronic form, either through the DCP.
“the Federal law seeks to extend the foreign citizens having the right to act as host, setting the opportunity for all categories of foreign citizens owning residential premises in the territory of the Russian Federation. At presence at the foreign citizen of the right of ownership of the premises located on the territory of the Russian Federation, in case of actual residence in this room can claim this room as their place of residence”, – stated in the certificate of the State legal Department of the President of the Russian Federation.
in addition, the law establishes that foreign citizens – participants of the state Program on rendering assistance to voluntary resettlement to Russian Federation of compatriots living abroad and members of their families migrating together with them, are exempt from the obligation to perform the actions necessary for their registration at the place of residence for a period not exceeding thirty days from the date of arrival of foreign citizen to the place of residence.
however, the law stipulates that, if the premises granted to a foreign citizen for actual residence, it belongs by right of ownership the citizen of the Russian Federation permanently residing abroad, foreign citizen, foreign legal person or other foreign organization located outside the territory of the Russian Federation, the foreign citizen is obliged to personally notify the migration authorities about his arrival at the place of stay. In this case, registration by place of stay of a foreign citizen to the notice of its arrival at the place of stay additionally offers notarized consent of the receiving party.
