Obtaining a residence permit in Russia for citizens of Kazakhstan

Why does a citizen of Kazakhstan need a residence permit in the Russian Federation?

A residence permit gives a foreigner a lot of advantages. You can permanently reside in Russia, work or open your own business, receive a pension and all free education and healthcare services. No visa or work permit required.

Procedure for obtaining a residence permit

The procedure for obtaining a residence permit is extremely simple if a citizen of Kazakhstan is included in a preferential category (native speakers of the Russian language, former citizens of the USSR, children of Russian citizens, etc.). They do not even need to apply for a temporary residence permit (TRP).

The rest will need to live in Russia for at least a year and apply for a temporary residence permit (based on quota or grounds). If you apply for a residence permit earlier, the documents will not be accepted.

Further:

Collect a package of documents (application, passport, work certificates, etc.).
Submit it to the migration authority at your place of residence or stay.
Pick up the finished residence permit within 2-4 months.

There is nothing complicated about the procedure. The main thing is to correctly collect a package of documents and confirm your income (active or passive).

Where to contact?

A residence permit is issued at the Department for Migration Issues of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. The easiest way is to contact the nearest branch where you live. Residence permits are not issued at the MFC (“My Documents”).

Persons participating in the program for the resettlement of compatriots also receive a certificate from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. An initial application is possible at the Russian Consulate in Kazakhstan. After receiving the certificate, you can apply for a temporary residence permit or temporary residence permit.

Forced migrants register with local administrations and then submit documents to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

List of documents

To consider the issue of a residence permit, you need to provide a package of documents to the police. Their list depends on the age of the applicant, as well as his status. For example, if he is a participant in the State Program for the Resettlement of Compatriots, this fact will need to be confirmed.

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For a residence permit you will need:

application (download sample here and here);
photos;
passport and certified translation;
current temporary residence permit;
certificate from work, bank or tax return;
child’s birth certificate (if issued for him);
if the applicant has lived in the Russian Federation for three years (lease agreement or other real estate documents);
a certificate from a medical clinic confirming the absence of diseases;
certificate of knowledge of the Russian language;
receipt of payment of state duty.

Additionally, you may need the consent of a child aged 14 to 18 years to live in the Russian Federation, documents confirming passive income (if the foreigner earns less than the subsistence level).

Book an appointment online

To submit an application, you can pre-register at the Ministry of Internal Affairs. To do this, it is convenient to use the State Services portal.

To make an appointment online:

Log in to your personal account on the website: https://www.gosuslugi.ru.
Find the “Residence Permit” section and fill out the form on the website.
Select the Ministry of Internal Affairs office closest to you and submit the online form.

After this, you will be invited for an interview within a week. You must have all the collected original documents with you.

Deadlines for registration and validity of the document

The residence permit is issued for an indefinite period (from 2021). Restrictions exist only for immigrants. For them, a residence permit is available for the duration of the certificate of participant in the State Resettlement Program. The residence permit document is issued within 4 months.

There is also an accelerated procedure for migrants from Kazakhstan to the Russian Federation. This category of citizens can count on receiving a residence permit within 2 months.

Price

For the procedure you will have to pay a state fee of 5 thousand rubles. This amount has been increased in 2021. This can be done at Sberbank or the cash desk of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. All details are listed on the regulator’s website.

Additionally, translation certification (from 900 rubles), a certificate from the clinic (from 3-3.5 thousand rubles) and testing for knowledge of the Russian language (5,300 rubles) are paid. If a temporary residence permit was previously issued, you will have to pay a state fee of 1,600 rubles.

What is your registration?

Registration at the place of residenceRegistration at the place of stay

Consultations in connection with the cancellation of a residence permit and other controversial situations can be expensive (from 20 thousand rubles), as well as mediation assistance under the program for the resettlement of compatriots.

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Checking document readiness

The readiness of the residence permit is checked on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation: https://guvm.mvd.rf. It is enough to enter your data and the number of the application form, which was filled out when submitting documents. If the document is already ready, this status will be reflected on the screen.

What is a residence permit in the Russian Federation and why is it needed?

A residence permit is a document that certifies the right of a foreign citizen to legally reside in the country for a long period of time. Its owner can easily travel abroad and then return to Russia, without worrying about whether the period of stay has expired.

What rights does it give?

A citizen of Kazakhstan who has received a residence permit has the right:

Move freely throughout Russia.
Do not register with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. Although the agreements concluded between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan give Kazakhstanis the right to live in Russia and work under an employment contract, if their stay is longer than a month, they must register with the migration authorities.
Live in Russia for longer than 90 days. An ordinary citizen of Kazakhstan needs reasons for staying on the territory of the Russian Federation (employment, studying at a Russian university, treatment, etc.), while the holder of a residence permit is free to stay in our country as much as he likes during its validity period.
Use the compulsory medical insurance policy and other social programs (in particular, enroll children in kindergartens and schools).
Vote in local elections.
Engage in business activities.
Serve in the Russian army under a contract or as a civilian specialist.
Get a loan from a Russian bank. However, this will depend on the financial policy of a particular banking institution.

Important. In fact, a residence permit differs only slightly from Russian citizenship, and a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan who receives this document actually becomes a resident of Russia.

What responsibilities does it impose?

However, every right always comes with additional responsibilities. Having received a residence permit, a citizen of Kazakhstan is obliged to:

Obtain registration at your place of residence or location. A similar rule applies to Russians, and a Kazakh citizen who has a residence permit is treated the same as them in this regard.
Notify the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation about your residence in Russia once a year.
Do not travel outside our country for more than six months. Otherwise, the residence permit may be cancelled.
Promptly renew the residence permit upon expiration.
Stay in Russia for at least 180 days during the year. If the total period of stay is less, the question of depriving a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan of a residence permit may arise.
Have an average income no lower than the subsistence level and, if necessary, officially confirm it.

In addition, the main responsibility of any foreigner in Russia (including a citizen of Kazakhstan) is to comply with Russian laws. If there are administrative, civil and other violations, the bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation may initiate a procedure for depriving a Kazakhstani of a residence permit.

What should a citizen of Kazakhstan do after receiving the document?

After obtaining a residence permit, registration is required, if it does not already exist: permanent or temporary. To do this, contact the MFC (“My Documents”) or the Main Directorate for Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation directly. You need to have your passport, application and documents confirming your right to move in.

If the apartment is rented, you will need the consent of the owner and all co-owners of the property. With permanent registration in the purchased apartment, the owner is the person registering himself.

Further, the Ministry of Internal Affairs requires that all residence permit holders annually notify about their income and address by sending a notification. document can be found here.

Is a simplified procedure available to citizens of Kazakhstan?

Citizens of Kazakhstan have access to the State Program for the Resettlement of Compatriots, which provides for a simplified procedure for obtaining a residence permit and citizenship, and it is also possible to apply for a residence permit without a temporary residence permit in some cases.

To whom is the simplified residence permit procedure available:

those who have been married to a citizen of the Russian Federation for at least three years;
especially valuable specialists;
Russian speakers;
former citizens of the USSR;
has been working in the Russian Federation for more than 6 months;
has a diploma from a Russian university with honors.

In normal cases, you can apply for a residence permit only 8 months after receiving a temporary residence permit. In a simplified version - without this limitation. The temporary residence permit is issued immediately after arrival or at any other time. Usually, an easier residence permit also means a simplified procedure for citizenship in the future.

In 2021, benefits for obtaining a Russian passport were introduced for citizens of different countries, including Kazakhstan. From July this year, if you have a residence permit, you no longer need to have a five-year period of residence in the Russian Federation to obtain Russian citizenship.

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How can I get

For persons who are citizens of a country like Kazakhstan, there are 2 methods for issuing a residence permit in Russia: under the state resettlement program called “Compatriot” and outside it. There are some differences between acquiring a residence permit in our country for a citizen of Kazakhstan under the simplified system and in the general order.

In the first situation, certain categories of people are entitled to obtain a residence permit:

compatriots who became citizens of other states but wished to return;
subjects born in the Russian Federation and having a passport of the Soviet Union;
ethnic Russians who moved abroad and received citizenship in another country, representing the descendants of citizens of Russia, the RSFSR, the USSR;
Russian-speaking persons with education and experience to work in our country.

On a general basis, it is possible to obtain a residence permit after a migrant from Kazakhstan has lived in the Russian Federation for 12 months, having a temporary residence permit in hand. In order to legally reside in Russia, a Kazakh citizen needs to fill out an application, complete a package of documentation and send it to the Main Directorate for Migration and Migration for consideration. Mandatory requirements on a general basis are that the visitor has a place of residence, income on legal terms and official employment.

Typical design mistakes

The main mistake when submitting documents for a residence permit is that an incomplete package of documents is submitted. Considering that requirements change periodically, it is advisable to clarify in advance what will be needed for consideration.

The main mistakes of applicants:

errors in the application form, providing false information (fake phone numbers, non-existent employer);
expired passport;
incorrectly executed certificate from the bank (for example, a small amount is indicated or the account was opened very recently (for the procedure for obtaining a residence permit));
there is no notarized translation of the passport;
lack of registration (when extending a residence permit).

When filling out the application, it is very important to indicate your income not lower than the subsistence level in Russia (at least 12 thousand rubles in 2020, in Moscow from 18 thousand rubles). If your salary is not enough, you will have to additionally provide a certificate from the bank with the missing amount.

When applying for a residence permit, it will also be beneficial to indicate relatives living in the Russian Federation or who are Russian citizens, Russian education, and having a job in a prestigious company.

Application forms and samples

Application for a residence permit (1638 Downloads) Application for a residence permit for a child (479 Downloads) Appendix No. 1 to the application for a residence permit (Information about changes in personal data) (367 Downloads) Appendix No. 2 to the application for a residence permit (Information about close relatives of the applicant ) (625 Downloads) Appendix No. 3 to the application for a residence permit (Information on employment) (327 Downloads) Application for the issuance of a duplicate residence permit (One Download) Application for replacement of a residence permit (1147 Downloads) Application for correction of typos and (or) errors ( 93 Downloads) Application for refusal to receive a state service residence permit (66 Downloads) Sample application for a residence permit (5543 Downloads) Sample application for a residence permit for a child (182 Downloads) Sample application No. 1 for an application for a residence permit (460 Downloads) Sample application No. 2 to the application for a residence permit (689 Downloads) Sample application No. 3 to the application for a residence permit (264 Downloads) Sample application for the issuance of a duplicate residence permit (One Download) Sample application for the correction of typos and (or) errors (79 Downloads) Sample application for refusal to receive the state service of residence permit (69 Downloads) Form of annual notification for residence permit (1569 Downloads) Sample of annual notification for residence permit (1205 Downloads) Standard test for residence permit (1300 Downloads) Sample of standard test on the history of Russia (1586 Downloads) Sample of standard test for basics of Russian legislation (1310 Downloads)

Cancellation of residence permit and its restoration

The residence permit has the right to be revoked if serious crimes are committed, charges of terrorism, or frequent violation of public order in Russia. The reason for cancellation will also be a sharp drop in the foreigner’s income and inability to provide for his/her accommodation.

A canceled residence permit can only be restored by submitting a petition explaining the reasons for the cancellation and explanations. You will have to contact the same authorities on migration issues of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

A residence permit for citizens of Kazakhstan is issued according to the usual and simplified procedure. It all depends on whether the applicant belongs to the preferential category or not. You will have to seriously prepare for the procedure and collect a package of documents in advance, including from the medical clinic and many others.