Please note, that according to the Russian Federation Migration Law each foreign citizen must be registered in Russia within 3 working days after arrival (except holidays and week-ends).
Exception: Visitors who stay not more than three working days.
Important: If you come to Moscow with a visa issued by our company you have to register it. Please, contact us immediately after arriving in Russia
Registration of multiple-entry visas is done for 6 months. To get it extended you should leave the country and come back with a new "entry" stamp in your passport or Migration Card.
An unregistered visa can cause problems and delays with even the most common tasks that require a passport as identification and may oblige you to pay fines to or be held by the police.
Proof of visa registration is the rectangular stamp in your passport or Migration Card indicating:
the period of validity and date of registration;
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registration number, name of registering authority, and signature of executing officer.
If you are staying in a hotel the administration of the hotel should register your visa for the period of your stay. Be sure to specifically request this service.
If you are staying with your friends or renting an apartment, you should contact us to register your visa at the local department of Federal Migration Service (FMS, formerly PVS) of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
If you have arrived with a Private visa, only the person who invited you can register your visa at the local department of FMS.
Starting with January 15, 2007, new registration rules came into effect in Russia. Please review the rules below.
1. A foreign citizen visiting Russia on a tourist or business visa must register at the local Foreign Migration Services department within three business days of the arrival time. Paperwork must be completed by the receiving entity. Please note that the receiving ntity is not necessarily the same as the inviting organization entered at the person's invitation and visa but the actual host company, a hotel or a person a foreigner is visiting in Russia.
2. The receiving entity must fill out the special notification form and submit it to the local Foreign Migration Services Department on the behalf of the foreign citizen within three business days.
The notification form has two parts separated by the puncture line. One part is submitted to the authorities and the other must be kept by the foreigner throughout the entire stay and presented to the authorities if needed.
3. When the foreign citizen is leaving Russia, he must return this receipt to the receiving entity, which in turn must submit it to the Foreign Migration Service within 24 hours.
Should the second part of the form not be returned to the Foreign
Migration Service upon the foreigner's departure, the authorities assume that he/she never left and the visa is overstayed. This could lead to the foreigner being fined or placed in one of the black lists maintained by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which might make future travel to Russia difficult. In addition, the receiving entity will also be find.
4. The procedure must be repeated at each location where a foreigner stays for a period of three business days or more.
While, as it often happens in Russia, many details are not finalized yet, we urge you to attempt registration. If you travel to Moscow, please contact our office immediately upon arrival and we will provide the up to date information and every possible assistance. If traveling to cities other than Moscow, we suggest that you attempt to register at the local OVIR (FMS is a new name for the well-known OVIR).
Should you experience any problem, please get in touch with us immediately.
