Love lasted three years. And only then RVP

According to the new law, temporary residence permits are issued to foreign citizens married to Russian men or women, not immediately after registering the marriage as before, but only after three years. At the same time, the migration services monitor that the arrival has lived at the spouse's address during the past three years and not in some kind of rubber apartment. If during this three-year period, the couple divorces or the marriage is declared invalid, the temporary residence permit will be canceled.

The same procedure applies to foreigners who have children with a Russian woman or a Russian man – natural or adopted. Previously, it was enough to have a fake marriage or register a fake adoption – and the foreigner already had a temporary residence permit in his pocket. Now, three years of living with the second parent, spending on children – all this will need to be confirmed in court when requesting a temporary residence permit or residence permit. If a citizen is deprived of his or her parental rights, has his or her parental rights restricted, or has his or her birth certificate recorded, his or her right to a temporary residence permit is also revoked.

There's also an important clarification about the couple's whereabouts. In the past, it was common for a spouse or parent to live in any country in the world. And upon return, foreigners immediately have the right to apply for a permit, said leading expert and lawyer of the International Migration Legal Aid Agency Evgenia Sugutskaya:

Expert Evgenia Sugutskaya, leading lawyer of the International Migration Legal Aid Agency (IMALS) “We have many clients and couples who got married abroad, the couple lived there for many years . We recently had a couple, they lived in marriage, if I'm not mistaken, about 20 years and neither of the couple needed to record this, that is, they lived quietly and together. Now that they have decided to move to Russia, they remember that they have grounds to apply for a temporary residence permit: the marriage ended long ago, the marriage was concluded abroad, it has legal force exclusively on the territory of the Russian Federation.”

Now foreigners come to Russia on a private visa, the validity of this visa in case of marriage or childbirth by law is extended to one year, or without a visa – from some CIS countries , in which case migrants must leave Russia every year. 11 months.

Why have foreigners agreed to fake marriages and adoptions all these years just for a temporary residence permit? Because less than a year after receiving this permission, one can already apply for a residence permit (residence permit). And after five years – to get citizenship. What rights does a temporary residence permit provide and how does it differ from a residence permit? University of Finance Professor Alexander Safonov replied:

Alexander Safonov, professor at the University of Finance “TRP gives the right to stay here for three years. This is the right to work not under patent, as is done with temporary workers, but on a permanent basis. That is, he can sign a labor contract or work under a civil contract; The corresponding mark is indicated on the passport of his country. And the residence permit assumes that such a pre-Russian passport has been issued, according to which a person has the right to live in the Russian Federation and take advantage of all opportunities. This means opening an account, working under an employment contract, participating in the mandatory health insurance system, saving for retirement, etc.

Now the law not only increases the period of time during which foreigners can receive the above-mentioned documents, but also stipulates that during these three years the applicant must live permanently in Russia and with their other half, not not anywhere else. One of the authors of the new law, State Duma General of the United Russia party Viktor Vodolatsky, said:

— Do migrants need to get married in Russia for three years?

— The family you created must be on Russian territory.

After the law is passed, sub-law documents will need to be promulgated, so the effective date of the law will be postponed.

Over the past three years, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, more than 4 thousand fake marriages with foreigners have been identified in Russia.

Migration laws began to be tightened after the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall in March this year. At the beginning of October, the State Duma received five migration bills.