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Changes to migration statutory duties from 1 September 2025
14.08.2025
Statutory duties for the issuance of an invitation to enter the Russian Federation to foreign citizens (960 rubles) and for the issuance of a work permit to a foreign citizen (4,200 rubles) are not changing.
From 1 September 2025, statutory duties will be introduced1 for actions that until now have been free of charge, as detailed below:
| Action of a migration authority | From 01.09.2025, rubles | Until 31.08.2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Migration registration at a place of temporary stay2 (with the exception of foreigners staying in Russia on a visa-free basis who are participating in the experiment to introduce a new migration registration mechanism)
| 500 | Free of charge (no statutory duty is charged) |
| 2 |
Extension of migration registration at a place of temporary stay (except in cases where the period of temporary stay of a foreign citizen is determined by the term of their visa)
| 1,000 | |
| 3 |
Extension of a work permit
| 4,200 | |
| 4 |
Issuance or re-registration of a patent
| 4,200 | |
| 5 |
Issuance of a duplicate work permit/patent
| 2,100
| |
| 6 |
Amendment of a work permit/work license
| 2,100 | |
| 7 |
Issuance of a duplicate permit to engage and use foreign workers
| 2,100 |
The most concerning development is the introduction of statutory duties for migration registration, since:
- the host party may be required to pay statutory duty for each foreign citizen multiple times (upon each instance of registration after departure abroad and entry into the Russian Federation);
- at present, the payment procedure and details are unknown.
In addition, foreign citizens with a temporary residence permit or a permanent residence permit face an increase in the statutory duty for the extension of registration at their place of residence from 420 rubles to 1,000 rubles (with the exception of participants in the experiment to introduce a new migration registration mechanism).
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[1] Article 333.28 of the Russian Tax Code as worded from 01.09.2025, Federal Law No. 271-FZ of 31.07.2025
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[2] The statutory duty will not be payable for the registration of the stay of foreign citizens in a hotel, at a children's recreation and rehabilitation center or in a hospital, or for the registration of a stay by diplomatic missions and consular offices of a foreign state in Russia, except in cases where the foreign citizens and stateless persons concerned work at those organizations
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