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In Russia, the first usual step for a foreigner to settle in the country is to get a Temporary Residence Permit.
After living for up to 3 years on the Temporary Residence Permit one can then apply for a Permanent Residence Permit and then, after 5 years, one can apply for citizenship in Russia.
After living for up to 3 years on the Temporary Residence Permit one can then apply for a Permanent Residence Permit and then, after 5 years, one can apply for citizenship in Russia.
How Many People Can Move to Russia in 2024?
How Many Residence Permits Are Issued In Russia?
The number of Temporary Residence permits is limited and is assigned to each Russian region.
One needs to apply for such a permit, at the region where you reside — and as they are very limited in number, only 10,595 are to be granted for 2024 — they are usually all granted within the first months of the year.
One needs to apply for such a permit, at the region where you reside — and as they are very limited in number, only 10,595 are to be granted for 2024 — they are usually all granted within the first months of the year.
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Can I Get Russian Residency Another Way?
There are special cases when one gets a Temporary Residence Permit outside of the quota — you can read more about it in our article — How does one get a Russian Citizenship?
However, the fastest and smoothest path forward is to get Permanent Russian Residence via the newly designed Russian Golden Visa program.
However, the fastest and smoothest path forward is to get Permanent Russian Residence via the newly designed Russian Golden Visa program.
We highly recommend this program, specifically the real estate investment route
If you do not have the resources for the Golden Visa and do not have a special case for a Temporary Residence Permit, the only option is to apply for the Temporary Residence Permit within the quota outlined below.
Here is the translation of the official document from the 11th of October 2023, stipulating the number of Temporary Residence Permits for every region of Russia for 2024.
You can find the original official document here.
Here is the translation of the official document from the 11th of October 2023, stipulating the number of Temporary Residence Permits for every region of Russia for 2024.
You can find the original official document here.
GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ORDER
from October 11, 2023 No. 2798-r
Set for the year 2024:
a quota for issuing 10,595 temporary residence permits in the Russian Federation to foreign citizens and stateless persons, with distribution across the subjects of the Russian Federation according to the appendix;
a reserve quota for issuing 3,178 temporary residence permits in the Russian Federation to foreign citizens and stateless persons.
Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation M. Mishustin
from October 11, 2023 No. 2798-r
Set for the year 2024:
a quota for issuing 10,595 temporary residence permits in the Russian Federation to foreign citizens and stateless persons, with distribution across the subjects of the Russian Federation according to the appendix;
a reserve quota for issuing 3,178 temporary residence permits in the Russian Federation to foreign citizens and stateless persons.
Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation M. Mishustin
APPENDIX
to the order of the Government of the Russian Federation from October 11, 2023 No. 2798-r
DISTRIBUTION ACROSS THE SUBJECTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OF THE QUOTA FOR ISSUING TEMPORARY RESIDENCE PERMITS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION FOR FOREIGN CITIZENS AND STATELESS PERSONS FOR THE YEAR 2024
to the order of the Government of the Russian Federation from October 11, 2023 No. 2798-r
DISTRIBUTION ACROSS THE SUBJECTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OF THE QUOTA FOR ISSUING TEMPORARY RESIDENCE PERMITS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION FOR FOREIGN CITIZENS AND STATELESS PERSONS FOR THE YEAR 2024
Name of the subject of the Russian Federation
Number of permits
Central Federal District – total
3610
including:
Belgorod Oblast
170
Bryansk Oblast
10
Vladimir Oblast
75
Voronezh Oblast
150
Ivanovo Oblast
25
Kaluga Oblast
50
Kostroma Oblast
25
Kursk Oblast
50
Lipetsk Oblast
150
Moscow Oblast
750
Oryol Oblast
25
Ryazan Oblast
200
Smolensk Oblast
20
Tambov Oblast
100
Tver Oblast
60
Tula Oblast
200
Yaroslavl Oblast
50
City of Moscow
1500
Northwestern Federal District - total
930
including:
Republic of Karelia
50
Republic of Komi
100
Arkhangelsk Oblast
25
Vologda Oblast
40
Kaliningrad Oblast
100
Leningrad Oblast
125
Murmansk Oblast
30
Novgorod Oblast
75
Pskov Oblast
80
City of Saint Petersburg
300
Nenets Autonomous Okrug
5
North Caucasian Federal District - total
980
including:
Republic of Dagestan
300
Republic of Ingushetia
50
Kabardino-Balkarian Republic
100
Karachay-Cherkess Republic
100
Republic of North Ossetia-Alania
100
Chechen Republic
30
Stavropol Krai
300
Volga Federal District - total
1785
including:
Republic of Bashkortostan
250
Republic of Mari El
15
Republic of Mordovia
30
Republic of Tatarstan
250
Udmurt Republic
30
Chuvash Republic
10
Perm Krai
100
Kirov Oblast
50
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
250
Orenburg Oblast
150
Penza Oblast
150
Samara Oblast
300
Saratov Oblast
100
Ulyanovsk Oblast
100
Southern Federal District - total
780
including:
Republic of Adygea
130
Republic of Kalmykia
40
Republic of Crimea
30
Krasnodar Krai
200
Astrakhan Oblast
150
Volgograd Oblast
100
Rostov Oblast
100
City of Sevastopol
30
Siberian Federal District - total
550
including:
Republic of Altai
30
Tuva Republic
20
Republic of Khakassia
15
Altai Krai
35
Krasnoyarsk Krai
50
Irkutsk Oblast
50
Kemerovo Oblast - Kuzbass
50
Novosibirsk Oblast
150
Omsk Oblast
100
Tomsk Oblast
50
Far Eastern Federal District - total
700
including:
Republic of Buryatia
65
Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
50
Trans-Baikal Krai
20
Kamchatka Krai
100
Primorsky Krai
80
Khabarovsk Krai
100
Amur Oblast
150
Magadan Oblast
25
Sakhalin Oblast
75
Jewish Autonomous Oblast
15
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
20
Donetsk People's Republic
55
Luhansk People's Republic
65
Zaporizhzhia Oblast
500
Kherson Oblast
100
Ural Federal District – total
540
including:
Kurgan Oblast
30
Sverdlovsk Oblast
250
Tyumen Oblast
100
Chelyabinsk Oblast
50
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra
30
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
80
This insight is written by our expert
Ilja Belobragin
General Managing partner
General Managing partner