Reading time: 4 minutes(s) All Russians who have left their place of permanent registration for a period longer than 90 days are required to obtain temporary registration. The same rule applies to foreigners. Ignoring such requirements is fraught with punishment, including deportation. Checking temporary registration with the Federal Migration Service online is one of the fastest ways to establish the authenticity of a registration document.
The number of organizations that offer foreigners registration is increasing every year. But not all companies do their job honestly. A situation often arises in which the temporary registration is invalid, which is a criminal offense.
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Features of temporary registration in 2021
Since 2021, updated rules for population migration have been introduced, according to which the place of residence is the area where a person lives on a permanent basis, and the place of residence is the territory that is a temporary location (hotel, sanatorium-resort institution, hospital, etc.).
Temporary registration also includes government agencies of the executive branch serving criminal sentences. In this case, citizens are registered according to special rules - their place of registration changes on the basis of a judicial indictment.
Foreigners arriving in Russia must register if they reside in Russia on a permanent or temporary basis for more than 7 working days at a specific address. There is no need to register temporarily in the following cases:
- no official place of residence;
- if you work in the Russian Federation on a rotational basis;
- the person lives in a hotel or similar establishment;
- if a citizen is in an institution for social rehabilitation of persons without a specific place of residence;
- he resides in an institution that is intended for the execution of administrative punishment.
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The process of registering a migrant is carried out entirely by the receiving country. A foreigner must present a passport and a migration card, which is filled out when entering Russia. After a citizen of another country has arrived in the Russian Federation, the responsible person of the receiving state fills out a form for temporary registration for migrants and sends it with copies of the listed documents to the department of the Federal Migration Service (GUVM MIA) directly or by mail.
How to verify the authenticity of your temporary registration is described below.
“Composition” of the migration card
This document consists of two parts:
- Part “A” is intended for entry into the territory of the Russian Federation.
- Part “B” is intended for leaving the territory of the Russian Federation.
You can find your migration card on our website (Title side, back side).
Once completed, Part “A” is given to border control officers when crossing the border. The second form remains with the foreign national. You will only need to give it back when leaving the country.
Filling rules
Rules for filling out the document:
- Please fill in capital letters only.
- It is worth filling out in Russian in Cyrillic. For foreign nationals who do not speak Russian, it is allowed to make an exception and enter all data in Latin letters.
- Filling is done with a ballpoint pen with black or blue ink.
- Corrections and strikethroughs are not allowed.
The document will need to indicate:
Sample of a completed Russian migration card
- Last name.
- Name.
- Surname.
- Date of birth.
- Floor.
- Residency.
- Civil passport series.
- Civil passport number.
- Purpose of the trip to the Russian Federation. There is no need to write anything. You just need to choose a suitable goal and emphasize it. Remember that it is impossible to change the goal. If for any reason you indicated the wrong purpose of the trip, you will have to cross the border again and fill out the form.
- Information about the inviting person (company, organization).
- Estimated period of stay on the territory of the Russian Federation.
After filling out all the data, the foreign national must sign the form.
How to check
Many legal organizations certify the authenticity of registration for a set fee. Some suggest completing the procedure for online verification of registration of foreign citizens (and citizens of the Russian Federation) within an hour, but you need to keep in mind that this is almost impossible to do. The minimum period for providing such information by the Main Directorate for Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is 1 day, provided that the application was submitted in person.
Written appeal to the FMS (GUVM MIA)
In this situation, you need to fill out an application to the GUVM authorities indicating the number of the temporary registration document that needs to be verified. This method is quite reliable, but the answer will take a long time to arrive. The period depends on the workload of the migration service workers, as well as on the efficiency of the Russian Post (if the documents were submitted using it). On average, you should expect a 3-week wait from the date the papers are sent. But for this long period the citizen may be fined or even deported.
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Telephone appeal
Checking the temporary registration of CIS citizens is the most important procedure in establishing the legality of a citizen’s residence in the Russian Federation. An appointment with a FMS specialist (GUVM Ministry of Internal Affairs) can be made by telephone. In this situation, the migrant can be confident that the application will be quickly reviewed and a response will be received. The required information to verify temporary registration can also be dictated over the phone. The service is provided free of charge; control of the stay of foreigners in the country is one of the main responsibilities of the migration service. But it happens that a person receives a refusal from her employees due to the fact that a telephone check cannot be completely reliable due to the lack of opportunity to identify a person from a photograph. Therefore, personal contact with the GUVM is preferable.
Online check
We will describe a way to check temporary registration using the FMS database (GUVM MIA). Establishing the authenticity of a temporary registration certificate is also possible through the official web page of this service - https://guvm.mvd.rf, where you need to go to the “Checking a ready-made temporary residence permit” section. The system will prompt you to enter information in the fields indicating the subject of the Russian Federation, date of birth and document number. Performing an online temporary registration check through an official information source is a reliable way to find out the required information.
Personal visit
The fastest way to certify a temporary registration certificate is to personally contact the Migration Service. When checking a third party, there must be compelling reasons for this. For example, employment of a new employee with temporary registration in a constituent entity of the Russian Federation. A response to your request will be generated within 1-3 days. But there is also a disadvantage of this method - you often have to stand in a huge queue.
Help from banks
When contacting a financial institution for any service, bank employees first check the client’s identity and the authenticity of his personal documentation. Interested parties have the legal right to verify the authenticity of papers.
The procedure is based on the examination of certain components of the document:
- the name of the document must be in relief, which can be checked with your own hands;
- Watermarks must be clearly visible on all pages;
- the integrity of the document should not be questioned during visual inspection;
- all data can be written down only in special black ink - printers can also sometimes be used (in electronic versions of the document, entering additional information in ink is not allowed).
Sample certificate of registration at the place of stay
Risks when using intermediaries
The complexity and length of the bureaucratic process of providing or verifying temporary registration entails the demand for the services of intermediary organizations. Therefore, migrants are often forced to turn to such companies to get help in checking their registration with the migration service. But it should be borne in mind that this option carries certain risks:
- unfair attitude towards the work of the organization's employees;
- provision of low quality services;
- the likelihood of receiving false documents;
- the cost of services is quite high;
- there is a possibility of receiving a falsified document.
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If there is even the slightest suspicion about the integrity of the organization, you should use the services of official sources.
Alternative methods
Additional methods include a visit and telephone contact with the Department of Migration Authorities.
The first method will significantly speed up the process of obtaining permission. In this case, you must have with you:
- form received when submitting documents,
- civil or foreign passport to mark the temporary residence permit.
To obtain contact phone numbers of territorial departments, you should visit the department’s web page https://MVD.rf/contacts/sites.
In what cases is registration considered invalid?
Temporary registration is invalid in 2 cases.
- A registration obtained on the basis of forged documents is a falsification of consent from the owner of the home or a document confirming the identity of the migrant.
- Registration without the intention of permanent residence in the specified place.
If such violations are discovered during a registration check, a foreign citizen will face administrative or even criminal punishment, depending on the severity of the crime.
What is the penalty for false registration?
If it is discovered that the temporary registration certificate turns out to be a fake, the migrant faces a fine for fictitious registration of foreign citizens in the amount of up to 500 thousand rubles, correctional labor for up to three years, or imprisonment for the same period. Therefore, it is recommended to check your registration certificate as soon as possible.
Source of the problem
All relevant information about citizens registered in a residential property can only be found out by the direct owner of the property. In other cases, gaining access to similar data is possible only in certain situations that require the provision of an established package of documentation without fail.
In the vast majority of cases, the need to check the certificate arises as a result of the purchase of secondary housing or when determining the actual number of residents in a municipal apartment. This may be explained by the influence of registered citizens on the overall amount of utility payments.
It is worth noting that in 2022 there are several effective ways to obtain the necessary information. Each of them contains specific techniques that you need to thoroughly familiarize yourself with before starting the procedure.
Without official registration, it is impossible to obtain municipal and state services or place children in educational institutions (
kindergarten
or
school
), receive free medical care, and so on.
What to do next
After the migration service officer puts a stamp on the registration of a foreigner, the tear-off part of the document is sent back to the government agencies of the receiving party. After this, this paper is handed over personally to the registered migrant. It will be an official document stating that a person has the right to reside in the state. After the registration certificate has expired, for further residence in the country it is necessary to have grounds for renewing the registration of a foreign citizen.
Summing up
Upon arrival in the Russian Federation, every foreigner must undergo a temporary registration procedure if they stay in the country for more than 7 days. After completing this step, it is recommended to check the received registration certificate for accuracy. This can be done in several ways: by visiting the migration service in person, by telephone, by means of a written application or online on the GUVM website.
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Sending a written request by mail
The postal method of finding out information: whether temporary registration is valid or not is not the most popular. This is because it takes a very long time to receive a response.
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After completing a written application, the migrant sends the request by mail. It may take several weeks for delivery to your local office
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It will take several days for FMS employees to find out the necessary information and issue an official response. And several weeks to deliver correspondence to the applicant
. As a result, the entire procedure may take a month or more.
