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Russian court to reconsider Azeri opposition blogger deportation case

The St. Petersburg City Court overturned a lower court’s ruling on expulsion of Azeri opposition blogger and Azer Freedom TV journalist Elvin Isayev from Russia.

16:54 10.09.2019

Federal Migration Service drafts bill on permanent work permission for immigrants - report

The Federal Migration Service has developed a draft law which may introduce permanent work permissions for immigrants in Russia.

10:19 01.10.2015

Refusal to issue Navalny foreign passport upheld

Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court on Wednesday upheld the Federal Migration Service’s refusal to issue opposition politician Alexei Navalny a foreign travel passport.

11:21 30.09.2015

About 500 immigrants banned for life from reentering Russia

The Russian immigration authorities have eliminated any possibility for some 500 immigrants to ever return to Russia, RIA Novosti reports Friday citing the Press Service of the Federal Migration Service (FMS).

10:32 25.09.2015

Navalny appeals rejected foreign passport application in court

Opposition figure Alexei Navalny will contest a decision by the Federal Migration Service on denying him a foreign travel passport in court.

17:36 24.09.2015

Federal Migration Service drafts bill on asylum in Russia

The Federal Migration Service has developed a draft law on providing asylum in the Russian Federation.

16:35 18.08.2015

About 12,500 Russians fined since early 2015 for concealing dual citizenship

About 12,500 people were fined a total of about 7 million rubles ($111,000) in the first six months of 2015 for failing to notify the authorities of second citizenship.

17:30 04.08.2015

Opposition politician Navalny denied foreign passport

Opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on his website that the Federal Migration Service of Russia has refused to issue him a foreign travel passport because of his alleged crimes.

17:39 23.06.2015

Case opened against Russian citizen who failed to report his Estonian residence permit

A resident of the Leningrad Region is facing criminal liability for not reporting his residence permit in Estonia to the Russian Federal Migration Service (FMS) under the latest dual citizenship legislation.

13:11 09.12.2014

Migrant labor permit could cost about $100 a month in Russia

A migrant labor license/permit in Moscow could cost about 5,000 rubles (approximately $100) a month, but the decision has not been approved yet, RIA Novosti reported on Tuesday, citing Maxim Reshetnikov, head of the Economic Policy and Development Department in the Moscow city government.

13:10 18.11.2014

New visa for Russian speaking citizenship applicants

Foreigners who are also native Russian speakers will now be able to obtain a one-year visa to enter Russia and apply for Russian citizenship, RIA Novosti reports citing a statement on the cabinet of ministers’ website.

16:55 05.08.2014

About 1 million foreigners banned from entering Russia

The Federal Migration Service (FMS) has already prohibited more than 900,000 foreigners from entering Russia for various violations, the FMS head Konstantin Romodanovsky told journalists on Tuesday.

14:36 05.08.2014

Deportation order upheld for Polish rock band Behemoth

The Sverdlovsk Regional Court has rejected an appeal filed by Behemoth, a Polish rock band, against a court decision to deport the musicians for breaching visa regulations, according to the court’s website.

11:53 09.06.2014

Khodorkovsy’s business partner barred from leaving the country

Russian Federal Migration Service has officially notified Platon Lebedev, former business partner of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, that he is temporarily prohibited from leaving Russia.

11:03 14.04.2014

Labor migrant children over six years old to be fingerprinted

Russia’s Federal Migration Service will fingerprint migrants’ children who are older than six years, reads a bill posted Friday on the website of planned legislation.

11:36 04.04.2014

Russian passports issued to more than 25,000 Crimeans

About 25,000 Crimeans have received Russian passports, said Fyodor Karpovets, head of the Russian Federal Migration Service’ passport department.

15:02 02.04.2014

Immigration police could be established in Russia by 2016 - report

The Federal Migration Service is working on an immigration-control bill that is expected to take effect by 2016, Kommersant reports Wednesday. According to the newspaper, the new legislation will grant the agency police authority.

10:54 26.03.2014

New bill would simplify Russian citizenship for foreign investors - report

Russia’s Federal Migration Service and Economic Development Ministry have drafted a law on granting citizenship to foreigners who invest more than 10 million rubles (over $287,000) in Russia, or who have a Russian diploma and have worked here for at least three years.

10:40 12.02.2014

Over 60,000 immigrants deported from Russia in 2013

Over 60,000 foreigners were deported from Russia last year, according to Federal Migration Service official Dmitry Demidenko.

15:09 15.01.2014

Satter can appeal ban on entering Russia in court – immigration official

American journalist David Satter expelled from Russia for violating immigration procedures can appeal the ruling in court, a department head with the Federal Migration Service Dmirty Demidenko said on Wednesday.

13:37 15.01.2014