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Temporary residence permit — annual quota

RussiaLong-term residence

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

Accumulated residence on the basis of a temporary residence permit can lead to a residence permit, which may be issued after at least one year of living in Russia. The temporary residence permit itself is issued within the quota approved by the Government of the Russian Federation, unless the Federal Law provides otherwise.

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  • https://government.ru/docs/all/97329/
    1. Разрешение на временное проживание может быть выдано иностранному гражданину в пределах квоты, утвержденной Правительством Российской Федерации, если иное не установлено настоящим Федеральным законом.

What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?

At least one year of living in Russia is required before a residence permit may be issued; the source does not state explicitly when the period begins.

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  • Start date of the qualifying period is not stated in the captured text.

Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

Residence that counts is residence on the basis of a temporary residence permit. Separately, a foreign national holding a TRP for education purposes may be issued a residence permit after completing an accredited bachelor, specialist, master, residency, assistantship-internship or postgraduate programme at a state educational or scientific organisation. The official source does not state whether other types of stay count partially or not at all.

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  • The captured text does not say whether other types of stay (visa, visa-free, patent) count partially or not at all.
  • https://government.ru/docs/all/97329/
    на основании разрешения на временное проживание.
  • https://government.ru/docs/all/97329/
    11. Вид на жительство может быть выдан иностранному гражданину, получившему разрешение на временное проживание в целях получения образования, после завершения обучения в государственной образовательной или государственной научной организации по программе бакалавриата, программе специалитета, программе магистратуры, программе ординатуры, программе ассистентуры-стажировки, имеющим государственную аккредитацию, или по программе подготовки научных и научно-педагогических кадров в аспирантуре (адъюнктуре).

What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

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What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?

Temporary residence permission is valid for three years unless the law provides otherwise, and the quota is approved annually by the Russian Government. The official source does not state the other conditions, application route or retention and loss rules.

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  • This route is not an accumulated-residence route; Article 6 does not provide absence rules in the captured excerpt.
  • Government.ru 115-FZ page=5, Article 6(1)
    Срок действия разрешения на временное проживание составляет три года, если иное не предусмотрено настоящим Федеральным законом.
  • Government.ru 115-FZ page=5, Article 6(2)
    Квота на выдачу иностранным гражданам разрешений на временное проживание ежегодно утверждается Правительством Российской Федерации

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