Migration registration (миграционный учёт): who does it, deadline, documents

This page is for Turkish citizens coming to Russia and staying in a hotel, rented home, or with an acquaintance. The state must be notified of every address where you stay in Russia; this is called migration registration (миграционный учёт). Below you will find who makes the registration, the deadlines, required documents, the 2026 fee, and the penalties for failing to register.

• Migration registration is the recording in the state system of where a foreigner is staying in Russia. There are two types:
  • registration at the place of stay (постановка на учёт по месту пребывания): for everyone arriving with a visa; it does not matter whether they are tourists, businesspeople, students, or employees
  • registration at the place of residence (регистрация по месту жительства): only for those who have a temporary residence permit (РВП) or residence permit (ВНЖ) (see R4.1 and R4.2)
• Every foreigner temporarily staying in Russia must be registered at their place of stay. Registration is carried out by the migration units of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
• An experimental registration system has been in effect in Moscow and the Moscow region since September 1, 2025. Its participants are only foreigners arriving in Russia without a visa. Since Turkish citizens enter with a visa using an ordinary passport, the normal migration registration rules apply to you.

• A notification of arrival (уведомление о прибытии) must be submitted within 7 working days from the day you arrive at your place of stay.
• If you stay at a hotel or another accommodation facility, the facility submits the notification. The deadline is 1 working day following your arrival. The same rule applies to hospitals where you receive inpatient treatment, children's recreation facilities, and social service organizations.
• Those arriving for no more than 7 days are not subject to registration. However, if you stay at a hotel, the hotel will register you anyway. You may also submit a notification for a short stay if you wish.
• Registration is made for the period stated in the notification and lasts for no more than 1 year.
• Highly qualified specialists (ВКС) and their families are exempt from registration during the first 90 days from entry (see R3.2).

• As a rule, registration is made by the receiving party (принимающая сторона), meaning the person or organization providing you with accommodation:
  • the homeowner or a Russian citizen registered as residing at that home
  • a foreigner living in Russia with a residence permit (ВНЖ) and registered at that home
  • a foreigner who owns a home in Russia
  • a company, institution, or hotel
• Your task is to show the receiving party your passport and migration card (миграционная карта), and after the notification is submitted, receive the detachable portion of the notification (отрывная часть). This paper is your registration document.
• It is unlawful for the receiving party to retain your passport or migration card.
• Registration cannot be completed on behalf of another person by power of attorney.

• If you own the home: if you stay in a residential property belonging to you in Russia, you submit the notification yourself. If the title information is recorded in the state register, you do not need to attach the document; the Ministry of Internal Affairs will verify it itself.
• If you rent the home under a lease agreement: you submit the notification yourself, either in person or electronically. You attach a copy of the lease agreement. You can register your children under 18 using the same notification.
• If the homeowner is a Russian citizen with a Gosuslugi account: if you also have a Gosuslugi account, you can submit the notification online yourself. The homeowner confirms their consent through Gosuslugi. This method is not used for hotels or similar facilities.
• If you stay at the address stated in the invitation: if you stay at the address shown as your place of stay in the visa invitation (приглашение), you may submit the notification in person to a Ministry of Internal Affairs unit.
• If the homeowner lives abroad: if the home belongs to a Russian citizen living abroad, or to a foreigner or company abroad, you submit the notification in person. The homeowner's notarized consent is required.
• If the homeowner cannot submit the notification for a valid reason: after documenting the reason, you submit the notification yourself to a Ministry of Internal Affairs unit.

1. Gosuslugi: the receiving party completes the arrival notification service. They upload a photo or scan of all completed pages of your passport and your visa.
2. Information is entered in Russian. Only the first and last names may be written in both Latin and Cyrillic letters. The “Issuing authority” field is completed in English or Russian. A notarized translation is not required.
3. After the application, the fee notice appears in the personal account. The 500-ruble fee is paid online.
4. The detachable portion is sent electronically to the account no later than 1 working day after the Ministry of Internal Affairs receives the application. The receiving party gives you a printout.
5. Municipal service center (МФЦ, “Мои документы”) or a Ministry of Internal Affairs migration unit: the homeowner or person registered at the home goes there with their own identity document and your documents. You do not need to go. The detachable portion is issued the same day; the registration is entered into the Ministry of Internal Affairs system within 3 working days.
6. Russian Post (Почта России): the notification may also be sent by post. The form is completed in two copies; one is kept at the post office for 1 year.
7. An application is rejected if the form is not completed in Russian, the information does not match the documents, or the identity document has expired. Registration may also be rejected later if the homeowner's ownership or registration at the home cannot be verified. A refusal may be challenged through Gosuslugi or by filing a complaint with a Ministry of Internal Affairs unit.

• Completed arrival notification form. The receiving party completes a separate form for each foreigner and signs the reverse side.
• A copy of the personal-information page of your passport and all pages bearing border stamps
• A copy of your migration card
• A document showing your right to stay: visa, РВП, or ВНЖ
• The receiving party's identity document
• A copy of the document showing the right to use the residence: title document or lease agreement. The homeowner may not provide this document; the Ministry of Internal Affairs obtains the information from the official register.
• If you are coming from another address in Russia: the detachable portion for the previous address
• Fee receipt (not required for an electronic application)
• For a child under 18: the identity document of the parent or guardian and the guardianship document. If you register your child yourself, a document proving kinship, such as a birth certificate; its Russian translation must be notarized.

• Registration at the place of stay: a 500-ruble state fee. The fee has been charged since September 1, 2025.
• Registration at the place of residence (holders of РВП and ВНЖ): 1,000 rubles
• Participants in the experimental system in Moscow and the Moscow region (foreigners arriving without a visa) are exempt from this fee.
• If registration is refused, you may apply to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for a refund of the fee.

• When you move to a new address in Russia, you must register again at the new address within 7 working days. Once the new registration is completed, the old registration is automatically cancelled.
• If you move from a home to a hotel, your home registration is not cancelled. If you move from one hotel to another, the previous hotel registration is cancelled.
• When you leave Russia, your registration is cancelled based on information from the border guards. You need a new registration when you return. If you stayed abroad for at least one day in between, answer “No” to the form's question “Previous address of stay in Russia.”
• When you leave the home, the receiving party may submit a departure notification (уведомление об убытии) through Gosuslugi, МФЦ, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, or by post. On Gosuslugi, the departure date cannot be earlier than the application date.
• The hotel reports your departure by 12:00 noon on the next working day.

• For you (Article 18.8 of the Code of Administrative Offenses): a fine of 2,000–5,000 rubles; deportation may also be imposed. In Moscow, St. Petersburg, the Moscow region, and the Leningrad region, the fine is 5,000–7,000 rubles; deportation may also be imposed.
• From November 3, 2026, these amounts will increase: 4,000–7,000 rubles; 7,000–9,000 rubles in the four major regions (see R2.5).
• For the receiving party (Article 18.9, paragraph 4): 2,000–4,000 rubles for individuals, 40,000–50,000 rubles for officials, and 400,000–500,000 rubles for companies. The fine applies separately for each foreigner. From November 3, 2026, the amount for individuals will be 4,000–6,000 rubles.
• Knowingly providing false information or a forged document for migration registration (Article 19.27): 2,000–5,000 rubles for a foreigner (4,000–7,000 rubles from November 3, 2026); deportation may also be imposed. The amounts are higher in the four major regions (see R2.5).
• Registering at an address where you do not actually live (fictitious registration) is a crime. It is regulated by Articles 322.2 and 322.3 of the Criminal Code.

• Moving from a hotel to an acquaintance's home without registering at the new address.
• Not obtaining the detachable portion from the homeowner or losing it. This paper is requested during inspections.
• Leaving your passport with the homeowner or an intermediary “for registration.”
• Completing the form in Latin letters or Turkish, except for the first and last names.
• Paying to register at an address where you do not actually stay.

• I am staying at a hotel; do I need to do anything else? No. The hotel registers you. Ask reception for your registration document and keep it.
• I arrived with an e-visa; do I need registration? Yes. According to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, every foreigner arriving with or without a visa must be registered within 7 working days.
• My homeowner does not want to register me; what can I do? If you have a lease agreement, you can submit the notification yourself. If the homeowner has a documentable obstacle, you can apply to a Ministry of Internal Affairs unit yourself. Staying unregistered may result in a fine for you.
• How long is registration valid? For the period stated in the notification, for no more than 1 year. When the period ends, you must submit a new notification if you continue staying in Russia. Gosuslugi recommends doing this a few days before the period expires.

• Gosuslugi – Migration registration questions for foreigners
• Gosuslugi – Arrival and departure notification for the receiving party (account login required)
• Gosuslugi – Foreigner's own arrival notification (account login required)
• Arrival notification form – Ministry of Internal Affairs Order No. 856, Annex 4 (October 22, 2024 text)
• Departure notification form – Ministry of Internal Affairs Order No. 641, Annex 1