You have the option of choosing full Russian citizenship or permanent residency if you’re moving to Russia or intend to stay there for an extended period. Although there are some variations between the two, they both grant you the same rights as Russian citizens.
Depending on where you are coming from, there are varied rules and requirements, with people from Russian-speaking former Soviet countries being able to settle in Russia more readily. Refugees and anyone entering the country on a visa for highly skilled professionals can also profit. For international travel, the Ministry of Internal Affairs issues Russian citizens a passport booklet. The internal Russian passport, which is a required identity document for travel and identification inside Russia, is unique from this external passport. If departing or entering a nation where the Russian internal ID is accepted as a legitimate travel document, the local citizens must use their passports.
Citizens under the age of 18 must obtain both of their parent’s written permission to leave the nation when they travel without them. The agreement of another parent is not necessary when a youngster goes with one parent. The criteria of Articles 20 and 21 of the Federal Law “On the Entry into the Russian Federation and Departure from the Russian Federation” only apply to departure from Russia.
Diplomatic passports and service passports are two additional special-purpose passports kinds for international travel (issued to government employees abroad on official business).
Passport categories
The following are the types of passport categories:
Regular (red cover)
Available to all federation citizens. Ten years from the date of issuance is the validity period.
Diplomatic (green cover)
Issued to residents of the federation who travel abroad on diplomatic business, as well as to qualifying dependents of Russian diplomats accredited abroad. For as long as you work there, but no longer than ten years, a passport is issued.
Service (blue cover)
Members of the Russian parliament who go abroad on official business, federal and regional civil servants of Russia assigned abroad, and their qualified dependents are all eligible for this benefit.
Declaration of return
Available to Russian nationals and residents abroad in an emergency. Only returning citizens to the Russian Federation may use this document.
The following formalities must be taken into account by foreigners who wish to acquire Russian citizenship:
- To hand up the visa for permanent residence.
- Accept the Russian Constitution as law.
- Affirm that they have spent at least five years in Russia.
- Describe your financial situation and demonstrate that you can sustain your family.
- Possess rudimentary Russian language skills.
The Guide Passport Ranking Index currently places the Russian passport in 53rd place.
116 nations are accessible without a visa thanks to it. It has a medium mobility rating as a result. Passport holders from Russia can enter nations including Brazil, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates without a visa and can obtain visas at the airport. However, 113 countries throughout the world require a visa for holders of Russian passports. China, the entirety of the European Union, and India are a few of the places where a visa is necessary.
2nd passport
A citizen of the Russian Federation is permitted to carry two active passports from different countries at once.
The passport is kept at the consulate while the visa application is being processed. A citizen with a second passport shouldn’t count on getting additional visas or applying for other visas.
This technique only applies in certain circumstances; for instance, all valid passports, not just one, must be presented when applying for a Schengen visa in the Russian Federation. The requirement to be present in the nation at the time the visa is issued is the cause of this. It is important to be upfront about whether this approach would be appropriate.
For example, an individual may be denied admission to Iran if his passport shows an indication of a visit to Israel. Several countries have a negative attitude against tourists visiting countries antagonistic to the country of entry, up to and including refusal of entry. One can try to hide the existence of such visits from immigration officers by carrying a second passport.
The second passport’s unique feature is that it can only be a biometric one. Such a passport is issued with a separate 10-year validity period (regardless of the expiry date of the first passport).
