Service for Citizenship and Registration of Foreign Citizens
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| Service for Citizenship and Registration of Foreign Citizens Служба по вопросам гражданства и регистрации иностранных граждан | |
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 Emblem of the Service for Citizenship and Registration of Foreign Citizens | |
| Motto | Serving Russia, serving the law (Russian: Служим России — служим закону) |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 2 April 2025 |
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| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Russia |
| Size | 17,098,242 square kilometres (6,601,668 sq mi) |
| Population | 143,441,534 (2016 est.) |
| Legal jurisdiction | Russia |
| Governing body | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
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| Headquarters | Chistoprudnyy bulvar 12А-1, Moscow, Russia |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
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The Service for Citizenship and Registration of Foreign Citizens of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (Russian: Служба по вопросам гражданства и регистрации иностранных граждан Министерства внутренних дел Российской Федерации) is a law enforcement agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia responsible for migration.
The organ is the authority for the enforcement of migration laws in Russia, drafting and implementing national policy, and providing government services with regard to migration. Migration Affairs issues Russian international passports, resident registration and immigration control, and is charged with the investigation and enforcement of over 500 federal statutes within the Russian Federation.
History
[edit]Main Directorate for Migration Affairs was established on 5 April 2016 when the Federal Migration Service was dissolved and its functions were transferred to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. On 2 April 2025, Main Directorate for Migration Affairs was renamed and replaced with Service for Citizenship and Registration of Foreign Citizens.[1]
See Federal Migration Service#History for previous migration control agencies of Russia.
Organization
[edit]- Department for Citizenship Affairs (Russian: Отдел по вопросам гражданства)
- Department for Residence and Registration (Russian: Отдел по оформлению разрешений на проживание и регистрации по месту жительства/пребывания)
- Department for Foreign Nationals’ Legal Status (Russian: Отдел по вопросам правового положения иностранных граждан и лиц без гражданства)
- Labor Migration and Patents Department (Russian: Отдел трудовой миграции и оформления патентов)
- Inspection and Enforcement Division (Russian: Отдел контроля и надзора в сфере миграции)
- Legal Support and Regulatory Affairs Division (Russian: Отдел правового обеспечения)
- IT and Digital Services Department (Russian: Отдел информационных технологий и цифровых сервисов) which includes the Unified State Information System of Migration Registration (Russian: Единой государственной информационной системы миграционного учета)
- Public Reception and Complaints Department (Russian: Отдел по приему граждан и рассмотрению обращений)
- Regional and Local Migration Offices (Russian: Территориальные органы по вопросам миграции МВД России по субъектам Российской Федерации)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Official Homepage Archived November 12, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
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