On October 24, 2011, by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, the conditions for obtaining citizenship of the Russian Federation were tightened. Now, in order to become a citizen of Russia, you need to obtain a residence permit.
To obtain a residence permit, you must at least live in Russia for a temporary residence permit. However, obtaining such permission is rather difficult if the foreigner does not have relatives who are citizens of Russia and there is no possibility to present documents proving that the foreigner was born on the territory of the RSFSR. In this situation, it remains only to endlessly submit applications for inclusion in the quota for issuing permits for temporary residence in a particular subject of the Federation. The only way to get this document without delay is an employment contract with an employer in the territory of the Russian Federation.
You can apply for a temporary residence permit immediately after arriving in Russia at the Department of the FMS, but you can limit yourself to a visit to the consulate of our country in another state or go to www.gosuslugi.ru. All documents must be legalized and translated into Russian. In addition to identity documents confirming nationality (under the Relocation of Compatriots Program) and family-kinship relations, income certificates are also required. In the end, our country is not obliged to provide foreigners who do not have means of subsistence (with the exception of legally incapable citizens who have the right to apply for Russian citizenship).
One year after obtaining a temporary residence permit, you can submit to the FMS or through the website www.gosuslugi.ru documents for obtaining a residence permit. But not everyone can do this. But only those who have documents for the right to use the premises (sales contract or lease), which should be worried in advance. At least as long as a temporary residence permit is valid, which can be obtained only once for a period of three years.
And only after the residence permit is obtained, the foreigner will be able to apply for Russian citizenship, provided that he renounced the citizenship of another country, speaks the Russian language in the required volume and does not have material problems.
