No matter how a foreign citizen intends to cross the border of the Russian Federation (by plane, train, even by bicycle), he must fill out the data in the migration card and keep his card “B” on his card for the entire time he is in the Russian Federation.
Instruction manual
1
Get a migration card if you cross the border of the Russian Federation: • by air - from crew members;
• by sea, river transport - with the crew members of the vessel;
• by rail - with the staff of the train crew (conductors);
• public transport (regular bus) - at the bus driver;
• by personal (private) motor vehicle or on foot - with the staff of the border control authority. It is also possible to fill out a migration card directly in the arrival hall of the airport terminal (port, bus station, etc.) immediately before passing the border control point. The migration card is issued free of charge.
2
Fill in both parts of the migration card - both the entry and exit (coupons "A" and "B") by hand, legibly, without blots and corrections, with a ball or ink pen with paste (ink) in black, purple or blue. Persons who do not speak Russian can fill in the data of the migration card in Latin letters in accordance with the passport data. Migration cards are filled out for citizens of any age.
3
Get a migration card “B” from an employee of the border control service with affixed official marks on your crossing the border of the Russian Federation (“A” will be taken from you during passport control). Keep the received coupon all the time while you are in the territory of the Russian Federation and hand it over to border control officers when leaving the Russian Federation.
4
In case of loss or damage of ticket "B" of the migration card to the territorial authorities of the Federal Migration Service of the Russian Federation at the place of your stay, in order to receive a duplicate, within three days from the moment of detection of loss or damage to the document.
5
Leave the territory of the Russian Federation after the specified period of stay. If you need to extend your stay, contact the territorial authorities of the FMS of Russia with the appropriate statement in advance. Information about registering you at the place of stay and extending your stay will be shown on the back of the “B” coupon. If you do not have a migration card when leaving the territory of Russia, you will be asked to fill out a “B” coupon when passing the border control.
Useful advice
Do not be too lazy to make a photocopy of your passport, coupon "B" of the migration card and the tear-off part of the Notification of registration at the place of stay (it will be given to you by the receiving party). The availability of these copies of documents will help you prove the legality of your presence in Russia in the event that the original documents are lost.
