the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots approved the amendment, according to which foreigners who concluded a contract of military service in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation or military formations, as well as members of their families, will be able to get a view of residence (residence permit) without a temporary residence permit
The corresponding amendment was published on Thursday in the Duma database among the Committee approved by the Committee on the second reading of the government bill on an unlimited residence permit for highly qualified specialists, Russian media reports.
The bill was submitted on April 4, 2022 and adopted in the first reading on June 9, 2022. It proposes to grant the right to design an perpetual residence permit to highly qualified specialists and members of their families, if a specialist has been working in Russia and has a residence permit for at least two years.
approved amendment, it is proposed to expand in paragraph 2 of Article 8 of the Law “On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation” a list of persons who are issued a residence permit without obtaining a temporary residence permit. “To supplement subparagraph 20 of the following content: a foreign citizen who concluded a contract for military service in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation or military units for a period of one year (hereinafter referred to as a soldier), members of his family, including in the case of death (hereinafter referred to as a special military operation. death) a soldier, ” – is indicated in the correction.
It is clarified that his husband (spouse), children (including adopted, adopted), parents (including adoptive ones) are recognized as members of the family of a soldier.