How to get citizenship of the Russian Federation

Russia is a hospitable and friendly country, which is happy to take connoisseurs of Russian culture on its territory. Everyone has the opportunity to enjoy its natural beauty, visit architecture monuments, make pilgrimage to holy places for 90 days. If Russia captured you so much that you decide to receive citizenship of the Russian Federation, you will have to be patient and familiarized with the procedure for the adoption of foreign citizens.

In general, the procedure for obtaining citizenship in the Russian Federation looks like this: obtaining permission to accommodate, obtain a residence permit, a change of citizenship. You have the right to apply for entry into the ranks of Russians, if you have already been 18 years old, you live in Russia for 5 years from the date of receipt of a residence permit, comply with the laws of the Russian Federation, are officially employed, fully owned by the Russian language.

Non-resident has the right to receive citizenship of the Russian Federation in a simplified manner, if he is a carrier of the Russian language and his relatives on the ascending line lived in the territory of the USSR or the Russian Empire within the current borders of the Russian state. Also at the discounted scheme may arrange citizenship:

individual entrepreneurs living in the Russian Federation for more than three years, the annual revenue of which ranges from 10 million rubles;
qualified specialists whose period of work in Russia exceeds three years;
investors who have a share of the deposit in the authorized capital of the Russian legal entity from 10%;
graduates of Russian educational institutions that work in the country at least three years.

In this case, it is not necessary to obtain a temporary residence permit.

There is a simplified system and for the following categories of foreign citizens:

non-residents having special merits in front of the Russian Federation;
military, employees under contract for more than three years and having citizenship of the country, which included in the USSR;
disabled (pensioners / disabled) from the country that was part of the USSR registered in the Russian Federation at the time of 2002;
citizens of Belarus;
veterans of the Great Patriotic War, which are registered in Russia;
persons who are married with a citizen (citizen) of the Russian Federation;
refugees consisting of FMS and living in Russia for more than a year.

A child who has not achieved adulthood acquires citizenship if he is born in the territory of a given country, as a result of admission with his parents.

The legislation of the Russian Federation provides for the program of resettlement of compatriots. This category includes:

russian citizens living abroad;
persons who had USSR citizenship or live in the countries of the former USSR;
suites from Russia and the USSR and their descendants.

To participate in this program you will need to get:

certificate of participant in the representative office of the FMS;
permission for temporary accommodation or residence permit.

The participants of the resettlement program of compatriots receive permission for temporary accommodation without taking into account quotas. More information about all options for obtaining Russian citizenship can be found on the FMS website www.fms.gov.ru..