Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin approved the criteria that foreign investors must meet in order to obtain a residence permit in Russia without obtaining a temporary residence permit. corresponding document Published on 4 January on the official legal information portal, effective from 11 January.
To obtain a residence permit in Russia, a foreign investor must meet the following criteria:
firstly, within three years Russia must invest at least 15 million rubles in socially significant projects in its regions;
Secondly, it is possible to register a legal entity on the territory of the Russian Federation in the form of a business partnership, a limited liability company, a single-founder joint-stock company, a peasant (farm) economy or a business partnership. . At the same time, it is necessary to conduct business activities for two years, state extrabudgetary funds must receive insurance premiums. An important condition is that a citizen of a foreign state must be the only participant in a joint stock company or limited liability company.
Also, a foreigner can invest at least 30 million rubles in a Russian legal entity that has been doing business in Russia for at least three years.
The fourth option is that a foreign citizen can purchase real estate in Russia in order to obtain a residence permit. The cost of the plant should be 50 million rubles in Moscow, at least 20 million rubles in the territory of the Far Eastern Federal District, and at least 25 million rubles in the territory of other regions of Russia.
State Duma in December 2021 accepted The draft law of the Russian government, which, at first reading, provides for the issuance of residence permits to foreign investors and their family members in a simplified manner.