Highly Qualified Specialists: Visa
1. I want to go to another Russian city, should I inform anyone?
Yes, and this will depend on where you reside.
I reside in an apartment
Inform the owner of the apartment twice: before the trip and upon your return to the apartment.
On the next working day after arrival, contact the owner of the apartment with a passport, migration card, and migration registration slips from all places where you have stayed during your trip. The owner of the apartment can use these instructions. Ask them when to pick up a new registration.
Use our sample to check it. If you find a mistake in your registration slip, please contact the owner of the apartment. You will receive a new document within a few days. Until then, keep the slip with the error with you.
I live in a hotel
Inform the hotel receptionist twice: before the trip and upon your return to the hotel.
On the next working day after arrival, contact the hotel receptionist with your passport, migration card, and registration slips from all places where you have stayed during the trip. Ask him when to pick up a new migration registration.
Use our sample to check it. If you find a mistake in your migration registration, please contact the hotel receptionist. You will receive a new document within a few days. Until then, keep the slip with the error with you.
When traveling in Russia, you will be registered at your places of stay, so make sure to collect your passport, migration card, and registration slips from all places of visit.
2. Does it matter where I stay?
Plan what cities you will visit and how many days you will spend in each city, as well as decide where exactly you will stay.
I am planning to stay in an apartment
If you have chosen an apartment and plan to stay there longer than seven working days, agree with the owner of the apartment that immediately after your arrival you will be registered with the local migration authorities. Remind them that you need a registration slip. Collect the registration slip and check your personal data carefully.
Refer to our sample to check it. If you find a mistake in your registration slip, please contact the owner of the apartment. You will receive a new document within a few days. Until then, keep the slip with the error.
I am planning to live in a hotel
While checking in, you will be asked to present your passport, migration card, and previous registration slips to the receptionist. Please remind them that you will need a new migration registration slip from them. Upon receiving a new registration slip, check your personal data carefully.
If you stay at a hotel in Moscow or the Moscow region for any period, enquire with the receptionist as to whether you will be registered with the migration authorities there.
Refer to our sample to check it. If you find a mistake in your registration slip, please contact the hotel’s reception desk. You will receive a new document within a few days. Until then, keep the slip with the error with you.
Make sure to inform the hotel receptionist about your departure.
The feasibility of your next registration with the migration authorities shall depend on whether you have been properly registered while travelling, as every new migration registration received while travelling across Russia invalidates previous registrations.
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