PRP Renewal

Extension of the residence permit in Russia.

The residence permit in Russia is issued indefinitely, however, renewal and change of residence permit are necessary for several reasons. Replacement or extension of a residence permit is the process by which a foreign citizen can stay in Russia, carry out work and other activities, and possess the rights of a full member of Russian society, and also in the future to be able to submit documents for obtaining Russian citizenship.

• Extension or replacement of the PRP is also necessary due to age - this document can be replaced at 14, 20 and 45 years. Application for replacement of PRP and receipt of a new document must be submitted within 1 month.
• Replacement of a PRP as a replacement for the lost. In this case, the replacement process should start with reporting the missing document to the police.
• Replacement of the PRP in connection with a damaged document.
• Replacement of PRP due to typos and errors. Replacement occurs if the document contains misspellings of names and other information. But not in all cases the migration service comes to meet the applicant about data change. Most often, applicants apply for a replacement of the PRP due to discrepancies in documents, because of inaccurate data.
• Replacement of a WNF due to changes in personal data. Replacement of a PRP occurs due to a change in name or surname. In this case, the change of personal data must also be made in the national passport.
  Due to change of nationality.

In the event that a foreign citizen goes on the path of obtaining Russian citizenship in general, after receiving a residence permit he will have to live for at least 5 years under a residence permit, and only then he will have the right to obtain citizenship.

Price of extension of PRP

What is a temporary residence permit (TVR) in Russia?

Emergency residence allowance is issued to highly qualified specialists (HSW), for the duration of their work permit

Where does the replacement of an emergency Residence Permit with a permanent one take place?

The extension and replacement of residence permits is handled by the BVI of the Russian Federation at the place of registration of a foreign citizen, as well as migration centers.

What is the difference between issuing and extending a residence permit?

There is undoubtedly a difference between the two processes. The renewal of residence permit (RVI) in the Russian Federation is a more simplified process, compared to obtaining a residence permit. In case of renewal of the TVP, the migration service requires from the applicant a limited number of references and other documents. At the same time, confirmation of knowledge of Russian language, history, rights will have to be proven with each extension of a residence permit, in case you did not provide these documents when applying for this status.

Terms of extension of residence permit in Russia.

The application for the renewal of a residence permit must be made at least 2 months before the residence permit itself ends. These deadlines are regulated by the fact that the extension process itself takes up to 2 months. The recommended time frame for submitting applications to extend a residence permit is 4 months. You need to take into account queues and other unforeseen circumstances that may occur when filing documents.