On January 11 , Russian Government Decree No. 2573 of December 31, 2022 came into force , which approved the criteria according to which foreign citizens can apply for and obtain a residence permit in Russia as an investor without the need to first obtain a temporary residence permit in the Russian Federation .
According to this resolution, a foreign citizen can obtain a residence permit in Russia if he meets certain criteria. A total of 4 criteria have been approved, according to which foreign investors can apply for a residence permit in the Russian Federation:
According to this resolution, a foreign citizen can obtain a residence permit in Russia if he meets certain criteria. A total of 4 criteria have been approved, according to which foreign investors can apply for a residence permit in the Russian Federation:
- A foreign investor can apply for a residence permit in Russia if he has invested at least 15 million rubles in socially significant projects in constituent entities of the Russian Federation within 3 years.
- Foreign citizens who have purchased real estate in Russia at the construction stage or within 2 years after their commissioning and have continuously owned this property for 1 year before applying for a residence permit can also obtain a residence permit in Russia by investment.
Important! To obtain an investor residence permit, the cadastral value of real estate in the territory of Moscow must be at least 50 million rubles, in the territories of the constituent entities of the Far Eastern Federal District - at least 25 million rubles, in the territories of other constituent entities of the Russian Federation - at least 20 million rubles.
At the same time, there should be no restrictions on rights or encumbrances on the real estate during the specified period of ownership by the foreigner. - A foreign citizen who has registered a legal entity (business partnership, LLC, JSC with a single founder, peasant (farmer) enterprise or economic partnership) on the territory of the Russian Federation, which has already been carrying out business activities for 2 years, can obtain a residence permit in Russia for investments. preceding the calendar year in which the foreign citizen applied for a residence permit.
Important! In this case, the foreigner must be the only participant in the JSC or LLC at the time of consideration of his application for a residence permit and a decision on it.
The enterprise must pay all taxes and fees, as well as insurance contributions to state extra-budgetary funds in the amount of at least 4 million rubles annually (with the exception of state duties and collection of refunds of amounts of overpaid or excessively collected taxes and fees). - In addition, a foreign citizen who has made an investment of at least 30 million rubles in a Russian legal entity can also apply for a residence permit in Russia: LLC, JSC, business partnership, peasant (farm) enterprise, business partnership that carries out business activities in territory of the Russian Federation for 3 years
Important! In the calendar year that precedes the calendar year in which a foreign citizen applied for a residence permit in Russia, the amount of taxes and fees paid by the enterprise, and insurance contributions to state extra-budgetary funds must be at least 6 million rubles (with the exception of state duties and taking into account refunds of amounts of overpaid or overcharged taxes and fees)
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