My wife is a Russian citizen. We are considering moving to Moscow for a little while and I liked it there when I visited for a while. What does it take to get a resident status there with the Russian government?
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You will have to go vist the Russian consulate All travelers are required to have a sponsor who is currently residing in Russia. The sponsor can be a Russian family member (spouse, grandparent), an employer, a school or even a hotel. If an individual is having a hard time locating a Russia-based sponsor, a United States travel agency that specializes in Russian travel can help provide a legal sponsor. The traveler must stay in contact with the sponsor because only the sponsor will be allowed to apply for a visa on the traveler's behalf if it is lost, needs to be extended or must be changed. Read more: What Are Russia's Immigration Laws? | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/list_6165747_russia_s-immigration-laws_.html#ixzz106sly2Ll
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It all depends how long you are going to be there for and what you are going to do. The simplest route is to get a business visa. This will allow you to stay in Russia for 90 days out of any 180. So you get to stay in Russia for 3 months then you have to leave and can't come back for another 3 months. If you intend to work in Russia you need to get a work permit and a work visa. This will allow you to remain and work in Russia for 12 months - or 3 years if you get one of the new highly skilled visas. You can't apply for a work permit it has to be your employer in Russia that applies for it - so you need to have ajob already lined up. If you do want a residency permit then the first step is a Temporary Residence Permit. This can take upto a year to get. You need to have a whole load of documents - just think about all the stuff your wife needed to get a US visa - I presume you live in the US. There are 15 documents required in support of a TRP application. The one that could take you the most time to produce is from the appropriate police authority in your state, stating you have no criminal record. This needs to be translated and apostilled. You will also need to have a load of medical tests in Moscow for things like AIDS etc. All in all, temporary residency is really only something to think about if you're looking at spending several years in Russia and you've got enough money that you won't need to work during that time. Otherwise I would suggest getting a business visa or looking for a job in Russia.
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