Investigation denies exit visas for Greenpeace activistsForeign Greenpeace activists that were aboard the Arctic Sunrise ship, now free on bail in Russia have been refused visas to leave the country, Greenpeace reported Friday.17:12 13.12.2013
Foreigners can check possibility of entrance to Russia online - officialThe Federal Migration Service (FMS) has created a special information service on its website which will allow the foreigners to check if they can enter Russia.14:47 29.11.2013
Only a quarter of all migrants from Kyrgyzstan work legaly in RussiaOnly a quarter of all Kyrgyz labor migrants present in Russia have appropriate visas and work permits, the Federal Migration Service representative in Kyrgyzstan Vladimir Phillipov told the press on Tuesday.10:57 29.10.2013
Over 80 camps for migrants to be established in Russia - official81 special facilities for illegal migrants must be established in Russia, Federal Migration Service (FMS) head Konstantin Romodanovsky said in an interview with Kommersant daily.12:33 21.10.2013
McDonald's appeals ruling in Russian illegal worker caseMcDonald's filed a cassation appeal against the Russian Federal Migration Service's decision to fine the company for employing an illegal immigrant without a work permit.14:13 11.09.2013
About one million foreigners registered in MoscowAbout one million foreigners are officially registered with the migration authorities in Moscow and 1.5 million in surrounding areas as of Tuesday.10:24 28.08.2013
Russia's new migration policyThe new migration program is the product of massive reforms announced by President Vladimir Putin in the lead up to the elections, where one’s perspective on the issue of inter-ethnic relations was widely considered to hold the keys to Russia. The plans include new approaches to checking the legality of migration documents, the establishment of special centers for those awaiting deportation, the increased strength of the FMS, and sanctions against employers hiring workers without due registration with the service.12:34 19.08.2013
Rights activist tried to register 4,500 migrants in MoscowA criminal case has been initiated against a man who tried to bring in more than 4,500 illegal immigrants to Moscow, the Interior Ministry told RIA Novosti on Friday.11:42 16.08.2013
US fugitive Snowden can work, travel in Russia – officialFormer US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden is legally free to travel around Russia and occupy any non-state job in the country, a senior migration official said on Friday.14:04 09.08.2013
Russian migration service wants 'network' of deportation facilitiesRussia’s Federal Migration Service says it wants to create a “network” of 83 detention facilities for foreigners awaiting deportation, just days after it set up a tent camp for hundreds of labor migrants detained in Moscow last week.15:48 05.08.2013
Some 15,000 foreigners denied entry to Russia in 6 monthsAlmost 15,000 foreign nationals have been denied entry to Russia for various reasons in the first half of this year, three times more than in the same period last year, the Federal Migration Service (FMS) said Monday.17:20 29.07.2013
Russian immigration authorities issue Snowden a permit to leave the transit zoneThe Russian Federal Migration Service issued fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden a permit that allows him to finally leave the Sheremetyevo International Airport transit zone.16:27 24.07.2013
Snowden unlikely to move freely around Russia even with asylum grantedThe decision on fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden's future being in Russia will be made by the Federal Migration Service and the Border Guard Service of Russia, based on security risks evaluation, says former deputy migration head Vladimir Volokh.10:53 24.07.2013
Russian Far East court says library exploited American specialistRussia's Primorye territory regional court rejected and appeal filed by the Maxim Gorky Memorial Library, and ruled that the library unlawfully exploited an American citizen.17:42 23.07.2013
Russia's migration head seeks to ease rules for skilled workersFederal Migration Service (FMS) head Konstantin Romodanovsky said Tuesday that the agency plans this year to present the government with a package of new amendments that would ease regulations for skilled laborers willing to work in Russia.15:57 16.07.2013
McDonald's complaint over fine for hiring foreigner without work permit rejectedThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the Federal Migration Service's decision to fine McDonald's for hiring a woman from Kyrgyzstan who did not have a permit to work in Russia.13:09 16.07.2013
Snowden will be granted stay in Russia while asylum request is consideredFormer NSA employee Edward Snowden, who has been living in the transit zone of Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport, will be issued a special document which will allow him to stay in Russia while his asylum request is considered.12:19 16.07.2013
Russia yet to receive official asylum request from SnowdenThe Federal Migration Service of Russia (FMS) has not yet received a request for asylum from ex-CIA employee Edward Snowden, says the service's spokesperson Zalina Kornilova.11:34 15.07.2013
Duma adopts bill allowing option of voluntary departure instead of deportationThe State Duma on Friday adopted in the third and final reading a law on the voluntary departure of foreign citizens subject to deportation.18:27 21.06.2013
Number of foreigners applying for registration in Moscow decreasedThe Federal Migration Service has reported a 12% decrease in the number of foreign nationals who have officially registered with the authorities in Moscow, while the number of foreigners checking in at hotels has nearly doubled.14:56 17.06.2013