For the above categories of foreign citizens, the period of legal stay on the territory of the Russian Federation is determined as follows (Clause 1 of Article 2 of Law No. 115-FZ):
1) as a general rule, for foreign citizens temporarily staying in the Russian Federation, the period of stay (clauses 1, 3, 8 of Article 5, paragraph 1 of Article 5.1 of Law No. 115-FZ) isFederal Law; Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated December 29, 2018 N 1744):
it is determined by the validity period of the issued visa, or a certificate of consideration of an application for recognition as a refugee in the territory of the Russian Federation on the merits, or a refugee certificate, or a certificate of temporary asylum in the territory of the Russian Federation;
it cannot exceed 90 days (both the total period of stay during each 180-day period and continuous stay) for citizens who arrived in the Russian Federation on a visa-free basis. For certain categories of foreign citizens, the specified period may be extended to 180 days or shortened.;
It is determined by the validity period of a work permit for a highly qualified specialist and his family members who arrived in the Russian Federation in a manner that does not require a visa.;
2) for foreign citizens temporarily residing in the Russian Federation, the period of residence is limited by the validity period of a temporary residence permit, which, as a general rule, is three years (Clause 1 of Article 6 of Law No. 115-FZ);
3) for foreign citizens permanently residing in the Russian Federation, the period of residence is determined by a residence permit, which until 11/01/2019 was issued, as a rule, for five years, and from that date is issued indefinitely. The exception is a residence permit issued to a highly qualified specialist and his family members, the term of which is limited by the validity period of the work permit issued to the specified specialist, as well as from 07/01/2021 - a residence permit in the form of a card with an electronic carrier, issued for a period of ten years (paragraph 3 of art. 8 of the Law N 115-FZ; paragraph 3 art. 1, art. 3 of the Law of 08/02/2019 N 257-FZ; para. 5, art. 1, part 2, art. 3 of the Law of 07/01/2021 N 274-FZ).
From 07/01/2021 on the territory of the Russian Federation (territories of individual subjects of the Russian Federation), a residence permit, if technically possible, is issued in the form of a card with an electronic data carrier for storing biometric personal data of the owner (an electronic image of a person's face and papillary patterns of two fingers of his hands, suitable for identification), as well as for storing personal data of the owner - surname, first name, patronymic (if any), date and place of birth, gender, citizenship, details of the identity document of a foreign citizen (clause 3 of Article 8 of Law No. 115-FZ; paragraph 5 of art. 1, part 2 of art. 3 of the Law N 274-FZ).
As a general rule, foreign citizens staying in a place of stay that is not their place of residence are subject to registration at the place of stay within 7 working days from the date of arrival at the place of stay or from the date of receipt of a temporary identity card of a stateless person in the Russian Federation, except in cases established by legislation or international agreements of the Russian Federation. Federation.