ru_rbi
Residence Permit for Foreign Investors (without prior temporary residence permit)
Russia · Eastern Europe
Source: Mobility Asset DatabaseLifecycle: UnknownExtended ResidencyEconomic Residency
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedPublished
- 2023
- Governing lawPublished
- Federal Law No. 115-FZ of 25 Jul 2002 on the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens; Government Decree No. 2573 of 31 Dec 2022 (investor criteria, in force 11 Jan 2023)
- Responsible authorityPublished
- Main Directorate for Migration Affairs, Ministry of Internal Affairs (GUVM MVD)
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Skip Russia's temporary-permit stage and go straight to an open-ended residence permit through investment
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum agePublished
- 18 years
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- Yes
- Local health insurance requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- One of four investor criteria: RUB 15m in a regional socially significant project, RUB 30m in a Russian company, qualifying real estate (RUB 20m-50m cadastral value), or a 2-year own business paying RUB 4m+ a year in contributions
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitUnknown
- Unknown
- ChildrenPublished
- Decree 2573 family list: spouse, children (incl. adopted) and their spouses, parents and their spouses, grandparents, grandchildren; each files separately
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timePublished
- 13 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- No
- How you applyPublished
- In person at an MVD migration office in Russia after investor status is confirmed
- Required in-person stepPublished
- Filing, fingerprinting and medical exam in Russia; permit pickup
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- MVD review of investor residence permit about 3 months (russianroute.com); Ministry of Economic Development eligibility check adds up to 30 working days beforehand (gw2ru)
- Official application routePublished
- https://xn--b1aew.xn--p1ai/mvd/structure1/Glavnie_upravlenija/guvm
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- $180,000
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- $240,000
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- $180,000
- Processing feePublished
- None required
- Application feePublished
- $360
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $360
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Proof of sufficient fundsUnknown
- Unknown
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Minimum investment as published (Sept 2026)Published
- RUB 15,000,000 (regional socially significant project)
- Other investment routes (Sept 2026)Published
- RUB 30m in a Russian company operating 3+ years that paid RUB 6m+ taxes/contributions the prior year; real estate bought off-plan or within 2 years of completion, held 1 year unencumbered, cadastral value RUB 50m Moscow / RUB 20m Far East / RUB 25m elsewhere; own a company for 2 years paying RUB 4m+ a year in insurance contributions
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
- Cost notesPublished
- State duty for a residence permit RUB 30,000 from 27 Jul 2026 (was RUB 6,000; Federal Law 190-FZ of 26 Jun 2026); ~US$360 at ~RUB 83/USD
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- 2 days/year
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- Yes
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- Yes
- Move-in windowPublished
- 0 months
- Length of residencyUnknown
- Unknown
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- RenewablePublished
- No
- Maximum durationUnknown
- Unknown
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- Permit can be cancelled if the holder is outside Russia for more than 6 months; annual notification of continued residence to the MVD
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Residents staying more than 183 days per year will be considered tax residents
- Personal income taxPublished
- range between 13%-22%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyPublished
- Immediate
- Time to citizenshipPublished
- 5 years
- Work for a local employerPublished
- Yes
- Start a businessPublished
- Yes
- Remote or freelance workPublished
- Yes
- Local healthcare accessPublished
- Yes
- University accessPublished
- Yes
- Can buy landPublished
- Yes
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Immediate upon approval
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Investment note (Sept 2026)Published
- List claim of ~US$170,000 matches the RUB 15m route; USD figures at ~RUB 83/USD and move with the rouble. RUB 15m route needs a letter from the regional head confirming the investment, made within the 3 years before applying. 12-month holding applies to the real estate route. US/EU sanctions affect moving money into Russia
- Plan B note (Sept 2026)Published
- Residence permit is open-ended (no expiry) and serves as Russia's permanent-residence document; citizenship possible after 5 years. More than 6 months abroad risks cancellation, so at least one return trip a year. Sanctions, payment restrictions and US travel advisories make this a high-risk jurisdiction
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://xn--b1aew.xn--p1ai/mvd/structure1/Glavnie_upravlenija/guvm
- Investment source (Sept 2026)Published
- https://konsugroup.com/en/news/criteria-residence-permit-foreign-investors-russia-2023/ | https://www.akm.ru/eng/press/from-today-foreign-investors-can-obtain-a-residence-permit-in-the-russian-federation-in-a-simplified/ | https://www.gw2ru.com/visa-help/231727-russian-golden-investor-visa
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://konsugroup.com/en/news/criteria-residence-permit-foreign-investors-russia-2023/ | https://russianroute.com/poluchenie-vnzh-rf-bez-rvp/ | https://www.gw2ru.com/visa-help/231727-russian-golden-investor-visa | https://lexpat.ru/news/c-27072026-g-uvelichivaetsya-razmer-gosposhlin-za-gosudarstvennye-uslugi-v-sfere-migracii.html | https://www.akm.ru/eng/press/from-today-foreign-investors-can-obtain-a-residence-permit-in-the-russian-federation-in-a-simplified/
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.