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Amendment to law on exit from and entry into Russia

January 3, 2013

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to Article 26 of the Federal Law On the Exit from and Entry into the Russian Federation.

The federal law is aimed at improving immigration legislation of the Russian Federation with regard to the prevention and suppression of illegal immigration and immigration control over foreign citizens and stateless persons.

The law establishes the possibility of banning foreign citizens and stateless persons who failed to leave Russia within thirty days of their visa expiration, from entry to Russia for three years, except for cases when foreign citizen or stateless person were not able to leave Russia on time for reasons provided for in the federal law.

January 3, 2013