Russian Lawyer`s blog

Visa and Temporary Residence Permit for eligible immigrants embracing traditional Russian values

Most significant inventions made by Russians and in Russia

How do Russian think, perform tasks, communicate? Key aspects of Russian communication style and mentality in an intercultural context

How to resist unwanted attention and for what can a stalker be held criminally/administratively liable?

Famous people who have become Russian citizens - who were they and why did they do it?

If a company has a lot of debts, do not think they will hang over it forever - the director and other controlling persons may find vicariously liable.

Read about how, under Russian law, you can defend your rights if your intimate or revealing content appeared on the Net and how to provide evidence.

How to invite (and why invite) your worker to Russia on this visa?

What is the procedure for collecting money your conpany expects from a Russian company?

Read more about the mandatory registration procedure for foreign nationals with the MVD

What should you remember about as a foreigner? What documents do you need to provide and where? What could lead to deportation?

What are the best places to visit in vast and diverse Russia as a tourist? Historic, urban and nature sites

How to open a Russian representative office or branch of your foreign company, what is the difference between them and why is it better than a subsidiary?

Even though your company is abroad and does not operate in Russia, it may be obliged to pay taxes here. When and how?

What steps to take to disolve your Russian company and why cannot you just abandon it?

How do Russians celebrate their most loved holiday and what are its roots?

Why acquiring a company can be better than starting one (and vice versa)?

What kind of papers should you obtain to run a business in Russia legally?

How to spot a scam when acquiring a property from a Russian?

Read more about what you should indicate in a contract with a Russian business

What holidays are most widely celebrated in Russia? What are they dedicated to?

What changes are being made to immigration law in 2025 and how will they affect foreigners?

Article for those foreigners who want to do farming in Russia

What you should take care of before and after starting an LLC in the Russian Federation?

How will a deceased person's asset distributed among heirs in Russia if there is no will?

How to make a will in Russia, what can you write in it and when can it be contested?

What are benefits of living in Russia compared to other countries?

What is the sentence for drug distribution in Russia, and why do drug dealers successfully employ so many people every year to sell drugs?

Learn how to make a Russian document legally recognized in another country

Review of the most common business structures in the Russian Federation

What should a foreigner remember when in Russia to be welcome here?

How do the rights and responsibilities of Russian residents differ from those of visa holders and Russian citizens?

Are non citizens eligible for a mortgage and how can they take it out?

How can a foreign national take out a loan in the Russian Federation?

Read to learn more what is prohibited and allowed in Russia in public

If you were stopped at the airport in Russia and your jewelry, phones, laptops or branded items, or large sum of cash money were seized/

How to import a car to the Russian Federation and how much does it cost?

Do foreign nationals access free health care in Russia?

In what cases are you exempt from the Russian language requirement when applying for Russian residence?

Under what circumstances can you baby acquire Russian citizenship? Is it mandatory for at least one parent to be a Russian citizen? Is it mandatory for a child to be born in Russia?

Why may a foreigner be requested a police certificate in Russia and how to get it?

Read to learn if a foreign national or company is eligible to buy land in the Russian Federation

Rules regarding the stay of foreigners in Russia are becoming tougher after the attack at the Crocus City Hall

Read this article before buying large quantities of goods from Russia

Russian residence program: new state fees and other nuances.

A foreigner that is a Russian tax resident must pay for his controlled foreign corporations. How and why - read in our article

How to make a loan agreement, what terms should and can you include in it, and can you sign it online?

New law that introduced changes relating to foreign highly qualified specialists in Russia

New tax that comes into effect in January 2024 - who must pay it and how much is it?

What changes were introduced by the new law?

New way for foreign students to stay in Russia, its advantages and how to apply for it

Can a person located abroad open an account in a Russian bank if they can't or don't want to visit Russia?

How to protect your proprietary rights after a break up if your partner and you bought some property together, but you were not married?

Once you get refugee status in Russia, you should remember a few things to stay safe in the country and not to lose the status. Read the article to learn more about them.

Obtaining refugee status (temporary asylum) is a complex procedure and before applying for it, you should know how it gets done. Read more about it here.

What is the difference and how to avoid them?

Read more about how students from abroad can work and what they need for this.

What are the features of marriages and divorce procedure in Russia in comparison with the other countries?

How can I find information about me or someone else on the Internet legally and for free? What information is it legal to gain?

What to do if you are a non-Russian resident and cannot come to Russia to follow all the required procedures and get married to a Russian citizen?

The waiting period for performing a marriage in Russia is at least 1 month. Are there ways to shorten it?

What is defamation in Russian law and how to hold someone charged for making false claims about you

What punishment is provided for by Russian law for filing an incorrect tax return or the failure to file a return by individuals and entities?

What stories online dating scammers make up to fool the victim into sending them money - Russian lawyer's experience

What countries in the world hand out so called golden visas and how in particular to get Russian residency by investment

What to do if you lost or damage your travel documents while staying in Russia?

Read about what you can do if you fell victim to a scam under Russian legislation

Read more about child custody in Russian law

How do Russian romance scammers act and how not to be tricked by them

Main things you should know about a license allowing to import alcoholic beverages into Russia and sell them

Read about general requirements for labeling of alcoholic beverages and milk products to be imported into Russia

Read about requirements for labeling of meat, fish and seafood to be imported into Russia

Learn more about the export contract implementation process in relation to merchandise sold from the Russian Federation to a foreign country.

What rights does a foreign national in Russia have if he or she’s faced drug distribution or possession charges? What can the police do? How to prove innocence?

Read about what you as a foreign national can demand when being in custody in the Russian Federation

How do I prove I am the father of my child if the mother did not place my name in the birth certificate?

Learn more about parallel imports launched by Russia to circumvent foreign trading sanctions.

The main things you should know to convert DRs to local shares

Rules of bringing a case to court in Russia

Where do I file to register a company in Russia? What documents must I provide? How much do I have to pay for it? Read the article to find out

Find out more about how to draft a demand letter in Russia and how to lodge it if you bought a defective merchandise or wish to return a purchase that does not fit you

What is a legal opinion and why is it advisable for contracting parties?

Why do I need a marital agreement? How to create and terminate it? What can it be applied to?

What do I do if I found shortcomings in my new-build apartment in Russia? Can I do without a trial?

A new draft law was tabled before the Russian Parliament in response to the corporate exodus from the country

What to do if a crew made a bad repair on your apartment in Russia?

How to recover “Astreinte” (judicial penalty) for non-execution of a court decision and how does Russian legislation understands it?

Are cryptocurrencies legal in Russia? How are they governed by law?

Is it worth dealing with Bitcoin? What are its advantages and why is it still not used everywhere?

How to have documents legalized to make them applicable in the Arab Emirates?

What to look for on a site to make sure it's legitimate and genuine

South American embassies in Moscow - contact details (phone number, email, address, website)

North American embassies in Moscow - contact details (phone number, email, address, website)

African embassies in Moscow - contact details (phone number, email, address, website)

Asian embassies in Moscow - contact details (phone number, email, address, website)

European embassies in Moscow - contact details (phone number, email, address, website)

Purchase of real estate in Russia

What is the procedure of purchase and registration of real estate in Russia ?

How to found a company in Russia?

How to obtain a temporary residence permit in the Russian Federation?

How to obtain a residence permit in the Russian Federation?

How to divorce a Russian citizen?

Collection of receivables, disputes under supply and contract agreements. Recognition and enforcement of foreign court judgments in Russia.

Does the coronavirus belong to force majeure circumstances? Does the coronavirus release you from contract obligations? Read our article and find out.

This article has everything you need to know if you are being prosecuted or you are an assault or battery victim.

Learn about the division of property during a divorce in Russia in a written consultation from a Russian divorce lawyer

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In this article, we will look at what you should know and do if criminal charges are brought against you in Russia.

Upon divorce or the end of cohabitation in the presence of joint children, our clients often have legal disputes about child custody.

If there is a person on a video recording or photograph who did not give consent to its public dissemination, these actions form a crime under Article 137 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation

This Article takes into account Russian law on division of property and inheritance, and on a practical example, reproduces possible scenarios for the division of property between spouses, in the presence of an inheritance

Problems of residency of children in disputes between parents who live in different countries. Hague Convention on jurisdiction

Divorce proceedings from a foreign national in Russia

How to count the time limit to file a claim for marital property division?

Learn more about the division of community property

Common-law marriage, colloquially called "civil marriage" in Russian, and how to dissolve it

How facilitated summary procedures work in Russia, their advantages and requirements

How to divide an apartment upon divorce?

Options of business distribution. How to protect your business? Potential risks.

How to dissolve a marriage you entered in not in Russia

What is Arbitration Court (analogue of Commercial Court) in Russia?

How to distribute joint property located not in Russia upon divorce?

Options and possible risks when you purchase a new apartment in Russia

Affixing an apostille if you have to submit foreign documents to a Russian court

How to send a claim to your contractor if they don't execute a contract?

Where will your joint children live after divorce if your spouse is Russian?

What to do with an apartment received under the military mortgage after divorce?

How to reduce the amount of child support after divorce?

How to do business in the current trying economic circumstances in Russia?

Useful article for employees and employers

Main ways of doing business in Russia and their advantages

Text of decree N 274 of the Russian President Vladimir Putin

How can a parent prohibit the second one to take a child abroad to prevent him/her from leaving the country forever?

How to divide foreign property on the territory of Russia

What is gosuslugi.ru and how to register on this web-portal

What are posible ways to immigrate to Russia, and what is required for this?

Australian and Oceanian embassies in Moscow - contact details (phone number, email, address, website)

Writing a claim correctly means providing the company a good start in the issue of refunding

How to find out if claim has been made against you?

A few things a foreign national should remember if they want to stay in Russia and avoid deportation and ban on entry

Failure to fulfill obligations under the contract in the present trying economic climate

What are financial scam schemes and how to spot them? How to protect yourself if you fell into the trap? What does the Russian Criminal Code say about it?

How can a foreign national obtain a driving license in Russia and use a foreign license in Russia

How to protect your right to involve with your children or visit them you are going to divorce with your Russian spouse?

Learn more who is considered a tax resident of Russia, and whether you need to pay taxes in two countries if you earn money abroad

Rights of foreign nationals to purchase real estate in Russia. What is the procedure of purchasing and registering a real estate property?

Learn more about what papers your partner needs to obtain in Russia to get married abroad

Read the list of job titles to know whether you can be considered an HQS in Russia

Main things you should know if you want to restructure a Russian company

Read about general requirements for labeling of food to be imported into Russia

FAQ about entering into marriage with a Russian or in Russia

In what cases may I be deprived of my parental rights? How to protect myself? What do I do if my spouse is never involved with our child?

What is the punishment for unauthorized employment of foreign nationals in Russia?

What is the difference between a lawyer and an attorney?

One of the ways to get money from the debtor's account quickly is by presenting enforcement order to the bank

What may a foreigner be help criminally liable for?

Separating spouses may face difficulties if they invested their maternity capital in real estate

In what cases may a Temporary Residence Permit be cancelled?

A new order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia governing the process of children traveling abroad came into force

How do I get a divorce if my spouse has been sentenced to imprisonment?

What force majeure refers to, how it may affect foreign trade transactions and transportation of goods

What if you have a disagreement with your overseas business partners?

Possible risks when you purchase property in Russia

Dispute about a parenting time and amount of alimony between a Russian and British citizens

International Contact with foreign partners, Buying and selling terms, delivery, insurance, Rules of trade and how they apply Russian trade lawyer.

What are the rules that apply to jewelry import into Russia

What is forbidden to be imported? What is custom clearance? What does non-declaration of goods lead to?