How to obtain Russian citizenship for a citizen of Uzbekistan in 2021: procedure and documents

General procedure for obtaining citizenship

Step-by-step guide to acquiring the status of an indigenous person of the Russian Federation:

Registration of a temporary residence permit in Russia. This requires a quota. The exception is the birth of a person in the USSR, RSFSR. The validity period of the temporary residence permit is 3 years. There is no procedure for extending the deadline.
Purchasing a residence permit. It can be issued 6 months after receiving permission to stay in Russia. The validity period of the residence permit is 5 years. The procedure can be repeated an unlimited number of times. Repeated residence permits are also granted for 5 years. After the document is issued, the citizen has the right to leave the territory of the Russian Federation. The number of departures is not limited.
Acquiring citizenship. You can apply for Russian Federation resident status after 5 years. During the period of stay in Russia, an Uzbek has the right to leave the country, but for a period of no more than 3 months per year.

When obtaining a residence permit, confirmation of an official source of income and availability of housing is required. There are no requirements for registration of real estate ownership. Temporary registration is sufficient.

Other conditions for obtaining Russian citizenship:

absence of violations of the legislation of the Russian Federation;
refusal of the status of an indigenous person of Uzbekistan, except for cases provided for by international agreements with the participation of Russia, legal acts;
availability of legal income;
legal capacity, majority of the applicant;
knowledge of the language and history of the Russian Federation.

The profit received is confirmed in two ways:

provision of a document on the amount of funds received from the employer from conducting commercial activities;
a statement from the Russian that he will bear all the costs of maintaining the Uzbek.

The period of stay in the country to acquire citizenship is reduced to one year if one of the following circumstances is present:

significant contribution to the field of culture, sports, science, etc.;
the presence of a specialty significant for the state, special merits;
the person has been granted official political asylum, refugee status;
The applicant served in the Russian army under contract for 3 years.

In the latter case, to transfer to the jurisdiction of Russia, a residence permit is not required.

If a person acquires citizenship in the general manner, he has no special reasons for reducing the period of stay in the country, then the procedure can drag on for 7-10 years.

On a universal basis

An Uzbek citizen can become a resident of Russia under standard conditions if:

Will be registered with the Federal Migration Service immediately after crossing the border, the maximum period is no more than 3 months. Submit documents for obtaining a temporary residence permit, the validity of which will last 3 years.
Will receive a residence permit. You need to start processing it six months before the end of the time stamp in your Uzbek passport.
During the last period of validity of the residence permit (5 years), the migrant submits an application for citizenship.

Simplified version of the procedure

Uzbeks included in the preferential category can obtain Russian citizenship without waiting for the expiration of the five-year period of stay in the state.

This is possible if one of the following circumstances exists:

The citizen had the status of an indigenous person of the USSR, lived in Uzbekistan or another country of the former Union, but did not receive new citizenship.
Officially registered marriage with a Russian. You can come under the jurisdiction of Russia 36 months after registration of relations.
The applicant has lost the ability to work, but has a child over 18 years old with Russian citizenship who can provide for him.
The presence of disabled adult Russian children, if the second parent, an indigenous person of the Russian Federation, has died, gone missing, or cannot fulfill the responsibilities of supporting the child for other reasons.
The applicant has a child under 18 years of age who has Russian citizenship. The transition to the jurisdiction of Russia earlier than 5 years after arrival in the country is carried out if a mother or father with the status of a resident of the Russian Federation is deprived of parental rights, died, etc.
The applicant received a diploma before July 1, 2002 from one of the Russian universities with state support, and worked in the country for 3 years. During this period, the citizen must pay income tax on profits and transfer funds to the Pension Fund.
Uzbek is an individual entrepreneur. He must carry out commercial activities in Russia for 36 months, subject to payment of taxes and contributions to the Pension Fund in the amount of 1,000,000 rubles. in year.
Investment of funds in enterprises of the Russian Federation in the amount of 10% of the authorized capital of the organization, if the company has funds of 100,000,000 rubles. Investment period – from 36 months. The company must pay taxes and fees to the Pension Fund in the amount of 6,000,000 rubles. in year.
Work in the country for 12 months in a significant specialty from the list approved by the Government and the President of the Russian Federation. Moreover, during this period, the Uzbek employer is obliged to transfer funds to the Pension Fund.
The presence of a mother or father with the status of an indigenous person of the Russian Federation, subject to their regular residence in the country.
An Uzbek is recognized as a native speaker if he has no criminal record, receives legal income, has reached the age of 18, and is not declared incompetent.
The applicant is a WWII veteran, had USSR citizenship, and is permanently located in Russia.
Participation in the project of moving compatriots to the Russian Federation, which was organized by the Government of the Russian Federation.

According to a simplified scheme, Uzbeks belonging to preferential categories from the list of the Russian President receive the status of an indigenous person of the Russian Federation.

Step-by-step instructions on how a citizen of Uzbekistan can obtain Russian citizenship

Since Uzbek citizens are not issued foreign passports, they will not need a visa to enter Russia; they just need to present a biometric passport. In the past, representatives of this Central Asian republic and today’s domestic citizens advise that at the initial stage of acquiring a domestic passport, they immediately determine their place of stay. You should choose an area where relatives or friends already live who can help with housing, registration, and other issues. If there are no relatives and friends in the Russian Federation, then you need to familiarize yourself in advance with the region where you are going to live, by looking at the information on the Internet, find out how often applications for obtaining a residence permit in the chosen area are rejected, and how widespread the applicant’s activity profile is there. At the preliminary stage of becoming a citizen, it is necessary to determine the reasons for obtaining the status of a citizen of Russia, and therefore begin collecting the necessary documentation. Various reasons are suitable for one situation, and it is important to check in detail both schemes for acquiring citizenship and choose the fastest and most suitable method.
After entering Russia, within up to 7 days, an Uzbek can obtain a temporary residence permit from the Migration Service at the place of registration. With a temporary residence permit, you can stay in the Russian Federation for quite a long period of time, and subsequently obtain a residence permit. A temporary residence permit is issued for a period of up to three years; its subsequent extension is not provided. The number of temporary residence permits for any region is determined by quotas. Moreover, outside the quota, temporary residence permits are issued to persons who came from the USSR, disabled people, whose children have domestic citizenship or are in a marital relationship with a Russian citizen.
After 12 months of staying in Russia, Uzbeks will be able to submit papers to obtain a residence permit in the Russian Federation. It is important to formalize this before the expiration of the temporary residence permit. Having a residence permit allows its holder to leave domestic borders an unlimited number of times. The validity of a residence permit is limited to 5 years, after which it can be extended.
Staying and constantly working in Russia without interruption for 5 years gives the right to submit documentation for domestic citizenship. Sometimes the period of residence in the Russian Federation can be reduced to 12 months. This is for athletes or scientists, as well as refugees from other countries.

Resettlement program

In 2021, compatriots and native speakers can obtain Russian citizenship within a year, subject to their participation in a state project organized by the Government of the Russian Federation.

The advantages of this method of transferring to the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation:

submission of documents without leaving Uzbekistan;
papers can be asked after purchasing a temporary residence permit.

To obtain Russian citizenship without leaving your country, you need:

Marriage

Registration of relations in the registry office allows you to acquire Russian citizenship 3 years after registration. Additional terms:

official entry into the country;
registration for migration within the time limits established by current legislation;
receiving a temporary residence permit.

Procedure for obtaining citizenship:

Obtaining permission to stay in Russia.
Purchasing a residence permit.
Submitting an application for obtaining the status of an indigenous person of the Russian Federation.

The application is submitted to the FMS. Documents are reviewed within six months. If the answer is positive, they take an oath and issue a Russian passport.

If the applicant, married to a husband or wife who has the status of a resident of the Russian Federation, has Russian children, then a permit to stay in the country or a residence permit is not required to acquire citizenship. The person may not confirm the source of income.

Simplified procedure

Uzbeks and citizens of any other states can participate in submitting an application for registration of Russian Federation resident status in this format. Applicants must meet the following requirements:

The presence of relatives (father or mother, child or legal husband for at least 3 years) who are Russian citizens.
Those born in the USSR or the RSFSR, living in the territories of the republics that were part of it.
WWII veterans.
Disabled foreigners with children - Russian citizens living in Russia.
Investors in the authorized capital of legal entities registered in the Russian Federation. Requirements for the organization - at least 10 million rubles of initially invested funds, payments for taxes and insurance services annually amount to 6 million.
Entrepreneurs who have been working in the country for at least three years and have made mandatory contributions to state inspections and funds of at least 1,000,000 rubles.
Participants in the program for the reunification of compatriots and families and people from other countries.
Labor migrants who continue to work for more than 3 years in the Russian Federation.

All detailed conditions for applicants for citizenship in a simplified form are indicated in Art. 14 (as amended on July 29, 2017) May 31, 2002 N 62-FZ.

Reunification of family members who are citizens of different countries, as well as those who registered a union within the specified period, occurs frequently, but requires special attention.

List of necessary documents for obtaining citizenship

To come under the jurisdiction of Russia, you need the following documents:

application form;
identification;
birth certificate, marriage certificate, divorce certificate;
international passport with visa stamp;
certificate of registration, registration;
migration card;
certificate of no criminal record;
diploma of education;
certificate of passing a language proficiency exam;
conclusion of a medical commission about the absence of infectious diseases or mental disorders;
photo, receipt of payment of state duty.

If the package includes documents received in Uzbekistan, they are translated and certified by a notary. Attached are also papers confirming the right to acquire the status of a resident of the Russian Federation.

Possibility of dual citizenship

People have the right to retain citizenship of their country and obtain resident status of another power if an agreement has been concluded between countries. This allows a person to choose in which state to serve in the army, etc. To date, Russia and Uzbekistan have not signed such an agreement. This means that subjects of powers cannot obtain dual citizenship.

Individuals retain the right to obtain a second passport. This is possible even in the absence of an agreement between countries. It should be taken into account that if a person does not renounce Uzbek citizenship, but issues a Russian identity card, this will oblige him to serve in both powers and fulfill other obligations to the states.

Obtaining Russian citizenship is a long procedure, taking a period of 2 to 10 years, if you follow the general scheme for obtaining citizenship. The period for acquiring the status of a resident of the Russian Federation is reduced to 1 year if the procedure is carried out using a simplified system. The procedure for transferring to the jurisdiction of Russia is determined by Federal Law No. 62-FZ of May 31, 2002, as amended on April 24, 2021.