The federal law is aimed at upgrading the migration legislation in the part of regulating relations linked with the issue to a foreign citizen or a stateless person with a temporary residence permit in the Russian Federation, of a visa for temporary stay or extension of its duration for the term of the permit.
Relevant amendments are introduced to the Law On Procedures for Entry to and Exit from the Russian Federation for these purposes.
In addition, the federal law provides for the issue to a foreign citizen or a stateless person of a regular four-month visa to enter the Russian Federation with a view to receiving a permit for temporary residence in the Russian Federation given there is a decision of the relevant executive body on the issue of the said permits to these persons.
According to the federal law, the rules for determining and distributing the quota for the issue of temporary residence permits to foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Russian Federation are endorsed by the Government of the Russian Federation.