In the Russian Federation, the fee for obtaining a residence permit for foreigners will be increased to 30 thousand rubles.

In Russia, the fee for foreign citizens for obtaining a residence permit in the Russian Federation will be increased from 6 thousand to 30 thousand rubles. The relevant amendments to the Tax Code were approved on April 28 by the government commission on legislative activity.

"To make the following changes to the second part of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation. In paragraph 1 of Article 333.28, the following changes are made: for issuing a residence permit to a foreign citizen or a stateless person, a fee of 30 thousand rubles is charged," TASS quotes a fragment of the document.

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