Attention: Notification for Armenian Citizens Traveling to Russia for Work

The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia has issued a notification for Armenian citizens traveling to the Russian Federation for employment purposes.

According to Federal Law No. 274-FZ on amendments to the Federal Law "On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation" and the Federal Law "On State Fingerprinting Registration in the Russian Federation," effective from December 29, 2021, citizens of Eurasian Economic Union member states arriving in the Russian Federation for employment are required to:

• Undergo state fingerprint registration within thirty calendar days from the date of entry into the Russian Federation.
• Within thirty calendar days from the date of entry into the Russian Federation, undergo a medical examination for the use of narcotic drugs or psychoactive substances without a doctor's prescription, as well as for the presence or absence of infectious diseases endangering public health, including those caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), as stipulated by a list approved by the competent federal executive authority of the Russian Government.
• Regularly submit updated medical documents to the territorial body of the federal executive authority in the field of internal affairs within thirty calendar days after the expiration of the validity period of said medical documents, either directly or in electronic form using the unified portal of state and municipal services, or through an authorized institution or organization.

Failure to comply with these requirements by foreign citizens will result in a reduction of their temporary stay duration in the Russian Federation. Additionally, in cases provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation, a decision may be made regarding their undesirability to remain (reside) in the territory of the Russian Federation, or a decision may be rendered prohibiting entry into the Russian Federation if the results of the medical examination reveal the use of narcotic substances or psychoactive substances without a doctor's prescription, or confirm the disease caused by HIV,

the Ministry of Justice emphasized in its statement.