On 26 July 2026, the President of the Russian Federation signed and published Federal Law No. 241-FZ of 26 July 2026 (the “Law”), introducing amendments to Federal Law No. 115-FZ of 25 July 2002 “On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation”.
June 2026 brought significant changes to Russian migration regulations: new notification forms for employing foreign workers have been approved, state fees for residence permits, temporary residence permits, citizenship applications, and entry invitations have been increased, and requirements for criminal record certificates have been tightened. Fines for notification errors now reach up to 1 million RUB. Full breakdown in our legal update.
On June 10, 2026, Federal Law No. 162-FZ dated June 10, 2026 "On Amendments to the Federal Law "On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation' and Article 34 of the Federal Law "On the Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare of the Population" (hereinafter referred to as the "Law") was signed and published. The Law will come into force on September 1, 2026.
On June 1, 2026, the decision of the Bank of Russia Working Group dated June 1, 2026 No. PRG-43-11/1199 (hereinafter – “Decision”) and Presidential Decree No. 377 dated June 1, 2026 “On Amending Presidential Decree No. 95 of March 5, 2022 ‘On the Temporary Procedure for Fulfilling Obligations to Certain Foreign Creditors’” (hereinafter – “Decree No. 377”) were published, introducing changes to the current counter-sanctions regulation.
The Federal Service for Technical and Export Control (hereinafter referred to as the "FSTEC") has prepared a draft methodological document "Activities and measures to protect information contained in Information Systems" (hereinafter referred to as the "Draft Methodological Document").
We suggest to review the changes in the legislation on the safety of Critical Information Infrastructure (CII), which entered into force in 2025, as well as new initiatives that are planned to be considered and/or come into force in 2026.
On 28 December 2025, the President of the Russian Federation has signed Federal Law No. 514-FZ "On Amending the Federal Law 'On Limited Liability Companies' and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation" (hereinafter, the "Law"), which introduces changes to the procedure for paying the actual value of a share in limited liability companies (hereinafter, the "LLC").
On 2 December 2025, the President of the Russian Federation has signed Decree No. 883 "On Supporting the Resettlement of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons, Who Represent Interests for the Russian Federation, and on the Features of Their Legal Status in the Russian Federation" (hereinafter – the "Decree") together with the Regulation "On the Procedure for Recognizing Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons as Representing Interests for the Russian Federation" (hereinafter – the "Regulation").
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