Russia Temporary residence permit — minor or dependent adult with temporary-resident parent or guardian
A minor, or an adult recognised as incapable or of limited capacity, may receive temporary residence with or through a qualifying temporary-resident foreign parent or guardian.
- Route type
- Family
- Can bring
- parents, guardian from the official record
- Requirements
- 6 each quoted below
Who this route is for
Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.
6 requirements quoted from the official source.
- Age requirement
The minor branch applies below age 18; the adult branch requires recognised incapacity or limited capacity.
- Nationality or qualifying status
The route applies to a foreign citizen or stateless person meeting its stated statutory class.
- Prior immigration or residence status
The family member applies together with, or joins, the foreign parent or guardian who holds temporary residence.
- Qualifying family relationship
A qualifying parent, adoptive parent, guardian or custodian relationship is required.
Paperwork you prepare — it does not rule you out.
- Health-insurance requirement
The applicant must complete the statutory Russian medical examination and provide the prescribed medical documents, subject to limited statutory exceptions.
- Passport or travel-document requirement
Entry and status procedures require a valid identity or travel document recognised by the Russian Federation, unless a statutory protection or stateless-person exception applies.
- Work rights
A temporary resident is exempt from the ordinary work-permit or patent requirement, subject to the territorial and other statutory limits attached to temporary residence.
Who you can bring
What the source prices
- Initial duration or stay ceiling
Where the parent or guardian already holds temporary residence, the dependent permit follows that person's remaining temporary-residence term.
From here to a yes
Straight answers
01Who qualifies for this route to Russia?
A minor, or an adult recognised as incapable or of limited capacity, may receive temporary residence with or through a qualifying temporary-resident foreign parent or guardian.
02Can I bring my family?
03Do I need health insurance?
The applicant must complete the statutory Russian medical examination and provide the prescribed medical documents, subject to limited statutory exceptions.
Every answer is quoted from the official government.ru page for this route, last read 2026-07-27.
We checked 9 points against the official source; 9 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.
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Fees and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.
Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.
Where every quote comes from
Official government source government.ruLast read 2026-07-27 Every quote on this page is from this Russia government page.Other family routes to Russia
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