OREANDA-NEWS. Vladimir Putin adopted an ordinance "On temporary measures to regulate the legal status of foreign individuals and stateless citizens in Russia during the period of overcoming the implications of the spread of COVID-19." This was reported by the press service of the Kremlin.

The message reads: "Russian President Putin approved an ordinance " On temporary measures to resolve the legal status of foreigners and stateless individuals in the Russian Federation during the period of overcoming the implications of the spread of COVID-19. "

Russia will not expel foreigners until September 30 inclusive, if they have not committed offenses, the Kremlin press service reports, citing the decree of President Vladimir Putin.

It is noted that the exception is made by foreigners released from places of detention, who violated the legislation on the state border of the Russian Federation, or pose a threat to national security.

Foreigners in the Russian Federation have the right, by September 30, to apply to the Ministry of Internal Affairs with a statement on the settlement of their legal status or to leave the country, the Kremlin press service reports with reference to the decree of President Vladimir Putin.

The document says: "To establish that ... foreign citizens and stateless persons who arrived in the Russian Federation before March 15, 2020 and do not have legal grounds for stay (residence) in the Russian Federation as of June 16, 2021, are entitled to September 30 In 2021, inclusively, apply to the territorial bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation with a statement made in an arbitrary form about the settlement of their legal status or leave the Russian Federation. "