23.06.2024 Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation of 24.05.2024 № 288 “On Approval of the Order of mandatory state fingerprint registration and photographing of foreign citizens and stateless persons who arrived in the Russian Federation for purposes not related to the implementation of labor activities, for a period exceeding ninety calendar days, or in order to carry out labor activities, as well as foreign citizens and stateless persons wishing to enter the Russian Federation for these purposes” came into force.

The effect of the previous Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia No. 1139 of December 27, 2021 has been canceled.

A new Procedure for compulsory State fingerprint registration and photographing has been established.

Among the innovations of the Procedure is the possibility of undergoing the procedure of dactyloscopy and photographing abroad, before entering the Russian Federation.

Dactyloscopy and photographing is carried out by authorized officials of representative offices (representatives) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation abroad on the territory of foreign states, the list of which is established by the Government of the Russian Federation.