Appeal procedure

If you were denied access to the asylum procedure, or your application for refugee status was rejected for consideration on the merits, or your application for refugee status or temporary asylum, including extension, was rejected, you have the right to appeal to the higher administrative body – the Service for Citizenship and Registration of Foreign Nationals of the Ministry of the Interior of the Russian Federation (MOI Migration Service) – or to the court. The appeal must be submitted within one month of receipt of the rejection notice. You may also receive a motivated decision explaining the reasons for rejection which can be used in the appeal procedure. Refugee status/temporary asylum seeker certificates confirm your legal stay in Russia during the appeal procedure.

If you miss the deadline for appeal, or a final decision on your application for asylum is taken, your presence in Russia will be considered illegal, and you may be fined, detained and/or deported/expelled. If you do not have legal grounds to stay in Russia, you may be subjected to inclusion in the Register of controlled persons and your rights will be restricted. If you believe you have been erroneously included in the Register of controlled persons, you should approach the MOI territorial branch at your place of stay/residence to submit a relevant request/appeal.

If at any stage of the appeal process a decision is made in your favour, your case will be returned to the MOI territorial branch for reconsideration.