“In the coming days, it is planned to amend the rules regarding the period of temporary stay of the Russian Federation citizens in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan,” said Aykhan Hajizada, Spokesperson for Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in response to a local media inquiry about new rules regarding the period of temporary stay of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation.
“The new guidelines and tightening of rules regarding the period of stay applied by the Russian side are considered primarily in the context of the rights of our citizens.
The Azerbaijani side, as in all foreign policy issues, will proceed from the principles of parity and reciprocity in matters of temporary stay and migration,” Hajizada added.
A few days ago, an official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation stated that, per several amendments to the relevant legislation of the Russian Federation, from 1 January 2025, the period of temporary stay of foreign citizens in the territory of Russia will be only 90 days within a calendar year. She also informed that, according to the rules, foreign citizens must also register at the place of their stay within 7 working days from the date of crossing the Russian state border. It should be noted that according to the current rules, this period is 90 days within 180 days, and 180 days within 1 year.