การทำรีจิสเตอร์ (ลงทะเบียนวีซ่ารัสเซีย) คืออะไร

http://www.waytorussia.net/RussianVisa/Registration.html

Here's how the registration is done now (based on our personal experience)

The Russian person who's registering a foreigner at his/her address should go to any post office or the local police station. The foreigner doesn't have to be present.  For example, if you're in Moscow, you can try The Central Post Office on metro Chistye Prudy (intersection of boulevard ring and Myasnitskaya st.)

1) Get the copies of the traveller's first passport page, Russian visa, and migration card. These can be done at the at the post office. The copies cost about 25 R (€0.70).

2) Go to the department of the post office, which deals with "recorded" delivery. In our case, it's another entrance a bit further along Myasnitskaya st. to the left under the arch and then to the right.

3) Ask them to give you the foreigner registration form ("migratsionnaya forma"). You need to fill out two copies ALL in Russian.

4) Get a special paper, which lists all the documents you'll be sending off (called "Opis").

5) Find the address of the Local Migration Office, which is responsible for the area where the landlord is registered. There's a list of them at the central post office UFMS (Federal Migration Service). For example, my apartment where I have registration is in Izmailovo (east Moscow), so I had to write the address of Izmailovo Migration Service on the envelope. You can see a list of all Moscow UFMS here: http://www.fmsmoscow.ru/otdelenija.php

6) Once that is done, the landlord should present all the forms to the post office clerk. They will check everything and give you back a part of the migration form stamped. It's a proof that it's been sent and can be shown to police when they check for the registration. We had to pay 150 R (€4 to send everything off to the migration service). The whole procedure took about 1 hour -- too many forms and queueing but perhaps you can find a post office that's less busy. Also, below is the migration form which you can use to fill out so it'll save you some time. The registration can also be done directly at your local UFMS (police station), but the post office option is somehow better, cause you can use any post office in the country and also because the queues at UFMS are usually much longer.



What if You Don't Register Your Visa

I wouldn't bother writing all that if it was ok not to register your visa. But it's not. You might have problems with the police (if they stop you to check your passport).

The fines that you might pay (about $50-$100 US) in both cases are higher than the registration fee. In the worst case, you may even be deported from Russia. If you were deported, you wouldn't been able to enter Russia for 5 years after the deportation.

Also, one important thing to know is that because it's the responsibility of the accommodating party to register your visa, they will get in even more trouble than you would because of not registering your visa. If it's a hotel, they won't only be fined, but may lose their license. If it's a host, they will be fined too and in case they're renting an apartment they might also be prosecuted for tax evasion or something like this. So it's in their interests to register your visa and avoid any problems with authorities.