Federal Migration Service
Federal Migration Service of the Russian Government FMS of Russia | |
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Directorate for Migration Affairs of MVD | |
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Operations jurisdiction | RUS |
Governing body | Government of Russia |
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Headquarters | Upper Radishchevskaya Street 4 D. str. 1, Tagansky District in Moscow, Russia |
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Parent agency | Government of Russia |
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http://www.fms.gov.ru/ |
The Federal Migration Service (Федеральная миграционная служба, ФМС России) was a
FMS was one of the largest investigative agencies in the Russian government, following the
The Russian Federal Migration Service was created on June 14, 1992, replacing the Migration Committee of the Ministry of Labor and Employment. The service was established on the basis of Governmental Decree No. 740 from September 22, 1992.
On April 5, 2016, the FMS was dissolved, and its functions and authorities were transferred to the
History
The Russian Federal Migration Service was created on June 14, 1992, replacing the Migration Committee of the Ministry of Labor and Employment.
In 1999, President of Russia Boris Yeltsin signed a decree to dissolve the FMS and reestablish it as Ministry for Federation Affairs, Nationalities and Migration Policy.
In 2001 the Ministry was dissolved and its functions were transferred to the
On February 23, 2002, President Putin organized the establishment of the Department for Migration Affairs under the MVD.
On July 19, 2004, President Putin signed a decree to re-establish the Federal Migration Service. The service was reorganized in its current form by Presidential Decree No. 928 of July 19, 2004 "Issues of the Federal Migration Service".[2]
The territorial organs of the FMS of Russia were established on January 1, 2006, bringing together the Passport and Visa Service and the Immigration Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Until 2012, the service was under the jurisdiction of the
Structure
- Law Directorate
- Directorate for Analytic organization
- Directorate for Immigration Control (Управление иммиграционного контроля)
- Directorate for Citizenship Affairs
- Office for immigrants
- Directorate for the organization of visas and registration
- Directorate of external labor migration
- Directorate for the organization of passports and registration of public accounting
- Department of International and Public Affairs
- Directorate of Compatriots Affairs
- Inspection and Accountability Office
- Financial and Economic Affairs
- Department of organizing activities for mobilization training
- Center for[clarification needed] citizens, passport and visa issues
- Center for Logistics
- Information Center
- Centers for temporary accommodation of displaced persons
- Centers for Medical and psychological rehabilitation of displaced persons
- Department for Base material and technical resources
- Center for temporary accommodation of immigrants
- Training Center
- Federal State Institution "Center for the detention of persons subject to readmission"
Professional holiday
Since 2007, June 14 is the official Day of the worker of the Migration Service in the Russian Federation.
Directors of the Federal Migration Service
No. | Director | Term of Office | President(s) served under | |
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1. | Tatyana Regent[4] | July 1992 - February 1999 | Boris Yeltsin | |
2. | Andrey Chernenko | 3 June 2004 — July 20, 2005 | Vladimir Putin | |
2. | Konstantin Romodanovsky | July 20, 2005 — April 5, 2016 | Vladimir Putin Dmitry Medvedev |
See also
- Federal crime
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation
- Federal Customs Service of Russia
References
- ^ "Resolution of the Government of Russia from July 13, 2012, № 711". Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ^ Presidential Decree № 928 of July 19, 2004 'On the Federal Migration Service' Archived July 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine on Kremlin website
- ^ Presidential Decree "On Federal Migration Service"[permanent dead link], Official FMS Website
- ^ as the director of the Migration Department in the Interior Ministry.
External links
- Official website
- FMS Moscow Archived 2021-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
- FMS Saint Petersburg
- BBC News Article detailing the FMS' poor treatment of migrants and the racist attitudes of FMS staff