Border Control

In accordance with Article 7 of Federal Law No. 114-ФЗ dated August 15, 1996 «On the Procedure for Exit from the Russian Federation and Entry Into the Russian Federation» (hereinafter referred to as the Federal Law), the main documents proving the identity of a citizen of the Russian Federation under which citizens of the Russian Federation exit from and enter the Russian Federation, shall include:

1. internal Russian passport (in cases established by international treaties of the Russian Federation);
2. birth certificate (for minor citizens of the Russian Federation under the age of 14 years old, in cases established by international treaties of the Russian Federation);
3. passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation, which proves the identity of a citizen of the Russian Federation outside the Russian Federation (hereinafter — the international passport);
4. diplomatic passport;
5. service passport.

In accordance with international treaties of the Russian Federation and agreements with foreign states:

• an internal Russian passport can be used by a citizen of the Russian Federation to exit the country for the Republic of Abkhazia, the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of South Ossetia;
• a birth certificate (for minor citizens of the Russian Federation under the age of 14 years old) can be used by a citizen of the Russian Federation to exit the country for the Republic of Abkhazia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of South Ossetia.

For reference

List of international treaties of the Russian Federation and agreements with foreign states envisaged by the decrees of the Government of the Russian Federation, on the basis of which citizens of the Russian Federation have the opportunity to exit the Russian Federation on the basis of an internal Russian passport and birth certificate (for minor citizens of the Russian Federation under the age of 14 years old):

Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Abkhazia on reciprocal visa-free travel of citizens of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Abkhazia (Sukhum, October 2, 2009);

Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Armenia on reciprocal visa-free travel of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Armenia (Moscow, September 25, 2000);

Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus on ensuring equal rights of citizens of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus to freedom of movement, choice of place of stay and residence in the territories of the member states of the Union State (St. Petersburg, January 24, 2006);

Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of South Ossetia on reciprocal visa-free travel of citizens of the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia (Moscow, February 1, 2010);

Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 341 dated May 31, 2005 «On Reciprocal Travel of Citizens of the Russian Federation and Citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan»;

Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 575 dated September 21, 2005 «On Reciprocal Travel of Citizens of the Russian Federation and Citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic».

«International passport» — a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation proving the identity of a citizen of the Russian Federation outside the territory of the Russian Federation, can be used to exit the Russian Federation before its expiration date (until the date indicated in the passport).

Minor citizens of the Russian Federation, information on which is included under the established procedure in the parents’ passports issued in accordance with Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 298 dated March 14, 1997 (an international passport that does not contain an electronic storage medium) can exit and enter the Russian Federation without the need to obtain a separate passport.

In accordance with Article 11 of the Federal Law, in cases where, outside the Russian Federation, a citizen of the Russian Federation has lost travel documents (either their validity has expired or they have become unusable), the relevant consular office of the Russian Federation issues him/her a temporary document proving his/her identity and giving the right to enter (return to) the Russian Federation (certificate of return to the Russian Federation).

The right of a citizen of the Russian Federation to exit the Russian Federation may be temporarily limited in cases provided for in Article 15 of the Federal Law.

Validity periods of documents for the right to cross the state border of the Russian Federation for citizens of the Russian Federation

A passport, diplomatic passport and service passport of citizens of the Russian Federation can be used to exit the Russian Federation before the expiration of its validity period (the date indicated in the passport).

The internal Russian passport, in accordance with paragraph 24 of the Regulations on the Passport of a Citizen of the Russian Federation approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 2267 dated December 23, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations) has the following validity period:

• from 14 years old — until attaining the age of 20 years old, taking into account the provisions of paragraph five of clause 24 of the Regulations;
• from 20 years old — until attaining the age of 45 years old, taking into account the provisions of paragraph five of clause 24 of the Regulations;
• from 45 years old — indefinitely.

In accordance with paragraph 5 of clause 24 of the Regulations, upon attaining the age of 20 or 45 years old by a citizen of the Russian Federation, if the citizen of the Russian Federation changes the last name, first name, patronymic, information about the date (day, month, year) and (or) place of birth in the prescribed manner, if changes are made to the civil registry on the basis of a medical report from a medical commission of a medical organization subordinate to the federal executive body exercising the functions of developing and implementing the state policy and legal regulation in the field of health care which concern correspondence of sexual characters to the characters of a particular gender, issued in accordance with Part 2 of Article 451 of the Federal Law «On the Fundamentals of Protecting the Health of Citizens in the Russian Federation», the passport is valid until the day the new passport is issued, but during not more than 90 calendar days after the day the specified circumstances occur.

Please note that it may be that the border authorities of states to which citizens of the Russian Federation have the opportunity to travel using the internal Russian passport will not recognize the validity of the internal Russian passport after the date its holder attains the age of 20 and 45 years old.

The birth certificate does not have an expiration date.

At the same time, minor citizens of the Russian Federation have the opportunity to exit the Russian Federation on the basis of the birth certificate to the states with which the Russian Federation has relevant international treaties and agreements only until they attain the age of 14 years old.

This condition is provided for in the relevant international treaties of the Russian Federation and agreements with foreign states.

Procedure for Entry into and Exit from the Russian Federation for Minor Citizens

In accordance with Article 20 of the Federal Law, minor citizens of the Russian Federation may exit the Russian Federation together with one of their legal representatives, unless the other legal representative files a statement of non-consent to such exit.

If a minor citizen of the Russian Federation exits the Russian Federation unaccompanied by his/her legal representatives, he/she must carry a notarized consent to exit the Russian Federation in addition to the passport (in cases established by international treaties of the Russian Federation — in addition to the internal Russian passport or birth certificate (for minor citizens of the Russian Federation who have not attained the age of 14 years old).

A notarized consent for the exit of minor citizens from the Russian Federation can be issued by one of their legal representatives; it may indicate the period of exit and the state (s) they intend to visit.

In accordance with Article 21 of the Federal Law, a legal representative is entitled to express non-consent to the exit of a minor Russian citizen from the Russian Federation. 

However, this prohibition does not apply to the exit of a minor Russian citizen from the Russian Federation accompanied by the legal representative of the minor who is a citizen of the Russian Federation and who has expressed such non-consent.

A statement of non-consent to the exit of a minor Russian citizen from the Russian Federation submitted by the legal representative of the minor may be withdrawn by the said legal representative out of court.

The procedure for submitting, withdrawing, accepting and recording statements of non-consents to the exit of a minor Russian citizen from the Russian Federation was approved by Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia No. 651 dated August 31, 2021.

In case of a dispute arising in connection with the non-consent of the minor’s legal representative for a minor Russian citizen to exit the Russian Federation, the issue of the possibility of minor’s exit from the Russian Federation shall be resolved in court.

Minor citizens of foreign states who independently enter and exit the Russian Federation do not need to obtain the consent of their legal representatives for its submitting at the border control.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 889 dated November 22, 2023 approved the Regulations on the Procedure for Considering Issues of Citizenship of the Russian Federation; Decrees of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1325 dated November 14, 2002 «On Approval of the Regulations on the Procedure for Considering Issues of Citizenship of the Russian Federation» and No. 444 dated April 13, 2011 «On Additional Measures to Ensure the Rights and Protect the Interests of Minor Citizens of the Russian Federation» were recognized invalid.

In accordance with paragraphs 173, 174 of the said Regulations, the fact that minor citizens of the Russian Federation (under the age of 14 years old) have citizenship of the Russian Federation when exiting the Russian Federation under the birth certificate is certified by one of the following documents:

• a mark in the birth certificate confirming the granted citizenship of the Russian Federation, which is affixed by an official of the authority in charge of matters of citizenship of the Russian Federation, together with the seal of this authority;
• a certificate of acquisition of citizenship of the Russian Federation by birth;
• a document issued by a competent authority of a foreign state (with a translation into Russian), with a mark confirming the granted citizenship of the Russian Federation, which is affixed by an official of the authority in charge of matters of citizenship of the Russian Federation, together with the seal of this authority;
• a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation, including the passport proving the identity of the citizen of the Russian Federation outside the territory of the Russian Federation, diplomatic passport, service passport, passport of his/her parents, provided that these documents contain information about children, which is certified by the signature of an official and the seal of the authority in charge of matters of citizenship of the Russian Federation.

To prepare the specified documents (put marks), you must contact the territorial bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia or diplomatic missions and consular offices of the Russian Federation.

Procedure for Entry into and Exit from the Russian Federation for Citizens of the Russian Federation Who Have Another Citizenship as Well

In accordance with the provisions of Article 10 of Federal Law No. 138-ФЗ dated April 28, 2023 «On Citizenship of the Russian Federation», a citizen of the Russian Federation who has dual citizenship or multiple citizenship is considered by the Russian Federation as a citizen of the Russian Federation only, irrespective of the place of his/her residence, with the exception of cases provided for by federal laws or international treaty of the Russian Federation.

Thus, exit from and entry into the Russian Federation for a citizen of the Russian Federation who has dual citizenship or multiple citizenship is possible with a document proving his/her identity as a citizen of the Russian Federation only.

For reference

The Russian Federation has concluded three international treaties with foreign states regulating issues of dual citizenship:

Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan on the settlement of issues of dual citizenship (Moscow, September 7, 1995);

Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia on the settlement of issues of dual citizenship (Tskhinvali, September 20, 2021) — the document has not entered into force;

Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Abkhazia on the settlement of issues of dual citizenship (Moscow, September 27, 2022) — the document has not entered into force.

The provisions of these international treaties do not provide for the possibility of using documents from the listed states by citizens of the Russian Federation who also have citizenship of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Republic of South Ossetia or the Republic of Abkhazia when exiting the Russian Federation and entering the Russian Federation.

Thus, exit from and entry into the Russian Federation for a citizen of the Russian Federation who has dual citizenship or multiple citizenship is possible with a document proving his/her identity as a citizen of the Russian Federation only.

Grounds for Invalidating a Passport, Service Passport, Diplomatic Passport

1. Federal Law No. 212-ФЗ dated June 13, 2023 (came into force on December 11, 2023) The Federal Law is supplemented with Article 8.1, which defines the grounds for invalidity of a passport, diplomatic passport or service passport: loss of a passport, diplomatic passport or service passport confirmed by a citizen’s statement about the loss of a passport, diplomatic passport or service passport or by a solicitation from the organization that sent the citizen of the Russian Federation on a business trip outside the territory of the Russian Federation about the loss of a diplomatic passport or service passport approved by the federal executive body in the field of internal affairs or its territorial body, federal executive body in charge of foreign affairs or its territorial body, diplomatic mission or consular office of the Russian Federation or by another federal executive body or federal state body specified in part seven of the Article of the Federal Law (hereinafter referred to as the state body issuing a passport, diplomatic passport, service passport);
2. change of the last name, first name, patronymic, information about the date (day, month, year) and (or) place of birth, change of gender by the holder of a passport, diplomatic passport or service passport in the established order;
3. expiration of a passport, diplomatic passport or service passport;
4. death of the holder of the passport, diplomatic passport or service passport;
5. failure to return, without good reason, a diplomatic passport or service passport by a citizen of the Russian Federation within five working days after the completion of a business trip, confirmed by a message received by the state body issuing a passport, diplomatic passport, service passport from the organization that sent the citizen of the Russian Federation on a business trip outside the territory of the Russian Federation, which must be sent by such an organization to this state body within five working days from the date of expiration of the specified period;
6. termination of citizenship of the Russian Federation of the holder of the passport, diplomatic passport or service passport confirmed by a decision on termination of citizenship of the Russian Federation adopted by the authorized body in charge of matters of citizenship of the Russian Federation;
7. cancellation of the decision on the acquisition of citizenship of the Russian Federation by the passport, diplomatic passport or service passport holder; 
8. establishment of the fact that the holder of the passport, diplomatic passport or service passport does not have citizenship of the Russian Federation based on the results of a check carried out as part of determining the acquired citizenship of the Russian Federation in the manner established by the President of the Russian Federation;
9. establishment of the fact that a passport, diplomatic passport or service passport was issued on the basis of forged (false) or invalid documents or unreliable information, or on a forged form based on the results of a check provided for in part one of Article 8.2 of the Federal Law;
10. establishment of the fact of the presence of false information in the passport, diplomatic passport or service passport by the state body issuing a passport, diplomatic passport, service passport or by the border agency of the federal security service, in the manner determined by the Government of the Russian Federation;
11. establishment of the fact by the state body issuing the passport, diplomatic passport, service passport or by the border agency of the federal security service that the passport, diplomatic passport or service passport is unsuitable for further use, in the manner determined by the Government of the Russian Federation;
12. failure to receive a passport by its holder after three years from the date of execution of the passport;
13. failure to receive a diplomatic passport or service passport by an organization sending a citizen of the Russian Federation on a business trip outside the territory of the Russian Federation upon expiration of one year from the date of execution of the diplomatic passport or service passport;
14. failure, without good reason, of a citizen of the Russian Federation, whose right to exit the Russian Federation is limited on the basis provided for in subparagraph 1 of Article 15 of the Federal Law, to transfer a passport for storage to an authorized body or organization in accordance with part one of Article 18 of the Federal Law, confirmed by a message received by the state body issuing the passport from the authorized body or organization, which the authorized body or organization is obliged to send within five working days from the date of expiration of the period provided for in this part to the state body issuing the passport;
15. execution of a passport, diplomatic passport or service passport on a lost (stolen) form.

Passport, diplomatic passport, service passport are invalid (part two of Article 8.1 of the Federal Law):

1. on the grounds provided for in subparagraphs 3, 4, 12 and 13 of part one of Article 8.1 of the Federal Law, as from the date of the occurrence of the relevant circumstances;
2. on the ground provided for in subparagraph 2 of part one of Article 8.1 of the Federal Law, upon expiration of six months after the date of occurrence of the relevant circumstances;
3. on the grounds provided for in subparagraphs 6 and 7 of part one of Article 8.1 of the Federal Law, as from the date of adoption of the corresponding decision by the authorized body in charge of matters of citizenship of the Russian Federation;
4. on the grounds provided for in subparagraphs 8, 9 and 15 of part one of Article 8.1 of the Federal Law, as from the date of execution of a passport, diplomatic passport, service passport;
5. on the grounds provided for in subparagraphs 10 and 11 of part one of Article 8.1 of the Federal Law, as from the date of adoption of the corresponding decision by the state body issuing the passport, diplomatic passport, service passport, or by the border agency of the federal security service;
6. on the grounds provided for in subparagraphs 1, 5 and 14 of part one of Article 8.1 of the Federal Law, as from the date of acceptance of the relevant application or solicitation or receipt of the corresponding message.

Please note that if the holder of a passport, diplomatic passport or service passport changes the surname, name, patronymic, information about the date (day, month, year) and (or) place of birth, gender change, the passport, diplomatic passport or service passport is considered invalid six months after the date of occurrence of the relevant circumstances.

A passport, diplomatic passport or service passport that has been declared invalid cannot be used to exit or enter the Russian Federation. Pursuant to part two of Article 11 of Law of the Russian Federation No. 4730-I dated April 1, 1993 «On the State Border of the Russian Federation», as well as part one of Article 6 and part one of Article 8.1 of the Federal Law, the border authorities of the federal security service will deny passage across the state border of the Russian Federation to the holders of such documents.

In addition, a passport, diplomatic passport or service passport is subject to be seized by the border agency of the federal security service and forwarded to the state body issuing a passport, diplomatic passport or service passport, in cases where (part five of Article 8.1 of the Federal Law):

1. passport, diplomatic passport, service passport are invalid on the grounds provided for in subparagraphs 5 — 11, 14 and 15 of part one of Article 8.1 of the Federal Law;
2. passport, diplomatic passport, service passport are presented by a person who is not the holder of the passport, diplomatic passport, service passport.

In accordance with paragraphs 10 and 11 of part one of Article 8.1 of the Federal Law, the border authorities of the federal security service are empowered to invalidate a passport, diplomatic passport or service passport in cases where it is established that the passport, diplomatic passport or that service passport contains false information, as well as in case of the unsuitability of the passport, diplomatic passport or service passport for future use.

Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 2090 dated December 9, 2023 «On Certain Issues of Confiscation of a Passport of a Citizen of the Russian Federation Proving the Identity of the Citizen of the Russian Federation Outside the Territory of the Russian Federation, Diplomatic Passport and Service Passport» approved:

Rules for establishing the fact of presence of false information in the passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation proving the identity of a citizen of the Russian Federation outside the territory of the Russian Federation, diplomatic passport or service passport;

Rules for establishing the fact that a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation proving the identity of a citizen of the Russian Federation outside the territory of the Russian Federation, diplomatic passport and service passport is unsuitable for further use;

Rules for the confiscation of a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation proving the identity of a citizen of the Russian Federation outside the territory of the Russian Federation, diplomatic passport and service passport.

Taking into account the above, it is recommended that the citizens of the Russian Federation whose passports, diplomatic passports or service passports contain inaccurate information (errors in personal data: last name, first name, patronymic, date of birth, place of birth and gender (male/female), as well as signs of unsuitability for its further use should contact the government agency that issued such a document (the migration department of the territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, the representative office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia or consular offices of the Russian Federation abroad) to replace it.

Entry into the Russian Federation

To enter the Russian Federation, foreign citizens and stateless persons shall present valid identification documents recognized by the Russian Federation and a visa, unless otherwise provided by international treaties of the Russian Federation and federal legislation (Article 6 of the Federal Law).

At the same time, the category of the issued visa shall correspond to the purpose of the foreign citizens’ entry into the Russian Federation and the purpose of their stay in the Russian Federation.

If foreign citizens or stateless persons provide knowingly false information about themselves or the purpose of their stay in the Russian Federation, entry into the Russian Federation may not be permitted in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 26 of the Federal Law.

Entry into the Russian Federation by a foreign citizen or stateless person may not be allowed or permitted on the basis of decisions of authorized bodies in cases provided for in Article 26 and Part One of Article 27 of the Federal Law. 

Exit from the Russian Federation

Based on Article 6 of the Federal Law, citizens of foreign states with which a visa regime for travel has been established, are required to present a valid visa (with an unexpired validity period) when exiting the Russian Federation.

When exiting the Russian Federation on a visa that has expired, border officials shall send materials about violation by a foreign citizen of the rules of stay in the Russian Federation to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. Based on the results of consideration of these materials, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia may make a decision to refuse a foreign citizen to enter the Russian Federation (in accordance with Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 12 dated January 14, 2015).

Exit from the Russian Federation for foreign citizens or stateless persons may be limited in cases provided for in Article 28 of the Federal Law.

Rules of Regime at Checkpoints for Passing across the State Border of the Russian Federation approved by Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 107 dated March 31, 2022.

These Rules of Regime at Checkpoints for Passing across the State Border of the Russian Federation are binding on all citizens of the Russian Federation, foreign citizens and stateless persons located on the territory of checkpoints for passing across the State Border of the Russian Federation.

At checkpoints, the following shall be prohibited:

• perform economic and other activities not permitted by the legislation of the Russian Federation;
• enter (pass) and/or otherwise penetrate the territory of the checkpoint, as well as exit (leave), import (export) cargo, goods, animals into the territory (ies) of the checkpoint in violation of these Rules;
• be on the territory of the checkpoint without the documents established by these Rules, with expired, invalid documents or documents the validity period of which has not begun, during off-duty (non-working) hours;
• prevent other persons and vehicles from crossing the State Border of the Russian Federation in any way, unless this is caused by the need to prevent the offense being committed;
• interfere with the work and in any way impede the performance of official duties by officials of state control body units;
• carry out public calls for non-compliance with the legal requirements of officials of state control body units related to the performance of their official duties, as well as other calls aimed at non-compliance with the regime of the State Border of the Russian Federation, the regime at the checkpoint;
• perform actions that could entail a threat to the life, health and property of persons crossing the State Border of the Russian Federation, officials of state control body units, the administration of a checkpoint, the administration of a transport infrastructure facility, legal entities and/or individual entrepreneurs carrying out activities legally at the checkpoint, with the exception of the actions of customs and border control officials, employees of internal affairs bodies, authorized persons from among the forces ensuring transport safety of a transport infrastructure facility, acting in the manner established by the legislation of the Russian Federation to prevent offenses on the part of individuals (groups of persons);
• visit vehicles traveling abroad for which border control has not been completed, as well as vehicles traveling abroad for which additional regime restrictions have been introduced, without the permission of officials of border control units;
• start moving and/or change parking places for vehicles traveling abroad, board (disembark) passengers, load (unload) luggage, cargo without permission from officials of border control units at the checkpoint;
• be in the office premises of border control units, cross the line of passport control booths without the permission of officials of border control units;
• be in premises of customs authorities, on the territory and in premises where customs control is carried out, cross the boundaries of customs control zones, be within their boundaries without the permission of customs officials (with the exception of officials of border control units when performing their official duties at the checkpoint). Control over admission to the premises of customs authorities, places of customs control, boundaries of customs control zones is carried out by customs authorities;
• transfer and receive various items (belongings, documents) through the barriers (turnstiles) of the checkpoint;
• carry out audio recording, as well as video and photography using any technical means of engineering structures, other objects located on the territory of the checkpoint, the actions of officials of state control body units in the performance of their official duties at places of duty, without permission from the relevant state control body units;
• use cellular and radio communications for persons directly crossing the State Border of the Russian Federation during the period of control operations;
• drink alcoholic beverages, with the exception of public catering places;
• be in border and customs control places for persons who arrived at the checkpoint without the purpose of crossing the State Border of the Russian Federation;
• be on the territory of the checkpoint for persons traveling on foot, vehicles (with persons in them) after informing them of the grounds for refusal to pass through the State Border of the Russian Federation;
• walk animals on the territory of the checkpoint;
• smoke on the territory of the checkpoint outside specially equipped and designated areas;
• use unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of checkpoints without permission from the heads of border control units;
• provide assistance in the transportation (penetration) of persons and vehicles into the territory of the checkpoint in violation of these Rules;
• stay after the departure of the foreign vehicle specified in the travel documents, as well as stay for more than 24 hours from the moment of arrival for persons transiting through the territory of the Russian Federation on a foreign aircraft with a transfer at the airport, except for cases of forced stop;
• carry out other illegal actions in violation of these Rules.

For violation of these Rules, Article 18.4 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation No. 195-ФЗ dated December 30, 2001 provides for administrative liability in the form of a warning or an administrative fine.

Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation No. 195-ФЗ dated December 30, 2001

Article 18.1. Violation of the State Border Regime of the Russian Federation

1. Violation of the rules for crossing the State Border of the Russian Federation by persons and/or vehicles or violation of the order of passage of such persons and/or vehicles from the State Border of the Russian Federation to checkpoints across the State Border of the Russian Federation and in the opposite direction, except for the cases provided for in this Article 18.5 of this Code, entails the imposition of an administrative fine on citizens in the amount of two thousand to five thousand rubles; for officials: thirty thousand to fifty thousand rubles; for legal entities: four hundred thousand to eight hundred thousand rubles.
2. The same actions committed by a foreign citizen or a stateless person shall entail the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of two thousand to five thousand rubles with or without administrative expulsion from the Russian Federation.
3. Conducting economic, industrial or other activities on the State Border of the Russian Federation or near it without notifying border authorities or with notification to such authorities, but in violation of the established procedure for conducting economic, industrial or other activities on the State Border of the Russian Federation or near it, entails a warning or imposition an administrative fine on citizens in the amount of up to one thousand rubles with or without confiscation of the instruments or the subject of the administrative offense; for officials: three thousand to five thousand rubles with or without confiscation of the instruments or the subject of the administrative offense; for legal entities: ten thousand to thirty thousand rubles with or without confiscation of the instruments or the subject of the administrative offense.

Note. For administrative offenses provided for by this Article and other articles of this Chapter, unincorporated businesses in connection with the implementation of their business activities bear administrative responsibility as legal entities, except in cases where special rules are established in the relevant articles of this Chapter on the administrative liability of unincorporated businesses, which differ from the rules on the administrative liability of legal entities.

Article 18.4. Violation of the Regime at Checkpoints across the State Border of the Russian Federation

1. Violation of the regime at checkpoints across the State Border of the Russian Federation entails a warning or the imposition of an administrative fine on citizens in the amount of three hundred to one thousand rubles; for officials: two thousand to five thousand rubles; for legal entities: five thousand to ten thousand rubles.
2. The same actions committed by a foreign citizen or a stateless person shall entail a warning or the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of three hundred to one thousand rubles with or without administrative expulsion from the Russian Federation.

Article 18.7. Failure to Follow a Lawful Order or Demand of Servicemen in Connection with the Performance of Their Duties to Protect the State Border of the Russian Federation

Failure to follow a lawful order or demand of servicemen in connection with the performance of their duties to protect the State Border of the Russian Federation entails the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of one thousand to one thousand five hundred rubles or administrative arrest for a term of up to fifteen days.