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Supreme Court: Marriage to a Russian citizen does not prevent deportation

16 January 2026 11:58 (UTC +04:00)

Marriage to a Russian citizen does not prevent the deportation of a foreign national from Russia, APA’s Moscow bureau reports, citing the press service of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.

It was noted that if the court decides to deport a person married to a Russian citizen, the fact that the foreigner is in a marriage with a Russian national does not prevent the deportation.

Today, a draft law amending migration legislation has been submitted to the State Duma. The draft law, aimed at combating illegal migration and protecting the health of Russian citizens, proposes allowing the deportation of migrants from the Russian Federation by court decision, since they avoid medical examinations.

It is proposed to reduce the period for medical examinations for dangerous infectious diseases and HIV, as well as drug use, to 30 days after entering the Russian Federation. Previously, this period was 90 days.

According to the new law, if migrants have been in the country for more than 30 days, it is proposed to require annual examinations, increase criminal liability for the falsification and circulation of documents confirming the absence of dangerous diseases.

Under the new law, medical organizations must promptly report to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Rospotrebnadzor about dangerous diseases in migrants for deportation.

For migrants avoiding medical examinations, it is proposed to increase fines 12 times, bringing them to 25,000–50,000 rubles.