In Russia, from October 17, an order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs comes into force, regulating the procedure for the export of children abroad.

"It comes into force on October 17, 2021, at the same time the previously valid order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia is no longer in force," the ministry said.

The department explained that the new order was developed within the framework of the law on the procedure for leaving and entering Russia, which improves the procedure for resolving the issue of the possibility of minors leaving the country accompanied by one of the parents.

"According to the provisions of the federal law and the new order, both legal representatives of a minor (regardless of citizenship) are given the right to declare their disagreement with the child's departure from the Russian Federation, each of which will be taken into account by the territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia," the department noted.

According to the law, a parent can establish both a general ban on traveling abroad, and to a specific state for a certain period.

The department noted that this approach will allow parents to make a decision "based on the prevailing life circumstances."

In addition, the legal representative who announced the prohibition of the child's departure from Russia will be able to take him abroad himself, but only if he himself is a citizen of Russia.

In addition, parents who have submitted an application for disagreement to leave will have the opportunity, regardless of citizenship, to withdraw their application out of court - to do this, you need to contact any division on migration issues or a diplomatic mission.

You can also apply for disagreement to leave at any convenient migration department of the territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

At the same time, the need to notify the second legal representative of the establishment of a restriction in relation to the child, as well as of its removal, remains in force - the notification will be sent to the address of the place of residence or stay.

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“In order to urgently respond to situations related to the unauthorized export of a child abroad, it is of no small importance to reduce, in the new order, the deadlines for the work of migration departments with incoming applications.

Now the employees of the divisions on migration issues must complete the application not in five working days, but in two working days, ”the department said.

At the same time, the set of documents for filing an application for restricting a child's right to leave remains the same.

The law on the simplified procedure for the departure of children abroad came into force on 12 July. 

As explained in the State Duma, according to the new law, one of the parents or another legal representative can also express disagreement with the departure of the child outside the Russian Federation, but it "will be more flexible."

“You can prohibit travel to one country, or a number of countries, or to all countries at once, indicate the period of validity of such disagreement.

This prohibition is checked when passing border control, ”the lower house reported.

The State Duma emphasized that the travel ban applies only to other countries, and does not apply to travel within Russia.

As State Duma deputy Svetlana Bessarab noted, there are situations when one of the parents is a foreign citizen and can take the child away, and a mother with Russian citizenship often cannot not only take him back, but also see the child.

“Because her father, a citizen of a foreign state, does not want to give her such an opportunity,” she said.

Speaking about the seizure of children, Bessarab recalled that in different states there are different juvenile systems, and what they are not used to in Russia is the reality in other states.

“When children are taken out of their families by the slander of literally neighbors, when they end up in foster families and so on.

To prevent this from happening, such rules were introduced - when one of the parents has reason to believe that the child can be taken abroad, he can give such a ban, ”she explained.

Earlier, in an interview with RT, Bessarab noted that, in order not to create problems for conscientious parents with the leave, rest of their children, and with their education, the Ministry of Internal Affairs decided to change the procedure for submitting applications.

“This will save the family budget, including the preparation of the corresponding notarial powers of attorney,” she stressed.