Russian Immigrating to US
 

Hello Everyone,

My Mother in Law (Russian Citizen) will be flying to the US with my wife and I in October with an Immigrant Visa. We will be flying from Bishkek through SVO on to LAX. My question is in regards to the transit desk at SVO. Does my Mother in Law need a permission stamp of sorts from Russia allowing her to move to the US? When my wife was a citizen of Kyrgyzstan, she needed permission from the passport control authority in Bishkek before anyone at the airport would let her fly. I am worried that once we begin our journey to LAX, my Mother in Law will get held up for not having such a stamp. I thank you for your assistance with this.

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Dear George,

Congratulations on helping your Mother-in-law start a new chapter in her life.

Russia won't care about her stamps beyond having a proper, valid Kyrgyz passport UNLESS she was a citizen of the Russian Federation (not USSR, Russian Federation). If that is the case then you need to address the issue, preferably with a Russian immigration attorney (or perhaps Kyrgyz, they should be familiar with these issues).

Incidently, I assisted a TV program in filming in Bishkek this summer; I'll post here when it will be broadcast (it's a real estate show!).

The OP clearly mentioned she is.There are no legal issues with Russian citizens going abroad for permanent residency.

There is a practice of amending a passport with the rubber-print "residence abroad". In the past, only those who had it might register with a Russian consulate in the country of residence. Nowadays consulates will register any Russian citizen; so that practice is just a rudiment.

Anyway, the OP's mother-in-law has already lived abroad (in Bishkek), so the question itself is ridiculous, especially given the fact that she won't pass immigration in SVO.