Federal Migration Service

Federal Migration Service of the Russian Government FMS of Russia
Abbreviation	FMS
Agency overview
Formed	June 14, 1992
Preceding agencies	OVIR, Department of Visas and Immigration Passports and Visas Service of MVD Migration Committee
Dissolved	5 April 2016
Superseding agency	Directorate for Migration Affairs of MVD
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	RUS
Governing body	Government of Russia
General nature	Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Upper Radishchevskaya Street 4 D. str. 1, Tagansky District in Moscow, Russia
Elected officer responsible	Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister of Russia
Agency executive	Konstantin Romodanovsky, Director
Parent agency	Government of Russia
Child agency	Immigration Control Directorate
Notables
Anniversary	June 14
Website
http://www.fms.gov.ru/

The Federal Migration Service (Федеральная миграционная служба, ФМС России) was a federal law enforcement agency of Russia responsible for implementing the state policy on migration and also performing law enforcement functions, functions for control, supervision, and provision of public services in the field of migration. The Federal Migration Service was responsible for the issuing of Russian international passports, resident registration and immigration control in Russia.^[1] Headquartered in Moscow, the FMS was charged with the investigation and enforcement of over 500 federal statutes within the Russian Federation. The FMS was led by a Director who is appointed by the Prime Minister of Russia.

The FMS was one of the largest investigative agencies in the Russian government, following the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, Investigative Committee of Russia and the FSKN.

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 Main Directorate for Migration Affairs, part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD).