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Key Facts: Russian Migrant Comprehensive Exam Exam

Russia's migrant comprehensive exam combines three modules: Russian language, history of Russia, and fundamentals of Russian legislation (FIPI / Rosobrnadzor).

Foreign citizens must pass the exam to obtain a work patent, RVP, VNZh, or Russian citizenship.

The control measuring materials are developed by the Federal Institute for Pedagogical Measurements (FIPI) under Rosobrnadzor.

The History of Russia and Fundamentals of Legislation modules are single-answer multiple-choice tests.

The history and law modules each require at least 50% correct answers to pass at the work-patent level.

The required Russian level rises from about CEFR A1 for a work patent to roughly B1 for citizenship.

The Russian language module assesses lexis-grammar, reading, listening, writing, and speaking.

Official demonstration variants and an open task bank are published at fipi.ru/inostr-exam.

The exam is administered by Rosobrnadzor-accredited universities and testing centres across Russia.

The work patent requires the lowest-level test, while the citizenship exam is the most demanding of the four status levels.

Russia's comprehensive migrant exam tests Russian language, the history of Russia, and the fundamentals of Russian legislation; foreign citizens must pass it to obtain a work patent, RVP, VNZh, or citizenship, with difficulty rising from A1 to B1 by level.

Sample Russian Migrant Comprehensive Exam Practice Questions

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1Выберите правильный вариант: Мы приехали в город ___ поезде. (We arrived in the city ___ train. Choose the correct preposition.)
A.в
B.на
C.с
D.у
Explanation: Russian uses 'на' + prepositional case to express travelling by a means of transport: 'на поезде' (by train), 'на автобусе' (by bus). This is fixed prepositional usage tested in the lexis-grammar subtest.
2Выберите правильный вариант: Моё пальто висит ___ шкафу. (My coat is hanging ___ the wardrobe. Choose the correct preposition.)
A.на
B.в
C.под
D.за
Explanation: To say something is located inside an enclosed space, Russian uses 'в' + prepositional case: 'в шкафу' (in the wardrobe). The ending -у here is the special locative form of шкаф.
3Выберите правильный вариант: Это книга моей ___. (This is my ___ book / the book belongs to my sister. Choose the correct form of 'сестра'.)
A.сестра
B.сестру
C.сестры
D.сестре
Explanation: Possession ('whose book?') is expressed with the genitive case: 'книга сестры' (the sister's book). The genitive singular of сестра is сестры.
4Выберите правильный вариант: Вчера я ___ на работу в восемь часов. (Yesterday I ___ to work at eight o'clock. Choose the correct past-tense verb.)
A.иду
B.пошёл
C.пойду
D.идти
Explanation: 'Вчера' (yesterday) requires the past tense. 'Пошёл' is the masculine past tense of the perfective verb пойти, meaning 'went/set off'. It matches a single completed action in the past.
5Выберите правильный вариант: Я хочу ___ по-русски хорошо. (I want ___ Russian well. Choose the correct form.)
A.говорю
B.говорить
C.говорил
D.говори
Explanation: After modal verbs like 'хочу' (I want), Russian uses the infinitive: 'хочу говорить' (I want to speak). The infinitive of the verb is говорить.
6Выберите правильный вариант: Он живёт в Москве, ___ работает в Подольске. (He lives in Moscow ___ works in Podolsk. Choose the correct conjunction.)
A.и
B.а
C.или
D.что
Explanation: The conjunction 'а' expresses contrast between two facts ('lives here, but works there'). Russian uses 'а' for mild opposition/comparison, unlike 'и' which simply adds.
7Выберите правильный вариант: Я был в магазине и купил хлеб ___ молоко. (I was at the shop and bought bread ___ milk. Choose the correct conjunction.)
A.а
B.но
C.и
D.или
Explanation: To add a second item in a simple list ('bread and milk'), Russian uses 'и' (and). Both items were bought, so a simple additive conjunction is correct.
8Выберите правильный вариант: — Кому вы дали документы? — Я дал документы ___. (— To whom did you give the documents? — I gave the documents ___. Choose the correct form of 'инспектор'.)
A.инспектор
B.инспектора
C.инспектору
D.инспектором
Explanation: The recipient of an action ('to whom') takes the dative case. The dative singular of инспектор is инспектору. The verb дать (to give) governs the dative for the person receiving.
9Выберите правильный вариант: У меня ___ паспорт и виза. (I ___ a passport and a visa. Choose the correct form.)
A.есть
B.нет
C.был
D.будет
Explanation: Possession in the present is expressed with 'у меня есть' + nominative ('I have'). Since both nouns are listed as present and owned, 'есть' is correct.
10Выберите правильный вариант: Завтра мы ___ в поликлинику. (Tomorrow we ___ to the clinic. Choose the correct future-tense form.)
A.идём
B.ходили
C.пойдём
D.идти
Explanation: 'Завтра' (tomorrow) requires the future tense. 'Пойдём' is the first-person plural future of пойти ('we will go'), expressing a single planned trip.

About the Russian Migrant Comprehensive Exam Exam

The comprehensive exam in Russian as a foreign language, the history of Russia, and the fundamentals of Russian legislation is the mandatory test that foreign citizens in the Russian Federation must pass to obtain a work patent, a temporary residence permit (RVP), a permanent residence permit (VNZh), or Russian citizenship. It is a single integrated exam built from three modules. The Russian language module assesses practical, everyday and workplace Russian through select-the-correct-option tasks in lexis and grammar, reading, and listening, together with short writing and speaking components, calibrated to roughly CEFR A1 for the work patent rising to B1 for citizenship. The History of Russia module is a single-answer multiple-choice test covering the key dates, rulers, wars, and figures of Russian history from Kievan Rus to the modern Russian Federation. The Fundamentals of Russian Legislation module is a multiple-choice test on the Constitution, the rights and duties of foreign citizens, migration registration, the work patent, RVP and VNZh, and basic labour and family law. The control measuring materials are developed by the Federal Institute for Pedagogical Measurements (FIPI), and the exam is administered by universities and testing centres accredited by Rosobrnadzor (the Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science). Demonstration variants and an open task bank are published at fipi.ru/inostr-exam. The number of questions, required scores, and difficulty rise step by step from the work-patent level through residence permits to citizenship.

Exam sponsor: FIPI (Federal Institute for Pedagogical Measurements) develops the materials; the exam is administered by Rosobrnadzor-accredited universities and testing centres.. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Questions

100 questions

Time Limit

Approximately 90 minutes of active testing, split among the Russian language subtests (lexis-grammar, reading, listening, writing, speaking), the History of Russia test, and the Fundamentals of Legislation test. Exact timing varies by status level.

Passing Score

Each module is passed separately. The Russian language module requires minimum scores on each subtest; the History of Russia and Fundamentals of Legislation modules each require at least 50% correct. Thresholds increase for residence-permit and citizenship levels.

Exam / Certification Fees

Set by authorised testing organisations and varying by region and status sought. The work-patent test is the least expensive and the citizenship-level exam the most expensive; confirm the exact 2026 fee with your accredited testing centre.

Exam sponsor website

Fees, eligibility, and exam policies can change. Confirm them with the exam sponsor before applying or paying.

Our practice resources: topics covered

We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.

30%

Russian Language — Lexis & Grammar

Select-the-correct-option items on prepositions, cases, verb aspect and tense, conjunctions, numerals, and everyday vocabulary at CEFR A1–A2, centred on practical and workplace situations.

20%

Russian Language — Reading & Listening

Comprehension of signs, announcements, schedules, receipts, short messages, and dialogues; listening tasks extract key details such as times, places, prices, and instructions from short audio texts.

25%

History of Russia

Single-answer multiple-choice questions on key dates, rulers, and events from Kievan Rus and the Baptism of Rus through the empire, 1917, the USSR, the Great Patriotic War, the space age, and the modern Russian Federation.

25%

Fundamentals of Russian Legislation

Multiple-choice questions on the Constitution, separation of powers, the rights and duties of foreign citizens, migration registration, the work patent, RVP and VNZh, and basic labour and family law.

Preparing for the Russian Migrant Comprehensive Exam Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Each module is passed separately. The Russian language module requires minimum scores on each subtest; the History of Russia and Fundamentals of Legislation modules each require at least 50% correct. Thresholds increase for residence-permit and citizenship levels.
  • Exam length: 100 questions
  • Time limit: Approximately 90 minutes of active testing, split among the Russian language subtests (lexis-grammar, reading, listening, writing, speaking), the History of Russia test, and the Fundamentals of Legislation test. Exact timing varies by status level.
  • Exam / certification fees: Set by authorised testing organisations and varying by region and status sought. The work-patent test is the least expensive and the citizenship-level exam the most expensive; confirm the exact 2026 fee with your accredited testing centre. Official sources

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Russian Migrant Comprehensive Exam: Suggested Study Strategy

1Master the Cyrillic alphabet and high-frequency everyday and workplace vocabulary first, since the language module focuses on practical situations such as shops, clinics, transport, and documents.
2Drill the core grammar that the lexis-grammar subtest targets: prepositions of place and direction, the six cases, verb aspect and tense, and common conjunctions.
3For reading and listening, practise extracting key details — times, prices, places, and instructions — from signs, announcements, schedules, and short dialogues.
4Memorise the essential history timeline: the Baptism of Rus (988), Kulikovo (1380), Peter the Great and Poltava (1709), 1812, 1917, the USSR (1922–1991), the Great Patriotic War (1941–1945), and Gagarin (1961).
5Learn the migration-law essentials cold: migration registration, the work patent and its tax payment, RVP, VNZh, and the rights and duties of foreign citizens under the Constitution.
6Work through the official FIPI demonstration variants and open task bank so you are comfortable with the multiple-choice format and the 50% pass threshold on the history and law modules.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Russian migrant comprehensive exam and who must take it?

It is a single integrated exam in Russian language, the history of Russia, and the fundamentals of Russian legislation. Foreign citizens must pass it to obtain a work patent, a temporary residence permit (RVP), a permanent residence permit (VNZh), or Russian citizenship.

Who develops and administers the exam?

The control measuring materials are developed by the Federal Institute for Pedagogical Measurements (FIPI). The exam is administered by universities and testing centres accredited by Rosobrnadzor, the Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science.

What are the three modules of the exam?

The three modules are the Russian language module (lexis-grammar, reading, listening, writing, and speaking), the History of Russia module (multiple-choice), and the Fundamentals of Russian Legislation module (multiple-choice).

What Russian level do I need?

The level rises with the status you seek. A work patent requires roughly CEFR A1, temporary residence (RVP) and a residence permit (VNZh) require about A2, and citizenship requires roughly B1 along with more detailed history and legal knowledge.

Is the exam multiple-choice?

It is predominantly multiple-choice. The History of Russia and Fundamentals of Legislation modules are entirely single-answer multiple-choice. The Russian language module mixes select-the-correct-option tasks with short writing and speaking components.

Where can I find official sample questions?

Demonstration variants and an open task bank are published by FIPI at fipi.ru/inostr-exam. Reviewing these helps you learn the exact format and difficulty before test day.