Is it possible to travel around Russia with Estonian driver’s rights now?

From April 1, a ban on the use of foreign driver’s license entered into force in the Russian Federation, but it does not apply to all. NG figured out the situation.
We were written by Narvityan Nikolay, who was going to visit his Russian relatives and hoping to go to the Russian Federation in his personal car this summer.

“We want to go to Russia with a family by car, through the south of Estonia, where the crossing of the border by transport is still possible. But, as reported, from April 1, legislative requirements have entered into force prohibiting the use of foreign driver’s rights, including Russian citizens. I am just the same as many other residents of Estonia, Narva. They write that they can be fined and send the car to a fine. Actually so? I have a constant residence permit in Estonia. Help me figure it out, ”Nikolai wrote.

First of all, we will answer the reader’s question as briefly and accurately as possible, relying on the explanations of the “Migration Expert” portal (All-Migration.com).
“A foreign driver’s license is considered operating in Russia only until the foreigner is in the status of a temporarily reside,” the portal providing legal services, referring to the road traffic convention.

Foreign rights are recognized as invalid in cases where a foreigner who actually living in Russia received a residence permit or permission to temporarily accommodate more than a year ago. The same applies to persons who have received citizenship of the Russian Federation more than a year ago, and actually living in Russia with relevant documents.

It should be noted that the latter may also relate to some residents of Estonia, Narvityans, including who, preserving the Estonian residence permit, live in the Russian Federation legally, having an internal Russian passport, visiting ER from time to time.
The law also refers to Russian citizens who lived abroad for a long time and returned with foreign rights after more than a year after their receipt. Their rights also ceased to act.
The need to receive Russian driver’s license, while foreign ones have ceased to act, concerns permanent residents of the Russian Federation, who, in particular, have an internal Russian passport, and not tourists permanently residing abroad, even with Russian citizenship.

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