Acquisition of land located in border areas by foreign citizens and legal entities.
In accordance with the Land Code of the Russian Federation, foreign citizens, stateless persons and foreign legal entities cannot own titles to plots of land located in border areas. A list of such areas is established by the President of the Russian Federation in accordance with the federal law on the State Border of the Russian Federation and other established territory of the Russian Federation.
Presidential Decree № 26 "On approving the list of border areas where foreign citizens, stateless persons and foreign legal entities are not allowed to own titles to land" came into force January 9, 2011.
This Decree approves the list of 380 municipalities located in the border areas, where foreign citizens, stateless persons and foreign legal entities are not allowed to own titles to land. The list includes municipalities located in the Leningrad region and Saint Petersburg.