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Why can a foreigner be refused in registration of IE (individual entrepreneur) in Russia?

The main reason is when the applicant does not have a valid residence permit on the territory of Russia (neither temporary nor permanent). 

Moreover, the reasons may be the following:
 

• Not all the documents required by the regulations have been submitted to the registration office.
• The documents, or some of the documents, have been filed with errors.
• Documents are not notarized.
• In case if a citizen of a foreign country already had an IE registration.
• In case when previously the bankruptcy procedure was carried out, and the term has not yet expired.
• In case when previously there was a decree on the compulsory cessation of the activity of IE.
• If there was a fact of the court decision on the liquidation of entrepreneur, and a ban was issued on further possible commercial activities on the territory of the Russian Federation.

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