Operation 2.2 · Transfers
Transfer of foreign currency obtained by converting roubles on a resident's foreign account to foreign accounts of other persons.
Status
permitted
Legal basisBank of Russia Clarification No. 4-OR
Verified as of 21 October 2026 · All operations
Other operations in this section
2.1Transfer by resident legal entities of foreign currency to foreign accounts of branches and representative offices of residents and of their employees.Permitted2.3Transfer abroad by non-residents from unfriendly states who work in Russia of funds in the amount of their salary.Permitted2.4Transfer abroad by non-residents from unfriendly states who do not work in Russia, and by legal entities from such states (does not apply to legal entities controlled by Russian persons).Prohibited2.5Transfer of funds abroad by non-residents from friendly states who work in Russia.Permitted2.6Transfer of funds by foreign investors investing in the Russian financial market from type “In” accounts to accounts abroad.Permitted2.7Transfer by individuals from friendly states out of Russia from their Russian account to their own account or to another individual abroad.Permitted2.8Transfer by a resident individual from a Russian account to their own foreign account or to the account of another individual (resident or non-resident, including a non-relative), without any limit on the amount.Permitted2.10Transfers of foreign currency from foreign accounts opened on or after 1 March 2022 to one's other foreign bank accounts.Permitted2.11Transfers abroad for tuition, medical services and utility payments, in roubles and in foreign currency.Permitted