What will change in Russia from September 1, 2025: changes in the country's laws
The first month of autumn is not only a new school year and sudden weather changes. Innovations in Starting from September 1, 2025, pregnant students, college graduates, schoolchildren, businessmen, bloggers, car enthusiasts and many others will be affected in Russia.
Changes in the social sphere
Pregnant students, SIM card holders, and the working-age population will be affected.
Starting from September 1, the amount of maternity allowance will be raised for students. Previously, the payment ranged from nine to 23 thousand rubles — now it will average about 90 thousand rubles in less than five months.
Since the beginning of autumn, residents of the country will be able to install a self-lock on the issue of SIM cards at Gosuslugi or at the MFC. Also, for transferring your phone number to others, you will now have to pay a fine from 30 to 50 thousand rubles.
New rules for calculating average earnings will come into force on September 1. Bonuses, superannuation, night work and overtime allowances will now be taken into account.
Changes in the field of education
They will affect applicants, college graduates, schoolchildren and kindergarten students.
Starting from September 1, the authorities will begin to regulate the number of applicants that universities will be able to accept for paid tuition. According to representatives of the Russian government, such a step will reduce the discrepancy between the number of graduates and the country's need for personnel in certain professions.
From the first day of autumn, college graduates will be required to take the Unified State Exam upon admission to universities. This will apply to students who choose a different specialty from the one they have already received.
Starting from September 1, schools will introduce an additional hour for learning history. Social studies will be canceled in the sixth and seventh grades, and tests in the first.
"Conversations about important things" will be experimentally introduced in kindergartens in 22 regions. The program will affect children from three years old.
Changes in the business sphere
A law banning drug propaganda will come into force in early September. The innovation will affect companies that produce books, films, as well as mass media and representatives of the Internet industry. Violators face fines of up to one and a half million rubles or up to two years in prison.
Changes in the banking sector
They will affect borrowers and bank card holders.
From September 1, financial institutions will have to provide clients with the right to choose a person who can reject transactions if suspicious activity is detected.
From the first day of autumn, banks will be able to restrict ATM withdrawals in case of suspicious customer behavior. Atypical actions include changing the number for authorization in the application, requesting cash in an extremely atypical location, and increasing the activity of phone conversations at least six hours before the operation.
Starting from September 1, it will now be possible to get a consumer loan from 50 to 200 thousand rubles only four hours after signing the contract. The amount over will be available only after two days.
Changes in the Internet sphere
They will affect bloggers, users of VPN services, and developers of devices with applications.
From September 1, it will be prohibited to advertise on resources that are in Russia has been recognized as undesirable or extremist. Old materials from bloggers will also be required to be deleted. The fine for non-compliance with the new rules will range from two to 500 thousand rubles.
From the first day of autumn, fines will be issued for searching for extremist information through a VPN. The amount of the penalty will be from three to five thousand rubles.
From September 1, it will also be prohibited to advertise VPN services. Sites or citizens who decide to disobey will pay from 50 to 500 thousand rubles.
Starting from September 1, developers of devices with Internet applications will be required to pre-install the Max messenger and the RuStore app store.
Changes in the automotive sector
They will affect all motorists without exception.
From September 1, psychological development disorders, including autism and Asperger's syndrome, will be added to the list of contraindications for driving.
From the first day of autumn, the time for checking for intoxication will increase. 15 minutes will increase to 25 minutes.
Starting from September 1, the fine for interfering with special vehicles with flashing lights will increase. The run-up of 4.5−7.5 thousand rubles will rise to 7.5−10 thousand rubles.
Changes in the healthcare sector
They will affect paramedics, obstetricians and manufacturers of dietary supplements.
From September 1, paramedics and midwives will be allowed to provide primary and emergency care to citizens. The reason for admission will be the lack of specialized doctors.
From the first day of autumn, control over the production of dietary supplements will increase. The government will begin to establish quality criteria for additives and a system for their registration.
Changes in the migration sphere
Migrants will be required to settle their legal status by September 10. Otherwise, visitors will have to leave the country.