The key facts
- The ban on registering new companies is in effect until March 25, 2029
- The reason is unreliable information about the legal address of Sabr Production in the EGRUL
- Since October 12, the Federal Tax Service has been carrying out a procedure to exclude the company itself from the register
Ban on company registration
Comedian Nurlan Saburov has been banned from registering new legal entities in Russia until March 25, 2029. This became known from data of the Federal Tax Service, which was examined by RIA Novosti; the restriction is also reported by Life.ru. The formal grounds were unreliable information about the legal address of Saburov's company, Sabr Production, entered in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities (EGRUL).
How the mechanism works
Under Russian law, the Federal Tax Service may refuse a citizen registration of a new legal entity if he previously headed a company or held a controlling stake in it, and the register still contains entries about unreliable data. In Saburov's case, the violations concern the address of his production company, which did not correspond to reality. Thus, the restriction is not a separate sanction but an automatic consequence of the entry in the EGRUL.
What is happening with Sabr Production
Sabr Production was registered in April 2025 and was engaged in the production and distribution of films, videos and television programs. In 2025, its revenue amounted to about 16 million rubles, with a net profit of 14.3 million rubles. Saburov owns all shares in the company. On October 12, 2026, the Federal Tax Service launched a procedure to exclude the company from the EGRUL — meaning the issue concerns not only a ban on new registrations, but also the termination of the existing company's operations.
Context
The restriction on business activity comes against the backdrop of other measures taken against the artist: on January 30, 2026, Saburov was banned from entering Russia for 50 years. According to Life.ru, upon returning from Dubai, he was unable to pass border control at Moscow's Vnukovo airport and subsequently left for Kazakhstan. Whether these measures are connected is not specified in the publications.
