In connection with the fighting in Donbass, thousands of civilians were forced to leave their homes and rebuild their lives in a new place, including in Russia. Previously, migrants from Ukraine did not have any advantages in the Russian Federation; in 2014, a new law came into force, which significantly simplified the stages of obtaining Russian citizenship for foreigners. In this article we will discuss in detail how the compatriot resettlement program will be implemented in 2021 for Donbass.
What is resettlement
Relocation, or, is a change. Whatever the reason for “changing places” - forced circumstances or one’s own desire, the migrant often has to overcome a complex process of social and everyday reorientation. A person finds himself in a completely unfamiliar society, he is forced to re-prove his professional worth to a new employer, build relationships with colleagues and neighbors.
A striking expression of the globalization process developing in the modern world has become the unprecedented intensification of the migration movement, therefore almost all states, and the Russian Federation is no exception, are creating special resettlement programs, which necessarily include measures for the adaptation of the migrant at the first stage.
Read more about what migration is and all the advantages and disadvantages.
Training and employment according to the resettlement program
Able-bodied citizens are allowed to participate in the resettlement program for Donbass residents, who after moving will be able to get a job in their place of further residence. To find a suitable job, you first need to contact and register with the city employment center. Program participants are provided with assistance in finding employment and adapting to a new workplace
As part of the resettlement program, youth from Donbass are offered training at higher educational institutions of the Russian Federation. Admission occurs on a general basis. But after graduating from a university, they can apply for Russian citizenship in a simplified manner. Residents of Donbass have the right to study in graduate school and receive an academic degree.
The resettlement program to the Russian Federation “Compatriots” for residents of Donbass helps displaced people move to the Russian Federation, socially adapt to a new place, get housing and work.
To do this, you need to study what documents are needed for relocation and how to proceed in the new place. Rate the quality of the article. We want to be better for you:
The main reasons for the resettlement of Donbass residents to the Russian Federation
The armed conflict that unfolded in the eastern part of Ukraine forced many residents of these territories to migrate to safe areas. Even in those cities of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions where it is now relatively calm, some infrastructure facilities have been destroyed, and some citizens find themselves without a “roof over their heads” and without work.
Periodically renewed hostilities, the lack of normal conditions and prospects - all this forces Ukrainians to look for or arrange a new place to live.
Most residents of Donbass chose Russia because in this country they can stay for permanent residence and soon obtain citizenship.
Reasons for the resettlement of Donbass residents to the Russian Federation
The majority of residents living in the territory of hostilities are forced to leave the region in order to preserve their lives and ensure their own safety. Also, in relatively calm areas, the population has lost their homes, the infrastructure has been destroyed, and there are no jobs. It is impossible for people to live comfortably in this region.
Most residents of Donbass seek to move to the Russian Federation, since this state is a border state, there is no language barrier, and there are prospects for obtaining citizenship on preferential terms.
How to become a participant in the resettlement program in the Russian Federation
Persons who found themselves outside of Russia after the collapse of the USSR can take part in the State program to assist the voluntary resettlement of compatriots living abroad to the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the resettlement program in the Russian Federation). Residents of Donbass who are fluent in Russian and those for whom Russian culture is not alien clearly have the right to move to the Russian Federation.
To participate in the resettlement program in the Russian Federation you must:
- be of legal age;
- be capable and able to work;
- have education and experience for;
- meet the requirements for .
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Who can become a participant in the program
The list of citizens entitled to participate in the program is established by Article 1 of Federal Law No. 9 9. The following can receive the benefit:
- holders of Russian passports living abroad;
- representatives of nationalities historically living on the territory of Russia;
- citizens of the USSR who have a cultural and legal connection with the Russian Federation;
- people who previously emigrated from the USSR, the Russian Federation, the RSFSR, and received citizenship of other countries;
- family members of program participants;
- When collecting a package of documents, you must meet a number of requirements:
- reach adulthood;
- have full legal capacity;
- confirm fluency in Russian;
- meet the criteria for persons applying for a residence permit.
TRP (temporary residence permit) - how to get it in Donetsk in 2021
Family members of a potential program participant are subject to simplified requirements.
Advantages of participating in the resettlement program in the Russian Federation
Participants in the State Program are provided with certain social and financial benefits. First of all, its amount depends on the region of resettlement and the number of family members. In addition, expenses associated with relocation are compensated. The rights of immigrants from Donbass to receive pensions and social benefits are also taken into account by Russian legislation.
Thus, the program participant does not lose anything, but, on the contrary, compared to those who resettle on their own, they have great benefits.
The process of moving Ukrainian residents to Russia is carried out in several stages. First you need to select the region where the program participant wants to live and work, then with the necessary documents, and only after that you can begin the procedure for obtaining citizenship.
In order to weigh the pros and cons and have an objective idea of relocating to the Russian Federation, it is worth familiarizing yourself with all the intricacies.
What does migrant status give?
Forced migrant status is granted by the Main Department of Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (FMS) to a person who had to leave his place of residence due to a threat to his life or members of his family in any form. After being assigned migrant status, a person has the right to certain assistance from the state, which includes receiving free medical services and a place in a temporary accommodation center.
Relocation to Russia
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In Russia, since last year there has been a program to promote voluntary resettlement in the Russian Federation. Learn how to get into this program.
Help for displaced people from Donbass
Once a migrant is recognized as such, he has the right to apply for housing. Refugees from the ATO zone are immediately placed in temporary centers; free housing rental for migrants from Donbass is not provided for by law. However, if you become a participant in a special program, you can get housing on a permanent basis. The decision to issue a housing certificate is made by local governments.
Now let’s talk a little about pensions for compatriots from Donbass: who is entitled to pension benefits and in what amount. Only those migrants who have received a residence permit can become owners of a Russian pension. Pensioners who have moved to the Russian Federation will receive the same pension that they received in the country of their previous residence. Forced migrants with permanent residence at the age established by Russian legislation are entitled to an old-age insurance pension in Russia.
Read more information about what kind of assistance migrants can expect and what kind.
Resettlement programs to the Russian Federation Lipetsk from Donbass
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In hopes that the flow of migrants from Ukraine will stop, every settlement in Donbass should have a “brother” in Russia, a program for the voluntary resettlement of compatriots to.
Employment and training under the resettlement program
One of the conditions for participation in the program is the ability of the migrant to work. For migrants from Ukraine, there is a job fair in city employment centers. Program participants are provided with assistance in finding employment and adapting to a new workplace.
Yes, you just need to register with the employment center.
Men are offered working professions:
- installer;
- welder;
- driver, etc.
Jobs are available for women in trade and catering, and in preschool institutions. Many enterprises need cleaners, warehouse workers, etc. Certain regions of the Russian Federation have a special need for doctors and builders.
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Young participants in the resettlement program receive the right to study at higher educational institutions of the Russian Federation, where they enter on a general basis. After graduating from an educational institution, graduates can obtain Russian citizenship in a simplified manner. Immigrants also have the opportunity to study in graduate school and obtain an academic degree.
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Acceptance of residents of the DPR and LPR into Russian citizenship as participants in the resettlement program
It is no secret that for a long time the leadership of the Russian Federation has been pursuing a policy of increasing the number of citizens of the country. The most famous of these programs are the Compatriots Resettlement Program and the simplified procedure for obtaining citizenship by native speakers of the Russian language. The issues of acquiring Russian citizenship for compatriots in Ukraine became particularly relevant after the coup d'etat in Kyiv in February of this year and the events that followed. The state program to promote the voluntary resettlement of compatriots living abroad to the Russian Federation was adopted in June of this year, and six years later it became indefinite. However, not all regions received the status of its participants. For example, the largest cities of the Russian Federation, Moscow and St. Petersburg, as well as a number of regions, to put it mildly, do not lack an influx of new residents.
Which regions should Donbass residents move to?
The Government of the Russian Federation has approved priority regions for resettlement; these are mainly remote regions of Russia, such as the Republic of Karelia, Smolensk and Sverdlovsk regions, etc. Resettlers from the eastern regions of Ukraine who decide to develop territories of priority settlement will receive additional funds, the so-called “lifting " In these regions of settlement, residents of Donbass and other displaced persons can count on maximum government support.
RVP for program participants
(TRP) allows you to legally live and work in the Russian Federation. Every year the Russian government determines. However, some categories of citizens can receive a temporary residence permit regardless of the established quota or under a simplified procedure, for example, minor children of refugees from the ATO zone. Ukrainians who are included in preferential categories, when registering a temporary residence permit, must, in addition to the mandatory ones, add documents confirming their special status. The temporary residence permit is issued for a period of 1 year.
To obtain a temporary residence permit, you must:
- prepare ;
- submit a petition to the appropriate authorities and;
- register at your place of residence;
- issue a TIN;
- interact with migration registration authorities.
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Russian citizenship for the DPR and LPR
State program to assist the voluntary resettlement of compatriots living abroad to the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the State Program) is aimed at combining the potential of compatriots living abroad with the development needs of Russian regions. The state program complements the system of measures aimed at stabilizing the population of the Russian Federation, primarily in territories that are strategically important for Russia. Decree of the President of the Russian Federation from Methodological recommendations for the development of a program for a constituent entity of the Russian Federation to assist the voluntary resettlement of compatriots living abroad to the Russian Federation from Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia from
The Ministry of Internal Affairs also announces plans to expand the state program for the resettlement of compatriots.
