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2026-09-08
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Ancestry and return
5 pathwaysTemporary residence permit — State Programme participant or family member
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Recorded route source ↗Permanent residence — rehabilitated Crimean ASSR deportation connection
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Recorded route source ↗Permanent residence — State Programme repatriate
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Recorded route source ↗Permanent residence — direct-line ancestor connected to historic Russian territory
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Recorded route source ↗Culture, faith and volunteering
1 pathwaysFamily
8 pathwaysPermanent residence — Russian-citizen parent or child
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Recorded route source ↗Permanent residence — parent of a Russian child after judicially confirmed family life
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Recorded route source ↗Permanent residence — family member of a State Programme repatriate
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Recorded route source ↗Permanent residence — minor or dependent adult with permanent-resident foreign parent or guardian
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Recorded route source ↗Permanent residence — sole parent of a Russian child
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary residence permit — minor or dependent adult with temporary-resident parent or guardian
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Recorded route source ↗Ordinary private visa — close family of a Russian citizen
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary residence permit — spouse of a Russian citizen
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Recorded route source ↗Free movement
2 pathwaysHumanitarian protection
4 pathwaysInvestment
1 pathwaysLong-term residence
8 pathwaysTemporary residence permit — treaty-based permanent resettler
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary-resident visa
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary residence permit — citizen of Kazakhstan, Moldova or Ukraine
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary residence permit — annual quota
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary residence permit — Presidential Decree 702 shared-values route
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Recorded route source ↗Permanent residence — after one year on temporary residence
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Recorded route source ↗Permanent residence — citizen of Kazakhstan, Moldova or Ukraine
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Recorded route source ↗Permanent residence — treaty-based permanent resettler
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Recorded route source ↗Short stays and visits
5 pathwaysSpecial cases
3 pathwaysStudy
6 pathwaysPermanent residence — after completing education on RVPO
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary residence permit for education (RVPO)
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Recorded route source ↗Ordinary student visa
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Recorded route source ↗Foreign student — temporary stay for full-time study
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Recorded route source ↗Permanent residence — Russian higher-education degree with honours
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary residence permit — former-USSR-state national with qualifying Russian education
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Recorded route source ↗Talent and merit
8 pathwaysPermanent residence — highly qualified specialist and family, permit-tied
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Recorded route source ↗Temporary residence permit — foreign citizen recognised as of interest to Russia
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Recorded route source ↗Highly qualified specialist — Skolkovo, innovation centre or Sirius salary exemption
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Recorded route source ↗Permanent residence — highly qualified specialist after two qualifying years
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Recorded route source ↗Highly qualified specialist — reduced-threshold research, education or designated employer
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Recorded route source ↗Permanent residence — foreign citizen recognised as of interest to Russia
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Recorded route source ↗Highly qualified specialist — general salary threshold
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Recorded route source ↗Permanent residence — Russia: Land of Opportunity finalist or winner
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Recorded route source ↗Transit
1 pathwaysWork
7 pathwaysForeign full-time student — employment during study
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Recorded route source ↗Visa-national worker — standard work permit and work visa
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Recorded route source ↗Ordinary work visa
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Recorded route source ↗Permanent residence — accredited IT-organisation specialist and family
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Recorded route source ↗Visa-free worker — employment patent
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Recorded route source ↗Permanent residence — qualified specialist in an officially listed occupation
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Recorded route source ↗Accredited foreign-company intra-company employee
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