There are a variety of ways to move to Russia, gain residency, and eventually become a Russian citizen. But in our professional opinion here at Ark Vostok the best and most efficient way to do all of this is via the newly created Russian Golden Visa.

Permanent Residency

A Golden Visa gives you permanent residency status in Russia.

It grants you the following rights.

• The ability to register and live in any region of the Russian Federation

• Free entry and exit from the Russian Federation

• The opportunity to work in any region of the Russian Federation without obtaining a work permit

• Free medical care under the Mandatory Medical Insurance policy, free education, and social payments

• The ability to elect and be elected to local self-government bodies

• Participation in referendums

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The same status for the whole family

Your family members are granted the same status as you — so that includes:

• Your spouse

• Your children (including adopted ones)

• The spouses of your children

• Your grandchildren

• Your parents (including foster)

• The spouses of your parents

• Your grandparents

With a single investment, you’re making it possible for your whole family to be granted permanent residency in Russia.

Some of our clients view this as a "family investment" and sponsor the older generation in the family to invest in the Russian Golden Visa. This way, all three generations of the family get permanent residence status.

As an example, an elderly couple, that has three adult children, that is also married with children — this could easily mean 12 people are securing a permanent residence permit on one Golden Visa eligible investment.

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A residence investment that rises in value

The most common way to get a Golden Visa, is to invest in real estate in Russia.

As the investment has to be made in a recently constructed project, many of our clients choose to invest in developing projects, that rise in value as they come to completion.

Your return could be as high as 20−30% over the course of one year.

When the property is built, it could be rented out for income or used as a living accommodation for you and your family.

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Save time and hassle

The alternative path is securing a temporary residence visa, which is a time-consuming and challenging process.

The traditional route to migrating to Russia was established to attract a cheap workforce from the former USSR republics — this is what the temporary residence program was designed for.

You must personally visit the immigration centers and be subject to rigorous documentation and even medical checks.

The process is handled by the Interior Ministry — So, in other words, the process is often very stressful and time-consuming.

This is compared to the Golden Visa process, where the documents are submitted to The Ministry of Economic Development — that are oversee attracting investment to Russia. The actual documentation can be submitted remotely without much hassle at all.

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A faster way to Russian citizenship

As you are directly granted permanent residency status, you only need to wait 5 years to obtain your Russian Citizenship, should you choose to apply for it.

Without a Golden Visa, one must wait up to 3 years with temporary residence status, before one can be granted permanent residency.

To sum up, the Golden Visa is the best possible way forward for a large, multi-generation family to Move to Russia.

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