How to become a member of the resettlement program

At some point, every person understands that his homeland is not just a beautiful word. It pulls the soul to their native land, it fills with strength and peace. What if you are Russian, but were forced on various circumstances to live outside the Russian Federation and do not have Russian citizenship? The answer is one: to become a member of the program of resettlement of compatriots.

The first thing you need to do before you decide on such a responsible step, how to change the country of accommodation - to thoroughly explore all the information on the topic. Go to the site FMS., to the page this state programwhere informational materials and recommendations are given to potential participants.

Passing out this referenceYou will be able to familiarize yourself with the text of the Presidential Decree and the most state program. The participants in the resettlement program of compatriots and their families have the right to compensate for the cost of passing, the payment of state duty, unemployment benefit (before receiving citizenship), obtaining "lifting" means of one-time. We also have the right to reimbursement of health care costs, the services of educational institutions (preschool, school, profile education), the services of the civil service of employment.

Did you decide to return to the roots? Check if you have the right to do this using the resettlement program of compatriots. You will be recorded in the participants, if:

you have Russian citizenship, but permanently reside in another country;
in the past, you were a USSR citizen or live in one of the countries of the former USSR;
you took the citizenship of a foreign state, but in the past were a citizen of the Russian Federation or a citizen of one of the countries of the former USSR;
you are a descendant of a person belonging to the above groups.

If you found yourself in the list above, start collecting documents. Prepare:

statement For those who want to become a member of the resettlement program of compatriots;
passport (or other identity documents) His and family members you have specified in the questionnaire;
a document confirming the right to stay in the territory of the Russian Federation;
document on his marital status and on the marital status of your family members;
documents on education, vocational training, work experience, the presence of scholars and degrees.

Application form for participation in the State Resettlement Program of Compatriots You can download on our website.

There are several convenient ways to submit applications and color copies of documents. You can:

directly contact the territorial separation of the FMS at the time of temporary stay, if you are in Russia;
send a package of documents email;
to apply to the representative office of the FMS of the Russian Federation in the country of residence.

Filled sample application for participation in the resettlement program of compatriots Swing here.

From stated regions You have the right to choose the one that matches your requirements (ecology, the availability of familiar and relatives, a wide selection of jobs for your specialty, etc.). In general, to become a member of the resettlement program for the peoples of the former Soviet republics simply. However, it is still ready to be prepared for administrative "wires" and, without hoping only to the state, carefully calculate your action plan when moving to Russia and its capabilities. Good luck to you!