Approximately 40% of those who left the Russian Federation in 2022 returned to the country. The newspaper writes about this “News”Quote from data from Finion company (specializing in assistance in obtaining a residence permit).
The organization obtained this information based on a survey of 2.7 thousand existing and potential customers of the company interested in the topic of migration services. According to Finion’s news, in general, Russians’ demand for residence permit registration services in other countries decreased tenfold in 2023.
As experts note, one of the main reasons for the return of citizens is the tightening of the rules for obtaining a residence permit and the duration of stay in other countries. For example, in Hungary the conditions for obtaining a residence permit are planned to change after February 2024, in Cyprus the VAT rate is being adjusted, in Greece there is an increase in the minimum investment cost required to obtain a residence permit, the director of the foreign real estate department of NF Group Anna Larina told the publication .
In case of difficulties with work, the residence permit will probably not be renewed, Finion Director Vyacheslav Kartamyshev said in an interview with Izvestia.
“There are some countries where this is unlikely; primarily the Baltic countries, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. That is, they stop the renewal of residence permits of Russians, even if they comply with all the requirements of local legislation. Or it requires the fulfillment of new, politically biased conditions,” Kartamyshev said.
Russia is open to everyone except enemies. So on November 17, press spokesman of Russian President Dmitry Peskov commented the possibility of return of citizens who left the country.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin during the return of businessman Mikhail Fridman to the country saidWhat awaits immigrants returning to the Russian Federation?