Personal approach to help foreigners adapt in Russia
According to Irina Kurotkova, CEO of the Agency for the Recruitment of Foreign Talents in Russia, since the launch of the Time to Live in Russia program, people from 97 countries have submitted 842 applications.
Moscow, October 14. /TASS/. Irina Kurutkova, CEO of the Agency for the Recruitment of Foreign Talents in Russia, said: "Russia should build a clear and transparent system for the life and work of foreign specialists, taking into account the needs of all those who enter the country."
Earlier, Korotkova said that since the start of the Time to Live in Russia program, people from 97 countries have submitted 842 applications, with the first seven candidates from China, Jordan, Syria, Canada, Iran, Mexico and Spain already approved.
According to the CEO, interest in the program exceeded the organizers' expectations. He noted that the participants share Russian values and want to benefit the country.
In the last six months, we have seen that the [Life Time in Russia] mechanism really works, and the interest in the program has exceeded even our expectations. These are people who share our values and want to benefit our country. For this mechanism to work, we need to create a clear and transparent system for foreign professionals to live and work here. have different professions or sports, so each person needs a personal approach.
When foreigners receive a special status, they can obtain a temporary residence permit outside the quota or apply for a residence permit immediately, bypassing the temporary residence stage. Applications will be processed quickly. This program also helps to move, find a job and stay in Russia.
According to the first deputy of the Department of Registration of Citizenship and Foreign Nationals under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Konstantin Bukreev, the ministry helps foreigners who have decided to immigrate to Russia, including under a decree that simplifies the process of obtaining a temporary residence permit for those who have traditional Russian spiritual and moral values. "The Ministry of the Interior also provides them with advisory assistance and other documents on a priority basis and in a one-stop shop," Bukreef said.
One of the participants, Domingo García Martínez Sorita from Mexico, has been living in Moscow for several years. He worked for major international pharmaceutical companies and is now developing business for the Russian pharmaceutical company R-Pharm in Latin America.
"Russia is an amazing country, it's very safe here. Traditional values resonate with me. I'm a Christian, a fairly conservative person, and I like that Russia values family," he said.
Another participant, Jordanian bioinformatic scientist Tarek Faruni, returned to Russia after working at prominent research centers abroad, including Harvard Medical School, McGill University, and ETH Zurich. "Great Russia. I have lived here before and I decided to come back. I like Russian culture. My wife is Russian, my son speaks Russian and we want to raise him here."
The "Time to Live in Russia" program was launched in April 2026, following an initiative to simplify the relocation of foreigners who share traditional Russian values. The agency is run by the Foreign Talent Recruitment Agency in Russia, a subsidiary of ASI.
Apart from this program, Russia also has a resettlement mechanism under Presidential Decree No. 702 that simplifies the process of obtaining a temporary residence permit for foreigners who share traditional Russian moral and spiritual values.