Support for Repatriates in the Republic of Tuva

The Government of the Republic of Tuva has established that additional social support measures provided to participants in the State Programme for the Voluntary Resettlement of Compatriots (GPV) and their family members in the Republic of Tuva also apply to compatriots participating in the State Programme as repatriates.

This resolution applies to legal relations arising from September 8, 2025.

Programme implementation stages and timelines on a general basis - 2022 - 2027

The main activities of the Republic of Tuva Programme are:
1) providing information support for the implementation of the Republic of Tuva Programme

2) providing medical care until a temporary residence permit is obtained or Russian citizenship is granted.
Medical care for Programme participants and their family members before they obtain a compulsory medical insurance policy is provided under the territorial programme of state guarantees for the free provision of medical care to citizens in the Republic of Tuva.

3) reimbursing Programme participants and their family members for the costs of medical examinations and preventive health check-ups.
Funding for reimbursement of the costs of medical examinations for Programme participants and their family members will amount to 3.0 thousand rubles in 2026 and 3.0 thousand rubles in 2027.

4) organizing vocational training and additional vocational education for Programme participants and their family members who have been officially recognized as unemployed.
This activity provides for the organization of vocational training and additional vocational education for Programme participants and their family members who have been officially recognized as unemployed.

5) reimbursing Programme participants for expenses related to the recognition of academic degrees, academic titles, education and/or qualifications obtained in a foreign country.

6) assisting Programme participants and their family members in finding jobs in vacant positions.
Employment centres in municipal districts and urban districts select suitable job options for Programme participants and their family members in accordance with employment legislation.
Compatriots who have decided to move permanently to the Republic of Tuva may find employment in vacancies reported by employers to the public employment service or by searching for work independently.
Independent job placement may be achieved by compatriots contacting employers directly, contacting the state publicly funded institutions of the Republic of Tuva—the employment centres in municipalities—regarding employment, or using the capabilities of the Russian national job vacancies database, “Work in Russia.”

7) promoting self-employment among Programme participants

8) supporting Programme participants and their family members in starting small and medium-sized businesses, including the establishment of peasant (farmer) households

9) providing Programme participants and their family members with residential premises for temporary accommodation for a period of at least 6 months, or reimbursing rent for residential premises for that period.
Rent reimbursement for a period of at least 6 months for Programme participants and their family members of working age (women aged 18 to 60 and men aged 18 to 65, except for compatriots who are specialists and scientists working on pressing scientific and technological issues).

10) assisting Programme participants in acquiring land plots and housing for permanent residence.
Assistance in obtaining land plots for the resettlement of participants in the Russian Federation’s State Programme and their family members, including for the establishment of peasant (farmer) and private subsidiary farms.

11) providing Programme participants and their family members with information, consultation, legal and other services

12) providing regulatory and legal support for the implementation of the Republic of Tuva Programme.