Support for repatriates in Voronezh Oblast

The Government of Voronezh Oblast decrees that the additional guarantees and social support measures provided to participants in the State Program and their family members in Voronezh Oblast in accordance with the subprogram “Assistance in the Voluntary Resettlement to Voronezh Oblast of Compatriots Living Abroad” shall also apply to compatriots participating in the State Program for Voluntary Resettlement (GPП) as repatriates.

The decree applies to legal relations arising from 08.09.2025

Additional guarantees include:

➡️Career guidance to help individuals choose an area of activity, find employment, undertake vocational training, and obtain additional vocational education.
The service is provided during the period of validity of the State Program participant certificate.

➡️Vocational training and additional vocational education, and payment of a stipend during the period of vocational training and additional vocational education.
The monthly stipend is 1500 rubles. The average training period is 1,0 months.

➡️Allocation of residential premises to resettlers for temporary accommodation.
Temporary accommodation for State Program participants and their family members is provided at the premises located at: 37 Otlichnikov Lane, Voronezh.
The premises may be provided to State Program participants and their family members for temporary residence for a period not exceeding 6 months.
A child (children) under the age of one who is (are) not listed on the State Program participant certificate may be accommodated at the premises.

Social support measures for resettled State Program participants and their family members, including assistance with temporary housing arrangements, include:

➡️A one-time payment to State Program participants and their family members for medical examinations, including issuance of a certificate confirming that the foreign citizen does not have a disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus, a medical certificate confirming the absence of infectious diseases that pose a danger to others, and a document confirming the absence of drug addiction.
The one-time payment is 4000 rubles for each State Program participant and their family member.

➡️A one-time housing arrangement payment to State Program participants and their family members who have resettled in rural areas of Voronezh Oblast.
“Rural areas” means rural settlements, as well as urban-type settlements and work settlements.
If the State Program participant certificate was issued outside the Russian Federation, the payment is 50000 rubles for each resettler; if the certificate was issued in the Russian Federation, the payment is  30000 rubles for each resettler. (See the subprogram for details).

➡️A one-time payment to State Program participants for temporary accommodation.
The one-time payment is 16 500 rubles.

➡️A one-time payment to State Program participants with children under the age of 14, as well as those with family members of retirement age, who have arrived in Voronezh Oblast.
The one-time payment is 4700 rubles for each child under the age of 14 and for one family member of retirement age.

➡️A one-time payment to State Program participants and their family members for recognition of academic degrees, academic titles, education and/or qualifications obtained in a foreign country.
The one-time payment is 6500 rubles for each State Program participant and their family member (in the case of recognition of education and/or qualifications obtained in a foreign country).
The payment is  5500 rubles for each State Program participant and their family member (in the case of recognition of a foreign academic degree or foreign academic title).

Additional guarantees and social support measures are provided once only.

Applications and documents for the provision of additional guarantees and social support measures must be submitted by State Program participants and their family members during the validity period of the State Program participant certificate.

More information about the payments here

Resettlement to Voronezh and the region