The Republic of Kalmykia Supports Repatriates

The Government of the Republic has approved the Procedure for Financing Measures to Assist the Voluntary Resettlement to the Republic of Kalmykia of Compatriots, Including Repatriates Living Abroad, for 2025 - 2030. The provisions apply to repatriates participating in the State Programme for the Voluntary Resettlement of Compatriots and their family members who have arrived in the Republic of Kalmykia.

Budget funds are allocated for:

➡️the provision of information, consulting, legal and other services to Subprogramme participants and their family members, including information support for implementation in the Republic of Kalmykia.

➡️compensation for expenses for additional vocational education of Subprogramme participants and their family members.

Additional vocational education is provided if the Subprogramme participant and their family members have basic vocational education (secondary vocational or higher education). Compensation is no more than 25 000 rubles per Subprogramme participant and/or one member of their family. Compensation is provided no more than once.
A Subprogramme participant and/or their family members may not obtain higher or secondary vocational education.
Documents for compensation of expenses for additional vocational education must be submitted to the employment center at the place of residence after completion of the training.

➡️support for small and medium-sized businesses, including the establishment of peasant (farm) enterprises by Subprogramme participants and/or their family members.

Support is provided once as a lump-sum financial assistance to Subprogramme participants and their family members upon state registration as a legal entity, individual entrepreneur, or peasant (farm) enterprise.
The amount of financial assistance is 96 000 rubles per Subprogramme participant and one member of their family.
To receive financial assistance, the application and documents must be submitted to the employment center at the place of residence.
Financial assistance must be repaid in the following cases:
a) use of the financial assistance for purposes other than those intended;
b) inaccuracy of information contained in the documents specified in paragraph 6 of this Procedure;
c) failure to comply with other conditions stipulated in the agreement.

➡️payment of a one-time housing settlement allowance to Subprogramme participants.

The allowance is paid in the amount of the expenses stipulated in the residential lease agreement for a period of no more than 6 months, up to 51 000 rubles per Subprogramme participant.
The allowance is paid once. The applicant must submit the application and documents for payment to the employment center at the place of residence.

Cancellation of the State Programme participant certificate, voluntary renunciation of State Programme participant status, the allowance recipient's departure for permanent residence outside the Republic of Kalmykia earlier than 5 (five) years from the date of their registration with the Migration Affairs Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Republic of Kalmykia as a State Programme participant, or ownership of residential premises entails recovery of the full amount of the allowance.

➡️medical examinations of Subprogramme participants and their family members to obtain a temporary residence permit in the Republic of Kalmykia or a residence permit.

The costs include examinations by specialist doctors and laboratory and X-ray examinations. The cost of an examination or consultation is established in accordance with the tariffs for paid medical services of the medical organizations participating in the medical examinations.

Mandatory medical examinations of citizens of Ukraine, citizens of the DPR, citizens of the LPR, and stateless persons who permanently resided in the territories of Ukraine, the DPR, or the LPR and have received State Programme participant certificates are provided free of charge.