The Republic of Karelia Provides Support to Migrants

Additional social support measures, provided to participants in the State Program and their family members in the Republic of Karelia in accordance with the state program of the Republic of Karelia "Facilitating the Voluntary Resettlement to the Republic of Karelia of Compatriots Living Abroad", also apply to compatriots participating in the State Program as repatriates.

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

The Program provides for the following additional social support measures:

➡️One-time payment for medical and teaching staff

The one-time payment for medical and teaching staff is provided after one year of work at the specified institutions and organizations.

➡️Reimbursement of expenses for payment of the state fee for issuing a certificate recognizing foreign education and/or a foreign qualification and/or a certificate recognizing a document issued by a foreign state attesting to an academic degree or an academic title.

➡️Reimbursement of accommodation costs at a Temporary Accommodation Center, in residential premises in dormitories, in commercial rental housing, and places of stay (hotel, hostel, aparthotel) for a period of no more than one year.

➡️A one-time settling-in allowance is provided to participants in the State Program and their family members, except for participants in the State Program and their family members who have received reimbursement of accommodation costs.

The one-time settling-in allowance is provided for all family members of a State Program participant who have actually arrived in the Republic of Karelia and are listed on the certificate.

➡️Reimbursement of expenses for undergoing the medical examination required for foreign nationals to obtain a temporary residence permit or residence permit in the Russian Federation.

➡️Reimbursement of expenses incurred by participants in the State Program and/or their family members studying at higher education institutions and vocational education organizations in the Republic of Karelia for renting accommodation and paying utility bills in a dormitory for a period of no more than one year.

➡️An annual scholarship for State Program participants and their family members studying at the State Autonomous Professional Educational Institution of the Republic of Karelia "Petrozavodsk Basic Medical College" or PetrSU, who have entered into targeted education agreements with state healthcare institutions of the Republic of Karelia.

The annual scholarship is paid once, provided that the student successfully completes the educational program for a full academic year.

➡️Financial assistance to families of State Program participants with minor children; State Program participants and their family members enrolled full-time in higher education institutions and vocational education organizations in the Republic of Karelia; State Program participants and their family members conducting business activities in the Republic of Karelia; and those registered as professional income taxpayers (self-employed).

➡️Reimbursement of expenses incurred by State Program participants and their family members for services provided by the branch of the federal state unitary enterprise "Passport and Visa Service" of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in connection with obtaining Russian citizenship.