Amendments made to the State Program for the Resettlement of Compatriots

When applying to participate in the program outside the Russian Federation, applicants will need to confirm their command of Russian at a level sufficient for oral and written communication in a Russian-language environment. This may be confirmed with one of the following documents:

• a school-leaving certificate, diploma (or duplicate) issued in the USSR before 01.09.1991 or issued in the territory of the Russian Federation after 01.09.1991;
• an education document issued in a foreign state where Russian is one of the state languages (for citizens of that state);
• a decision by a commission recognizing the compatriot as proficient in Russian, made following an interview;

The commission for recognizing a compatriot as proficient in Russian is formed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation or its territorial bodies.

Citizens of the Republic of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, and Ukraine are exempt from confirming their command of Russian.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 219 of 30.03.2023 "On Amendments to the State Program to Assist the Voluntary Resettlement to the Russian Federation of Compatriots Living Abroad, approved by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 637 of June 22, 2006" entered into force on 30.03.2023.

Clause 1 enters into force on 01.01.2024