Russia.
How Russia sells residence for investors (golden visa): 1 residence programme, open today. Every number and rule below links to the document it comes from.
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Sells the right to live in the country (a “golden visa”), sometimes leading to citizenship later. Russia: 1 residence programme, open today; 0 numbers, 7 prices and rules. Every country's residence programmes
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Russia residence permit for foreign investors without a temporary residence permit (Federal Law 115-FZ art. 8(2)(17); Government Decree No. 2573 of 31.12.2022)
Sells the right to live in the country (a “golden visa”), sometimes leading to citizenship later.
RUB 15 million invested in socially significant regional projects in the three years before applying gives a residence permit without first holding temporary residence (Government Decree 2573, from 11 Jan 2023). Other routes: RUB 30 million in a Russian company running at least three years (t-9ef2bd9ed9), or new-build property worth RUB 20 million in the Far East, RUB 25 million elsewhere or RUB 50 million in Moscow, held one year (t-1c63528315, t-0e5cc07de5, t-781ec49617). A fourth route rests on the taxes paid by the applicant's own company (RUB 4 million a year), not on an investment.
Notes from the research
Government Decree No. 2573 of 31 December 2022 (in force 11 January 2023) sets four alternative criteria under which a foreign investor gets a residence permit (вид на жительство) without first holding a temporary residence permit: RUB 15 million invested in socially significant regional projects in the 3 preceding years; a company founded by the applicant (sole participant) that has operated 2 years and pays at least RUB 4 million a year in taxes and contributions; RUB 30 million invested in a Russian company operating at least 3 years that paid at least RUB 6 million in taxes; or new-build real estate with total cadastral value of at least RUB 50 million (Moscow), 20 million (Far Eastern Federal District) or 25 million (elsewhere) held for one year. The decree implements subparagraph 17 of para 2 of art. 8 of Federal Law 115-FZ; when that subparagraph was added was not established, so legal_basis is empty. No official counts found.
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What is measured
No published numbers found for this programme. That is itself worth knowing: see the notes and the documents below.
What we know is missing
- Russia residence permit for foreign investors without a temporary residence permit (Federal Law 115-FZ art. 8(2)(17); Government Decree No. 2573 of 31.12.2022): we found no published numbers at all, only rules and events.
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What happened, and when
The 1 document behind this page
- 2023-01 · Law or regulationПостановление Правительства Российской Федерации от 31.12.2022 № 2573 «Об утверждении критериев, которым должен соответствовать иностранный гражданин, осуществивший инвестиции в Российской Федерации, для выдачи вида на жительство в Российской Федерации без получения разрешения на временное проживание» · Government of the Russian Federation (publication.pravo.gov.ru)
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