ST. PETERSBURG, June 5. /TASS/. The Russian Interior Ministry is ready to promptly assist foreigners with relocation to Russia and paperwork processing under the program for attracting talented specialists, with about three thousand such applications having already been received, the head of the Russian Interior Ministry’s department for work with refugees, compatriots, and forced migrants, Vitaly Yakovlev, announced at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
"Today, a significant number of applications have been received on the portal 'Time to Live in Russia'. I had about three thousand in my materials, now there are probably more. And we, the migration service of the Russian Interior Ministry, are ready to promptly process these documents in the shortest possible time after receiving a petition from the Agency for the Attraction of Foreign Talents and help people in our area of responsibility," he said.
Yakovlev noted that a number of preferences exist for talented foreigners. In particular, they can apply for temporary residence permits without quotas and without passing tests on knowledge of the Russian language, Russian history, and the fundamentals of Russian legislation. "Qualified specialists, talented people, may not know the Russian language at the relocation stage, and later, when they integrate into society, they will learn it," he added.
