Categories of participants

Impatriates are foreign citizens and stateless persons who are of interest to the Russian Federation, including talented students, scientists, qualified and highly qualified specialists, entrepreneurs, investors, founders of small or medium-sized enterprises, representatives of creative professions, persons with achievements in sports, who share traditional Russian spiritual and moral values and wish to relocate to the Vladimir Region for permanent residence.

Family members of an impatriate include their spouse, parents (adoptive parents), children, including adopted children or children under guardianship (custody), the spouse’s children, including adopted children or children under guardianship (custody), biological sisters and brothers, their spouses and children, including adopted children or children under guardianship (custody), as well as other family members who are financially dependent on the applicant.

An entrepreneur is a foreign citizen or stateless person who plans to register as an individual entrepreneur and conduct business activities in the Russian Federation without establishing a legal entity, or who is already registered as an individual entrepreneur.

An investor is a foreign citizen or stateless person who plans to make capital investments in the Russian Federation using their own and/or attracted funds in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation. Founder of a small or medium-sized enterprise

A founder of a small or medium-sized enterprise is a foreign citizen or stateless person who is a legal entity or an individual and has established an organization or organizations registered in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

A scientist is a foreign citizen who is a specialist in a scientific field and has made a contribution to science.

Qualified Specialist – a foreign citizen or stateless person who has a profession (speciality) and holds positions included in the list of professions (specialities, positions) of qualified specialists entitled to obtain a residence permit in the Russian Federation without obtaining a temporary residence permit, approved by the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation.

Highly Qualified Specialist – a foreign citizen or stateless person who has work experience, skills or achievements in a specific field of activity, provided that the terms of their engagement in labour activity in the Russian Federation involve the receipt of a salary (remuneration).

Talented Student – a foreign citizen or stateless person who is a student with high abilities, characterised by a high rate of acquiring new knowledge and independence in its application.

Representative of Creative Professions – a foreign citizen or stateless person whose work is related to creativity and art, including activities in the fields of creation and production of clothing, accessories, decorative, applied and scenographic arts, design, architecture, and gastronomy.

Persons with Achievements in Sports – a foreign citizen or stateless person who holds sports titles, is a winner or prize-winner of professional sports competitions, or has other documented achievements in the field of sports.

If you have a state award of the Russian Federation or the highest departmental award (the highest departmental distinction) of a public authority of the Russian Federation for merits (achievements) in the relevant field, you may be classified under this category.