Married a Russian, how do I immigrate?

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123321m

Congratulations on your Marriage.
I am Russian. I cannot help you much, but I have an uncle who was a citizen of an ex-soviet republic ( and thus - a foreign citizen). He married a Russian citizen and now lives in Russia. I know that he did not start his immigration process until he was in Russia. So, if you are coming to Moscow first it would be a good idea to linger there and start / file for immigration.
I hope you like it there.

Jackie

wow wo. hold on, WHY are you moving to Russia and not the other way around - he moving to the US ? Be very careful before you make that decision. living in Russia is only a good choice for a Russian. foreign people dont understand the way of life over there and you may run into quite a few things that will make you mad and annoy the hell out of you. So my advice is - Do Not rush the horses and get papers to live there permanently - see if you can stand it first. then go from there

MikeyG

It may be difficult to emigrate to Russia, but I would suggest contacting the Russian Embassy in Quebec.

acm7680

Congrats. Russia is a beautiful place, i hope you will take the time to go outside of russia and experience the "real" russia.
I can tell you that my mom married a foreigner and he was never given papers. Although he lived in russia for about 6 years as a student. He did piss of the party a bit, so that may have had something to do with it. However the kids all have triple citizenship. So even if it a bit of a pain in the *** for YOU , atleast your kids will have the right automatically granted.
A personal comment/ advice....when you go to the embassy. Make sure you have all your papers. from birth certificate to marriage. It will take time and probably require more then 1 visit. However, unlike what was previously stated i can GUARANTEE that there is an english speaking employee.
In russia to major in international/business/politics you MUST speak 3 languages. So in canada it would probably be...french and english.
So don't bring your husband bc then they will pull the usual crap and yell at him a bit,etc.
Go alone, know what you need, and be prepared to repeat yourself slowly in english a few times. Works like a charm =)
I know this bc every few years i have to go to the NY Embassy to renew my passport and all the paperwork is in russian. And EVERY time i answer al lthe questions in english so i actually get assisted by the guy in charge of the whole passport office. Lovely man. Excellent english (HOT).
Recently they had an overhaul of personel. No more rude women, all fresh HOT new guys. Maybe FSB bc their english is perfect. Who cares he was nice and gave me my stuff.
Maybe you can expect the same in Canada. So dont worry about the language barrier. It guarantees you will cut the line and speak to someone in charge that can actually answer your questions!

Jimmy James

u sure u wanna go cuz i hear its not so good over there

kirlak

My 2 cents suggestion: under no circumstance should you give up your current citizenship (Canadian or other). You can live in Russia as non-resident alien, but please keep your national passport, and do not apply for Russian Citizenship. This way, you will have no trouble getting out of Russia, if Russian political ( or your personal) situation) changes later.

hec

Try to find some help here:

http://canadaonline.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=canadaonline&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dfait-maeci.gc.ca%2Fcanada-europa%2Frussia%2Fmenu-en.asp

k_erdahl

I would be a little optimistic about moving to Russia. Remember they were and probably are still the "Bread Basket". My father has a person that is from that area working with him through the MN MAST Program. It is a very different way of life. This man that is working for us does not have a car, and came over hear with about $100. You probably will be living in not real great conditions, might have a car, probably wont make alot. I would suggest moving back to Canada or USA. There you are going to have a better life.
Good luck. Hope this helps.

Patrick B

The best way to get information on this would be to contact the Russian government, specifically the department which deals with immigration. Although if you do not speak Russian you may want to have your husband do this for you as I expect the Russian government would not have any english speaking employees.

sweendog67

If you married Him, and he has residency in russia, so do you, sure ther will be a little documentation needed, Marriage License, passport, etc.... Good Luck Comrade

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