Russian Foreign Ministry: in 2025, more than a thousand foreigners moved to Russia on a “traditional values” visa - it is issued without passing a language or history exam
1,112 foreigners received a Russian “traditional values” visa in 2025, Alexey Klimov, director of the consular department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, told RIA Novosti. According to him, the leaders in issuance were Germany and France - citizens of these countries received 168 and 140 visas, respectively. Then comes the USA (105 visas), Italy (100 visas), and Estonia (63 visas). Australia came in last place with 43 visas.