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Why you should choose the Kaluga Region
A unique combination of cultural heritage and modern development opportunities
- Dynamic economyWell-developed economic infrastructure and career opportunities1
- Welcoming atmosphereFriendly attitude of local residents and a comfortable living environment2
- Preservation of cultural heritageRespect for traditions and preservation of the historical and cultural heritage of the region3
- Amazing natureThe developed ecological environment of the region, represented by unique nature reserves4
- The Spiritual LandKaluga Region has a deep spiritual, cultural, and historical connection with Orthodoxy. There are 224 temples and 10 monasteries in the region5
- Transport accessibilityThe region occupies an advantageous position in Central Russia, being in close proximity to the Moscow agglomeration6
Key indicators of the Kaluga region
- industrial parks12
- place in the investment rating of the Russian Federation4
- place in the rating of the Russian Federation for the lowest percentage of unemployment6
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Scientific environment
Well-developed infrastructure in the fields of bio and nuclear technologies, pharmaceuticals, radiomedicine, production of new materials and IT. High-tech business: business incubators, a technology park in the field of high technologies.More than 46 scientific organizations and 10 universities.Major scientific centers and research institutes included in the structure of Rosatom State Corporation, Rostec, and the Kurchatov Institute Research Center:
- The State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation is the A.I. Leipunsky Institute of Physics and Energy
- Obninsk scientific and production enterprise "Technology" named after A.G. Romashin
- Branch of NPO Lavochkin in Kaluga
- All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Radiology and Agroecology, Kurchatov Institute
- A.F. Tsyba Medical Radiological Research Center
Investment environment
Developed transport and logistics infrastructure,5 highways of federal importance,about 1,000 km of railways, multimodal transport and logistics centers, Kaluga International Airport.Proximity to the capital as the main market for goods and a transport corridor, 12 industrial parks, 3 SEZs, 2 Territories of advanced development, 3 single-industry towns, Greenfields, Brownfields, light industrial clusters:
- production of automobiles and automotive components
- pharmaceuticals
- biotechnologies and biomedicine
- transport and logistic agro -industrial
- composite and ceramic technologies information and communication technologies
- nuclear metal working technologies
- educational tourism and recreational production of microfiltration equipment and porous polymer materials
Creative environment
The development of creative spaces. Venues for exhibitions and workshops, concert halls, festivals, art fairs, photo studios, recording studios. The school of creative industries has been opened. Festivals of creative industries and the Forum of Creative Industries "Fashion Business Today" are held.Nikola-Lenivets is an art park in the Kaluga Region, located around the village of Nikola-Lenivets, Dzerzhinsky district
Opportunities in sports
Creation of sports facilities (sports schools, ice arenas, Sports Palace, sports parks) Sports clubs and teams: Kaluga Football Club, Alexander Savin specialized children's and youth sports school of the Olympic Reserve in volleyball, Kaluga hockey Club, which holds leading positions in the NMHL.
Study in the region
The training of highly qualified personnel is carried out on the basis of 10 educational institutions of higher education. The main part of the training of specialists with higher education falls on the leading universities of the region:
- Kaluga State University named after K.E. TsiolkovskyKaluga
- Branch of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University (National Research University)
- Obninsk Institute of Atomic Energy – branch of the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI
- Kaluga Branch of the Russian State Agrarian University – Timiryazev Agricultural Academy
The most popular training areas are: medical science, information systems and technologies, computer science and computer engineering; software engineering, economics, state and municipal management; management, mechanical engineering; information security of automated systems; electric power and electrical engineering; veterinary medicine, animal husbandry, linguistics, Nuclear power plants: design, operation and engineering.
Entrepreneurial business
Kaluga Region is located less than 200 km from Moscow, at the intersection of important highways and railways. Access to the multimillion-dollar market of the capital and the whole of central Russia. A well-developed logistics network includes warehouse complexes and transport companies. Universities in the region train qualified personnel, ensuring the influx of young specialists. Affordable rent and real estate. The region creates a favorable environment for business development, covering key segments from industrial production to the service sector:
- Contract assembly and automotive components are in demand due to the revival of the automotive industry
- Logistics services and packaging production are supported by a new investment project in the SEZ
- Tourist services (glamping, agrotourism) — fueled by the growth of domestic tourist flow
- Pharmaceutical centers — the region subsidizes the infrastructure
- IT industry — demand is growing due to the digitization of enterprises
Work in the region
Kaluga Region attracts attention not only by the number of jobs, but also by the quality of employers. There are international-level enterprises located here that offer competitive working conditions and opportunities for professional development. The most sought-after jobs are:
- industrial automation specialists
- robotics engineers
- big data analysis specialists in manufacturing
- biomedical technology specialists
- medical equipment engineers
- nanotechnology specialists
- biologists
- developers of intelligent energy networks
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They chose the Kaluga Region
- Anton WinklerFarmer"Russia is developing on its own particular, independent path, which is right and promising. The country attaches particular importance to the development of agriculture, considering it as one of the key areas for the future of the country."
- Yazan NajajraSurgeon"In Russia I appreciated that people try to help each other, teach. Doctors constantly advised me, helped with operations until I got used to it.
I am grateful to Russia, to the Russian people for being able to choose my own path, to take my place in life."
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A foreign citizen who has contributed to the development of society, the economy, and ensuring the defense and security of the Russian Federation has the right to receive the status of a citizen of interest to the Russian Federation if he/she:
- holds a state award of the Russian Federation or the highest departmental award (highest departmental insignia) of a public authority of the Russian Federation for merits (achievements) in the relevant field
A foreign citizen with a particularly sought-after profession, qualifications or skills has the right to obtain the status of a citizen of interest to the Russian Federation if he:
- possesses a profession (specialty), holds a position from the list of qualified specialists approved by Order of the Ministry of Labor of Russia dated 04/03/2025 No. 172n* and has documented work experience in it for at least five years.
- He has qualifications in the fields of manufacturing and extractive industries, transport, tourism, construction, communications, IT and data processing, education, healthcare, agriculture, ecology, energy or in other priority sectors of the economy according to the list of sought-after professions formed in accordance with the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 02/11/2025 No. 138*, has a specialized higher education and a proven work experience of at least five years
A foreign citizen who has contributed to the development of the economy of the Russian Federation has the right to obtain the status of a citizen of interest to the Russian Federation if he meets the criteria approved by the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation, which an investor must meet in order to issue a residence permit without a permanent residence permit.:
a) a foreign citizen has invested at least 15 million rubles in socially significant projects of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation during the 3 years preceding the application for a residence permit in the Russian Federation;
b) a foreign citizen has registered a legal entity in the form of a business partnership, limited liability company, joint-stock company with a sole founder, peasant (farmer) farm or business partnership on the territory of the Russian Federation, and this legal entity has been carrying out business activities for 2 years immediately preceding the calendar year in which the foreign citizen applied on the issue of a residence permit in the Russian Federation, as well as in a calendar year, in which a foreign citizen applied for a residence permit in the Russian Federation.
At the same time, a foreign citizen must be the sole participant in a joint-stock company or a limited liability company at the time of the decision to grant him a residence permit in the Russian Federation.
The conduct of business by a legal entity is characterized by the payment of taxes and fees in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on taxes and fees (with the exception of state duties and taking into account refunds of overpaid and/or over-collected taxes and fees carried out in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on taxes and fees both in the relevant calendar year and in the calendar year in which the foreign citizen submitted the relevant application, made before the date of receipt of the application of a foreign citizen in respect of taxes and fees, the obligation to pay which arose for the legal entity in the relevant calendar year) and insurance contributions to state extra-budgetary funds in the amount of at least 4 million rubles annually;
c) a foreign citizen has invested at least 30 million rubles in a Russian legal entity that has been conducting business in the territory of the Russian Federation for at least 3 years in the form of a business partnership, limited liability company, joint-stock company, peasant (farmer) farm or business partnership.
In the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year in which a foreign citizen applied for a residence permit in the Russian Federation, the amount of taxes and fees paid by such a legal entity in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on taxes and fees (with the exception of state duties and taking into account taxes paid in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on taxes refunds of overpaid and/or overpaid taxes and fees both in the relevant calendar year and in the calendar year, in which the foreign citizen applied with the relevant application, made before the date of receipt of the foreign citizen's application in respect of taxes and fees, the obligation to pay which arose for the legal entity in the relevant calendar year) and insurance contributions to state extra-budgetary funds is at least 6 million rubles.;
d) a foreign citizen has acquired immovable property of any purpose on the territory of the Russian Federation by right of ownership (common shared ownership) at the construction stage or within 2 years after their commissioning and owns them continuously for one year until the date of applying for a residence permit in the Russian Federation.
At the same time, the total cadastral value of objects owned by a foreign citizen is at least 50 million rubles on the territory of Moscow, at least 20 million rubles on the territories of the subjects of the Far Eastern Federal District, and at least 25 million rubles on the territories of other subjects of the Russian Federation.
There should be no restrictions on rights and encumbrances on real estate objects during the specified period of ownership by a foreign citizen.
a) a foreign citizen has invested at least 15 million rubles in socially significant projects of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation during the 3 years preceding the application for a residence permit in the Russian Federation;
b) a foreign citizen has registered a legal entity in the form of a business partnership, limited liability company, joint-stock company with a sole founder, peasant (farmer) farm or business partnership on the territory of the Russian Federation, and this legal entity has been carrying out business activities for 2 years immediately preceding the calendar year in which the foreign citizen applied on the issue of a residence permit in the Russian Federation, as well as in a calendar year, in which a foreign citizen applied for a residence permit in the Russian Federation.
At the same time, a foreign citizen must be the sole participant in a joint-stock company or a limited liability company at the time of the decision to grant him a residence permit in the Russian Federation.
The conduct of business by a legal entity is characterized by the payment of taxes and fees in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on taxes and fees (with the exception of state duties and taking into account refunds of overpaid and/or over-collected taxes and fees carried out in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on taxes and fees both in the relevant calendar year and in the calendar year in which the foreign citizen submitted the relevant application, made before the date of receipt of the application of a foreign citizen in respect of taxes and fees, the obligation to pay which arose for the legal entity in the relevant calendar year) and insurance contributions to state extra-budgetary funds in the amount of at least 4 million rubles annually;
c) a foreign citizen has invested at least 30 million rubles in a Russian legal entity that has been conducting business in the territory of the Russian Federation for at least 3 years in the form of a business partnership, limited liability company, joint-stock company, peasant (farmer) farm or business partnership.
In the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year in which a foreign citizen applied for a residence permit in the Russian Federation, the amount of taxes and fees paid by such a legal entity in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on taxes and fees (with the exception of state duties and taking into account taxes paid in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on taxes refunds of overpaid and/or overpaid taxes and fees both in the relevant calendar year and in the calendar year, in which the foreign citizen applied with the relevant application, made before the date of receipt of the foreign citizen's application in respect of taxes and fees, the obligation to pay which arose for the legal entity in the relevant calendar year) and insurance contributions to state extra-budgetary funds is at least 6 million rubles.;
d) a foreign citizen has acquired immovable property of any purpose on the territory of the Russian Federation by right of ownership (common shared ownership) at the construction stage or within 2 years after their commissioning and owns them continuously for one year until the date of applying for a residence permit in the Russian Federation.
At the same time, the total cadastral value of objects owned by a foreign citizen is at least 50 million rubles on the territory of Moscow, at least 20 million rubles on the territories of the subjects of the Far Eastern Federal District, and at least 25 million rubles on the territories of other subjects of the Russian Federation.
There should be no restrictions on rights and encumbrances on real estate objects during the specified period of ownership by a foreign citizen.
A foreign citizen with achievements in the field of production has the right to obtain the status of a citizen of interest to the Russian Federation if he:
- is the founder of an SME with an annual income of at least 10 million rubles, operating in the following economic sectors: manufacturing; hotels and catering; information and communication; professional, scientific and technical activities
- he has other documented achievements in the field of production, indicating the high potential of his organic inclusion in the system of positive social relations of Russian society
A foreign citizen who has achievements in the field of creative (creative) industries or in the cultural and humanitarian sphere has the right to obtain the status of a citizen of interest to the Russian Federation if he:
- is a foreign member of the Russian Academy of Arts
- is a laureate of an international, foreign or Russian award for outstanding achievements in the field of culture, literature or art, included in the list, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 89 dated 02/06/2001* He works in the Russian state cultural organization in a creative profession from the list established by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 07/04/2023 No. 1777-r*, and has a representation from this organization recognizing him as of interest to the Russian Federation
- He is a well-known cultural figure and has an invitation from the Russian state cultural organization to work, and also agrees At least one year is allowed for its implementation in this organization.
- He is a qualified specialist in the fields of creation and production of clothing, accessories, decorative, applied and scenic art, design, architecture and urban studies, gastronomy, IT, public relations, gallery activities and has documented achievements in these areasand has other documented achievements in the field of creative (creative) industries or in cultural and humanitarian fields. evidence of the high potential of its organic inclusion in the system of positive social relations of Russian society
A foreign citizen with achievements in the field of sports has the right to obtain the status of a citizen of interest to the Russian Federation if he:
- is a champion or medalist of the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Deaflympic Games, World Special Olympics, World Championships, European Championships
- took first, second or third place at the Games of the Commonwealth of Independent States, in At the International multi-sport event "Sports Games of the BRICS countries"
- he holds the sports title of Master of Sports of Russia of international class, Master of Sports of Russia, Grandmaster of Russia
- is a winner or prize-winner of international professional sports competitions included in the Unified Calendar of interregional, All-Russian and international physical culture events and sporting events, and has an invitation from the Russian professional sports club, sports reserve training center or other organization involved in the preparation of sports reserves for employment, and also agrees to its implementation in such an organization is at least one year old
- He has other documented achievements in the field of sports, indicating the high potential of his organic inclusion in the system of positive social relations of Russian society
A foreign citizen with academic achievements has the right to obtain the status of a citizen of interest to the Russian Federation if he:
- is a winner or prize-winner of the international Olympiad in general education subjects included in the list approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 11/16/2024 No. 3310-r*, and has received an invitation to study at a Russian state educational organization
- has successfully mastered the program higher education at a university that was in the top 20 of one of the ARWU, QS, or THE rankings on the date of graduation
- he successfully completed a higher education program at a university that was in the top 100 of one of the ARWU, QS or THE ratings on the date of graduation, with an average score of at least 75% of the maximum
A foreign citizen with achievements in the field of scientific and technological development has the right to obtain the status of a citizen of interest to the Russian Federation if he:
- is a foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences or has been awarded the Grand Gold Medal of the Lomonosov Russian Academy of Sciences
- holds a patent for an invention, utility model or industrial design
- holds a PhD degree or Doctors of Sciences has an academic degree
- confirmed by a document on an academic degree issued in accordance with the legislation of the RSFSR or the legislation of the USSR, and an invitation from a Russian state scientific or educational organization to carry out research or teaching activities, or an invitation from another Russian state organization
- including a state corporation or an organization subordinate to it, to carry out work, as well as Agrees to carry out relevant activities in such an organization for at least one year has an academic degree obtained in a foreign country and recognized in the Russian Federation, and an invitation from a Russian state scientific or educational organization to carry out research or teaching activities, or an invitation from another Russian state organization
- including a state corporation or an organization subordinate to it, to carry out work, and also agrees to carry out relevant activities at least one year in such an organization carries out scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities in a Russian state scientific or educational organization or a state corporation or an organization subordinate to it and has a representation from such an organization recognizing it as of interest to the Russian Federation
- is a laureate of an international, foreign or Russian award for outstanding achievements in the field of science and technology included in the list approved by the resolution Government of the Russian Federation No. 89 dated 02/06/2001*
- he has other documented achievements in the field of scientific and technological development, indicating a high potential for his organic inclusion in the system of positive social relations of Russian society
Regional news
- Kaluga hosted the business forum "Artificial Intelligence and Business: risks, sales, security"
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