The Law on the Far Eastern Hectare, or the Federal Law of May 1, 2016, No. 119 FL,[1] is a law by Russian President Vladimir Putin to give 1 hectare (2.5 acres) of free land in the Russian Far East to Russian citizens and foreign nationals as long as they live there for five years.[2][3]

The plan allows only Russian citizens to own the land. Foreigners can join the program, but cannot own the land until 5 years after they have immigrated to Russia. Consolidated groups (of 20 lots minimum) will also be provided with basic infrastructure. As of December 2017, more than 107,000 people have applied and 40,000 people have become owners of the land.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East. "Far Eastern Hectare". Archived from the original on 2021-04-24. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  2. ↑ Palmer, Coburn (May 7, 2016). "Forget Canada, Russia Offers Political Asylum To Americans If Trump Wins Presidency". Inquisitr. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ Keyworth, Marie (30 September 2016). "Russian free land: A brilliant bureaucratic nightmare?". BBC.
  4. ↑ "About 40 thousand people received the Far Eastern hectare". TASS (in Russian). Dec 29, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2020.


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