Russian woman Daria Penionzhkevich moved to Texas from the Moscow region. In the first person, a mother of two children tells the site "Our Texas" about the work of pediatricians in the United States. “The fact that medical supervision of children in the United States and Russia is very different ...
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The Internet is filled with stories of those who use the airbnb service, renting a place for themselves in different parts of the world, but I'm going to tell you about how I rent an apartment through airbnb - ...
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I sat down the other day to reread my posts from a year ago about my first impressions when I just arrived in New York. When I was reading, I had tears of affection from ...
The victory of US Republican candidate Donald Trump in the US presidential election did not come as a surprise to me, but, like many, gave rise to a sense of anxiety about the steps of the future president. However, both external and internal ...
America is very big. Each state has its own unique nature, laws and history. It is difficult to talk about the common pros and cons for all parts of the United States, but I found 5 points that, according to my observations, are common to ...
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Claiming an Inheritance in Russia: A Complete Guide
Among the most popular questions that clients contact our office with is inheritance abroad. This is very relevant for many citizens of Russia and Ukraine, where few can and want to return in light of the political situation. But to enter into an inheritance...
A clash between two Russias within one Serbia: how do Russian refugees live in the Balkans?
A small cozy courtyard in the very center of Belgrade is hung with paintings depicting local landscapes, temples and still lifes. Artist Elisabeth Irsanska has to quickly sell her works before leaving Serbia. Her husband Evgeniy had his residence permit revoked - as he suspects, for...
How to transport the ashes of a deceased relative from the homeland to the US
Emigration breaks and separates many families: parents remain to live in Russia, and children move to America. And when parents die, children bury them, and then don’t know how to separate themselves between family and work in the USA and visiting the graves of relatives on...
If not in the USA, then...: the pros and cons of living in the Balkans
The Balkan countries are deservedly considered a favorite holiday destination for residents of the post-Soviet space. However, recently, Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia are increasingly becoming an attractive place for a full-fledged move not only for new refugees and relocants, but also for immigrants who have been living in…
The Adventures of the Yellow Suitcase: How to Assert Your Rights When an Airline Wreaks Havoc on Your Vacation
By coincidence, this story really happened with a yellow Samsonite suitcase, and with its owner - my mother. I decided to share this story because I believe it will be useful to many. In August 2023, my entire family, including...
What to pay attention to if you are planning to move to another country
“Don’t confuse tourism with immigration” is probably the most common advice that people who have just arrived in a new country hear from long-time immigrants. Indeed, in practice, when forming an impression of a particular country, we first of all pay attention to...
How and why people renounce Russian Citizenship
Renouncing Russian citizenship is a complex and multi-stage process that requires a lot of effort, documents and time. My office gets this request quite often, so let's break it down in order. The first and indispensable condition for starting the exit process...
Noisy Toilets, Ice Drinks, and Inverted Dates: 15 Unexpected Facts About the US and Americans
When you live in the USA, these things seem quite ordinary to you, but they literally shock foreigners. Why do Americans bend their fingers back, why don't they pay taxes, why do they build toilets like this, and who really came up with the fries? Today I…
From the Holocaust to the war: how a San Francisco educator created an online theater with the participation of children from Ukraine
Elena Bilyak created her first theater in her native Lviv in the late 80s. As a student of philology, she came to practice at the school where she studied herself. The reporting of that time required not only lessons, but also the so-called “test events”, in ...
How a boy who immigrated from Kherson predicted the war that began 20 years later
ForumDaily has written more than once about the difficulties that modern refugees face. Immigration prisons, uncertainty about the future, long years of waiting for the consideration of their case for Russians or temporary protected status without access to a green card for Ukrainians have become natural today ...
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