Canadian farmer Arend Feenstra, who moved to Russia through a streamlined immigration program for citizens of “unfriendly” countries who share “traditional values,” has complained that he cannot get a permanent residence permit. The news outlet Nizhny Novgorod Onlain drew attention to his YouTube video.
Feenstra received a three-year temporary residence permit in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region in early 2025. He then brought his wife and eight children to Russia and began farming.
But Feenstra has now learned that to replace his temporary residence permit with a permanent one, he must sign a contract with Russia’s Defense Ministry.
Canadian farmer with the dutchest name there is
Yeah highly likely his Dutch grandpa moved to Canada after WW2 to find a better life. Then he threw everything his grandfather and father build away for Russia. Bet he sold the farm he inherited from his dad and opa
Grandpa like “je deed wat?”