One of the few countries where Russians can enter without a visa
Pregnant women in Russia have abandoned their homeland and embarked on a mass migration to the Southern Hemisphere.
US Washington Postreports that more than 22,200 Russians have entered South America and Argentina in the past 14 months, many of them believed to be pregnant. It seems that many people migrate with their spouses.
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The straight line distance from Moscow to Argentina is over 13,000 km. It will travel a third of the way around the earth. Since direct flights were suspended after the invasion, it has become a long journey that took more than a whole day via the Middle East and Africa.
Why are pregnant women and their husbands aiming for Argentina? One reason, of course, is that you can enter Argentina without a visa. Under the economic sanctions in Russia, life is inconvenient to some extent, and the motivation to escape is strong. For young husbands, the danger of conscription cannot be ignored.
However, that is not the only reason for the couple to escape Russia. It seems that there is a speculation to try to take advantage of the immigration-friendly Argentine system.
Some hospitals claim that 1/3 of births are Russian
Since last year, pregnant women have become conspicuous on the streets of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.bloombergis reporting a scene in a park from the field, which is currently approaching the end of summer in the southern hemisphere.
“Las Heras Park, a lush green park near the center of Buenos Aires. In the heat of late summer, young mothers push buggies and locals drink yerba mate in the shade to quench their thirst.”
Although it is a common sight in the suburbs of South America, the article points out that an accident that was not seen until the year before last is occurring. “All mothers speak Russian.”
They are not local mothers, but Russians who have gone to Argentina to have children. The report said pregnant Russians had been visiting Argentina “in droves” since Putin’s invasion and conscription and economic insecurity hit the country.
The Washington Post reported that “people in Buenos Aires have become accustomed to the Russian spoken on the streets.” Nearly a third of all births at two hospitals in Buenos Aires, which are particularly popular with Russians, are now Russian, according to local newspapers.
Also, in the Palermo district, which is popular with foreign tourists, it seems that many Russian mothers can be seen pushing strollers and buying baby clothes.