What services does it offer and how much does the surveyed agency’s packages cost to bring pregnant Russian women to give birth in Argentina?

Elena Kuklina is the subject of a judicial investigation. He has an agency dedicated to bringing pregnant Russian women to give birth in Argentina. In the case filed with the federal court responsible for Marie Servini It has been determined that an official who works for Kuklina presented false papers for the National Migration Board to extend the permanent residence of several Russian women who had a child in Argentina. Permanent residence is an essential step for, after a judicial presentation, Obtain Argentine citizenship and passport.

Kuklina was born in Ukraine, is a Russian citizen and turned 26 on November 26. She is married to Ruslan Yuldashev, Russian, 39 years old. They have two Argentinian children. A girl and a boy. After giving birth to her first child, she returned to Russia. For the birth of his daughter, he returned to Argentina. And it stayed. But she has set up a company called ArgentinaFamily through which she offers, in exchange for different sums of dollars, services enabling other Russians to have their children in Buenos Aires.

Kuklina uses a website and an Instagram account to attract customers. The Instagram account (@argentina_family1) has 4,538 followers and from there it leads to the page www.argentinafamily.ru where everything the organization can offer is displayed. On this site, the services and prices are exposed. And Kuklina also recounts her experience and that of other women who have arrived in Argentina recently. The website is written in Cyrillic alphabet and Russian language. The contact phone number is Argentinian.

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The main selling point of the service “I am giving birth in Argentina” It is what it is “The best alternative to childbirth in the United States”. This is because, as Russians living in Buenos Aires explain, the most popular destination for having children was, until a few years ago, the United States. The political conditions of recent times have pushed the Russians to turn to Argentina. The war triggered a year ago by Russia’s attack on Ukraine precipitated the departure of Russians from their country. Argentina is one of the destinations chosen to get away from the war.

After offering Argentina as an alternative to the United States, Kuklina’s business page offers: “Get the second fastest passport in the world, allowing visa-free entry to 170 countries for the whole family.”

After making known the virtues of the Argentinian passport, Kuklina herself recounts her experience as a mother in Argentina, a fact that led her to create the agency. The woman says -according to the Google translator- that: “I’ve walked this road twice better than all the employees in my team: the way of childbirth in Argentina. When all the nuances and laws of another country are not known, you can spend months preparing. Result: nervous exhaustion, loss of time and money. Now it’s over, because I help other women to give birth easily and peacefully in Argentina and obtain a second nationality for the whole family”.

Kuklina’s second piece published on the ArgentinaFamily site reinforces the selling point that Americans choose to seek treatment in the Argentine health system: “It is surprising, but true, that Americans are regular customers of private clinics Argentina for 20 years. and all because even the level of free medicine in Argentina is considered high and in private clinics the comfort and speed of service are even higher at very affordable prices for services.”

After Kuklina talks to her potential clients, a list of the virtues of Argentine and national literature is posted on the page – like a powerful attraction.

The list highlights: “Visa-free entry to 170 countries, the second fastest passport in the worldhigh level of medicine, carrying out childbirth of any complexity, effective anesthesia, easy recovery, innovative plastic surgery, ideal climate, quality natural products, friendly attitude towards foreigners, exotic trips around the country for every taste, no compulsory military service and free education in the universities of the country appearing in the first world rankings”.

After highlighting the positive aspects of using Argentine documentation and living in the country, the agency invites you to read the positive reviews of Russians who have contracted the service. From some of these comments very favorable to the work of Kuklina, you can go to the Instagram accounts of the authors. In each of them there are references to their steps through Argentina and also posts from other parts of the world where they went after the deliveries in Buenos Aires.

As explained on the Kuklina agency website, the process to start a family in Argentina has seven steps. It starts with a consultation, which is, yes, free. Once the decision to travel has been made, the package is selected, a contract is signed, a deposit is paid and with this a place is reserved.

The second step is to prepare the documentation for the trip. The company also helps in choosing suitable flights and packing suitcases with everything necessary for the trip from Russia to Argentina.

The third step is to search for accommodation after selecting a suitable place, then to sign a rental agreement.

The fourth stage of the trip is the flight, the reception at the airport, the transfer to the chosen house, the accommodation. All this, as promised on the web, will be done with “love”.

The fifth stage is called “Preparation for childbirth”. In principle, hospitals or clinics will be visited. And then will come the moment of childbirth, for which the agency undertakes to accompany you during and after childbirth.

The sixth step is to obtain the documentation. First of all, the baby’s birth certificate, its corresponding legalization, obtaining the child’s identity card and passport. And also the rest of the family.

The seventh and last step is the return to Russia: for this the agency undertakes to transfer the clients to the airport.

Once you read the comments full of praise for the work done by ArgentinaFamily, the moment of truth arrives. You will have to click to access a document in PDF format in which appear the prices they charge for the different services they provide. There is a starting price of $3,500an intermediate of 7500 and another much more exclusive of 15,000 dollars. Based on the information available on the web, it can be deduced that the cost of delivery is paid separately from the services provided by the agency.

All packages include pre-trip consultations, provision of phone cards, airport transfers and accommodation. And help find accommodation. Of course the choice of the place of delivery, the preliminary checks, the studies and the assistance of interpreters at the time of the delivery. Also postpartum checks, both of mother and baby. After the birth, the agency is responsible for processing all documentation for both the baby as an Argentine citizen and the family as permanent residents. The agency is also responsible for obtaining a CUIT number, opening bank accounts, organizing the marriage according to Argentine law and, if necessary, the circumcision ceremony of a child.

The package that costs $7,500 add some special services. A 24-hour support system to solve any type of problem. The presence of doulas at birth whether it was natural or cesarean. Baby and family group photo set. And organize a welcome party for the child.

that of $15,000In the meantime, it’s a VIP service that offers a “personalized infrastructure” experience. This package is called -according to the Google translation- “Gran Mundo +” and implies that the agency will put a driver for the clients, it will select them from the cleaning staff, to the nannies, passing through those in charge of security . have a driver, a babysitter. In addition, it will provide a babysitter for the mother and baby during the hospital stay and will hire a Spanish-speaking manager to solve any problems that may arise during the stay. In this VIP experience, more medical studies are added with the possibility of being carried out by doctors at the customers’ homes. This package offers Spanish lessons to speed up adaptation to the country and other services related to the different documents to be obtained in Argentina.

The Kuklina agency offers additional services in case the couple giving birth has other children: selection of nurseries, schools, colleges and sports institutions. And he also offers to take care of rental units whose prices range between 1,500 and 15,000 dollars.

In general, Russians who travel in search of a “second citizenship” are wealthy people. The second passport allows them to travel without the restrictions imposed by the Russian passport. The Argentine passport, as promoted by agencies that want to attract Russians, allows entry to Western Europe, Japan, England and a ten-year visa to travel to the United States, Canada and Australia. They also point out that permanent residency is obtained quickly and citizenship sometimes takes less than two years.

After the births, some return to Russia after completing all the formalities, while waiting for their citizenship to be revealed. Others will stay in Argentina with permanent or temporary residence for migrant workers or for rentiers: a migratory category for those who demonstrate that they have income in another country and transfer it to Argentina to support themselves.

The investigators of the court case believe that there are several agencies dedicated to the receptive tourism of Russians who are about to give birth. Some of them receive eight or ten clients a month. On the other hand, others have greatly exceeded this number.

Kuklina’s agency is under investigation for some 70 procedures which have been found to be suspicious. The court case is in summary secrecy. The boss of the agency and her husband have already chosen a defense lawyer, while it is not excluded that migration agents are involved in the maneuver. The investigation is still in its infancy. Meanwhile, Russian women continue to give birth to Argentina, which in Cyrillic is written Аргентина.

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