About Svoi.uk
What we do
Svoi.uk helps Russian- and Uzbek-speaking migrants settle into life in the UK. We write practical guides — how to get a SIM card, open a bank account, send money home, find work, deal with paperwork. The stuff that's confusing when you've just arrived and don't speak the language well.
Most of our readers come from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Russia. Many are seasonal farm workers, others are on work or family visas.
Why it exists
There's no good Russian-language resource about everyday life in the UK. Government sites are in English. Forums are outdated. Telegram chats are chaotic. We wanted one place where someone landing at Heathrow with $500 and no English could figure out what to do — step by step, in their language.
The company
Our projects
StartNewLife.uk
Free resource for refugees and asylum seekers in the UK. Guides on GP, housing, rights, documents in 7 languages.
PRVD.LDN
Certified document translation. ITI accredited. Translations for visas, ENIC, courts, DVLA.
RBT.LDN
Hospitality recruitment. Helping people find work in restaurants, hotels and cafes in London.
Skybow.org
Safe space for LGBTQ+ people from CIS and Central Asian communities.
How we earn
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