While this article is about China, Russian universities are going all out for foreign students, mostly for the revenue. Many of those students will likely hang

While this article is about China, Russian universities are going all out for foreign students, mostly for the revenue. Many of those students will likely hang around. And Russia has a green card system. Not sure how it works, but it's available. rbth.com/business/2016/12/12/how-russian-universities-are-profiting-from-foreign-students_655731