BARRIERS FOR IRANIAN STUDENTS TO IMMIGRATE TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Since January 2020, the Russian Federation and Iran have been involved with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Restriction in routine life, physical and social activities created many physiological and psychological difficulties for many students during quarantine. In between, international students also had more concerns such as health care in a foreign country, language barriers, and the wellbeing of their families. Therefore, some students, including Iranian students, came back to their home country in the summer of 2020. Unfortunately, many Iranian students studying in Russian universities cannot return to Russia for more than a year because of border closure and the Russian deterrent rules. However, Russia has opened its borders according to health protocols to travelers from many countries, including Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Croatia, Cuba, Egypt, etc. And also all football fans from all countries, even Iranian people. By studying the World health organization's protocols, pandemic situation statistics in Russia, and Russian policies about opening borders, we can observe how Russian Federation strictly follows the health protocols for international travelers. Unwavering, Russian Federation continuously works hard to overcome the covid-19 epidemic and was one of the first countries to produce the coronavirus vaccine. Yet, this is singly not enough to defeat the pandemic, and developing herd immunity among society is another important factor in achieving public health during the covid-19 pandemic. Unquestionably, to rapidly remove the pandemic limitations and return to the normal situation for immigrant students, studying Iranian students' immigration barriers during the covid-19 pandemic and eliminating these barriers can be helpful to organize international immigrants.