For international students

Please note!

Dear international students, we would like to remind you that at the moment only international citizens from those countries that are recommended by Rospotrebnadzor as countries with a safe epidemiological situation can enter Russia for studying.

As at 16.08.2021, the borders of the Russian Federation with most countries are closed. Entry for foreign citizens from the states of their nationality is allowed only through air checkpoints across the state border of the Russian Federation (only direct flights, without transfer).

Before entering the Russian Federation:

Before arriving in Russia, international students must inform the International Students Support Department by e-mail miep01@mail.ru at least 10 days in advance.

No earlier than 3 calendar days before arrival in Russia, you must do a PCR test for COVID-19 and, if the result is negative, get the certificate in your country in Russian or in English. Certificate is required for crossing the border.

After arrival in Russia:

Within 72 hours after arrival, retake the test for COVID-19 by PCR;

Observe the regime of self-isolation at the place of staying until a negative test result is received;

After receiving a negative result of the second test, you must contact the dean's office of the faculty to obtain admission to classes.

All foreign citizens entering the Russian Federation must be registered with the migration authorities. Without presenting a migration card with a mark of the border control authority on crossing the state border of the Russian Federation, it is impossible to put a foreign citizen on migration registration.

In accordance with Order No. 655 of the Federal Migration Service of Russia of December 15, 2014 N 655 "On approval of the procedure for the adoption by the territorial offices of the FMS of Russia of a decision to extend or shorten the period of temporary stay of a foreign citizen and stateless person in the Russian Federation", submission of documents for the extension of migration registration is carried out not later than 7 working days before the end of the period of stay of a foreign citizen.

Dear students, please note!  The inspector needs time to complete the documents. Apply for an extension of registration 3 weeks before its end!

Migration registration

The University carries out the migration registration of foreign students. Full-time and part-time students are registered for one semester (subject to payment for a semester of study) or for one academic year (subject to payment for an academic year), provided that this period does not exceed a year from the date of entry. Migration registration for the autumn semester can be extended without going abroad if the student pays for the spring semester on time. Students of the correspondence department are registered only for the duration of the session.

Procedure for registration/extension of migration registration

A foreign student fills out an agreement for additional services in the accounting department, takes a receipt and pays for it;

After receipt of payment to the account of the institute, the accounting department informs the inspector of the the International Students Support Department about this;

Based on the information received from the accounting department, the inspector receives documents from the student, processes them and submits them to the FMS.

For receiving a student visa:

A student (applicant) or his authorized representative fills out an agreement for additional services in the accounting department, takes a receipt and pays for it;

After receipt of payment to the account of the institute, the accounting department informs the inspector of the the International Students Support Department about this;

Based on the information received from the accounting department, the inspector accepts documents, processes them and submits them to the FMS;

Having received an official invitation to study, the student/applicant applies to the consular service of the Russian Federation at the place of residence and receives a single-entry visa for up to 90 days;

Upon arrival in St. Petersburg, the student must register with the migration authorities.

To receive or extend a multiple-entry visa:

• a month before the expiration of the existing visa, the student (applicant) or his authorized representative fills out an agreement for additional services in the accounting department, takes a receipt and pays for it;

• after receipt of payment to the account of the institute, the accounting department informs the inspector of the the International Students Support Department about this;

• based on the information received from the accounting department, the inspector accepts documents, processes them and submits them to the FMS;

• when submitting documents for obtaining or extending a multiple-entry visa, the inspector submits the student's passport to the FMS, in which the FMS cancels the page for a visa;

• after 20 working days, the inspector takes the student's passport and receives a multiple-entry visa from the FMS;

• immediately after receiving or extending a multiple-entry visa, the student must register with the migration authorities.

Documents and information

For immigration registration:

• passport with entry stamp

• passport translation

• migration card

• detachable part of the notification of migration registration (if any)

• contract with the institute for educational services

• 1 photo 3x4 (at the first registration)

• students from countries with a visa regime additionally submit a visa

• place of birth (state, region, district, locality)

• exact address at the place of permanent residence (state, region, district, settlement, street, house, apartment)

• address in St. Petersburg, phone number, e-mail address

• information about the entry checkpoint, marital status, education, activities before entering the institute

For invitation to study:

• scanned copy of the foreign passport of the invited person

• receipt confirming payment of state duty

• surname, name, patronymic (if any) in Cyrillic and Latin

• date and place of birth (state, region, district, locality)

• the exact address

Forming an invitation to study is possible only after the full payment of the academic year.

To obtain or extend a multiple-entry visa:

• passport with entry stamp

• visa

• migration card

• detachable part of the notification of migration registration

• contract with the institute for educational services

• receipt confirming payment of state duty

• photos 3x4

• information about the presence of relatives in the territory of the Russian Federation

Contacts

Nadezhda Vasilievna Kalinina and Victoria Evgenievna Balakireva coordinate work with documentation and communications with the Federal Migration Service.

E-mail: miep01@mail.ru

Phone number: +7 (812) 542-62-49

Working hours: from 11:00 to 17:00

Please note!

The inspector has the right to refuse to accept documents from a student if:

the package of documents is incomplete;

the student submits a false or expired document;

at the time of submission of documents to the Federal Migration Service, any document will be overdue or more than 7 days will pass from the moment the student crosses the border of the Russian Federation;

the student is in arrears.