Visa and Registration for

International Students

Higher School of Economics , Moscow, 2014

www.hse.ru

Higher School of Economics , Moscow, 2014

Agenda

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• Types of visas and what they give to

you

• When to apply for a multiple-entry

visa?

• How to apply for a multiple entry

visa?

• Registration: what is it and how to

do it?

Types of Visas

Single-entry visa

Valid for 90 days only

Does not let you enter Russia more than once

Multiple-entry visa

Valid for the whole period of stay

Lets you enter Russia as many times as you need

When to apply for a multiple-entry visa?

Single-entry visa expires 90 days after it was issued (August 25 + 90 days)

Single-entry visa is to be replaced with a multiple-entry visa (not later than November 23)

It takes 45 days to issue a multiple entry visa (apply not later than October 8)

How to get a multiple entry visa?

Exchange students

passport

migration card

migration registration notice

1 photo 3x4 (against white background) payment document for 1000 rubles of visa

extension fee*

certificate from HSE International Students Office confirming that you are an HSE student

*request invoice at visa-registration@hse.ru

Full-degree students

passport

migration card

migration registration notice

1 photo 3x4 (against white background) payment document for 1000 rubles of visa

extension fee*

certificate from your faculty confirming that you are an HSE student

letter of referral from the Ministry of education and science of the Russian Federation (if it is mentioned in your visa)

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How to get a multiple entry visa?

Bring the originals of your documents to the HSE

Visa and Travel Support Unit40 Myasnitskaya St., bld. 1, office 218

Mon 10.30 a.m. – 1 p.m.Tue 10.30 a.m. – 1 p.m.Wed 10.30 a.m. – 5 p.m.Thu 10.30 a.m. – 1 p.m.Fri 10.30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

What is a registration?Registration is an act of notifying the immigration authorities where you are staying in Russia

How to get the registration?If you stay at the dormitoryUpon your arrival submit to the dormitory administration Your passport Your migration cardPick up your registration slip at HSE Visa and Travel Support Unit in 3 days after you submit your documents

If you do not stay at the dormitoryBring to the HSE Visa and Travel Support Unit Your passport (photo page & visa page) Your migration cardALTERNATIVELY send scanned copy of the documents to visa-registration@hse.ruPick up your registration slip at HSE Visa and Travel Support Unit in 3 days after you submit your documents

When to register the visa?when you initially arrive in Russia

when you arrive in any place in Russia for more than 7 working days

Every time you arrive in Moscow after a trip to another place with an overnight stay at a hotel

20, Myasnitskaya str., Moscow, Russia, 101000Tel.: +7 (495) 628-8829, Fax: +7 (495) 628-7931

www.hse.ru