Step 1
Download and complete the notification of arrival for the foreign citizen.
Upon arrival in Russia, you are required to register with the migration authorities within 2 business days.
Address: Leningradsky Prospekt, 51/1, Room 0209
Required documents: passport, migration card, and copies of all passport pages and the migration card.
Step 2
Send the following documents to ovu@fa.ru:
- Notification of arrival of the foreign citizen
- Scan of the migration card
- Scan of all pages of the passport
- Medical examination (valid for 1 year)
- Photographing (no expiration date)
- Fingerprinting
NOTE
- You must visit the Migration and Visa Department at the following address: Moscow, Leningradsky Prospekt, 49, Room 514 within 2 days of entry into Russia.
- If you have not left Russia within a year, visit the Migration and Visa Department at least 30 days before your registration expires.
- The purpose of entry indicated on the migration card must be "study" only.
- Foreign nationals are required to have a voluntary health insurance policy (VHI) for the entire duration of their stay.
Step 3 Visa Extension
Visit the Migration and Visa Department with the following documents:
- Migration card + 2 copies
- Original passport + copies of all pages
To extend your visa, international students must visit the Migration and Visa Department (Leningradsky Prospekt, 51/1, Room 0209) at least 45 days before the visa's expiration date.
Step 4 Registration Extension
Ask the Migration and Visa Department staff about the date when you can pick up your completed documents with the migration registration stamp.
To extend your registration at your place of stay, international students must visit the Migration and Visa Department (Leningradsky Prospekt, 51/1, Room 0209) at least 30 days before the registration expires.