Students of International Preparatory Programmes: visa

1) your passport + copies of all pages containing stamps and visas;

2) receipt confirming the payment of the visa fee;

Please, do not use Sberbank online or the terminal for the fee payment. Pay the fee at the checkout window in the bank by giving the requisites to the bank cashier. Carefully check the payment details

3) migration card and its copy 

4) registration slip and its copy - both sides (when renting an apartment it's also necessary to provide a copy of the owner's passport, his/her phone number and email);

5) your photo 3x4 cm on the white background, the face must take 70-80% of the photo. 

Its expiry date must be at least 18 months away from your planned date of entry into Russia. It must also contain at least two blank consecutive visa designated pages for your Russian visa and entry/exit stamps. If you do not have enough blank pages in your passport, you must apply for a new one. If you want to use a copy of your passport that you made earlier, please make sure to add a copy of the page containing the most recent stamps made when crossing the Russian border.

The payment requisites will be sent to you automatically as soon as you have filled in the form for appointment (the visa fee is 1,920 roubles). Use them to go and pay in the bank the visa extension fee.

Please, do not use Sberbank online or the terminal for the fee payment. Pay the fee at the checkout window in the bank by giving the requisites to the bank cashier. Carefully check the payment details

Please note that the University will not be held responsible in case of any mistakes related to the payment of the visa fee, as well as in case of any changes in the place of submission and payment details on behalf of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, or if the Ministry of Internal Affairs refuses to issue a visa.

If you find an error in your receipt, contact a bank staff member. If the error cannot be fixed, please keep the receipt with the error and make the payment again. If you want to learn more about getting a refund for incorrect payments, please follow this link.

There are a few photocopy centres on the premises of HSE University. You can make copies on one side of the sheet only, with one or two pages of your passport - two-sided copying is not acceptable.

You can use one of the photos you have or make a new one. Requirements: a colour photo 3 by 4 cm in size against a white background, the face must take 70-80% of the photo.

Please visit the Student Service Centre at the appointed time, after you fill in the electronic form and upload all required documents. The Centre's manager will fill in the visa application for you and ask you to sign it. Please check the visa application and sign it. Do not forget to provide your contact details. The Centre's manager will explain what you need to do next.

Please check the list of documents below, select the ones you need, and ask the International Preparatory Programmes team to get them for you. In order to extend your migration registration, you may need the following:

1) a HSE Certificate of Attendance;

2) an extract from your HSE Enrolment Directive;

3) a copy of your tuition agreement verified by the preparatory faculty manager;

4) a copy of the recommendation letter issued by the Russian Ministry of Education and Science.

A notification will be sent to your HSE email account. If you specified a different email address, please also check the spam folder. If you want to know the status of your visa, you can also send a request to visa-registration@hse.ru. Please make sure to include your full name, citizenship and visa extension application date in your email.

Please bring your passport to the Student Service Centre during its office hours mentioned in the notification. The HSE Visa and Registration Centre will keep your passport for up to three business days to get your visa. You will be notified when you can come to pick up your passport. Please make sure to collect it on the appointed day. Until you get your passport back, please always have its copy with you (a copy of the first page and the page with your current visa).

Bring all required documents (a copy of your passport with the new visa, a copy of your migration card, active registration slip and other documents you received from your programme office) to the dormitory passport officer.

You may need a registration application form on HSE University letterhead. To obtain the form, send a request to the HSE Visa and Registration Centre at visa-registration@hse.ru, and collect it after you get the confirmation on its readiness.

Ask the dormitory passport officer when your extended registration will be ready. Please refer to our guide to check your registration slip when you get it. If you find an error in your registration slip, contact your dormitory passport officer. You will receive a new registration slip within a few days. Until you do, please keep the registration slip with the error.

Please bring all required documents (a copy of your passport with the new visa, a copy of your migration card, active registration slip and other documents you received from your programme office) to the owner of your flat. The owner of the flat can refer to our guide.

You may need a registration application form on HSE University letterhead. To obtain the form, send a request to the HSE Visa and Registration Centre at visa-registration@hse.ru, and collect it after you get the confirmation on its readiness. It usually takes 3 working days to process your application for the form.

Ask the owner of your flat when your registration will be ready. Please refer to our guide to check your registration slip when you get it. If you find an error in your registration slip, contact the owner of your flat. You will receive a new registration slip within a few days. Until you do, please keep the registration slip with the error.

Please bring your new visa to your hotel receptionist and ask him/her to extend your migration registration. You can ask him/her when your extended migration registration will be ready. When you get your new registration slip on the appointed day, please make sure to carefully check your personal details.

Please refer to our guide to check your registration slip when you get it. If you find an error in your registration slip, contact your hotel receptionist. You will receive a new registration slip within a few days. Until you do, please keep the registration slip with the error.