Visa support
A visa is required for a foreign citizen or a stateless person to enter the Russian Federation.
To apply for a visa, a foreign citizen must apply to a Russian consular office at the place of his permanent residence.
Regardless of the visa category, the applicant must submit the following documents to the Russian consular institution:
In order to enter Russia you need visa. In order to apply for a visa You need an official invitation from the É«¿Ø´«Ã½University. The official invitation is issued by the territorial department of the Federal Migration Service of the Russian Federation on the request of the É«¿Ø´«Ã½University. The standard time for the issuing of an official invitation is 21 days. In order to proceed an official invitation the following documents are needed:
- Application for International Visitors (see the attachment)
- Scanned copy of a passport page with photo (for short time visits: a passport must be valid 6 months after the intended date of departure from Russian Federation. Passports of those who is looking for employment at the É«¿Ø´«Ã½University should be valid 1 year 6 months after the intended date of departure from Russian Federation)
These documents should be sent to the following emails:
Russian consular institutions issue a visa depending on the purpose of the trip and the period of stay of the foreigner in the territory of the Russian Federation:
the purpose of the work is "Teacher".
the purpose of the work is "Work by hire".
- The visa is issued only after a full package of documents has been submitted to the consular office.
- A package of documents for visa purposes must be provided personally by the applicant or his legal representative.
- After the delivery of the documents and fee payment, the applicant receives a receipt indicating the date of the visa's completion. The receipt must be submitted to obtain a visa.
- Upon receipt of the visa, the applicant must check the correctness of filling in the relevant graph in the visa: name, date of travel, passport number, date of birth, etc. and, if necessary, immediately return the visa for amendments.