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Applying for a Russian student visa:

1. Once you complete your HSE University online profile, SIMO issues and emails you an Acceptance letter.

2. Around three months before your arrival date, HSE applies for your Letter of invitation for a Russian student visa to the Russian MInistry of Internal Affairs. The invitation letter has your personal details, purpose of your visit and your duration of stay in Russia (initially for 90 days).

3. It takes around 45 working days for the letter of invitation to be issued.

1. After the Visa Invitation letter is issued, it will be sent to you by e-mail.

2. Now you are to apply for a student single-entry visa to a Russian General Consulate or a Russian Embassy as soon as possible. Please check the student visa requirements at a Russian consulate in your country of residence well in advance.

A student single-entry visa is valid for 90 days and lets you enter the Russian Federation only once. If you leave the country while having a single-entry visa you will not be allowed to enter Russia before you receive a new single-entry visa.

NB! Be prepared to stay in Russia without leaving for the first 3 months after your arrival, until you receive a multiple-entry visa.

1. Upon entering Russia, you must complete a migration card.

2. Upon arriving at your destination in Russia, the migration card should be presented to respective authorities to get registered.

NB! The migration card should be presented at passport control when you leave. Always keep the original migration card with you. Learn more about the migration card here.

You can find more visa-related information on the website of HSE Visa and Registration Centre.