Visa and Migration Registration Extension

• A visa can be extended for a maximum of one year. You must extend your visa every year until the conclusion of your studies;
• You must submit documents to extend your student visa no earlier than three months, but no later than 45 calendar days, before the expiration of your initial visa;
• If you need consultation on extending your visa, please contact the Visa and Registration Centre;
• After receiving your new visa, you only have three working days to submit documents to extend your visa registration with migration authorities.

• You must submit the documents for extending visa registration on the following working day after you receive your new student visa;
• Visa registration will last until the expiry of your student visa.

Procedures for extending visa registration depends on the place of your stay: 

• Those living in a dormitory or alternative accommodation for HSE University students should contact the dorm’s passport official;
• Those living in a rented apartment should contact their landlord (Check out the “Accommodation in Moscow” section);
• Those staying in a hotel or hostel should contact the hotel administrator.

If you are visiting the Russian Federation on a visa and need to extend your visa / visa registration, you can find out more here.

• Migration registration may be extended for a maximum of one year at a time and shall expire either on the end date of your studies or along with the validity of your passport;
• Submission of documents to extend registration with migration authorities for students form visa-free countries should take place no earlier than three months, and no later than 25 working days before the expiry of their initial migration registration;
• If you are from a visa-free country, to extend your registration you will need to receive a petition from HSE University (you can order this document here https://ivisa.hse.ru/en/); applications will be processed over a period of three days, after which you will receive a notification that it is ready by e-mail.

Procedures for extending registration depends on the place of your stay: 

• Those living in a dormitory or alternative accommodation for HSE University students should contact the dorm’s passport official;
• Those living in a rented apartment should contact their landlord (Check out the “Life in the City” section);
• Those staying in a hotel or hostel should contact the hotel administrator.

You can read more about extending your migration registration here.