Bachelor's, Master's and Specialist students: visa-free

1. What do I need to know about extending my stay in Russia?

1. If you plan to continue your studies at HSE University after the expiry of your active migration registration, you need to extend your migration registration and to extend your temporary stay (migration card).

2. You can apply for the extension of your migration registration and temporary stay (migration card) 45-90 days prior to the expiry date on your active registration slip and migration card. Your migration registration and temporary stay (migration card) can be extended at the local office of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs depending on your place of stay. Normally, it takes 20 days to get your migration registration extended.

3. Please submit a scanned copy of your migration card with the stamp of extension of temporary stay and a new migration registration within 1 (one) calendar day after receipt through the "Migration Registration" section in the HSEAppX mobile app.

4. You can extend your permitted stay in Russia for up to one calendar year at a time, depending on the duration of your studies at HSE University. If your passport expires, your migration registration will expire, too.

5. If you receive a new passport in Russia, make sure to obtain along a certificate from the embassy of your country, indicating the date when you actually got the document. Submit the original of this certificate and of your new passport to the Visa Support Centre and copies of them to the passport officer of your dorm / the owner of your flat / your hotel receptionist, on the same date after obtaining them. You have only 3 days to apply for the new registration and temporary stay. Please submit a scanned copy of your new passport within 1 (one) calendar day after receipt through the "Migration Registration" section in the HSEAppX mobile app. You need to update all your documents to match your new passport and upload them through the "Migration Registration" section in the HSEAppX mobile app. Also apply to the Student Service Centre to change your personal data in HSE electronic systems.

What should I do if it is too late to submit my documents now?

Please contact the HSE University Visa Support Centre. Most likely, you will have to leave Russia and come back.

3. Where can I get the documents required for extending my registration?

Passport

HSE Enrolment Directive and HSE Certificate of Attednance

Copies of documents

2. What documents do I need to submit to extend my migration registration and temporary stay (migration card)?

The exact list of documents may vary depending on the requirements of the specific local office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Here is an appoximate list of documents you may request in advance:

1) a copy of your passport;

2) a copy of your active registration slip;

3) an original and a copy of your migration card (not required for citizens of Belarus);

4) an original certificate of attendance (‘spravka’) issued by your study office or by Student Service Center (only in Russian, printed on the HSE letterhead, valid only 1 month after issuance date);

5) an extract from the order on enrolment (for first - year students) or transfer to the next academic year (for 2nd/3d/4th - year students);

6) certificates for mandatory medical examination and fingerprinting which are сurrently valid;

7) a registration petition from HSE University if you are staying in a hotel (not provided by HSE) or in a private apartment.

To get a complete list of documents, please contact your dormitory passport officer, the owner of your flat or your hotel’s administrator.

4. How should I extend my migration registration migration registration and temporary stay (migration card) depending on a place of my stay?

The procedure of  extending of your migration registration and temporary stay (migration card) depends on your place of staying.

I am staying in a dormitory

I am staying in a private flat

I am staying in a hotel/hostel

Important: When you apply for registration extension your obligatory medical examination and fingerprinting certificates may be checked. In case you haven't passed the procedures within the allowed deadline, or the certificates have expired, you may be rejected the extension of registration and temporary stay (migration card).