Inviting Foreign Visitors
Who needs a visa invitation from HSE University? Who can invite foreign visitors?
How can I obtain and send a visa invitation once it is ready?
How long does it take to issue an invitation?
How much does it cost to issue an invitation?
How can I obtain a visa invitation for a foreign visitor?
Please note that all procedures associated with visa and migration issues (e.g. issuing an invitation, visa extension and other state services) are carried out by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The Visa and Migration Support Centre shall not take any responsibility, if:
- The applicant has paid the invitation/visa fee using an incorrect payment slip;
- If money was not refunded because the terms for submitting documents for a visa extension and/or other purposes were violated, or if the organization accepting the documents has made changes and if the payments details were changed;
- The Ministry of Internal Affairs has declined to provide a given service.
Please note that starting from January 16, 2019 control over the compliance with the purpose of the visit has been tightened.
We ask to advise the invited foreign citizens of the need to make sure that the stated purpose of the visit to the Russian Federation agrees with the actual visit purpose.
Violation of Russia’s migration legislation entails administrative sanctions under the following statutory act: “On procedures for reinforcing measures on the part of the Inviting Party aimed at ensuring compliance of an invited foreign citizen or a stateless person with the migration rules in place in the RF pertaining to the correspondence between the stated purpose of visit to the RF and the actual activity or occupation undertaken while in the Russian Federation, as well as ensuring the timely departure of an invited foreign citizen or a stateless person from the territory of the Russian Federation upon expiry of the established term of their stay in the Russian Federation”.
Step 1. State the purpose of their visit to HSE University
Define the purpose of the visit
Step 2. Determine the period of their stay in Russia
Types of invitations
Step 3. Prepare documents to apply for a visa invitation
Prepare an application on behalf of the HSE University's host subdivision
Step 4. Submit documents to HSE University's Visa and Registration Centre
How to submit
Step 5. Receive an e-mail that the invitation is ready
Receive an e-mail/ receive an invitation on an official HSE University letterhead
Step 6. Forward the invitation to a foreign visitor
Send a visa invitation to a foreign visitor
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at visa-registration@hse.ru
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