Obligatory medical examinations,fingerprinting and official photographing for international staff

Foreign citizens entering the Russian Federation for the purpose of employment must, within 30 days, undertake medical examinations, including blood tests for narcotic substances and possible infectious diseases (e.g., tuberculosis, Hansen’s disease, syphilis, and HIV).

The examinations include: 

• blood tests;
• chemo-toxicology analysis;
• X-ray or computer-assisted tomography;
• examinations by various specialists: infectious disease specialist (general practitioner), tuberculotherapist, dermatologist/venerologist and addiction psychiatrist.

Accompanying family members of highly qualified specialists should undergo the obligatory procedures under the following regulations:

Children under 13:

- are not obliged to pass the urine drug test;

- are not obliged to pass the examination by narcologist;

- do not obtain the corresponding certificate for the above mentioned procedures (i.e. instead of 3 certificates they receive only 2);

TB testing is carried out in the following way:

for children of 6-7 – Mantoux tuberculin skin test;

for children of 8-14 – Diaskin-test;

for children 15-17 – to choose from: Mantoux tuberculin skin test, Chest X-ray, Fluorography.

International staff members can undertake all medical procedures in a single visit at the following locations:

• Moscow Centre of Dermatology, Venerology and Cosmetology (MCDC) of the Moscow Department of Health at the Sakharovo Migration Centre;
• Moscow City Centre for Combating Tuberculosis of the Moscow Department of Health (18 Ulitsa Dokuckina, Paid Services Department);
• State City Polyclinic No. 3 of the Department of Healthcare of the City of Moscow (Moscow, 22/26 Ermolaevsky Lane) (for HQS-holders, the medical procedures are held free of charge – please make sure you are on the University list for this service).
• Branches of MCDC.

HQS and their family members are exempt from the requirement to re-take the examination annually. They should re-take medical examination only when the decision to extend the validity period of the HQS work permit is made. That is, the validity period of medical examination depends on the validity period of the HQS work permit. For instance, if the work permit was issued for 3 years, the next medical examination is to be taken after this period, when prolonging the work permit

The following sanctions may be enacted with respect to those persons who do not undergo medical examinations or fail to do so within the set deadline:

• annulment of their work permit, if it has already been issued or is currently being processed;
• reduction of their stay in the Russian Federation.

HSE University can provide necessary administrative, informational and legal support to its staff members to avoid any situations when the sanctions may be applied.

The field with one’s registration details must be filled in when completing the form for medical examination certificates. As such, prior to planning a visit to a medical institution, a registration slip must be issued, regardless of one’s type of visa (HQS or regular work visa).

Once you have been X-rayed, you can ask the medical assistant to have your results printed out, properly stamped and issued to you to later present during other medical examination procedures.