Visa invitations processing has been suspended for citizens of Iraq, Syria, Somali, Yemen, Egypt, Libya and Ethiopia

From November 29th, according to internal regulations of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in Moscow, the processing of visa invitations for citizens of the following countries has been suspended:

• Iraq
• Syria
• Somali
• Yemen
• Egypt
• Libya
• Ethiopia

If you have already applied for the invitation and it is in process at the MVD office, you will receive a rejection. For more details please write to  visa-registration@hse.ru.