New card for foreign nationals 2024

Starting from this year foreign students may obtain a new plastic card for foreign nationals when passing the obligatory procedures of medical examination and fingerprinting at MC Sakharovo in Moscow.
The card looks like this:

If you obtain it, do not throw it away, keep it among your other documents - the customs officers at the border when entering or leaving Russia might request it to check your fingerprinting data; moreover, you will be able to use it as a transport card just like Troika card to pay for public transport of Moscow and Moscow region.
The card is valid for 5 years since its issuance date. So far, it is issued on a trial basis, in the future it is planned to issue it on an obligatory basis to all foreign citizens. You may read more details about this card on Sakharovo website (available in Russian).
If you receive such card, don't forget to send us its photo to visa-registration@hse.ru