What documents should a foreign citizen always have with them while being in the Russian Federation?
- Passport
- Migration card
- Registration
- Certificate of fingerprint registration
- Photo of the voluntary health insurance policy in the phone
How does one may contact the Migration Accounting Officer of MISIS University?
What are the deadlines for migration registration when a foreign citizen re-enters the Russian Federation?
All foreign citizens, in accordance with the current legislation of the Russian Federation, are required to apply for migration registration no later than 7 working days from the date of arrival in the Russian Federation.
This period can be changed by agreements between the countries, for example, citizens of Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan can submit documents within 30 calendar days, citizens of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan — within 15 calendar days, citizens of Ukraine and Belarus — within 90 calendar days.
When and where should foreign students of MISIS University submit documents for migration registration?
Foreign students must be registered by place of residence (space used for sleeping and relaxing).
In order to obtain migration documents in a timely manner, foreign students planning to stay at University dormitories are recommended to apply within 3 working days from the moment of entry:
- to the MISIS Student Office (for students who have visa);
- to the passport offices of students’ dormitories (for students from countries that do not require a visa).
Foreign students living independently (not in students’ dormitories) are registered by the owner of the premises (for example, rented apartment), contacting the district department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) on migration issues (or the multifunctional offices “My Documents”).
What documents should be provided to a University staff member for getting a registration?
- Original of the passport and copies of all filled in passport pages
- Original migration card and its copy
- Voluntary health insurance policy (if available)
- Original of the last registration (in case of renewing a registration).
What are the requirements for copies of documents provided to a University staff member?
The submitted copies of documents must be readable, all marks must be distinguishable, the paper size is only A4, the color of the sheet is white or straw-colored (eco-paper). It is allowed to allocate several pages of the document on one side if the required readability is maintained. Printing on both sides is welcomed. Copy of the passport should not be divided into pages, full spreads must be reflected. Photographs of documents with noticeable distortions are not allowed.
What are the consequences of violating the deadlines for submitting documents for registration?
In case of violation of the deadlines for submitting documents for registration, the current legislation of the Russian Federation entails administrative fines from 5,000 rubles to 1,000,000 rubles with administrative expulsion and a ban on entry into the Russian Federation for up to 5 years.
What happens to registration when traveling in Russia?
When registering in a new place of stay (for example, in a hotel), the existing migration registration in students’ dormitory is terminated automatically. In this regard, after returning to Moscow or upon arrival at the next place of stay, it is necessary to apply for migration registration one more time. To do this, the owner of the premises will need your tear-off ticket notification of arrival at the place of stay (registration) from the last place of stay (hotel or rented apartment). Therefore please be sure to take it with you after leaving the last place of stay.
What happens to registration when traveling abroad?
When traveling abroad, the existing migration registration is declared invalid from the moment of marking the departure at border control. Consequently, upon returning to Russia, it is necessary to apply for migration registration again within 3 days after crossing the border, even if the validity period specified on the previous registration has not expired yet.
What to do when entering Russia?
When crossing the border at the checkpoint, a foreign citizen (or a stateless person) receives a new migration card, in which he fills in the purpose of entry. The student (as well as PhD student, trainee, intern) must indicate the purpose of entry as EDUCATION. A personal signature of a foreign citizen (or a stateless person) in the appropriate field acts as a confirmation of the correctness of the data specified in the migration card. Within three days from the date of entry into Russia, student must apply:
- to the MISIS Student Office (for students who have visa);
- to the passport offices of students’ dormitories (for students from countries that do not require a visa).
When and where does one need to apply for a visa extension?
Taking into account the requirements of the current legislation of the Russian Federation and the need of University staff for documents preparation, it is advisable to apply for a visa extension no later than 45 days before the expiration visa and obligatory no later than 20 working days before the expiration of the visa.
What documents do I need to provide to the Migration Registration officer of the Student Office to apply for a visa?
Copy of filled in passport pages;
Copy of the migration card;
Copy of the registration;
Photo 3*4.
What is the amount of the state fee a foreign citizen needs to pay for getting visa?
1600 rubles.
How to pay the state fee for visa processing?
After submitting the documents to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Migration Registration Officer of the MISIS Student Office receives personal receipts for each foreign student and sends them by e-mail or provides them in a chat on request.
What happens to the visa during academic leave?
Foreign students for whom academic leave have been issued retain their student status and have the right to extend their study visa for the whole period of the academic leave.
Do I need to get health insurance?
All foreign citizens must have a voluntary medical insurance policy (VMI) valid from the day of crossing the border until the end of their stay in Russia. In the absence of a VMI policy or an agreement with a medical organization on medical support, an administrative protocol on violation of the order of entry and stay in Russia may be drawn up for a foreign citizen.
What kind of health insurance is suitable?
A voluntary medical insurance policy (VMI) should include outpatient services, medical and diagnostic measures, house call doctor, emergency inpatient care, medical evacuation and repatriation.
Does the University provide health insurance?
Foreign students can contact a university staff member of the MISIS Student Office in the office G-363 to apply for a voluntary medical insurance policy (VMI) from verified partners of the University. The cost of the VMI policy includes a medical examination for the dormitory (Certificate
What is an annual physical examination?
Foreign citizens who live on the territory of Russia are required to annually undergo a medical examination in medical institutions included in the list approved by the Government of Moscow, and provide the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) with information about the medical examination within 30 days after one year from the date of the last medical examination.
What is fingerprint registration?
Fingerprint registration and photographing is a mandatory procedure for all foreign citizens planning to stay in Russia for more than 90 days (30 days for those entering for the purpose of “Employment”). Before undergoing this procedure, a foreign citizen must undergo a medical examination in medical institutions according to the list approved by the Government of Moscow. During the procedure, fingerprints are collected from a foreign citizen as well as photographing is performed with the help of special equipment. The procedure is carried out once, afterwards the foreign citizen receives a green card certificate of fingerprint registration. If one changes their appearance, fingerprints, the procedure must be repeated. If a foreign citizen has passed the fingerprint registration procedure when submitting documents for a residence permit or a temporary residence permit, repetition of the prosecute is not required, a certificate of fingerprint registration can be obtained from the territorial department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
Where can I see the list of medical organizations in which it is possible to undergo a medical examination before fingerprint registration?
On the official website of MISIS, the section Fingerprint registration provides a list of medical organizations where you can undergo a medical examination before fingerprint registration.
Who needs to undergo fingerprint registration and when?
Fingerprint registration is carried out by all foreign citizens who plan to stay in Russia for more than 90 days (30 days if the purpose of entry is “Employment”), except for citizens of the Republic of Belarus, children under 6 years of age and other categories. The certificate of fingerprint registration (green card) should be presented to the Migration registration officer at the Student Office during the next extension of the stay.
If the period in the migration card has expired, can I throw it away?
No, the migration card must to be saved, as it will be given at the airport staff member when leaving Russia.
What should a foreign person do if one lost their documents?
If a passport or migration registration documents are lost, foreign citizens (or stateless persons) must immediately notify the police department in order to receive a certificate of loss and then report about the accident to the Student Office.
For getting a passport, a foreign citizen should contact the Embassy of his country. After receiving a new passport, a foreign student must contact the Student Office within 3 days for further documents reissuing.
For getting a migration card, one needs to write a statement to the police and contact the migration department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs at the place of residence to obtain a duplicate of the migration card.
What should a foreign student do if his passport expires during the study period?
One should extend or renew one’s passport in advance at the Embassy of their country. After receiving a new document, you should contact the Student Office within 3 days to add information to your personal file and apply for a new migration registration with a new identity document.
For foreign students from countries that require a visa, it is necessary to transfer a multiple-entry visa from the old passport to the new one.
Full name of foreign citizens: From the point of view of the migration legislation of the Russian Federation, the full name indicated in the visa or migration card of a foreign citizen (for student from countries that do not require a visa) is considered correct. The full name cannot be changed without crossing the border.
What happens when you are evicted from the dormitory?
After training completion, a foreign citizen is evicted from students’ dormitory within 10 days (from the date specified in the expulsion order). Upon eviction from the dormitory, the University submits a notice of departure from the place of stay to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for removal from the migration registration.
Is it possible to live in a students’ dormitory if a foreign student is on academic leave?
No. After submitting the documents for the academic leave and order issuing one more order to evict a student from the students’ dormitory is issued as well.
When should the stamp on the extension of the temporary stay be put?
A foreign citizen who has arrived in the Russian Federation for the purpose of studying in an order that does not require a visa gets a note on the extension of the temporary stay in his migration card. This condition is valid in accordance with the current legislation of the Russian Federation.
In case of a certain necessity, foreign citizens who arrived in an order that does not require a visa can apply to the Student Office, passport offices of students’ dormitories or to the territorial division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get a mark on their migration card, which notifies the extension of the period of stay.
Can a foreign student work?
Foreign students during the time free from study have the right to work without a work permit in higher education institutions where they study, as well as work in other organizations during holidays.
At the same time, the employer is obliged to correctly arrange the employment procedure and submit a notification of the conclusion of an employment contract with a foreign student to the territorial Ministry of Internal Affairs.
A foreign citizen has received a residence permit and submitted documents for registration, and his passport is indicated in the detachable part of the new registration. Why is that?
In accordance with the current legislation of the Russian Federation, the identity document of a foreign citizen is generally a passport or a foreign passport. A residence permit is a document confirming the right to live in the Russian Federation, and is indicated in additional information in the part of the notification that staff members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) collect. Despite the fact that the final part of the arrival notification (registration) does not contain information about a residence permit, the information systems of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as a rule, contains information about a residence permit for the foreign citizen.
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