Students of Russian state educational or scientific organizations studying on full-time degree programs of bachelors; specialist; masters; internship; assistantship; postgraduate can apply for Temporary Residence Permit for Education (RVPO).

RVPO is valid for the entire duration of the training and for 180 days after completion of the training. Foreign students from countries with a visa regime of entry, receiving RVPO, apply for a visa immediately for the entire period of study.

When transferring to another university or to another educational program, the RVPO will continue to operate, but the student must send a package of transfer documents to the Department of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs within 30 days.

Mandatory documents:

1. An application corresponding to the form given in Appendix No. 4 to the Administrative Regulations.

2. Foreign passport of a foreign citizen, valid for at least 3 months on the date of application.

3. Notarized translation of the foreign passport into Russian (with the “blue" stamp).

4. Matte color photos 35 мм x 45 мм, which correspond to the age of the applicant at the time of filing the application, with a clear image of the face strictly in full face without a headdress.

5. For countries with visa. Documents confirming the absence of a criminal record of the applicant who arrived in the Russian Federation in accordance with the procedure requiring a visa: a document issued by the competent authority of the State of permanent residence confirming the absence of a criminal record or, if any, containing information about the crime for which the applicant was convicted, issued no earlier than 3 months before the date of filing the application.

6. Documents proving the enrollment into the educational institution (certificate of attendance, extract from enrollment order). These documents can be requested in the Main Building of the SFedU in room 213 (105/42 Bolshaya Sadovaya St., Rostov-on-Don).

7. Copies of accreditation of the university, notarized by university of the whole period of study. These documents can be requested in the Main Building of the SFedU in room 213 (105/42 Bolshaya Sadovaya St., Rostov-on-Don).

8. Copies of license of the university, notarized by university of the whole period of study. These documents can be requested in the Main Building of the SFedU in room 213 (105/42 Bolshaya Sadovaya St., Rostov-on-Don).

9. Certificate of education from the faculty.

10. Migration card (original and copy).

11. Temporary registration (original and copy).

12. Medical documents, confirming the passage of a medical examination by a foreign citizen:

• A medical report on the absence of the fact that a foreign citizen or a stateless person has used drugs or psychotropic substances without a doctor's appointment or new potentially dangerous psychoactive substances and their metabolites.
• Medical report on the presence (or absence) of infectious diseases that pose a danger to others.
• A medical document confirming that a foreign citizen has passed a medical examination for the presence (or absence) of a disease, caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV infection): Certificate of absence of the disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV infection).

13. A document confirming the payment of a state fee of 1,600 rubles (one of the documents chosen by the applicant):

• A receipt, confirming the payment of the state fee in the prescribed amount.
• A payment document confirming the payment of the fee in the prescribed amount.

You can pay at “Sberbank" bank, explaining to the employee that this is a payment of the state fee for issuing the RVPO.

14. Fingerprint registration (Green card).

If you have any questions, send an email to migration@sfedu.ru

Hotline: +7 906 414-45-77 (WhatsApp, Telegram).