APPLICATIONS PROCEDURE

You need to renew your health insurance every year. This is a mandatory requirement for legal stay in the Russian Federation and for visa extension.

To arrange your insurance, contact the Center for Adaptation and Educational Work via Telegram (+7 902 966 13 60), through direct messages, or in the messages of the VK community.

Important: If you plan to pay for your insurance in cash, you need to visit the office in person: 82A Svobodny Prospekt, room 224/4. Office hours: Monday – Friday, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM (lunch break 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM).

The medical examination must be completed every year, and you must submit new certificates to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) or the Multifunctional Migration Center (MMC). Meeting this deadline is each student's responsibility.

You must undergo a new medical examination and submit the results to the MVD/MMC within 30 days after your previous examination expires. You can find the expiration date at the bottom of your green medical certificate (the one with doctors' stamps).

Important: You cannot complete the medical examination later than the required period — such documents may be rejected by the MVD, and you may be fined.

After completing your repeat medical examination and receiving your new certificates, you must submit them to the Multifunctional Migration Center (79 Kalinina Street, 2nd floor).

Office Hours:

Monday – Thursday: 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM

Friday: 8:30 AM – 4:15 PM

Required Documents:

1. Passport
2. Migration card
3. Notarized translation of your passport (completed in Russia)
4. Fingerprint card (green fingerprinting card)
5. Registration
6. New medical examination certificates (3 copies)

Service fee: 900 rubles.

Important: The MMC will give you a certificate confirming that your documents have been accepted. Be sure to keep the original — you will need it later for extending your stay or your visa.

The visa extension process begins in 3-4 months (multiple visa).

Visa Application Form

Staff at the Center for Adaptation and Educational Work will notify you when you can pick up your visa application form.

After that, you need to prepare the following documents:

1. Passport
2. Copy of your passport (all pages with stamps)
3. Migration card
4. Copy of your migration card (both sides)
5. Completed visa application form
6. Health insurance policy valid until the end of the next academic year
7. Copy of your study contract and any additional agreements to the study contract (if applicable)
8. Receipt for payment of the state fee
9. Certificate from your institute confirming that you are studying at SibFU
10. Certificate from the MVD/MMC confirming that your medical certificates have been accepted after your most recent medical examination.

Now you need to take your document package to the Visa Support and Migration Registration Office at the appointed time. The address is 82A Svobodny Prospekt (SibFU Pyramid Building), room 227.

Important: Do NOT be late. Only come during the reception hours indicated on your form.

After you submit your documents, the Center for Adaptation and Educational Work staff will notify you when you need to come back to the Visa Support and Migration Registration Office with your passport, migration card, and dormitory certificate to complete the visa extension. Again, it is very important to arrive at the appointed time and NOT be late!

After you receive your passport with the new extended visa, you must complete a new registration.

Students living in dormitories No. 20–22 and No. 25–30 need to go to the Passport Registration Office of the Dormitory Administration.

Students living in dormitories No. 1–19 and No. 23–24 will need to pick up their new registration from the Visa Support and Migration Registration Office.

The process of extending your stay (migration card) begins 2–3 months in advance.

Important: If you are planning to leave Russia for your holidays, you do not need to extend your stay. However, if you plan to remain in Russia during the holidays, you must complete the extension.

Staff at the Center for Adaptation and Educational Work will notify you about the summer stay extension deadlines. Keep an eye on updates in the VK group — all important announcements are posted there.

Required Documents for Extension:

1. Original passport
2. 1 copy of your passport pages with stamps
3. 1 copy of ALL passport pages from first to last
4. Original migration card
5. 2 copies of your migration card (both sides)
6. Copy of your passport translation (except for citizens of Kazakhstan)
7. Copy of the receipt for the state fee for stay extension – 1000 rubles
8. New, up‑to‑date certificate of study from your institute (valid for 1 month)
9. Copy (both sides) of your green fingerprinting card
10. Copy of the certificate from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (79 Kalinina Street) confirming that you have completed the medical examination (valid for 1 year)
11. Copy of your registration (if you live in rented housing)
12. Copy of your health insurance policy valid in the Russian Federation until the end of the current academic year
13. New, up‑to‑date certificate from your dormitory (valid for 1 month)
14. Screenshot of the result from the MVD Controlled Persons Registry (xn--b1aew.xn--p1ai/rkl). The day before or on the day you submit your extension documents, you need to visit this website, enter your details, and check whether you are listed in the registry. If you have no legal issues, your name will not appear. You will need to take a screenshot of the result, print it, and submit it with all your other extension documents.

After that, you need to take your document package to the Visa Support and Migration Registration Office at 82A Svobodny Prospekt (SibFU Pyramid Building), 227.

Important: Do NOT be late. Only come during the designated reception hours.

Office Hours:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Tuesday and Thursday: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

When you submit your documents, the Visa Support and Migration Registration staff will take your migration card for extension. After 3 weeks, you need to call the Visa Support and Migration Registration at +7 (391) 206-57-29 and ask if your migration card extension is ready. If it is ready, you need to pick it up from the Visa Support and Migration Registration.

After receiving your extended migration card, you must complete a new registration.

Students living in dormitories No. 20–22 and No. 25–30 need to go to the Passport Registration Office of the Dormitory Administration.

Students living in dormitories No. 1–19 and No. 23–24 will need to pick up their new registration from the Visa Support and Migration Registration.

To successfully enter Russia for your studies, your passport must be valid for at least 18 months at the time you receive your initial student visa.

Important: The responsibility for renewing your passport on time rests solely with you, the international student. You can do this by contacting your country's consulate in Russia or by returning to your home country.

Keep in mind that an expired passport makes it impossible to extend your visa, renders your stay in Russia illegal, and carries serious immigration consequences.