Steps to admission

1.     Notarized translations of the documents:

• translation of the international passport;
• translation of educational documents.

All translations must be certified by a notary.

2. Legalization of educational documents

All foreign students coming to Russia to study must legalize their educational documents.

The procedure for legalizing your documents can take a long time (up to one month). Please take care of this in advance. You can obtain information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate/Embassy of the Russian Federation.

For countries participating in the Hague Convention, an Apostille stamp is affixed:

• it is put on the original document or on a separate sheet attached to the document;
• affixing the Apostille stamp is carried out by the competent authorized bodies of the country where the document was issued (Department of Education, Ministry of Education, educational institutions).

For other countries, consular legalization is required.

It takes two stages:

Stage 1 – certification of the document (original or copy) by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country where the document was issued, the appropriate stamps are affixed indicating the position and signature of the certifying person.

Stage 2 – certification by the consular services of the Russian Federation (consulate or representative office of the Russian Federation) in the country of issue of the document, the appropriate stamps are affixed indicating the position and signature of the certifying person.

Abolishment of legalization requirement.

Documents issued in countries participating in multilateral or bilateral agreements that abolish the requirement for legalization of documents are accepted without legalization.

3.      Recognition of educational documents

To be admitted to an educational program in the Russian Federation, a foreign applicant must provide recognized educational documents.

The procedure for recognition of foreign education is carried out at the National Information Center “RosAccreditation Agency”.

The procedure for recognizing foreign education is not required for documents received in countries participating in the International Treaties on the Mutual Recognition of Educational Documents. 

In your personal account you need to attach the following package of documents:

• Copy of your passport;
• notarized translation of the passport;
• copy of education documents including academic transcripts;
• notarized translation of educational documents including academic transcripts.

The documents are to be attached before August 15.

A few days before the exam, you will receive a link and login information to take the exam to the email you provided. A list of exams, an exam schedule and instructions for them will be sent to your email.

You can find the results of the entrance tests on the website.

Instructions for passing entrance tests.

After successfully passing the entrance tests, you need to sign an agreement in your personal account.

The agreement must be printed, signed, scanned and attached to the applicant’s personal account.

The agreement is to be attached before August 15.

You must pay tuition fees before enrolling in an educational program.

To issue an invitation, you must fill out an application in your personal account.

Procedure time for the invitation is 30 days.

 Your passport must be valid for 1.5 years since your entry into the Russian Federation.

The completed invitation will appear in the applicant’s personal account.

 The University will send you the invitation only after you have paid the tuition fee.

The visa is issued at the Consulate of the Russian Federation in your country of residence.

To obtain a visa, you must have the invitation from the University.

After receiving a visa, you must attach it to your personal account in the “dormitory” section.

Upon arrival at the University, you must have the following package of documents (in the original):

• Passport with Russian visa 
• notarized translation of the passport 
• original educational documents including academic transcripts;
• notarized translation of educational documents including academic transcripts.

When crossing the border, you must have a migration card with you.

After purchasing tickets, you must attach them to your personal account.