To obtain an entry invitation for the purpose of study, a foreign student must submit the following documents:

• an application form for the invitation (filled out in Russian in block (printed) letters). All fields of the application form must be completed;
• a copy of the foreign passport, whose validity must expire no earlier than 1.5 years after the start date of the intended stay in the Russian Federation. The copy or scanned image of the passport must meet the following requirements: the image must be clear, high-contrast, well readable, and must not contain glare or foreign objects. Both black-and-white and color images are acceptable.

A foreign student may submit the request for the invitation (application form and passport scan) electronically by sending it to the Directorate of International Education at study@mpei.ru.

The invitation is issued in electronic form and sent to the email address of the invited foreign student (applicant) indicated in the application form.

When applying to a consular office or diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation for a visa on the basis of an invitation issued as an electronic document, it is sufficient for the foreign national to present its short printed form. At the same time, the visa can be obtained only in the city specified in the short and full printed forms of the electronic invitation.

! If it is necessary to issue the invitation on paper, please inform about this separately.

The processing time for the invitation is 30 days from the date of receipt of a properly completed application.

After receiving the issued invitation form, the foreign national independently applies to the overseas missions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation to obtain a visa.

Foreign citizens arriving at MPEI to study under the quotas of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation obtain student visas on the basis of a visa directive of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia.

If a foreign national arrives for the purpose of employment at NRU “MPEI,” an invitation is required to obtain an ordinary work visa.

Issuance of invitations for employment purposes is carried out only upon prior coordination of the possibility of issuing such an invitation with the International Cooperation Department.

After crossing the border of the Russian Federation, a foreign citizen must, within 3 working days (excluding public holidays and weekends), submit the following set of documents to the Visa & Registration Department:

• Passport and its copy (pages with marks, i.e., visas and entry/exit stamps);
• Migration card and its copy;
• Tenancy agreement for accommodation in an MPEI student dormitory (provided at the first application or upon a change of place of stay);
• Detachable part of the notification form on migration registration (if migration registration was completed at another place of stay before arriving at NRU “MPEI”) and its copy;

If residing in premises not belonging to NRU “MPEI” (hotel, hostel, rented dwelling, living at relatives’ apartment, etc.), migration registration is carried out by:

• the hotel/hostel administration — within 1 day from the date of check-in, or
• the individual owner of the dwelling — within 7 working days from the foreign citizen’s arrival at the place of stay in the territory of the Russian Federation.

After migration registration at the actual place of residence, it is necessary to provide to the Visa & Registration Department of NRU “MPEI” documents confirming this fact: the migration card and the detachable part of the arrival notification.

To extend a visa, a foreign citizen, 30 days before the expiry date of the current visa, applies to the Visa & Registration Department (Room В-401) and submits the prepared set of documents:

• National passport and 2 copies (pages with marks, i.e., visas and border-crossing stamps);
• Migration card with the mark of crossing the State Border of the Russian Federation and 2 copies of it;
• Detachable part of the notification form on migration registration and 2 copies of it;
• 1 photograph (3 × 4 cm, color on a white background; the face must occupy 70–80%);
• 2 copies of the fingerprint registration card;
• 2 copies of the medical examination certificate;
• Receipt for payment of the state fee — 1,920 rubles.

For postgraduates, at the Department of International Postgraduate Studies and Internships obtain:

• 2 copies of the enrollment order;
• Visa application form;
• 2 certificates confirming study in postgraduate school;
• Tuition contract, referral for study.

List of documents submitted by a foreign citizen to the Visa & Registration Department for extending migration registration:

• National passport and 1 copy (pages with marks, i.e., visas and border-crossing stamps);
• 1 copy of the migration card with the mark of crossing the State Border of the Russian Federation;
• 1 copy of the detachable part of the migration registration notification form;
• 1 copy of the fingerprint (dactyloscopy) registration card;
• 1 copy of the medical examination certificate.

Deregistration from Migration Registration
Deregistration is carried out within 3 days after an order of expulsion or upon completion of studies.

In the event of a transfer of a foreign student studying in a full-time or part-time (evening/blended) form to the extramural (correspondence) form of study, the foreign student loses the grounds for extending the period of temporary stay in the territory of the Russian Federation in connection with studies.
In the event that a foreign student is granted academic leave, he/she, as a rule, must leave the territory of the Russian Federation for the period of the academic leave, except in cases where the foreign student holds a temporary residence permit (TRP) or a residence permit in the Russian Federation.

Upon expulsion from NRU “MPEI” in connection with the completion of studies, a foreign citizen is obliged to leave the territory of Russia within the time limits established by law, having purchased travel tickets in advance.
The period of temporary stay in the Russian Federation of a foreign citizen who has completed full-time studies in a core educational program with state accreditation may be extended for up to 30 calendar days from the date of expulsion of the given foreign citizen from the educational organization due to completion of studies under the specified core professional educational program, for the purpose of admission of the given foreign citizen to full-time studies at the same or another educational organization in a core professional educational program of another level that has state accreditation.
Extension of the period of stay for graduates of NRU “MPEI” for reasons not related to studies or for other reasons not provided for by law is not permitted.

In the event of the expiry of a passport, a foreign citizen must leave the territory of the Russian Federation in advance, or take measures for its timely renewal or replacement with a new document, informing the Visa & Registration Department of MPEI about this.

After extending the validity of the passport or obtaining a new passport, the foreign citizen must, within 1 day, present to the Visa & Registration Department of NRU “MPEI” the documents for the procedure of issuing a multiple-entry student visa, as well as for extending migration registration:

• New national passport and 2 copies of it;
• Migration card with the mark of crossing the State Border of the Russian Federation and 2 copies of it;
• Detachable part of the migration registration notification form and 2 copies of it;
• 1 photograph (3 × 4 cm, color on a white background; the face must occupy 70–80%);
• 2 copies of the fingerprint (dactyloscopy) registration card;
• 2 copies of the medical examination certificate;
• Receipt for payment of the state fee — 1,920 rubles;
• Old national passport and 1 copy of it (pages with marks, i.e., visas and border-crossing stamps);
• Certificate from the Embassy confirming receipt of the new passport.

For postgraduates, at the Department of International Postgraduate Studies and Internships, obtain:

• 2 copies of the enrollment order;
• Visa application form;
• 2 certificates confirming study in postgraduate school;
• Tuition contract, referral for study.

In the event of damage, loss, or theft of a passport, migration card, or the detachable part of the notification form, a foreign citizen must immediately notify the Visa & Registration Department and take urgent measures to restore their documents.
The absence of documents confirming a foreign citizen’s right to stay (reside) in the Russian Federation, and—if such documents are lost—failure to submit a statement about their loss to the relevant authority, constitutes an administrative offense under Part 1.1 of Article 18.8 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation.

Procedure for a foreign citizen in case of loss (theft, damage) of an identity document (passport):

• Immediately contact the nearest police station at the place where the passport was lost or discovered to be missing, to obtain a certificate of the incident;
• Notify the Visa & Registration Department of the loss of documents;
• As soon as possible, contact the Embassy or consular office of your country of citizenship in the RF to obtain a replacement passport or a temporary travel document for return (laissez-passer);
• Submit the new passport to the Visa & Registration Department.

Procedure for a foreign citizen in case of loss (theft, damage) of a migration card or the detachable part of the notification form:

• Immediately contact the nearest police station at the place where the migration documents were lost or discovered to be missing, to obtain a certificate of the incident;
• Apply to the territorial migration unit of the MVD of Russia for issuance of a duplicate of the migration card and/or the detachable part of the notification form;
• Notify the Visa & Registration Department of the incident;
• Provide the obtained duplicates of the migration card and/or the detachable part of the notification form to the Visa & Registration Department for updating the migration registration.

In the event of changes to the details of a foreign citizen’s passport, visa, migration card, or the detachable part of the notification form, as well as changes to surname, given name, patronymic, date and place of birth, sex, citizenship, purpose of entry into the Russian Federation, or the declared period of stay, the foreign citizen is obliged, within 1 working day, to report these facts to the Visa & Registration Department of NRU “MPEI”.

Upon obtaining a temporary residence permit (TRP), a residence permit in the Russian Federation, or citizenship of the Russian Federation, a foreign citizen is obliged, within 1 working day, to notify the Visa & Registration Department and submit the relevant documents.
ATTENTION! Matters concerning the issuance of a work permit or patent for employment in the Russian Federation and changes to the migration status of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation (obtaining a TRP, residence permit, or citizenship of the Russian Federation) do not fall within the competence of the Visa & Registration Department.

Foreign citizens who commit crimes, administrative, or other offenses on the territory of the Russian Federation are subject to liability in accordance with the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation and the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

The requirement that a foreign citizen must have a medical insurance policy is established by Federal Law of 18 July 1996 No. 114-FZ “On the Procedure for Exit from the Russian Federation and Entry into the Russian Federation.”
Medical care for foreign citizens is provided on the basis of a voluntary medical insurance (VMI) policy purchased at the personal expense of the foreign citizen.
For students admitted to NRU “MPEI” under the referral of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, medical care is provided on the basis of a medical insurance policy purchased at the personal expense of the foreign citizen.

Under Clause 5 of Article 27 of Federal Law No. 114-FZ of 15 August 1996 “On Exit from the Russian Federation and Entry into the Russian Federation,” a foreign citizen (or stateless person) is not permitted to enter the territory of Russia if he/she has not provided a medical insurance policy valid in the Russian Federation. The absence of such a policy constitutes an administrative offense under Part 1 of Article 18.8 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation—violation of the rules for entry into the Russian Federation.

• From 5,000 to 7,000 rubles in Moscow and the Moscow Region (para. 3, Art. 18.8 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the RF);
• Repeated offense within 1 year — a fine of 5,000 to 7,000 rubles with administrative expulsion (para. 4, Art. 18.8 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the RF).

Foreign citizens, upon entry into the territory of Russia, are obliged to have medical insurance policies, and in the absence thereof must immediately apply for one at NRU “MPEI.”.