Department of Visa and Migration Support of Foreign Students

Regulations for the Department

The Department of Visa and Migration Support of Foreign Students is responsible for:

1. Providing visa support for international students studying at the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music, including:

• Preparing documents for invitations to enter the Russian Federation;
• Preparing documents for visa extension and visa restoration.

2. Providing migration registration support for international students studying at the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music, including:

• Preparing documents for migration registration (applications for registration at a private address, registration in the Academy dormitory);
• Preparing documents for extension or reduction of the permitted stay (registration extension);
• Notifying the relevant authorities (the Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia) of the student’s departure (removal from the registration database).

3. Interaction with federal government agencies on issues of migration registration of foreign citizens studying at the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music.

4. Interaction with foreign diplomatic missions in the Russian Federation and Russian diplomatic missions abroad on matters related to visa support for international students at the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music.

5. Preparing documents issued by the Academy to international students for submission of applications for a temporary residence permit for educational purposes (RVPO).

6. Maintaining a database of international students studying at the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music (including updating data upon receipt of a new passport or changes in migration status).

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