Admission procedure

Before departing from your home country, please study thoroughly the information about migration regulation of entry in the Russian Federation and procedures you must pass upon arrival in the section Visa and Migration Support. The information in this section will help you to avoid violations of the migration legislation of the Russian Federation and accurately perform your obligations as a foreign student. 

Before arriving in Russia, you must:

- contact the Embassy of the Russian Federation in your country to obtain a visa;

- send a copy of your visa and a ticket to the International Protocol Department dip@ssau.ru.

The start date of studying is September 1, so you should arrive in Samara no later than this date.

After arriving in Russia, you must:

- buy medical insurance for 1 year (starting from 5,000 rubles);

- undergo a medical check-up and fingerprinting at the Migration Center (the cost of the procedure is 16,800 rubles);

- submit your passport for renewal no later than 40 days before the end of the visa period. The state fee for visa extension is 1,920 rubles.

Medical documents required to move into the dormitory:

1. Photocopy of your passport (original in a foreign language and visa in Russian with the latest date of entry);

2.  Medical certificate on form 086y in Russian language (can be issued in Samara).

3. Information about vaccination in Russian. Mandatory vaccinations: rubella, measles, HBV (hepatitis B vaccine), ADSM (DPT vaccine - combined vaccines against three infectious diseases: diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus), mumps. In the absence of these vaccinations, the student will be sent to take an analysis for the strength of immunity.

4. Fluorography, original (done during the last year).

5. HIV test, valid for no more than 1 year.

In the absence of any medical documents, you can undergo the necessary examinations in Samara medical centers.

To register for migration, you must personally appear at the International Protocol Department, the address: 32А Moskovskoe Shosse, dormitory No. 6, entrance from Lukacheva Street.

The Dormitory Directorate is also located in Dormitory No. 6, on the ground floor. The cost of living at the university student dormitory starts from 770 rubles per month.

Please arrive at the university at least 50 days before the expiration of your Russian visa in order to complete all necessary procedures.