Migration registration

When entering Russia, you must:

1. Obtain a migration card. Make sure that your personal data and purpose of entry ("Study") are indicated correctly.
2. On the day of arrival in Samara or on the next business day (if you arrived after 8 p.m.), you must provide documents for initial migration registration at the Department of International Protocol (DIP):

• a passport;
• a migration card;
• travel documents confirming arrival to Samara (if you arrived via other Russian cities);
• a certificate from Samara University Admissions Office on receipt of enrollment application (for foreign applicants); 
• an administrative note on granting a residence at university dormitory indicating the dormitory number and room, or a signed contract for renting a residential premise in a dormitory;
• a study contract concluded with Samara University (for students on a contractual basis) or a state scholarship certificate from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (for students on a budgetary basis).

Documents must be submitted in person to the International Protocol Department.

The International Protocol Department provides migration registration for foreign students residing in the university dormitories. If you plan to rent an apartment, migration registration must be provided by the owner of the apartment. Please remember that registration must be completed and extended in a timely manner, otherwise it will lead to difficulties with visa extension, an administrative fine or other negative consequences. 

Foreign students who entered the Russian Federation within visa-free regime and who reside at a private address must obtain a certificate about the enrollment for migration registration from the International Protocol Department.  

If you plan to stay in a hotel (hostel) before moving into the University dormitory, the hotel or hostel will provide you with the migration registration. On the day of your check-out from the hotel (hostel), be sure to receive the original notification of arrival (registration slip) and submit it to the International Protocol Department along with the documents listed above.

Migration registration period

• Migration registration of foreign students from the countries of visa entry to Russia is issued for the duration of the current visa.
• Migration registration of students from visa-free countries – for the duration of their studies.

Important! Current registration at the University dormitory address is cancelled each time you leave the Russian Federation. When re-entering the Russian Federation, you must register again with the migration authorities. On the day of arrival in Samara or the next business day after arrival, provide the documents specified above to the International Protocol Department.