Here's some more information about the aspects of international students' migration registration in different regions and universities of Russia. The Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering staff members will tell you how to get registration after entering a Kazan university and what to do in a difficult situation.
Student visa extension
- To extend their student visa, international students must submit their documents 40 days before the visa expires:
- Copies of passport and all Russian visas, migration card and registration certificate (in two copies)
- Copies of enrollment contract and dormitory accommodation agreement (in one copy)
- One 3х4 cm photo
- Also, you must pay 1,600 RUB stamp duty for visa extension
Migration registration
To get migration registration upon arrival in Russia, international students must contact the university’s International Relations Department (IRD) (Room 1-49) and submit the following documents:
- For former USSR countries – a passport copy, checkpoint marks, migration card, enrollment contract, dormitory accommodation agreement
- For other foreign countries – passport copies and all Russian visas, migration card, dormitory accommodation agreement
If international students do not get migration registration, they are fined 2,000 RUB.