To enter the territory of the Russian Federation for educational purposes legally, you must complete the following steps:
Get an invitation letter to enter the territory of the Russian Federation.
a) If you’re a student on a fee-paying basis, you have to contact the Academy sending a message to indekanat@gnesin-academy.ru.
b) If you’re subsidized within the quota of the Government of the Russian Federation, the invitation letter should issued by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.
An invitation letter is issued within no less than 20 working days.
Upon arrival in Russia, every foreign citizen must get the migration registration at the place of actual residence. This is required according to the Federal Law of June 27, 2018 No. 163-FZ «On Migration Registration of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in the Russian Federation».
The student must submit documents for migration registration on the next working day after arrival (you’ll need your passport + a copy with verified translation into Russian and a migration card). The arrival notification is a document that confirms your legal stay in Russia.
If you stay in a dormitory, you must contact the Department of Visa and Migration Support of Foreign Students and Additional Education.
If you stay in a rented apartment, you must contact the owner and apply for migration registration at the local office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for migration issues. Upon registration, you must inform the staff of the Department of Visa and Migration Support of Foreign Students and Additional Education by e-mail.
The Student Council is an excellent opportunity to take part not only in the comprehensive creative life of the Academy, but also in the socially useful activities.
Social networks of the Student Council
Cinema club “Gnesin cinema”
Intellectual club “Gnesin mind”
Museum club “Gnesin museum”
Literary club “Gnesin poem”