Visa Support

Migration information for International Students of TPU

Documents required for staying in the Russian Federation

Under the law of the Russian Federation, foreign citizens may move freely within the territory of the Russian Federation with the following documents:

1. Passport with a valid visa;

2. Migration card;

3. Registration.

It is enough to have copies of these documents while staying in Tomsk. We also recommend you to have Student’s card and Dormitory pass on.

Migration registration

Under the law of the Russian Federation, a foreign citizen must be registered by the Migration Service of the Russian Federation. For this purpose, after every arriving to Tomsk you should present the following documents to International Students Office — Main building, office 332 (here and after — MB, office 332), during 3 days:

• Passport;

• Migration card;

• A ticket to Tomsk.

After this procedure, you will be given the paper of registration, which you must keep carefully together with the migration card. 

Departure and entry to the Russian Federation

Before the departure you should inform the staff of MB, office 332, about leaving. In cases of completion of training, expulsion, study leave you must fill in a Departure list control and return it to MB, office 332, before leaving.

After arrival you must present the documents for registration again by means of the instruction described above.  

Visa prolongation

For the purpose of visa prolongation you should present listed documents to MB, office 332, at least 6 weeks prior to the visa expiry date:

1. Passport;

2. Paper of registration;

3. Migration card;

4. 1 photo (3,5х4,5сm) made on dull paper, colored or black-white, no glasses;

5. A state fee payment receipt for Multi-entry visa (1,600 rub, payment via Sberbank);

6. For exchange students:

• A copy of study contract (you may take it at International Students Office — Main building, office 333) 
  

For other students:

• A copy of study contract; 

• A copy of Study assignment from Ministry of Education (in Russian — копия направления на обучения от Министерства образования) (in case of state-funded education);

* You may take copies of a contract and an assignment at Student Support Center (United Dean's Office, in Russia — Единый деканат) (University Library, office 206) or Personnel Office (Main building, office 122).

Expulsion and study leave

Under the law of the Russian Federation expulsion and study leave are the reasons for visa term reduction. In this case you must apply for Exit visa and leave the Russian Federation.

For the purpose of applying for Exit visa, you should present listed documents to MB, office 332, 3 weeks prior to leaving Russia:

1. Passport;

2. Paper of registration;

3. Migration card;

4. 1 photo (3,5х4,5сm) made on dull paper, colored or black-white, no glasses;

5. A state fee payment receipt for Exit visa (1,000 rub, payment via Sberbank );

6. A copy of the ticket (ticket issue date should be accorded with the experts at MB, office 332).

Loss of passport, registration, migration card

If you lost the passport:

To reissue the passport you should proceed as follows:

1. To file an application for loss of passport to Police Department and get there a Police certificate about passport loss.

2. To present the following documents to Migration Department (in Russian — Отдел по вопросам миграции ОМВД России по Кировскому району г. Томска) (Uchebnaya Street, office 9) to issue a Certificate for departure to the Embassy of your country for the purpose of  passport reissuance:

   • Police certificate about passport loss;
   • 2 photo (3,5х4,5сm) made on dull paper, colored or black-white, no glasses;
   • a copy of the lost passport (if available).
3. To apply for reissuing passport to Embassy of your country;
4. To apply for reissuing visa to MB, office 332.

If you lost the registration or migration card:

You should present the following documents to Migration Department (in Russian — Отдел по вопросам миграции ОМВД России по Кировскому району г. Томска) (Uchebnaya Street, office 9):

• Passport;

• Passport translation signed and stamped by notary.