Upon Arrival

Please ensure that you arrive at least 45 days before your visa expires to allow sufficient time for registration and application for a visa extension. Upon your arrival at Moscow airport and after collecting your luggage, proceed directly to your place of residence, whether it be a dormitory, alternative housing, or a private apartment. We recommend using an official taxi service; simply show the driver the address of your destination

You will receive the referral for dormitory accommodation via email from the HSE International Prep Year Office approximately one week before your confirmed arrival date. Upon check-in, please submit the following documents to the dormitory administration: your passport, migration card, original health certificate (in Russian or English), medical insurance policy.

Additionally, you will need to sign the Tenancy agreement and HSE University Internal Dormitory Regulations.

The procedure depends on your place of residence in Russia:

If you plan to stay in a dormitory or use university alternative housing, the dormitory or housing officer will assist you with your initial migration registration. Be sure to contact or visit them on the next business day after your arrival, bringing your passport and migration card.

If you plan to stay in a private apartment, your landlord must apply for your migration registration within 7 working days of your arrival. Before signing a lease agreement, ensure that the apartment owner is aware of this requirement and is willing to handle the registration process.

Please be aware that staying in a friend's apartment without proper migration registration poses a serious risk of violating migration laws.

More information is at Migration Registration & Visa Extension.

You don't need to visit the office in person to submit the original documents required for enrollment. We utilize electronic document management systems to facilitate enrollment in our preparatory programs. Scholarship students will be enrolled based on their personal records and referrals stored in the online database of the Russian Ministry of Education.

Fee-paying students will be enrolled after their tuition fee payment is confirmed, using the electronic records maintained in their personal HSE International Prep Year accounts.

The process for obtaining the electronic ID (e-pass) may change annually. Once updated instructions are available, HSE International Prep Year office will provide specific details on how to acquire the Electronic ID Badge (e-pass).

While study groups are being formed, you will initially receive your class schedule via email. Once all groups are organized, we will provide detailed instructions on how to access your class schedule.