Key Actions to Take Prior to Your Departure:

  • Apply for and get a student visa at a Russian consulate or visa center in your home country (single-entry visa; up to 90 days duration). Email a scan/photo of the visa to HSE International Prep Year Office.
  • Оbtain a medical insurance policy, which will cover your entire period of stay in Russia. You can choose from the ones presented here.
  • Get a health certificate signed and stamped by your physician in order to check into the dormitory.
  • Check that your arrival date is no later than 45 days before your visa expiry date.
  • Plan your arrival in time for dormitory check-in start date (September 25th).
  • Request a buddy  and get contacted by him/her.
  • Check how to get to HSE dormitory or any other place of your residence from the airport (or train station): Aeroexpress metro, or taxi.  
  • Check the location of  HSE International Prep Year office (Pokrovsky Boulevard, building 11, Korpus D, office D-601).
  • Check with your bank regarding the maximum cash amount you can withdraw in Russia.
  • Join us on Telegram.
  • Check the Life in Moscow  website for useful tips.
  • Make sure to have enough battery power on all your devices upon arrival in Moscow.
 
Key Essentials to Carry with You: 
  • Valid passport with visa
  • International Prep Year Acceptance letter (for fee-paying students)
  • 4 passport-size (3cm x 4cm) photos on a matte paper
  • Contacts of your buddy
  • Contact details of your embassy/consulate/diplomatic mission in Russia