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International Preparatory Year

STEPS TO TAKE BEFORE YOU LEAVE YOUR COUNTRY:

  • Apply for and receive a student visa at a Russian consulate or visa center in your home country (single-entry visa; up to 90 days duration). Send a scan/photo of the visa to International Prep Year Office.
  • Оbtain a medical insurance policy before entry to Russia, which will cover your entire period of stay and include a medical check-up and testing for HIV, Hepatitis B, and COVID-19 (PCR-method).International students can purchase a medical insurance from the representatives of the insurance companies recommended by HSE University.Find out more 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 30 days before the expiry date of your visa.
  • Make sure to email International Prep Year office  about your arrival date 14 days in advance.
  • 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.
  • Make sure that you have all necessary Enrollment documents.
  • Check Russian customs regulations  and your airline luggage regulations.

  • Check the location of  International Prep Year office (Pokrovsky Boulevard, building 11, Korpus D, office D-601).

  • Get acquainted with the HSE University’s Internal Dormitory Regulations  and   Tenancy Agreement .
  • Check with your bank the maximum cash amount you can withdraw in Russia.
  • Join us on Facebook  and Instagram.
  • Check the Life in Moscow  website for useful tips.
  • Make sure to have enough battery power on all your devices upon arrival to Moscow.
 
WHAT TO TAKE WITH YOU: 
  • Valid passport with visa
  • Medical insurance +HSE health certificate signed and stamped by a physician (to check into the dormitory)
  • HSE Acceptance letter for fee-paying students)
  • 4 passport-size (3cm x 4cm) photos on a mat paper
  • Contacts of your buddy
  • Contacts of  International Prep Year manager
  • Contact details for your embassy/consulate/diplomatic mission in Russia