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简体中文(中国) Admission of Foreign Citizens
On the Day of Arrival
Arrival
Welcome to St. Petersburg!
In the customs control zone you have to get a migration card with a stamp confirming your arrival in the Russian Federation, where the purpose of travel must be only "education". You have to keep your migration card until the next border crossing.
Transfer
Transfer for organized groups is free of charge. For making arrangement, please, contact us 5 days before your arrival.
Taxi
If you arrive on your own, the quickest and easiest way to reach your destination is to take a taxi. We recommend you to book a taxi at the Taxi Pulkovo counter. In this case good service, safety, and effective price are guaranteed. It is not recommended to command the services of taxi drivers with no appropriate license at the Terminal and its exits. This is insecure.
5 steps to enroll in the Program of Russian as a Foreign Language at SPbU
1
Accommodation and Migration Registration
2
Enrolment Contract
3
Payment
4
Certificate of a trainee
5
Placement of Trainees into Groups1. Accommodation and Migration Registration
Upon arrival, check in to a dormitory, hotel or apartment, where you are planning to stay during the period of studies. You have to register at the address of your actual residence. The foreign citizens, arrived in the Russian Federation, must submit the notification of migration registration to the staff members of the Passports and Visas Department of the university within 7 working days from the date of their arrival in the Russian Federation.
2. Enrolment Contract
You have to sign the enrolment contract within 5 working days from the date of your arrival.
Required package of documents for registration:
- Passport with a valid visa
- Migration card
- Notification of migration registration
- Medical insurance policy (VHI)
It is necessary to read in advance the rules of stay in the Russian Federation.
Address:
Leitenanta Shmidta Emb., d. 11, off. 306-A, 3rd floor.
Office Hours:
From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
From 2 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday are non-working days.
3. Payment
After signing the contract and paying the tuition fee, the Enrolment Order for studying at SPbU is issued.
Choose the most suitable option in rubles:
- In cash at the SPbU pay office
- With any Russian bank card in the app on your mobile phone
- Non-cash payment through the SPbU payment system
The information on transfer restrictions in Euro through Bank Saint Petersburg.
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4. Certificate of a trainee
A certificate of a trainee is issued after signing an enrolment contract and paying the tuition fee. The period of validity of the certificate corresponds to the period of study indicated in the enrolment contract. It is a university pass that gives the right to use a reading room of the university library.
Required document for a certificate of a trainee:
- one photo 3x4 cm (preferably matte)
Address:
Leitenanta Shmidta Emb., d. 11, off. 306-A, 3rd floor.
Office Hours:
From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
From 2 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday are non-working days.
5. Placement of Trainees into Groups
If you have never studied Russian before, you will be placed into the group for beginners. If you have already studied Russian, you will be offered to take the placement test that will help you to join the appropriate group of your level. You will be able to get the training schedule at the off. 302.
Address:
Leitenanta Shmidta Emb., d. 11, off. 302, 3rd floor.
Office Hours:
From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
From 2 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday are non-working days.