GUIDE
TO THE RULES OF STAY IN THE TERRITORY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION FOR FOREIGN CITIZENS STUDING AT RYAZAN STATE RADIO ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY (RSREU)
MIGRATION REGISTRATION
Upon arrival in Russia, a foreign citizen is required to register for migration at the place of stay within 7 working days from the date of arrival. To do this, he/she must contact his/her receiving party in the Russian Federation within 3 work days, namely International Students Department at the address: room 304, 3rd floor, 59/1, Gagarina St., Ryazan and submit the following documents:
• a valid identity document (passport/ID);
• migration card with an entry stamp made by the Russian border control authority;
• visa (if available).
Foreign citizens who do not submit the necessary documents for migration registration within the specified time frame or who provide fraudulent information or forged documents face 5 000 rubles fine with administrative expulsion from the Russian Federation.
ATTENTION!
A foreign citizen must notify the University about all movements outside of Ryazan territory not later than 7 work days before the intended departure in writing.
An employee of International Students Department responsible for passport and visa support is obliged to hand over to a foreign citizen the tear-off part of the Notification on Arrival in the Russian Federation with a stamp from Directorate for Migration Affairs of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia about his/her registration with migration authorities at the place of stay (temporary registration).
A foreign citizen ALWAYS must have:
• a valid identity document (passport/ID);
• migration card;
• tear-off part of the Notification on Arrival in the Russian Federation with a stamp from Directorate for Migration Affairs of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (temporary registration) during the entire permitted period of stay in the Russian Federation;
You ALWAYS MUST show these documents during police migration checks along with your passport.
The lack of documents for the right to stay (reside) in the Russian Federation entails the imposition of an administrative fine on a foreign citizen in the amount of 5 000 rubles with administrative expulsion from the Russian Federation.
If there is any change in the personal information of a foreign citizen (receiving a new passport, changing the place of actual residence, surname, first name, contact phone number or changing the migration status (obtaining a temporary residence permit, residence permit or passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation)) within 2 work days he/she is obliged to notify International Students Department about this.
In the case of loss (damage) of the tear-off part of the Notification on Arrival (registration) by a foreign citizen, he/she must, within 2 work days, notify International Students Department, which has registered him/her for migration, with a passport and an application for a duplicate of the tear-off part.
The period of temporary stay in the Russian Federation of a foreign citizen shall be extended until the end of his/her study. The migration card must be returned at the checkpoint across the State Border of the Russian Federation when a foreign citizen leaves the Russian Federation. In this regard, when re-entering Russia, a foreign citizen must undergo the entire migration registration procedure again by contacting the employee responsible for passport and visa support of International Students Department within 2 work days.
EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY STAY IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
The period of stay in the Russian Federation for foreign citizens arriving upon visa is established by the validity period of the visa. A foreign citizen is obliged to leave the Russian Federation upon expiration of the visa unless at that time he/she has received a new visa or has not extended the validity of the current one. To obtain a multiple-entry visa and its subsequent extension, a foreign citizen 45 days before the expiration of the current visa must submit to International Students Department:
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copies of all pages of a valid passport;
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copy of a valid visa;
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copy of the migration card;
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1 photo (3x4);
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tear-off part of the Notification on Arrival (registration);
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receipt of the state duty payment in the established amount (1920 rubles).
Extension of the period of stay in the Russian Federation for a foreign citizen can only be permitted by Directorate for Migration Affairs of Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation within the period established by law.
Evasion from leaving the Russian Federation after the expiration of the period of stay entails the imposition of an administrative fine on a foreign citizen in the amount of 5 000 rubles with administrative expulsion from the Russian Federation.
HEALTH INSURANCE
A foreign citizen is not allowed to enter the territory of Russia if he/she has not provided a health insurance policy valid on the territory of the Russian Federation. The absence of a medical insurance policy valid on the territory of the Russian Federation by a foreign citizen (or stateless person) constitutes an administrative offense under Part 1 of Article 18.8 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation - violation of the rules of entry to the Russian Federation.
If a foreign citizen does not have a medical insurance policy, he/she is obliged to immediately apply for one in insurance companies operating in Russia. A list of such companies can be found on the Internet.
NB! Please note that insurance applies to cases that occurred no earlier than 15 days after the conclusion of the voluntary health insurance agreement.
CARRYING OUT OF LABOUR ACTIVITY
Foreign citizens have the right to carry out labor activity on the territory of the Russian Federation only on the basis of permits issued by Directorate for Migration Affairs of Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Illegal labour activity by a foreign citizen in the Russian Federation entails the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of 5 000 rubles with administrative expulsion from the Russian Federation.
ATTENTION!
REGISTRATION CAN BE ISSUES ONLY AT THE ACTUAL RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A FOREIGN CITIZEN!
When moving within the territory of the Russian Federation, a foreign citizen is also required to register for migration at the place of stay in a constituent entity of the Russian Federation (in a hotel, hostel, sanatorium, camping, hospital, flat, house, dormitory, etc.), if the duration of his/her intended stay is more than 7 work days, with simultaneous removal from migration registration at the previous address. Upon arrival, a foreign citizen residing at RSREU must, within 1 work day, submit documents to International Students Department for migration re-registration.
Foreign citizens must comply with the rules of studying at the University and the rules of living in the University dormitories on an equal basis as students-citizens of the Russian Federation.
RESPONSIBILITY OF FOREIGN CITIZENS
Foreign citizens enjoy rights on the territory of the Russian Federation, perform duties and are subject to administrative and criminal liability on an equal basis as citizens of the Russian Federation.
In particular, administrative and criminal liability is provided for the following offenses:
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Petty hooliganism is a violation of public order, accompanied by obscene abuse, insulting harassment of citizens, destruction or damage to someone else’s property;
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violation of fire safety requirements, resulting in a fire and destruction or damage to someone else’s property or harm to human health;
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drinking alcoholic beverages and appearing on the streets, stadiums, squares and parks, in public vehicles, and in other public places while intoxicated;
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consumption of narcotic drugs, psychotropic or other intoxicating substances without a doctor’s prescription.
Foreign citizens who arrived in the Russian Federation in violation of the established procedure for crossing the state border of the Russian Federation, who did not register at their place of stay in a timely manner, who evaded leaving the Russian Federation after the end of the permitted period of stay in the Russian Federation, who carried out illegal labor activities as well as who reported inaccurate or false information about themselves during migration registration, according to Article 25.10 of the Federal Law “On the procedure for leaving the Russian Federation and entering the Russian Federation” of August 15, 1996 No. 114-FZ, is illegally located on the territory of the Russian Federation and bears PERSONAL liability in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation. The liability of such foreign citizens and stateless persons as well as the receiving party that has not fulfilled the obligations imposed by law to receive foreign citizens is established by the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.
Article 18.8.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation: violation by a foreign citizen of the regime of stay on the territory of the Russian Federation, expressed in violation of the rules of entry to the Russian Federation, rules of migration registration, lack of documents for the right to stay (reside) in the Russian Federation, evasion from leaving the Russian Federation after expiration of a certain period of stay, entails the imposition of an administrative fine on a foreign citizen in the amount of two to five thousand rubles with or without administrative expulsion from the Russian Federation.
Article 18.8.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation: violation by a foreign citizen of the rules of entry to the Russian Federation or the regime of stay on the territory of the Russian Federation, expressed in non-compliance with the stated purpose of entry to the Russian Federation, activity or occupation actually carried out during the period of stay (residence) in the Russian Federation, entails the imposition of an administrative fine for a foreign citizen in the amount of two to five thousand rubles with or without administrative expulsion from the Russian Federation.
Article 18.10 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation: illegal labour activity by a foreign citizen or a stateless person in the Russian Federation entails the imposition of an administrative fine on a foreign citizen in the amount of two to five thousand rubles with or without administrative expulsion from the Russian Federation.
Article 19.27.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation: the provision of fraudulent information or forged documents by a foreign citizen or stateless person during migration registration shall entail the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of two to five thousand rubles with or without administrative expulsion from the Russian Federation.