Direct interaction with foreign colleagues and partners is an integral part of the development of international relations. The University regularly hosts lectures by leading experts from around the world on the latest scientific achievements in various fields of medicine and biomedicine and on medical education. Students and professors of the University participate in academic mobility programs. The University conducts educational programs for international students both in Russian and English languages.
The Academic Mobility Group and the Visa Support Group of the International Department are in charge of organizing visits.
Group of academic mobility of the International Department at the stage of preparation of documents provides the necessary assistance to the receiving division in the preparation of cost estimates for the organization of foreign citizens, information materials, development of a draft plan - a program of stay of foreign citizens, taking into account the purpose of their visit, the route of travel, participation in official and cultural events.
The basis for organizing the admission of foreign citizens to the University or its separate structural subdivisions shall be a memo from the head of the University structural subdivision that initiates the visit of foreign citizens with the permission of the Rector, or a letter of information on the visit of foreign citizens with the permission of the Rector.
The receiving subdivision in advance (at least one month, but no later than 14 days before the planned date of admission of foreign citizens) according to the purposes of admission, submits to the group of academic mobility the memo on the admission of foreign citizens with the permission of the rector. The memo shall be accompanied by a set of documents necessary for the registration of admission.
The Visa Support Group of the International Faculty interacts with the Russian Federation Internal Affairs agencies on migration issues in the following areas:
Registration of invitations for foreign citizens and stateless persons to study and work at the University;
Registration of documents for visa obtaining by a foreign citizen or a person without citizenship;
Registration of documents for migration registration of foreign citizens and persons without citizenship at the place of sojourn.
Explaining to foreign citizens and stateless persons the procedure of entry into the territory of the Russian Federation, the order of exit from the Russian Federation, the order of registration for migration and the order of stay in the territory of the Russian Federation;
Maintaining accounting and reporting forms, including work with the electronic document management system and their use in the work.
To apply for a visa invitation letter, please fill out and submit an application via our online request form "Visa Invitation".
The following documents must be attached to the application:
a) Copy of your passport (identity document)
b) Copy of educational certificates, diploma
c) Application (created online) – to create an application you need to register, fill in the fields of the form and first click on "SAVE PROJECT" and then click on "Create Application". The document will be created automatically. You need to print it, sign it, and scan the signed copy. A scan of the document must be uploaded through the application form.