By the Order of the Russian Government dated March 16, 2020 No. 635-r (revised on March 16, 2021), international students, postgraduates, and trainees of pre-university departments are allowed to return to Russia to resume their studies. 

Be aware that clearance is granted only to students from countries deemed to have a safe epidemiological environment by the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (the information is current as of August 10, 2021, check for updates): 

1.       Abkhazia	21.   Great Britain	41.   Qatar
2.       Albania	22.   Greece	42.   Republic of Maldives
3.       Armenia	23.   Hungary	43.   Saudi Arabia
4.       Austria	24.   Iceland	44.   Serbia
5.       Azerbaijan	25.   India	45.   Seychelles
6.       Bahrain	26.   Ireland	46.   Singapore
7.       Belarus	27.   Italy	47.   South Korea
8.       Belgium	28.   Japan	48.   South Ossetia
9.       Bulgaria	29.   Jordan	49.   Sri Lanka
10.   China	30.   Kazakhstan	50.   Switzerland
11.   Croatia	31.   Kyrgyzstan	51.   Syria
12.   Cuba	32.   Lebanon	52.   Tajikistan
13.   Cyprus	33.   Liechtenstein	53.   Tanzania
14.   Czech Republic	34.   Luxembourg	54.   Turkey
15.   Dominican Republic	35.   Malta	55.   United Arab Emirates
16.   Egypt	36.   Mauritius	56.   Uzbekistan
17.   Ethiopia	37.   Mexico	57.   Venezuela
18.   Finland	38.   Moldova	58.   Vietnam
19.   France	39.   Morocco
20.   Germany	40.   Portugal

Before arriving in Russia

1. Notify the MAI International Department 14 days before your arrival; send a copy of your ticket specifying the port of entry and visa.

Contact information:

int@mai.ru – for 1st year and pre-university students 

isec@mai.ru  – for 2nd to 4th year students

When booking your tickets, please be aware that all university offices are open strictly Monday through Friday from 9AM to 5PM (with a break from 1PM to 2 PM). 

2. Receive a permit to enter Russia from an MAI representative.

3. Prepare the necessary medical documentation*: 

• chest photofluorograph with no signs of tuberculosis;

• medical clearance from a dermatologist/venerologist for living in a dormitory (with negative bacterioscopy for STDs and negative blood tests for syphilis and HIV);

• vaccination certificate with dates of vaccinations against diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, measles, rubella, mumps, hepatitis B, and tuberculosis.

4. Get a PCR test for COVID-19 in your country no earlier than 3 days before arriving in Russia. The results certificate must be in English or Russian.

5. Book a hotel room for 1-3 days until you are provided with dormitory accomodation.

After arriving in Russia

1. Get a PCR test for COVID-19 in Moscow. The test can be done at the airport upon arrival or in a laboratory in Moscow.

Medical laboratories that are closest to the University and the dormitory (the information is advisory in nature): 

Medical lab	Address	Approximate cost	Website
KDL	Leningradskoye Shosse 9, korp. 1	2300 rubles	www.kdl.ru
Invitro	Ulitsa Zoi i Aleksandra Kosmodemyanskikh. 4, korp. 1	3000 rubles	www.invitro.ru
	Ulitsa Belomorskaya 22
Gemotest	Ulitsa Festivalnaya 17, korp. 1	2300 rubles	www.gemotest.ru
Helix	Ulitsa Belomorskaya 18A, korp. 2	2000 rubles	www.helix.ru

 

2.  Get vaccinated against COVID-19.

In accordance with recommendations of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia, on-campus studies will be accessible only to students having a certificate of vaccination against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with a vaccine that has passed state registration in the Russian Federation. (link: http://www.garant.ru/hotlaw/federal/1477762/)

List of medical institutions where you can get vaccinated:

Medical center	Cost  (as of July 13, 2021)	Required documents	Website / Address
Luzhniki Olympic Complex	Sputnik Light: 1300 RUB	Passport	Luzhniki metro/MCC station Sectors C and D
Municipal clinic #62 Branch #5	Sputnik Light: 1300 RUB	Passport	Aeroport metro Planetnaya ul., 37
Municipal clinic #3	Sputnik Light: 1300 RUB	Passport	Mayakovskaya metro Ermolaevskiy per., 22-26C
Municipal clinic #3 Branch #1	Sputnik Light: 1300 RUB	Passport	Tverskaya metro Bolshaya Bronnaya ul., 3
Municipal clinic #68	Sputnik Light: 1300 RUB	Passport	Polyanka metro Malaya Yakimanka ul., 22-1
Medgorod	Sputnik V Component I: 1900 RUB Component II: 1900 RUB	Appointment; residence registration	www.medgorod-clinic.ru
Semeyniy Doktor	Sputnik V Components I and II: 4000  RUB (single payment)	Health insurance; certificate of enrollment	www.fdoctor.ru

3. Visit the MAI clinic with your negative PCR test results and vaccination certificate to get a permit for dormitory accommodation.

Address: Ulitsa Konstantina Tsareva 12. 

Working hours: Monday through Friday from 9AM to 5PM (with a break from 1PM to 2 PM).

4. Visit the MAI International Department to submit the documents for migration registration and arranging a health insurance (the cost is 10 000 rubles).

Required documents: copies of all passport pages (can be scanned at the University), migration card.

Address: Volokolamskoye Shosse 4, Main Administrative Building, Room 112.

Phone number: +7 499 158-43-24, +7 499 158-40-43, +7 499 158-00-27.

Working hours: Monday through Friday from 9AM to 5PM (with a break from 1PM to 2 PM).

5. Go to the MAI dormitory with the accommodation permit. 

Dormitory address: Ulitsa Festivalnaya 4, bld. 3.

If you are experiencing flu-like symptoms during self-isolation (high body temperature, sore throat, runny nose, cough), you need to immediately contact the University and call a doctor.