By 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 April 5, 2021, check for updates): 

• Abkhazia,
• Azerbaijan,
• Armenia,
• Belarus,
• Vietnam,
• Greece,
• Egypt
• Estonia,
• India,
• Iceland,
• Kazakhstan,
• Qatar,
• Kyrgyzstan, 
• Malta,
• Mexico, 
• Portugal, 
• Saudi Arabia,
  
• Cuba,
• Republic of Maldives,
• United Arab Emirates,
• Seychelles,
• Serbia,
• Singapore,
• Tanzania,
• Turkey,
• Finland,
• Switzerland, 
• Ethiopia,
• South Korea,
• South Ossetia,
• Japan,
• Venezuela,
• Germany,
• Syria,
• Tajikistan,
• Uzbekistan,
• Sri Lanka.

Before arriving in Russia

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

Contact information:

• int@mai.ru – for 1st–year and Pre-University students 
• sergey.troshev@mai.ru  – for 2nd to 4th –year students (Russian-medium programs)
• mkyrinaya@gmail.com – for 2nd to 4th –year students (English-medium programs)

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). 

If you are arriving in the Russian Federation during off-hours, you need to book a hotel room.  

2. Receive a permit to enter Russia from an MAI representative.
3. Prepare a set of necessary medical certificates: 
• lungs photofluorograph with no signs of tuberculosis;
• medical clearance from a dermatologist/venerologist for living in a dormitory with a negative bacterioscopic analysis for STDs and negative blood tests for syphilis and HIV;
• vaccination certificate with dates of vaccination 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 test. The test results certificate must be in English or Russian.

After arriving in Russia

1. Visit to the MAI clinic with your medical certificates 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).

2. 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).

3. Get the first PCR test for COVID-19 in Moscow. Please note that rapid test results are not accepted. 

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



4. Go to the MAI dormitory with the accommodation permit, where you will need to stay self-isolated until receiving the results of the PCR test for COVID-19 done in Moscow. 

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.

5. As soon as you get the result of PCR test for COVID-19 made in Moscow, you need to get the second PCR test for COVID-19. Please note that rapid test results are not accepted. 

After receiving two negative results you will be admitted to the educational process.

Remember that you can be vaccinated with the Sputnik V vaccine in Moscow

Medical center	Cost (as of March 17, 2021)	Required documents	Website
Medgorod	Component I: 1900 RUB Component II: 1900 RUB	Appointment; residence registration	www.medgorod-clinic.ru
Semeyniy Doktor	Components I and II: 4000  RUB (single payment)	Health insurance; certificate of enrollment	www.fdoctor.ru