Visa for work and for study

To apply for a Work or Student visa an applicant should submit the following set of documents:

• Application available online at http://visa.kdmid.ru. All questions in the application form should be answered. If a question is not applicable to the applicant, he should put "N/A". Each application form must be signed by the visa applicant personally. Incomplete visa application forms shall not be processed. HANDWRITTEN APPLICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED!!! 
• Valid national passport (original only and it should have at least two clear visa pages). Please be aware that passport has to be valid for not less than one year and a half before the expiration date.;
• Visa Support document which is the invitation from your Russian host issued by the Russian Federal Migration Service or its local office (ONLY ORIGINAL of the document is accepted); 
• Original HIV blood test (AIDS) Certificate. This certificate is valid for 3 month only (HIV blood test should be taken not earlier than 3 months before applying for a visa);
• Copies of the main page of the passport and the residence visa.