Visas for Family Members

If you are an HQS-holder and have non-Russian relatives

If you have been issued an HQS work visa, your family members can obtain visas of accompanying family members. Please find the list of necessary documents and procedures here. HSE University will be able to apply for invitations for accompanying family members only after the employee has received a work permit in Russia.

If you enter Russia using a regular (non-HQS) work visa, please contact HSE University’s Visa and Registration Centre to find out about visa support (obtaining invitations) for your family members.

If you are a Russian citizen and you want to invite foreign relatives

If you are a Russian citizen and your family members are foreign nationals, to facilitate their visa issue, you can:

1. submit a written request for their entry, in accordance with Federal Law No. 114-FZ of August 15, 1996, "On the Procedure for Exit from and Entry into the Russian Federation" (as amended on July 14, 2022)

The application is submitted to a Russian consulate abroad. If you are unable to submit it in person, the application can be prepared and notarized within Russia and then handed over to your foreign relative for submission without your presence.

A visa shall be granted at the consulate following the decision of the head of the diplomatic mission. A private visa can be issued for up to 90 calendar days providing the holder with the right to a single or double entry.

2. submit an application for visa invitation while in Russia

An invitation can be processed:

• through the Gosuslugi (State Services) portal;
• at a Ministry of Internal Affairs local office.

Further details can be found via the link.

Please note that the visa applicant must be the Russian citizen’s close family member (e.g., a spouse or a child), and documentary evidence thereof, such as a marriage or birth certificate, should be provided.