M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University, Yakutsk
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ADMISSION OF FOREIGN CITIZENS
Foreign citizens and persons without citizenship are eligible to study at higher education institutions at the expense of Federal budget allocations in accordance with international agreements of the Russian Federation, Federal Laws or the quota for education of foreign citizens and persons without citizenship in the Russian Federation (hereinafter — the quota for education of foreign citizens) established by the Government of the Russian Federation and also at the expense of individuals and legal entities upon (paid) Education Services Contracts.
Admission of foreign citizens and persons without citizenship, including the compatriots living abroad at the expense of Federal budget allocations is provided upon the following conditions:
Extracts from regulatory documents |
Target group |
Conditions |
Admission within the quota for education of foreign citizens is carried out upon the official referral of the federal executive authority on formulation of State policy and legal regulation in the field of education according to the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 891 dated October 8 2013 “On Quotas on the Admission of Foreign Citizens and Compatriots Abroad to Public Educational Institutions of Higher Professional Education”
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Citizens of any country qualified for education within the quota for education of foreign citizens and persons without citizenship established by the Government of the Russian Federation, if official referral is issued |
Study at the expense of Federal budget allocations |
According to the Agreement on Granting Equal Rights for Admission to Educational Institutions to Citizens of Countries-members of the Treaty on Promotion of Integration in Economic and Humanitarian fields, dated March 29, 1996, approved by the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated June 22, 1999 No. 662, the Agreement on Cooperation in Education, executed in Tashkent dated May 15, 1992, the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Georgia on Cooperation in the Fields of Culture, Science and Education, approved by the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated February 2, 1994 No. 43, and other international and intergovernmental agreements of the Russian Federation |
Citizens of the following countries:1. Azerbaijan2. Armenia3. Belarus
4. Georgia 5. Kazakhstan 6. Kyrgyzstan 7. Moldova 7. Tajikistan 8. Turkmenistan 9. Uzbekistan 10. Ukraine
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— Admission on equal terms with citizens of the Russian Federation;- Study both at the expense of Federal budget allocations and upon (paid) Education Services Contracts. |
On the basis of the certificate of the State Program on Assistance to the Voluntary Resettlement to the Russian Federation of Compatriots Living Abroad, who were members of the State Program on Assistance to the Voluntary Resettlement to the Russian Federation of Compatriots Living Abroad, approved by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated June 22, 2006 No.637 (hereinafter — the State Program) |
Citizens of any country certified as compatriots living abroad |
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According to the Federal Law dated May 24, 1999 No. 99-FZ «On the State Policy of the Russian Federation on Compatriots Living Abroad» (hereinafter — the Federal Law No. 99-FZ) |
Citizens of any country certified as compatriots living abroad |
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
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Application for admission (standard form) |
The application is written in Russian |
Copies of academic documents:For Bachelor and Specialist Programs: a hard copy of nationally recognized academic document on secondary education or vocational secondary education (or its certified copy); a hard copy (or certified copy) of legalized (if necessary) academic document issued by a foreign country as well as official transcripts (if any), which is recognized in the Russian Federation or together with official certificate of recognition of the foreign education in the territory if the Russian Federation (if necessary);For Master Programs: a hard copy of Bachelor or Specialist Diploma (or its certified copy); a hard copy (or certified copy) of legalized (if necessary) academic document issued by a foreign country as well as official transcripts (if any), which is recognized in the Russian Federation or together with official certificate of recognition of the foreign educational in the territory if the Russian Federation (if necessary); |
More about procedure of recognition of the foreign academic documents: NEFU International Relations Office or National Information Center “Glavexpertcenter”
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Certified translation into Russian of foreign academic documents and official transcripts |
The translation should be notarized |
Copy of the passport or other official ID of a foreign citizen or a person without citizenship according to article 10 of the Federal Law dated July 25, 2002 No. 115-FZ “On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation” and its certified translation into Russian |
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If admission is carried out in accordance with article 17 of the Federal Law No. 99-FZ or the State Program, compatriots should also submit hard copies or copies of documents or other evidences of:a) citizenship of the USSR or lack of citizenship at the time of application — for persons who were citizens of the Soviet Union;b) living on the territory of Russian State, the Russian Republic, the RSFSR, the Soviet Union or the Russian Federation in the past and the relevant citizenship upon departure from that territory and citizenship or lack of citizenship at the time of application — for immigrants;c) lineal relationship with referred persons — for the descendants of compatriots;
d) living abroad — for all mentioned above persons. |
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A copy of the medical report certifying the absence of medical contraindications to study in the Russian Federation, as well as its certified translation into Russian |
The medical report should be issued by the official authority of the country of residence |
A copy of the medical report certifying the absence of HIV and AIDS as well as its certified translation into Russian |
The medical report should be issued by the official authority of the country of residence |
A receipt confirming awareness of the rules of stay of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation |
A receipt is written by an applicant in Russian |
2 photos (2×4 cm.) |
Photos should be taken in the current calendar year |
Last name, first name and patronymic (if any) of the applicant indicated in the translations of the submitted documents must comply with the last name, name and patronymic (if any) indicated in the entry visa (or to ID of a foreign citizen for non-visa countries citizens).
Documents in a foreign language shall be submitted with the certified translation into Russian. Documents issued in a foreign country should be legalized in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, or apostilled. Legalization or apostile are not required for the documents issued by the following countries:
- Azerbaijan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Armenia
- Belarus
- Bulgaria
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Hungary
- Vietnam
- Georgia
- Kazakhstan *
- Cyprus
- Kyrgyzstan
- Korea
- Cuba
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Macedonia
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Poland
- Romania
- Serbia and Montenegro
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Tajikistan
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
- Ukraine
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Estonia
Important dates
| Admission at the expense of Federal budget allocations | Admission upon (paid) Education Services Contracts | |
| Bachelor and Specialist Programs | ||
| Documents submission dates for applicants admitting upon the results of NEFU internal entrance examinations | March 01 – June 30, 2015 | March 01 – June 30, 2015 |
| Documents submission dates for applicants admitting upon the results of Unified National Exam (EGE) or without entrance examinations | March 01 – July 24, 2015 | March 01 – July 24, 2015 |
| Entrance examinations | Follow the link to see the list of entrance examinations | Interview in Russian language and the top-priority entrance examination from the list of entrance examinations |
| Entrance examinations dates | July 10 – July 23, 2015 | June 10 – July 24, 2015 |
| Master Program | ||
| Documents submission dates | June 19 – July 24, 2015 | June 1 –July 24, 2015 |
| Entrance examinations | Follow the link to see the list of entrance examinations | |
| Entrance examinations dates | July 25 – August, 2015 | June 10 – June 20, 2015July 25 – August 02, 2015 |
It is recommended to have warm clothes (considering climatic conditions) upon arrival to Yakutsk and have enough money to cover the cost of stay in Russia*.
NEFU is not responsible for stay in Russia of family members and other relatives of foreign citizens admitted to study.
*average monthly living costs in Yakutsk is 15000-20000 rubles; accommodation fee is 5000-15000 rubles for one academic year; medical insurance cost is 10000 rubles for one year.