Department for work with foreign students

The department was created in accordance with the order of the rector №411-P dated November 23, 2007 on the basis of the information department for foreign students, and is a structural unit of the International Relations Department of the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University. Organizes work with foreign students at the university, provides consulting, organizational, and informational assistance in their adaptation to our country.

The main functions are:

Creating conditions aimed at expanding the integration of KRSU into the international educational space and increasing the academic mobility of KRSU students and teachers.
Resolving issues related to the organization of training for foreign citizens at the University in accordance with concluded agreements with foreign universities, organizations and individuals.
Providing consulting and organizational assistance to foreign citizens on admission to study at the University and for preparatory courses on studying Russian as a foreign language;
Creating conditions to raise awareness of the educational services provided by the university and attract new foreign students;
Providing assistance to foreign students for their adaptation at the university and Kyrgyzstan, creating and maintaining the activity of foreign student clubs, associations of foreign student graduates;
Formation of a unified data bank for foreign students;
Search for contractors in partner countries to attract applicants to KRSU. Concluding agreements with them;
Promoting the opening of foreign centers that popularize the university and select foreign citizens to study at KRSU;
Promoting the development of academic mobility of students and teachers, organizing the exchange of scientific, pedagogical, scientific personnel and students KRSU, maintaining a data bank with information about opportunities for studying and organizing residence abroad.
Issuance of invitations and entry visas to foreign delegations and students invited by the university individually or within the framework of bilateral agreements.
Registration of study visas for foreign students upon application and using documents provided from the dean's offices of the relevant faculties.
Providing a package of documents to the Department of Consular Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic to provide visa support to foreign students.
When extending the validity of visas, foreign citizens undergo mandatory approval from the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic (SCNS); The DKS of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, after a positive response from the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic, issues study visas to foreign students.
Registration online at the place of residence for foreign students and employees living in dormitories and hostels of the university.
Issuance of applications for registration coupons to foreign students and employees living outside university dormitories and hostels.
To conduct educational work with foreign students, representatives of the relevant faculties are appointed.
Consulting commissioners and interviews with foreign university students on the timely submission of a package of documents for obtaining a study visa and on the rules of stay in the Kyrgyz Republic.
Maintaining a database of preparatory course participants and foreign students.
Interaction with the Population Service Center, with the DKS of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic on planning, coordinating and improving joint actions of work with foreign students.
Interaction with Consular Services of Embassies accredited in Kyrgyzstan on issues of extending the validity of the passport of foreign students.

Information on the number of foreign students of KRSU by faculty

№	Faculty	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025	2025-2026
	Medical	831	926	1012	1099	889	1069	1108	1102	1103	1029
	International relations	164	174	150	148	143	77	71	63	64	56
	Legal	63	93	92	81	81	50	49	68	80	73
	Humanitarian	109	118	131	122	124	121	106	111	110	101
	Economic	102	161	152	134	139	127	111	105	103	94
	Natural-technical	139	142	138	141	149	127	140	162	150	127
	Architectural	82	87	89	86	76	61	60	63	55	52
	College									25	25
	Correspondence education	122
Total:	1100	1612	1701	1764	1811	1601	1632	1645	1674	1690	1557

List of documents required for foreign citizens when entering training at KRSU:

Document on secondary (complete) general education - original and 2 copies;
For citizens of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, it is mandatory to have an "HSC" certificate (higher secondary certificate - certificate of completion of grades 11-12);
Translation of passport certified by a notary or by a translation company with a certificate (if the passport is in a foreign language) – original;
Translation of the Document on Secondary Education, certified by the embassy of the country from which the foreign applicant arrived, by a notary or by a translation company with a certificate – original;
Certificate-confirmation of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic (Tynystanova st. 257; 3rd floor; office 330) on the compliance of the provided document on education with the requirements of the Kyrgyz Republic (with the exception of certificates of secondary general education issued in Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Tajikistan) - original and 2 copies;
Certificate of medical examination for HIV infection (AIDS Center; Bishkek, Logvinenko st., 8) – original;
Document confirming completion of preparatory Russian language courses (if the applicant attended such courses) - original and 1 copy;
A copy of the passport and the page on which the last visa is affixed – 2 copies;
Photo size 3x4 (8 pieces);
Application addressed to the rector of KRSU (to be completed in person when submitting documents to International Relations Department KRSU)

TEMPORARY REGISTRATION AT THE PLACE OF RESIDENCE:

Registration of foreign citizens and stateless persons is carried out no later than the last day allowing you to stay on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic without registration. Extension of registration of foreign citizens and stateless persons is carried out not later than the last day before the expiry of the registration period. For violation of the deadlines for issuing a registration coupon, the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic provides for a fine, which is paid independently by a foreign citizen

All foreign citizens of countries with a visa regime living outside the University dormitory, after receiving a study visa, are required to contact the Public Service Center within 3 days along with the owner of the property to obtain registration for the validity period of the visa, providing the following documents:

Passport of a foreign citizen
Valid visa
Homeowner's passport
Technical passport (documents for housing)
Receipt for payment of state duty
Petition from the Department for Work with Foreign Students

If the owner of the property is unable to attend – a copy of his passport, a copy of his registration certificate and notarized consent from the owner of the apartment in which the student lives.

Online registration for all international students

To do this, the owner of the residential premises must go to the website https://ereg.e-gov.kg/

Go through the authorization procedure in “Personal Account” by entering these identification documents, as well as documents confirming ownership of residential or other premises;
In section “Register a foreign citizen”, provide the necessary information about who he is registering;
Use a webcam to take a photo of a foreign citizen. If the foreign citizen’s Face ID matches the photo upon entry into the Kyrgyz Republic, it is possible to continue the online registration procedure. The processing of personal data must be consented to and the electronic application confirmed;
After confirmation by an employee of the DRN within 24 hours of the electronic application, a payment code for the state fee for registration of foreign citizens is generated.

№	List of countries in relation to citizens which have a visa-free regime in the Kyrgyz Republic:	The period within which it is necessary carry out mandatory registration
1.	Azerbaijan	15 calendar days
2.	Armenia	30 calendar days
3.	Belarus	30 calendar days
4.	Georgia	90 calendar days
5.	Kazakhstan	30 calendar days
6.	Moldova	5 calendar days
7.	Russia	30 calendar days
8.	Tajikistan	60 calendar days

Student citizens of the above-mentioned countries are required to obtain registration for 1 academic year.

«If you use a visa-free regime on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic for a total period of 60 (90) days, you cannot enter or leave in order to reset the deadline, because re-entry is possible only after 60 (90) days from the date of departure from the country, if you do not register!!!»

To register, you must contact the Public Service Center together with the owner of the property in which the student lives and provide the following documents:

Passport of a foreign citizen
Homeowner's passport
Technical passport (documents for housing)
Training agreement
Receipt for payment of state duty
Petition from the Department for Work with Foreign Students

If the owner of the property is unable to attend – a copy of his passport, a copy of his registration certificate and notarized consent from the owner of the apartment in which the student lives.

Instructions for obtaining a study visa

How to obtain a study visa for a foreign student/master's student/graduate student/resident KRSU?

Upon arrival in the Kyrgyz Republic, a foreign citizen is obliged to notify the Department for Work with Foreign Students and, within 3 working days, register temporarily at his place of residence by contacting one of the Public Service Centers.

Primary visa (an invitation)

For foreign citizens recommended for enrollment in KRSU

After receiving a recommendation for enrollment in KRSU, a foreign citizen needs to obtain a primary electronic study visa (invitation) to study at the university at all levels of education independently apply for a primary electronic study visa in your personal account on the website: https://edugate.ilim.gov.kg.

To apply, you must prepare the following documents:

· a valid passport that expires no earlier than one year from the date of submission of documents;

· invitation letter from the university (to be sent to the applicant’s personal email);

· photo in format JPG on a white background.

For foreign citizens recommended for enrollment in the International Institute of Further Education and Personnel Engineering

After receiving a recommendation for enrollment in the International Institute of Further Education and Personnel Engineering, a foreign citizen must provide the following documents to obtain a primary electronic study visa (invitation)

· a valid passport that expires no earlier than one year later (color scanned copy);

· photo on white background in format JPG or PNG;

· a copy of the last visa (if available);

· address of temporary residence.

Visa extension

For renewal electronic study visa the following documents must be submitted:

· a valid passport (which expires no earlier than one year from the date of submission of documents);

· a valid visa;

· temporary registration card at the place of residence;

· electronic visa extension memo signed by the Dean
(via 1C);

· scan of the individual study agreement between the student and KRSU;

· photo in "JPG" format on a white background;

· medical certificate form 086/U;

· a medical report on the absence of antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) issued by the Republic Centre for the Control of Haemocontact Viral Hepatitis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus;

· scan of a compulsory health insurance (CHI) policy.

*Documents must be submitted no later than 1 month before the end of the current visa!!!

In case of violation of the deadlines for submitting documents, a fine in the amount of 5500 som (or more, depending on the timing of the violation) is paid to the District Department of Internal Affairs (RUVD) independently by a foreign citizen.

From the moment the visa is issued, you must register at your place of residence within 3 working days!!!

The visa and visa-free regimes applied in the Kyrgyz Republic are as follows

Within the framework of the Agreement on visa-free movement of citizens of member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States across the territory of its participants, signed on October 9, 1992 in Bishkek, a visa-free regime applies to citizens and holders of all categories of national passports:

Azerbaijan
Armenia
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Moldova
Russian Federation
Belarus
Tajikistan

Visa and visa-free regimes in the Kyrgyz Republic