Overview
Standard student visa issued to citizens of Austria, other countries or stateless persons entering the Russian Federation for study purposes on the basis of an invitation from the Federal Migration Service of the Russian Federation (FMS of Russia), or on the basis of a decision by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MFA of Russia).
Student visas are either single-entry or double-entry, and are valid for 90 days.
The visa may be subsequently extended by the FMS of Russia at the place where the foreign national resides and is based, for migration records, by issuing a multi-entry visa for the duration of the study contract, entered into in accordance with the educational legislation of the Russian Federation, but by not more than 1 year for each subsequent visa.