UK visa requirements

Students from Russia coming to study in the UK must obtain prior entry clearance and therefore need to apply for a visa. The UK visa application process in the Russian Federation is changing with effect from May 2006.

For further information please contact your local British visa processing mission:

  • British Embassy Moscow
    Smolenskaya Naberezhnaya 10
    Moscow 121099
    Tel: (7) (495) 9567 200
    Fax: (7) (495) 9567 441
    Email: moscow@britishembassy.ru
  • British Consulate-General: Ekaterinburg
    15a Gogol Street
    620075 Ekaterinburg
    Tel: (7) (343) 3794 931
    Fax: (7) (343) 3592 901
    Email: britcon@r96.ru
  • British Consulate General: St Petersburg
    PL Proletarskoy Diktatury 5
    Smolninskiy Raion
    191124 St Petersburg
    Tel: (7) (812) 3203 200
    Fax: (7) (812) 3203 233
    Email: visa.stpetersburg@fco.gov.uk

You will need to show details of your acceptance onto a course, your offer letter and evidence of sufficient funding to support your education and living expenses while you are in the UK.