Admission Rules for Foreign Citizens
11. Specifics of Admission of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons
141. Admission of foreign citizens and stateless persons to study at the expense of the federal budget is carried out:
- in accordance with the Agreement on the Granting of Equal Rights to the Citizens of the Countries that are Parties to the Treaty on Enhancing Integration in the Economic and Humanitarian Areas of March 29, 1996, citizens of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic;
- in accordance with the decision of the Interstate Council of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and the Russian Federation of April 28, 1998 No. 26, citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan;
- in accordance with other international treaties and intergovernmental agreements of the Russian Federation;
- in accordance with the Federal Law of May 24, 1999 No. 99-FZ "On State Policy of the Russian Federation towards Compatriots Abroad".
142. Admission of foreign citizens and stateless persons in above mentioned paragraph 141 of the Admission Rules to the St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television for education at the expense of the federal budget, is carried out on a competitive basis, unless otherwise provided by the legislation of the Russian Federation.
143. Admission of foreign citizens and stateless persons to the St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television for training under contracts with payment of tuition fees is carried out under the conditions established by these Rules and other local normative acts of the St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television.
144. Foreign citizens and stateless persons applying for contract-based places may choose to undergo entrance examinations specified in paragraph 56 of the Admission Rules or choose from the following list of entrance examinations for foreign citizens:
Areas of Study, Specialities | Entrance Examinations in the order of priority |
09.03.02 11.03.01 |
Mathematics Physics or Informatics Russian language for foreign citizens |
42.03.01 Advertising and public relations |
Social Studies Russian language for foreign citizens History or Foreign Language or Literature or Informatics (one of the subjects of the applicant's choice) |
50.03.01 Arts and Humanities |
Social Studies or Literature or Foreign Language (one of the subjects of the applicant's choice) |
42.03.02 42.03.04 |
Creative and professional examinations |
51.03.02 54.03.04 |
Creative and professional examinations Professional examination: Theory and history of photography Creative examination: Artistic photography practice Russian language for foreign citizens |
52.05.01 Actor’s Art Program: Drama theatre and film actor |
Creative and professional examinations Interview: Colloquium: actor of drama theatre and cinema Creative examination: Acting: Drama theatre and film actor Russian language for foreign citizens |
52.05.01 Actor’s Art Program: Musical theatre actor |
Creative and professional examinations Interview: Colloquium: musical, show programs Creative examination: Acting: musical theatre actor Russian language for foreign citizens |
52.03.06 Dramaturgy |
Creative and professional examinations Interview: Colloquium: dramaturgy Professional examination: Scenario sketch of a playwright Creative examination: Practical work of a playwright Russian language for foreign citizens |
55.05.04 Producing |
Creative and professional examinations |
55.05.05 Film Studies |
Creative and professional examinations Interview: Colloquium: film art Creative examination: Colloquium: art history Russian language for foreign citizens |
52.03.06 Dramaturgy Program: Dramaturgy of film and Television (distance learning) |
Foreign Language Russian language for foreign citizens |
The selection of entrance examinations is determined by an applicant at the time of submitting the application for admission.
As the result of the entrance examination in the Russian language for foreign citizens, the University accepts the results of the Unified State Examinations (USE), the internal entrance examination in the Russian language, as well as the result of the centralized testing (centralized examination) in the Russian language for citizens of the Republic of Belarus.
145. If the number of entrance examinations for foreign citizens differs from the number specified in paragraph 56 of these Admission Rules, the University allocates places for admission based on the specific entrance examinations for foreign citizens and forms separate groups for taking entrance examinations.
146. Admission of foreign citizens and stateless persons, including compatriots living abroad, for training at the expense of the corresponding budget is also carried out within the quota for foreign citizens established by the Government of the Russian Federation with referrals of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. These people pass the entrance examinations of creative and (or) professional orientation if such examinations are envisaged by these Admission Rules (Section 4, Table 2. The list of entrance examinations for admission to the 1st course for training on undergraduate programs and specialty programs). Enrollment to study within the quota for education is carried out by a separate order.
147. When submitting documents for admission to education, a foreign citizen or a stateless person is to indicate in the application for admission the details of their identification document, or a document certifying the identity of a foreign citizen in the Russian Federation, or the identity of a stateless person in the Russian Federation in accordance with article 10 Federal Law of July 25, 2002 No. 115-FZ "On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation" (hereinafter - the document certifying the identity of a foreign citizen), and to represent the original or a copy of an identity document, citizenship, or an identity document foreign citizen.
The compatriot indicates in the application for the recognition of a citizen as a compatriot (descendant of compatriot) (submitted simultaneously with the application for admission) information on admission to study in accordance with Article 17 of Federal Law No. 99-FZ. Upon admission to study in accordance with Article 17 of Federal Law No. 99-FZ, a compatriot represents, in addition to the documents referred to in paragraphs 39 of these Rules, originals or copies of documents provided for by Article 17 of Federal Law No. 99-FZ. Compatriots are not subject to special rights when enrolling in undergraduate and specialist programs except for the special right for admission without entrance examinations as stipulated by Section 1, Part 4, Article 71 of Federal Law No. 273-FZ "On Education in the Russian Federation" unless otherwise provided by an international treaty of the Russian Federation.
Foreign citizens who enter for training on the basis of international treaties, provide in addition to the documents specified in paragraphs 33, 34 of the present Rules, documents confirming their assignment to the number of persons specified in the relevant international treaties.
Documents confirming the eligibility of foreign nationals under international treaties or their status as compatriots must be submitted by the applicant no later than the final day for document submission. For bachelor and specialist programs, this must be done no later than the deadline for document submission without entrance examinations (25 July 2025).
Last name, first name and patronymic name (if available) of the applicant, indicated in translations of the documents submitted, should correspond to the last name, first name and patronymic name (if available) of the applicant, indicated in the entry visa.
According to Article 6 of the Federal Law of May 31, 2002 No. 62-FZ "On Citizenship of the Russian Federation", a citizen of the Russian Federation, having another citizenship, is considered by the Russian Federation only as a citizen of the Russian Federation, with the exception of cases provided for by an international treaty of the Russian Federation or the Federal Law.