FOREIGN PATIENTS MEDICAL CARE

for foreign citizens, entering the Russian Federation for medical treatment.

ATTANTION! 1) The visit of a foreign citizen to the Russian Federation for the purpose of treatment under the restrictions adopted by the Russian Federation, taking into account the current epidemiological situation, should be considered as an urgent need to provide highly qualified treatment by medical personnel of medical institutions of the Russian Federation.

2) If a foreign citizen provides false information to receive permission to enter the territory of the Russian Federation for treatment and provides when crossing the state border of the Russian Federation false documents confirming an invitation for treatment in medical institutions of the Russian Federation, in this case, criminal liability is provided for under article 322 of the Criminal Code "Illegal crossing of the state border of the Russian Federation".

This information notification is valid under restrictions related to the current epidemiological situation for a current coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

Recommendations:

1.Foreign citizen is supposed to choose a medical institution for medical services application. Please note that the form of ownership of a medical institution does not matter, whether if they are private or national, a foreign citizen has the right to apply everywhere.

A list of some medical institutions can be found on the website

https://russiamedtravel.ru/

2. After the medical institution is chosen patients should contact its representatives. A medical institution may request information from a foreign patient that is necessary to clarify the possibility of providing medical services requested by a patient, as well as to check the possibility on issuing documents for an invitation.

3. Currently, the following procedure applies for processing documents for entry into the territory of the Russian Federation:

a) For citizens of foreign countries that are subject to a visa-free regime, in conditions complicated by the current epidemiological situation associated with a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19), in accordance with paragraph 1 of the Order of the Government of the Russian Federation "On amendments to the orders of the government of the Russian Federation of March 16, 2020, - Paragraph 635-r, 27 March 2020 and Paragraph 763-r, 6 June 2020. – Paragraph 1511-r,

a foreign citizen has the right to enter the Russian Federation for the purpose of treatment upon presenting valid documents proving their identity and recognized by the Russian Federation in this quality, and visa or without visa in the cases stipulated by international treaties of the Russian Federation, as well as documents (copies of documents), issued by the medical institution confirming the invitation to the treatment, with the period of treatment or the documents (copies of documents), issued by the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation. Thus, when crossing the border of the Russian Federation, along with an identity document, a patient should present documents issued by a medical institution confirming the invitation to treatment, indicating the period of treatment (copies of documents).

b) Dealing with citizens of foreign countries who are not subject to the visa-free entry procedure to the Russian Federation, in the case of a positive reply of a medical institution regarding the possibility of providing medical services to a foreign citizen in this medical institution, such a medical institution should apply to the migration Department of the territorial body of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Russia at the regional level with a request to issue an invitation to enter the Russian Federation for a foreign citizen or a stateless Person for subsequent registration of an ordinary business visa for the purpose of "treatment».

Please pay attention, we note that the list of documents provided with the application, the procedure and terms for issuing the invitation are defined in paragraphs 24, 27, 62-82 and 122-131of the Administrative regulations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation on the provision of state services for registration and issuance of invitations to enter the Russian Federation for foreign citizens and stateless persons, that is approved by order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia No. 735 of September 21, 2017 (this information is available on the official website of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Russia (MVD.RF) in the subsection "Legal information "of the section" For citizens»)

An invitation from a Medical institution is sending to a foreign citizen to apply to a diplomatic mission or Consulate of RF, and the RF entry visa issue procedure is held considering the invitation. Thus, when entering the border of the Russian Federation, patient should present personal identity documents and Visa along with documents issued by a medical institution confirming the invitation to treatment, indicating the terms of treatment (copies of documents).

4. Important to note: when planning a visit to the territory of the Russian Federation at present time, the patient should take into account current information on the epidemiological regime of the region of the Russian Federation to which the foreign citizen is supposed to go. This information can be clarified on the website of “Rospotrebnadzor”

https://www.rospotrebnadzor.ru/about/info/news/.