The centre assists with the invitation letter and provides individual support from the time of application until the end of treatment.

Regulatory framework on visas for foreign nationals (information provided from the website of the Federal project "Development of health services export" https://russiamedtravel.ru/medicinskie-uslugi-pomoshh-inostrancam)

According to article 2 of Federal Law No. 115-ФЗ of 25 July 2002 "On the legal status of foreign nationals in the Russian Federation", a foreign national is a natural person, who is not a citizen of the Russian Federation and who has proof of citizenship (nationality) of a foreign state; a stateless person is a natural person, who is not a citizen of the Russian Federation and who has no proof of citizenship (nationality) of a foreign state. According to Article 25.2 of Federal Law No. 114-ФЗ of 16 August 1996 "On the procedure for exit from and entry into the Russian Federation", visas can be single, double and multiple entry. According to article 25.6 of federal law No. 114-ФЗ of 16 August 1996 "On the procedure for exit from and entry into the Russian Federation", depending on the purpose of entry of a foreign citizen to the Russian Federation and the purpose of his/her stay in the Russian Federation, ordinary visas are divided into private, business, tourist, educational, work, humanitarian and visas to enter the Russian Federation for asylum, temporary residence permit in the Russian Federation or to become a citizen of the Russian Federation. Статья 25.9. A foreign citizen or a stateless person must obtain and fill in a migration card when entering the Russian Federation. The migration card must be submitted (returned) at the border checkpoint of the Russian Federation when a foreign citizen or a stateless person leaves the Russian Federation. According to Article 18 of Section II depending on the purpose of entry of foreign nationals into the Russian Federation and the purpose of their stay in the Russian Federation, the following categories of visas are issued:: depending on the purpose of entry of foreign nationals into the Russian Federation and the purpose of their stay in the Russian Federation, the following categories of visas are issued: a) diplomatic, b) service, c) ordinary, d) transit, e) temporary residence visa.