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DELIVERY
VISA
STEP 1
EP (intern) has got a match with TN form.
1. EP has to send scan copy of international passport (high quality, remember: not a camera picture).
2. EP gets The VISA questionnaire from hosting LC, EP should fill it and send back in short time.
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Countries, which don't need visa
STEP 2
Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Peru, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Colombia.
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* Countries, which need IL from Federal Migration Service
Asia
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Vietnam, Indonesia, Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Cambodia, Qatar, China, Malaysia, Mongolia, UAE, Oman, Pakistan, North Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Philippine, Sri Lanka.
Africa
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Egypt, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Kenya, Côte d`Ivoire, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Somali, Nigeria, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Ethiopia, South Africa.
Central and North America
Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Salvador
Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Malta, New Zealand, Serbia, Poland
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** Non-Governmental Invitation Letter from AIESEC (original)
Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Norway, The Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
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*** Non-Governmental Invitation Letter from AIESEC (scan)
Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania
To come to Russia most of Foreigners need visa.
Humanitarian single - entry visa for max 90 days.
Purpose to entry - cultural exchange.
To get a visa you need Invitation Letter from your hosting LC. Type of Invitation Letter depends from ep country.
STEP 3
1. When EP receives the IL he can apply for visa in his country.
EP subscribes for an interview in Russian embassy and comes to interview on appointed date with next list of document:
- international passport
- Invitation letter
- Insurance (EP get it by himself)
- other documents (check additional documents you need for a issuing of a Russian visas on embassy’s website)
2. The process takes 3-14 days (depends on EP country of origin).
Please, clarify any details in the Russian Consulate in your country and with your hosting LC.
Don't buy flight tickets before IL has arrived - you can lose money, be sure you have IL.
EP has to pass through Outgoing Preparation Seminar before coming - it is very important for us to have interns who are prepared for cultural experience.
When you enter the Russia, the officials from airport will give you Migration Card. This card have information about your date and time of entering the Russia. Its very important document to your following registration in the city.
And the last thing you should be registered by Russian citizen or in hotel, i.e. in place where you will live. Usually registration doing any AIESECer. After this procedure you`ll gain the registration document. Always have this paper with yourself, like the copy of your passport.
RECEPTION
NATIONAL RECEPTION STANDARTS
1
Airport/Train station pick-up.
LC provides you a person, who will meet you.
However, if you arrive late at night (between 23:00 and 8:00 ) there will be no transport running. You will have to wait until 8 in the morning or take a taxi.
Also, LC need to know your arrival date at least 4 days in advance.
2
Buddy
Buddy is an external person. It will probably be the person to meet you at the airport, take you to the city tour and help you to exchange some money and buy a sim-card, explain you our realities, being around when you need it and so on.
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Accomodation
There are few types of accomodation:
1. "Host family".
It means that you will be living in somebody's flat.
2 types - it can be a young couple / stydent's flat or classic family fater-mother-kids-pets etc etc. Usually it can be 1-3 rooms flat.
2. Dorm.
During some months some universities rent their dorms.
It is usually room accomodating 4 to 12 people. Usually, bathroom (shower and toilet) are located in the corridor. There is also 1 kitchen per corridor.
3. Hostel.
It is usually room accomodating 4 to 15 people, mixed.
SunShine project.
You should understand that most of summer camps are situated out of the city. Sometimes it takes more than 1 hour to get there. You’ll live in a camp with children in the room with other interns or personal.
The minimum accomodation standards of AIESEC Russia are:
1. Separate bed.
2. Changing your host no more than 2 times.
Be prepared, that every type of host has some specific rules, which intern needs to follow.
Clarify the type of accomodation with hosting LC.
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Integration
First 5 days - integrational time, which include:
1. Integration Preparation Seminar
It will be organized by the project team or reception team.
There you will learn some practical and survival rules of the host country, to-do's and not-to-do's, LC info and some cultural stuff.
2. Welcome party
3. Work shops
Seminars about job description, mission of the project and measurement of success
LEAD seminars
During Internship you will have few seminars about project mission, goals, your development, selfreflection etc.
Around 30 working h/week: 20 lessons, 10 preparations.
National Quality Control
1. NPS
It is required for each intern to fill in AIESEC International survey (NPS) that will be sent 3 times on 3 stages of your internship experience (Matched, Realized, After realization). You will get it automatically via email.
2. Case solving
During your internship you might encounter some problems. Here is a scheme that will help you to solve this more efficiently.
For: minor health problems, documents lost, need to buy something, need to know directions to somewhere or any other everyday problems --> 1) first contact your buddy. 2) if within 48 hours your buddy didn't start helping you, contact your project Team-Leader.
For: reception related problems, job problems, internship quality problems --> 1) first contact your project OC team (team-members of your project) 2) If after 24 hours noone took your problem in charge, contact your project Team-Leader 3) If after 24 hours your TL didn't react, contat VP GCDPi (Vice-President of non-corporate incoming-exchange).
3. Complain form
If intern has a problem, which can't be solved by LC, he can fill this form and in 3 days NST (National Support team) of Russia contact him.
4. National Control Board
The NCB is a national team that has a final decision power over complicated situations in AIESEC Russia. If a case can't be solved on LC level, LC or intern can submit this case to the NCB.
ADVICES
TIPS AND
ADVICES
About Russians
When Russians don't know a person they will seem closed, but they will seemed closed, but they will open up when they get to know you better.
If Russians don't smile or even seem gloomy, it doesn't mean that they don't like you or that they are not happy. Just Russians are not that emotional and smile not that often, bur when they do, it's totally sincere.
Russians are hospitable
Not all Russians drink alcocol and especially vodka
Most of Russians are polite, but be ready, that like in every country you can face to face with rude people
Rules
Be careful with your personal belongings. You need to use of lockers (individual cells) in hostels. In the flat apartment locked and outsiders cannot gain access to your things. Anyway, you need to take care about your things and not leave them without supervision.
Don't carry big sums of money with you
It's ok to be late for 5 - 15 minutes for informal meetings. Being late for work is not tolerated.
Always carry copies of your passport, visa and registration with you. Leave the originals in a safe place (home). There were many cases of lost passports and other documents. This will make your stay more problematic. Please, be careful with your documents and other personal belongings.
Souvenirs
You will participate in a cultural events, so please bring anything that will help you to represent you country as national costume, a flag any goods that will be of use to illustrate you culture and traditions.
Internship
Global Community Development Programme's main goal is to create a positive impact on society through working on relevant social issues. Please, make sure you understand the value and purpose of GCDP programmes before applying for this internship.
Please, remember, that Noone is more responsible for your experience than U are. LCs accumulate resources and create a comfortable base for your experience, but U are the final responsible for it.
- be proactive.
If you think you are working less than you could, ask for more work or do some extra work. If you think the place where you live is dirty, clean it. If you don't get enough activities or interaction with LC, organize some or ask people to join etc. always start with yourself.
- be positive
In first few days you will probably have cultural shock. However, do your best to be the positive, not to be rude to anyone. It takes big amount of time and effort to organize incoming internships. People from GCDPi worked really hard to make this internship possibe for you. And it really hurts if you go around offending people. If you encounter any inconvenience or problem during internship, ask yourself: can I change it by myself? And what can I do to change it? Then simply do it. If you can't change it all by yourself, ask us for help.
- be responsible with your work.
Do it on time, prepare materials and presentations in advance, don't skip your work. Think about the purpose of your internship and about the value of GCDP. Remember: you are coming here for the impact.
For all additional information, please contact your hosting LC.
SEE YOU IN RUSSIA!
