Order of the Ministry of Education on Russian language testing

We remind you that the Order of the Ministry of Education came into force on October 19.

This means that if you are participants in the State Program for the Resettlement of Compatriots, and your children did not pass the Russian language test or were found to have an insufficient level of Russian language proficiency before the date the order came into force, you can now apply to take the test again, which will be conducted orally.

All you need to do is register for a retest; there is no need to wait 3 months.

An oral testing format is also предусмотрен, among others, for children of employees of foreign diplomatic and consular institutions in Russia and children from families of foreign nationals who share traditional Russian spiritual and moral values, if a decision has been made to issue members of their families a temporary residence permit in the Russian Federation. 

List of organizations that conduct Russian language proficiency testing for children of foreign nationals and stateless persons at their facilities.

You can ask questions about Russian language testing for children of foreign nationals from 9:00 to 18:00 Moscow time by calling the hotline:

📞 8 (495) 587-01-10 (ext. 3291)

Inquiries are also accepted by email: kiseleva-is@edu.gov.ru.