In this article, we will talk about how teachers and researchers after moving to continue their careers in Armenian educational institutions, share the algorithms for collecting the necessary documents. Before reading this text, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the materials about the peculiarities of the labor legislation of Armenia, as well as about how to find a job and conclude a legal employment contract.
Document packages
Let's start from the zero point and the starting point of departure for any bureaucratic journey - the collection of documents.
Once you have made the decision to move, you need to start preparing several packages of documents. Some of them need to be formalized in Russia in advance, and some can be put in order already in Armenia.
Step 1: Collect the original documents:
- внутренний паспорт;
- загранпаспорт;
- диплом об образовании;
- birth certificate;
- справка о несудимости.
It is also worth, just in case, to find the original certificates of advanced training, diplomas, award letters and other papers that somehow confirm your professional level.
Step 2: Apostille documents
Apostille — это официальная легализация документов для их признания за границей. Апостиль можно получить в уполномоченных органах РФ по месту выдачи документов, ими могут быть МФЦ, Рособрнадзор и др. Из приведенного выше списка апостилировать советуем все, кроме паспортов. Несмотря на то, что между Россией и Арменией подписано соглашение об отмене легализации документов, иметь апостиль не помешает.
Step 3: Translate documents into Armenian
Перед тем, как вы сможете предоставить свои документы в армянские образовательные учреждения, необходимо перевести их на армянский язык. Это можно сделать как в России, так и в Армении. Переводы документов, как правило, должны быть заверены у нотариуса. Перевод документов в Армении обойдется вам примерно в 4 000 драм, в России — 800-900 руб.
Step 4: Get a social card
Социальная карта — это документ, через который реализуется право граждан в РА на социальное обеспечение. Аналог соцкарты в России — СНИЛС или номер общественных услуг. Так, например, социальная карта — один из необходимых документов для получении ВНЖ по причине трудоустройства in Armenia.
A detailed algorithm for issuing a social card is described in the Move2Armenia FAQ
You can get a document at any passport office or OVIR, you must have with you:
- оригинал загранпаспорта (соцкарту можно получить и по российскому паспорту, однако нужно быть готовым к тому, что список необходимых документов увеличится втрое);
- скан-копия страницы с печатью въезда;
- нотариальный перевод загранпаспорта на армянский язык, скан-копия перевода;
- заявление на получение социального номера.
Step 5: Finding a Job
We have reached a point that cannot be decomposed into simple understandable algorithms. In the process of finding a suitable job, there will always be room for luck and chance. Any means will be good - from letters to the official addresses of educational institutions to personal calls and visits to the place of desired employment. We offer to start with See our detailed guide on how to find a job in Armenia. You can also study section "Career" on our website.
Step 6: Execute an employment contract in an Armenian institution
In order to start working in Armenian educational or scientific institutions, it is necessary to conclude an employment contract with this institution or an agreement for the provision of educational services (depending on the nature of the work provided). To do this, you need to contact the Human Resources Department or the Human Resources Department at the institution where you would like to work.
You may need the following documents:
- паспорт и загранпаспорт;
- апостилированные копии диплома об образовании и свидетельства о рождении;
- медицинская справка о состоянии здоровья (можно получить в любой поликлинике).
For some positions, a health book may be required. Before the doctor fills it out, the book will have to be bought. You can do this at any newsstand.
Step 7: Register your work
After you have concluded an employment contract, do not forget to register your work with the tax office. To do this, you need to provide the following documents:
- копия трудового договора;
- паспорт и загранпаспорт;
- фотография.
Россияне регистрируются онлайн на workpermit.am.
Step 8: Legalize your stay in Armenia
In order to live and work in Armenia, you need to legalize - get a residence permit or register at the place of residence. We have written a step-by-step algorithm for both procedures in our FAQ: obtaining a residence permit in 2023 and registration (or in other words, registration).
A residence permit is simply issued on the website workpermit.am, there you can get it on family members.
Personal experience
Ни одна инструкция не воодушевит так, как личный опыт человека, прошедшего непростой путь трудоустройства в сфере образования. Мы поговорили с теми, кто уже соприкоснулся со структурой образовательных учреждений Армении и преуспел в поиске работы.
Julia Kuzishchina works as a teacher of English language and literature in European school in Armenia (European school).
About formalities
The above is a rather extensive list of documents - two-thirds of them I did not need when applying for a job. No one asked for an apostille of a diploma, nor its translation, nor a birth certificate. In my case, only copies of diplomas without translation and a notarized copy of the passport were needed.
About experience
Я закончила МПГУ (Московский педагогический государственный университет) по специальности учитель иностранных языков и магистратуру НИУ ВШЭ (Национальный исследовательский университет «Высшая школа экономики») по направлению визуальная культура. Параллельно с учебой в первом вузе я работала в двух школах иностранных языков, а после магистратуры два года проработала учителем в подмосковной частной школе «Ковчег». У меня почти всегда была подработка с учениками, хотя последние несколько лет я не преподавала. Еще у меня был годовой опыт волонтерства с московской организацией «Такие же дети», где детям мигрантов и беженцев помогали адаптироваться и учить русский язык и школьные предметы. В общем, релевантный опыт у меня достаточно разнообразный.
About search
After moving to Yerevan, I was looking for a job related to foreign languages: I went through HH, Staff.am, put filters on LinkedIn. I searched for vacancies for several weeks, in general I sent about thirty different requests.
Школу, где я сейчас работаю, я нашла так: открыла Google, составила список частных школ, посмотрела что-то неподалеку от дома, оказалось, что на Staff.am опубликованы вакансии. Я написала письмо, мне ответили буквально в течение пары дней и позвали на собеседование.
About the interview
The interview took place in several stages. We started with a standard English language test, with six or seven other applicants writing the test with me. Then I was invited to talk twice: first, to get to know each other and understand whether our goals and interests coincide, then to conduct trial lessons. The second time is to agree in detail on the plans and schedule. I think that my professional language skills were important to my colleagues (later it turned out that the absence of an accent in speech was a big plus), the understanding that I would fit into the multicultural environment established at school and be able to integrate on an equal footing into intensive team work. Another important factor was that I was ready to sign a contract for a year (children can hardly endure the change of teachers). We discussed in detail the subjects and administrative matters that could be of interest to me - as a result, I teach literature in English. I feel that it was a plus for my colleagues that I managed to work in the environment of cultural projects: of course, events look completely different in the educational space, but now past experience helps me in preparing school-wide events.
About documents
We needed a passport, a social card (made at registration at the place of residence), a copy of the diploma, a sanitary book (issued at the nearest clinic). Then they signed a contract with me, and a scanned copy of it had to be registered for a workpermit. After that, you will receive the original document, on the basis of which you can issue a residence permit.
About integration
There was a feeling that there is an opportunity to work in some subjects without a pedagogical qualification, especially if there was experience. Colleagues also regularly ask me if I would like to take Russian lessons at a neighboring school.
I spend most of my time at school in the teachers' room, which I share with foreign language and social science teachers. Some of my colleagues lived or studied in Russia, some came from Syria or Lebanon, it is easy for them to understand what it means to change countries, and what difficulties there are with integration. We have very different experiences and different ideas about a lot of things, including mutual support. I understand that the distance and emotions between people here are not quite the same as in other environments familiar to me. And it's very interesting.
HSE School of Design team
Most recently, the HSE School of Design opened a new direction HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL. Это совместная бакалаврская программа Школы дизайна с уже долгое время существующим в Ереване и успешным в своем секторе Российско-Армянским (Славянским) Университетом (РАУ).
About the teaching staff
Мы предполагаем, что преподавательский состав будет смешанный — во всех смыслах этого слова. Например, руководитель программы — Игорь Гурович, еще 10 лет назад он в команде Арсения Мещерякова стоял у истоков основания Школы дизайна НИУ ВШЭ в Москве, но уже больше года живет в Ереване. В целом у Школы дизайна четко выверенная и выстроенная структура образовательного подхода, ясно сформулированные программы и большой опыт обучения новых преподавателей. Мы понимаем, как достаточно быстро и эффективно подготовить людей к преподаванию на наших программах. Therefore, we do not have any quotas: for example, we do not have two Russian teachers for three Armenian ones, but there is a feeling that a balance will naturally be maintained. Well, a lot will depend on how many people we recruit and, accordingly, how many teachers we need.
About working at HSE and RAU
Since the program will be implemented in a network format, some of the teachers are already existing employees of HSE and RAU. And if we talk about new teachers, then the Academic Council of the program will soon be created, which will include representatives from both universities. One of the tasks of the council will be the selection of new team members. But already now, in order to express a desire to join us - either in Moscow or in Yerevan - you can write us a letter with a story about yourself and a link to your portfolio. You can write to the HSE School of Design design@hse.ru or directly to the Head of Communication Design Mitya Harshak dkharshak@hse.ru. The number of teaching vacancies that we will open in Yerevan will naturally directly depend on the number of students who come to study with us.
About bureaucracy
We were very lucky with our colleagues from RAU - at the moment we have not encountered any insurmountable problems in terms of organizing the educational process. Working meetings are underway to combine curricula, on the technology of session viewings, but so far we do not see any insoluble difficulties.
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