At least at FINEC there is no easy way to arrive beforehand, because the most of the personal of the university are on vacation till 31.08. This means, if you want to arrive earlier you will need in addition to your student visa a tourist ... on some of my application forms I wrote: ?FINEC, Sadovaya Str. 21, SPb191023Russland?. However, on the one I hand out, I left the field open. The man, working in the consulate filled it in for me. If I would apply for a visa again, ...