Obtaining a foreign passport is one of the main conditions for traveling outside of Russia, and for many future tourists, processing the document, as well as the preparatory stage, becomes a very difficult test. And the point is not in the Russian laws themselves, but in the illiteracy of the population, who do not know in what order to prepare the necessary certificates and extracts.
But what to do if you need to get a foreign passport not at your place of registration, but in the city of temporary residence? Until a certain time, this was impossible, but now the law allows you to prepare all the necessary documents in a matter of days.
We will provide you with all the information on how to obtain a foreign passport, even while in another city for work or study.
Legal information
According to the migration law of 2006, every citizen of the Russian Federation has the right to obtain a foreign passport by submitting the appropriate package of documents to the department of the Main Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (formerly the Federal Migration Service) in his hometown, or not at his place of registration.
The only condition for submitting an application of the second type will be the presence of temporary registration. It is completed here, at the GUMV department, within 3-7 working days, so there should not be any special difficulties at this stage.
List of required documents
In order to obtain a foreign passport at a location other than your place of registration, you need to collect the following package of documents:
Application form in two copies. The application form can be downloaded from the official website of the Main Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and printed on an A4 page on both sides, or you can take it directly from the department itself.
Russian passport and copies of all completed pages.
3 color photographs 45x35 mm, without corners and ovals.
Receipt for payment of state duty.
Old passport (if available) and copies of ALL its pages.
Copies of all pages of the work book or employment contract.
For men from 18 to 27 years old - a military ID or an extract from the military registration and enlistment office.
For children under 14 years old - original and photocopy of birth certificate and copies of passports of both parents.
After submitting the documents and confirming that they are filled out correctly, the GUMV department makes a request to the place of registration to verify all data and formally confirm that there are no grounds for refusing to issue a foreign passport. This process can take up to 4 months.
Receiving a passport
There are several ways to find out that your passport is ready:
By calling the GUMV office in the city of residence (no earlier than 45 working days);
On the website of the regional branch of GUMV (registration required).
There are a number of reasons why the production of a foreign passport is carried out not within several months, but within one working week. To do this you need to have:
A letter from the city authority of the Ministry of Health confirming the need for urgent treatment in the specified clinic located outside the Russian Federation;
Conclusion of the attending physician;
A notarized letter from a representative of the receiving clinic (similar to a letter from the Ministry of Health);
Telegram/fax with a certificate of serious illness/death of a close relative living abroad.
As soon as the passport is ready, you can pick it up at the GUMV office that processed the application. Most often, all you need is a Russian passport and patience to wait in line.
FAQ
The very topic of obtaining a foreign passport is not clear to everyone, and the procedure for obtaining a document far from home regularly causes a huge number of disputes, myths and unpleasant discussions. The Vipgeo editors have selected the most frequently asked questions regarding obtaining a foreign passport at a location other than your place of registration.
Can I be denied a document on the basis of lack of registration in the city of my stay?
No, they can't. To submit documents, only temporary registration is enough, and refusal in this case is considered an unlawful action of the Main Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and a reason for a complaint to the district prosecutor's office.
How much time do I have to pick up my completed passport?
The document received at the GUMV office is kept for the full period of its validity. For new-style passports, this is ten years, during which migration service employees have no right to transport documents, much less destroy them.
Is it possible to track the readiness of a passport by last name?
No, unfortunately, there is no such possibility. The main tool for checking the readiness of a document on websites is the registration number.
For what reasons can I be denied a passport?
For the same reasons as in the case of drawing up a document at the place of registration. The law works exactly the same here.