The unified portal of public services provides the population with a lot of opportunities. The opportunity is especially popular. This option provides many advantages compared to the classic method, but before using it, many users think about how much it costs to obtain a foreign passport through government services. As a rule, we are talking about the production time of a foreign passport, and not about the time spent submitting an electronic application through the government services portal.
The time for obtaining a foreign passport is regulated by the law “On the procedure for exit and entry into the Russian Federation.” According to this law, the regulatory body must issue a foreign passport within 1-4 months from the date of submission of the application and package of documents. Why such a large time difference? The fact is that a foreign passport is produced within 1 month if the documents are submitted at the place of permanent registration. If you applied for a foreign passport at a location other than your place of residence, the document production time may increase to 4 months.. There are also situations in which the processing time for a foreign passport can be reduced. We'll talk about this in the article.
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When submitting documents at your place of residence, the processing time for a passport is 1 month. If the documents are not submitted at the place of registration, the period increases to 4 months.
How long does it take to get a new passport through government services?
You probably know that today there are two types of international passports available to Russians (old and new). We won’t tell you how they differ from each other in this article. If you do not have the relevant information, it will not be difficult to find it. We have already talked and mentioned there the differences between the old and new models. Here we will talk about how much it takes to obtain a foreign passport through government services of the new and old model.
Processing time for a new international passport:
Surely, many of you are interested in the latter option, which provides for urgent registration of a foreign passport. Of course, this opportunity will interest many, but only a few can count on it. To urgently issue a foreign passport, it is necessary to attach a certificate to the main package of documents, which confirms the need to reduce the time for issuing a foreign passport. What cases will reduce this period? See below.
The basis for urgent registration of a foreign passport is confirmed by the following documents:
- A letter from a health authority confirming the need for urgent travel abroad for treatment;
- Letter from a foreign clinic about the need for emergency treatment;
- A notarized telegraphic message from abroad confirming the fact of a serious illness or death of a close relative.
It is worth adding that the processing time of a foreign passport is not affected by the method of submitting the application. That is, if you applied for a foreign passport through government services, at the MFC or in person at the passport office, the document production time will be 1-4 months. Please note that this is a maximum period, but the document may be ready earlier. read in a separate article.
How long does it take to get a foreign passport through old-style government services?
Some countries no longer accept foreign passports without biometrics, however, some Russians, for certain reasons, still prefer an old-style foreign passport. However, we can definitely say that the reason is not the time of production of the document. The deadline for the passport to be ready will be the same regardless of what type it is.
Production time for an old-style international passport:
- When submitting documents at the place of registration - 1 month;
- When submitting documents not at your place of residence - 4 months;
- If you have a certificate confirming the need for urgent registration of a foreign passport - 3 days.
Many users also ask how much it costs to obtain a foreign passport through government services for citizens of different age categories. You will be asked to indicate the applicant's age: under 14 years old, from 14 to 18 years old, or over 18 years old. Depending on the age of the applicant, the package of documents will differ slightly. Does age affect the period for obtaining a passport? No! Regardless of whether a passport is issued for a child or an adult, the document production time will be 1-4 months.