Every citizen of the Russian Federation who wishes to travel to another country must obtain a special identity card that is valid abroad. For this purpose, you need to apply for a foreign passport, which can be done quickly if you follow the advice of experts. What features do these documents have?
How to get a passport?
In order to obtain any certificate or certificate in Russia, you need to collect a package of documents and go to one of the government agencies. In the case of a foreign passport, it is important to write a paper application in accordance with the procedure established by law. This procedure is carried out directly at the Federal Migration Service within the competence of the authority.
An application for a passport is submitted to the territorial body or unit that has the right to accept such documents for consideration. You can also additionally use the multifunctional service for providing public services.
Some citizens use the territorial FMS office electronically to submit an application. In this case, the Unified Portal of State and Municipal Services is used, which everyone can use.
There are specific instructions on the easiest way to get a new passport. To do this, follow the steps:
- contacting the passport office at your place of residence;
- downloading the application form;
- filling out a form;
- waiting for the decision of the authority.
It is worth considering that you can enter data into the form in one of two ways. Either this is done manually or using a personal computer.
As personal data that should be included in the application form, you must indicate all places of study and work over the past ten years. In this case, it is important to fully indicate all names of enterprises and establishments. In the case where there were breaks of more than one month between places of work, this must also be indicated in the application form.
Of course, if the information provided turns out to be inaccurate, the documents will still be accepted for consideration, but this determines how long it will take before permission is received. Moreover, when a person writes by hand, his handwriting must be as legible as possible, which also affects the time frame for reviewing the questionnaire.
After this, you need to take four color photographs. If a biometric passport has been ordered, then the photographing takes place at the branch itself. When an old-style international passport is made, this service is performed in a photo studio. It is important to clarify exactly what document the photographs are taken on.
Not all people have the opportunity to get a foreign passport. This is prohibited by law for certain categories of citizens. These “restricted to travel” include those who have direct access to state secrets, as well as the following groups:
- those who have been brought to the police for committing serious or especially serious crimes;
- persons who are under investigation at the time of the formation of the package of papers;
- persons who ignore the obligations imposed by the court;
- persons who are under investigation suspicion.
What documents are needed for a passport?
It is very important to collect a complete list of documents in order to obtain the desired travel passport as quickly as possible. There is no ideal option and in each case you need to select certificates depending on the situation.
For example, if young men apply to receive an identity card abroad, then they must bring a certificate from the military registration and enlistment office, which will indicate that they are not currently in public service. Experts advise applying for a foreign passport before a male person turns eighteen years old, because then this procedure will be significantly simplified.
The most important document that must be provided along with the application form and photographs is a valid passport of a Russian citizen. It is on this basis that an additional identity card will be issued.
Do not forget that to speed up the procedure, it is important to provide a certificate of good conduct so that government authorities can issue a decision faster. Such a document will significantly reduce the processing time of the application and will allow a person to become the holder of a foreign passport in the shortest possible time.
Here are the documents needed:
for children under 14 years old:
Documents for children under 14 years of age
for children 14-18 years old
Documents for children 14-18 years old for persons 18 years and above
Documents for persons 18 years of age and above International passport through State Services - registration
Obtaining an identity card that will be valid abroad is a complex procedure, which is inherently associated with many inconveniences. There are two main problems and often a person has to choose the “lesser evil”:
- stand in a huge queue at passport and visa services;
- a huge price for the services of travel companies.
None of the above options are suitable. That is why it remains to look for another option to prepare the necessary documents. All troubles can be avoided if you apply for a passport using the official government services portal “gosuslugi.ru”.
Government services website Using this portal, you can obtain the most necessary administrative services from the comfort of your own home using the Internet. Obtaining a foreign passport is one of the points of this popular service.
To gain access there, you just need to register on the site. You need to enter basic contact information and activate your account using your email or phone number. There are many popular techniques for performing this procedure. If the user has already received a unique electronic signature of a digital sample, which was obtained with the help of the center of the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications.
Enter the site If necessary, a site visitor can also use a universal electronic card. Its peculiarity is that it contains electronic signature tools. And if the user has such an opportunity, he can safely use it.
Obtaining a passport using online administrative services can only be done after registration is completed. Once this has been done, the user has the opportunity to submit an application. First you need to decide what document you need:
- old-style foreign passport;
- biometric passport.
Two types of passports The second one is better: it has a higher degree of protection and is issued for ten years compared to the old one, which can only be used for 5 years.
But obtaining a biometric document requires more finance. There are stages that separate you from obtaining the necessary document to cross the border:
- preparation of all certificates;
- filling out an application;
- notification of the result.
When a person chooses a suitable photo, it must meet all official requests, information about which can be found on the FMS website.
If you need a new, modern passport, then the FMS departments can use special equipment that will allow you to take the photo correctly. In the case of receiving old-style documents, this will not be necessary.
Afterwards you will need to write an application in electronic form, which will create an official request for a foreign passport. This procedure involves providing information about yourself and close relatives. You don't need to spend too much time, just spend about twenty minutes on this activity.
Difficulties will not arise, because at each stage there are informative tips where useful data will be indicated on how to correctly formulate the answer to a particular question. Once the user has completely filled out the form, he will only have to upload a picture with a photo.
Experts advise saving the questionnaire after sending. This approach will help you avoid wasting time filling out all the data if certain errors are discovered. Then you should wait two days, and the user will receive a notification in his email box, which states that the application has been accepted. Then you will receive a notification where you need to go to pick up your completed passport.
The same letter contains information about the list of documents to be submitted to the migration service authorities. You need to remember: this procedure significantly saves time, given the absence of queues and “windows”.
Just one month after submitting the original documents, you must again visit the same institution, where they will issue a completed foreign passport. As you can see, using the service for providing administrative services online significantly simplifies the process of obtaining the necessary certificates.
Application form for a new international passport
Last year there were significant changes in the system of filling out forms for issuing foreign passports, which correspond to the new model. From now on, questionnaires are processed online using a special application. Here you can download the latest application form to obtain a passport. This file will be in an easy to read PDF format.
Not everyone knows about one feature of the application process. All fields must be filled in capital letters only. Otherwise, the system will generate an error and the person will have to repeat this procedure.
You also need to know that when printing a questionnaire, this is done only on one sheet and on both sides. In this case, this will need to be done on two copies.
If after downloading the file, it does not open on the computer, then you need to use the Adobe Reader program to work. If after this there are no changes, then such an application will need to be updated to a newer version.
The person is offered the choice of filling out the questionnaire either on a computer or by hand. In the second case, it is important to use exclusively large block letters in legible handwriting. Only blue and black colors are suitable as ink. If there are errors in the questionnaire that have been crossed out or corrected, it will not be accepted for consideration and this procedure will have to be repeated.
Check the readiness of the passport
The person who submitted the application has the ability to track its status. It is most convenient to do this if the registration of a foreign passport was carried out online. Then you just need to log into your account on the administrative services portal.
If everything was done correctly and the user did not receive a refusal, then the exact date will be indicated when and where it is necessary to pick up the completed passport. The user will be notified of changes in the status of the application via email so that he is always aware of all events.
You can check your readiness on the website of the Main Directorate for Migration Issues of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.
Readiness of the foreign passport To do this, you need to fill out the necessary form:
Form for checking the readiness of a foreign passport State duty for a foreign passport
Such a public service is not free, like everything else. At the passport office itself, the person will be given details where the money needs to be paid. If they are not told personally, they will certainly be located on the information board for public access.
Or you can download the receipt on the official website of the Federal Migration Service:
Receipt on the website of the Federal Migration Service Payment is made at a savings bank branch. The cashier can also provide this useful information if the person did not have time to find it out at a government agency. It is important to take a certain amount of funds with you. The fact is that the state duty itself is two hundred rubles. But the passport form costs 100 rubles. But this does not take into account the commission of the bank itself.
A receipt for payment of the state fee must be attached to other documents. After that, all that remains is to wait for the completion of the period for consideration of the case and receipt of the document in hand.
Sometimes there are unpleasant situations when, when considering an application for a foreign passport, a person is refused. In this case, the exact reason for such a decision is indicated, and the money paid as state duty is returned.
How much does a passport cost?
Since life situations are different, the migration service has identified several types of registration of a foreign document. It is still possible to become the owner of a passport that is of the old type, but is valid for five years.
From 2016 inclusive, the pricing policy for this document is 2000 rubles. This applies to both adult citizens and children over fourteen years of age. If a child needs the document, then its registration will cost 1000 rubles in state duty.
Speaking about how much it is worth investing in when applying for a new type of international passport, its cost for the possibility of using it for ten years is 3,500 rubles for people over 14 years old. For children, similar papers will cost 1,500 rubles.
It is worth noting that residents of the Kaliningrad region and those living on the territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, who at the time of application were official citizens of Ukraine, have their own benefits. This group of the population is completely exempt from paying tax on the preparation of documentation of this type.
How long does it take to get a passport?
The time period is counted from the moment of submission of all necessary papers on this issue. If the application was submitted at the place of registration, then the period is one month. In case of temporary residence, the process takes about four months.
In case of emergency, it is possible to obtain a passport urgently, which will be much faster, but no less expensive. Such a document can cost from 10,000 to 30,000 rubles.
Urgent processing
You can reduce the receipt period to three days or 3 months in the following cases, which are regulated by the legislation of the Russian Federation:
- illness or death of a close relative who lives abroad;
- the need for urgent treatment, given that the required medical services are provided only in foreign hospitals;
- possession of information of national importance.
It is also possible to contact agencies that specialize in urgently providing a foreign document. Only in this case should you take into account the possibility of fraud, so check in advance the period for receiving papers and the availability of a license.
This approach will protect you from poor-quality work and illiterate service, since many such pseudo companies take responsibility and double payment. But at the end of the day you receive either a passport within the standard timeframe or an illiterate document.