Registration of a new and old passport

The main document that can identify a Russian citizen abroad during a business trip or a tourist trip is a foreign passport (old-style or new biometric). Therefore, before applying for a passport, you need to familiarize yourself with the basic rules for passing the procedure.

They may differ in different regions of the country, so you should check the list of required documents and familiarize yourself with the list of requirements in advance at the FMS nearest to the place of registration.

Since last year, the issuance of a foreign passport has been made with some changes in the features of the procedure and the cost of the fee. The questionnaire for a new passport now does not require certification in the personnel department at the current place of work and from the employer. You do not need to invest in the main package of documents either a copy of the work book or the original.

Today, all the Federal Migration Service in the regions of the country require filling out questionnaires for a passport on special forms according to a new model. You can find out all the requirements affecting the registration rules for a particular locality by contacting the official website of the Federal Migration Service, selecting the section with the desired topic.

Application forms can be downloaded from our website:

A sample of filling out the questionnaire according to the new rules and the form itself can be printed without leaving home.

Since 2018, applicants have a new opportunity. You can apply for a biometric passport through the MFC. The staff of the institution will help with filling out the questionnaire if any difficulties arise. For the finished document, you will need to come there.

Document Requirements

To fill out a questionnaire at the Federal Migration Service online or on a printed form based on the sample questionnaire, it is mandatory to provide certain documents for a new passport. There are two ways:

1. Submission in electronic form through the Portal of State Services.
2. Personal appeal of the applicant to the FMS located at the place of residence. In addition to the main completed application from an adult citizen, you should submit a receipt for payment of the fee in the prescribed amount and the original of the internal Russian passport.

If the applicant is an adult male, whose age does not exceed 27 years, then the list of basic documents for a passport includes a military ID. If a citizen has not served, then an appropriate certificate will be required (a request for information about it is sent to the military registration and enlistment office by employees of the migration department).

A digital photograph of the established sample must be attached to a document issued through the State Services website electronically.

Terms of registration

The changes that affected the issuance of a passport and the price did not affect the timing of the issuance of a new sample document in 2019. If the applicant applies for a new passport at the place of residence, the procedure will not take more than 30 calendar days. With a temporary residence document, you will have to wait more than 3 months. A similar waiting period for persons who possess information related to secret or state significance.

In some cases, provided for by the rules, you can get a new passport urgently:

• the need for emergency hospitalization and subsequent treatment outside the home country;
• serious illness diagnosed in the next of kin;
• death of a loved one.

All of the above cases involve urgent processing, not exceeding three working days. It is worth considering that the applicant is issued an old-style international passport, without a chip, since it is not possible to produce a biometric document in such a short time.

Foreign passports with electronic information carriers are accepted by all countries of the world without exception. Some states, for example, .

Problems with the execution of a document may arise for citizens who evade the execution of court decisions, are suspected of committing a crime, or are convicted for a certain period. .

One of the most common ways to get a passport today is to use the Public Services Portal remotely, where you can quickly fill in all the fields of the form and send the document for consideration. A foreign passport issued via the Internet can also be obtained at the nearest branch of the Federal Migration Service.

All online procedures on the State Services Portal can be carried out only by registered users. The process is quite time-consuming, not everyone succeeds the first time, but with successful registration, the service can be used in full and without any additional steps.

When registering, the required personal information is indicated: full name, year of birth and the number of the pension insurance certificate, which is issued at work or at the local Pension Fund. Next, you will need to enter a special code, individual for each portal user.

Ways to get a code

Registration of a passport is possible only after receiving the activation code and confirming all the data on the site. There are several options, the one that is most convenient for everyone is chosen:

1. Use of an electronic signature.
2. Applying for a code to the service center of Rostelecom, located in every large settlement. At the branch, the operator will ask you to show SNILS and a Russian passport. In most cases, the code is issued within a period not exceeding 7 days.
3. An application for receiving a code via mail, the field of which within one month the necessary paper will come to your postal address. If during this time the notification and the letter itself did not arrive, you need to contact the support department or repeat the registration on the State Services Portal.

While waiting for the code, you can fill in the data necessary for the full registration. These are mobile phone contact numbers, an individual tax number, and an insurance certificate number. In addition to your full name, you must provide your residential address and email address. It is required to choose and remember a password for entering, as well as a security question to it and, accordingly, an answer. After a quick check of the entered data, the service will send an SMS notification to the specified number and an email to the mail.

After using the activation code and confirming that you are a real person (you will need to enter the data from the picture - letters and numbers - in the required field), you can go to your personal account. After that, all services will be available on the portal.

Filling out a document online

Particular emphasis should be placed on the procedure for completing the application. requires a responsible approach and accuracy. It is best to use a template or fill examples. The questionnaire in one is issued on a printed form or online. After choosing the address of the nearest migration service, you can start entering data:

After filling out the questionnaire for a passport, inserting a photo and fully checking the correctness of writing all the information, the document is sent for further consideration by the relevant authorities. The timing of the verification is different: someone receives a decision by e-mail 40 minutes after sending, while others - after a few days.

The response letter will contain information about the verification of the application and the transition to the registration stage. A few days after the response of the migration service, another notification arrives - about the date of the applicant's appearance at the office to take a picture for a passport and then go through the receipt of the document. Turnaround time - no later than 2 weeks from the date of receipt of the letter.

Information about which office to contact, which specialist and his phone number are reported in the letter. You will need to take with you a receipt paid in any convenient way, and a Russian passport. After going through all the procedures, you need to wait for a notification about the readiness of the document.