Types of passports
“There are two types of foreign passports – biometric and old-style, which have the same legal force,” and, of course, they have differences:
- A biometric passport has a microchip containing all the information about its owner.
- The new model has a service life of 10 years, while the old one is half as long - only 5 years. If there is a sudden change in appearance (surgeries, significant changes in figure, etc.), the passport will have to be replaced before its expiration date.
- When a biometric passport is issued, the owner of the document must be present to take photographs.
- A biometric passport is more expensive than its predecessor.
Parents have the right to choose what kind of document they will give to their child, but since... Children grow quickly and change in appearance; your passport will have to be changed much earlier than the end of its service life. Thus, one of the main advantages of the new format passport (durability) will disappear.
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State service for registration and issuance of a new generation international passport, identifying the identity of a citizen of the Russian Federation outside the territory of Russia, for persons under the age of 14 years.
General information
A new biometric international passport containing an electronic storage medium (chip) has a validity period of 10 years
. Registration of a foreign passport is carried out by territorial divisions of the Federal Migration Service (FMS) when a citizen submits an application, presents the required documents and pays the state fee. In relation to minor citizens from the date of birth until the age of 18 or citizens declared incompetent, the application is submitted by one of the parents, adoptive parents, guardians or trustees upon presentation of documents confirming the rights of legal representatives.
Responsible authority
In Moscow, for the provision of this public service, you must contact the local branches of the Office of the Federal Migration Service (UFMS) in the city of Moscow at your place of residence, stay or actual residence.
Service delivery period
The period for obtaining a foreign passport depends on the place of application, and is counted from the date of acceptance of all properly executed documents and photographs. When applying at your place of residence, the period of service provision does not exceed one month
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four months
to obtain a foreign passport at the place of stay .
If there are documented circumstances related to the need for emergency treatment, serious illness or death of a close relative, the period for obtaining a passport does not exceed three working days
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Service cost
The state fee for issuing new-style foreign passports to children under 14 years of age is 1,200 rubles.
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List of documents
Documents submitted to the migration service to obtain a new generation biometric foreign passport with an electronic chip:
Application (questionnaire) for the issuance of a new generation foreign passport for a child under 18 years of age The application is submitted by the legal representative of the child on one sheet of paper with the back (forms printed on two sheets of paper are not accepted). The application can be filled out using electronic computer technology or by hand legibly (in block letters) in black or blue ink. Error correction is not permitted. The signature on the form is affixed by the applicant in the presence of a FMS officer. If there are not enough lines to enter information about labor and educational activities over the past 10 years, the applicant provides an additional form with the continuation of his labor (educational) activities. Application template Personal photographs (2 pcs.) Two black and white or color photographs measuring 35x45 mm with a clear image of the face strictly from the front without headgear. Birth certificate A child’s birth certificate with a note indicating that he or she is a citizen of the Russian Federation or an insert for the birth certificate (if available). Passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation of one of the parents (legal representative) Civil passport identifying the legal representative of the child. Documents confirming the rights of the legal representative To confirm the rights of the legal representative, a birth certificate of a minor citizen or an act of the guardianship and trusteeship authority appointing a guardian or trustee is additionally presented. Previously issued foreign passport A foreign passport is provided if its validity has not expired. Receipt for payment of state duty State duty is paid at bank branches.
Other government
- Obtaining a new passport at the age of 18 years
- Obtaining an old-style international passport at the age of 18 years
- Obtaining a new passport at the age of 14 to 18 years
- Obtaining an old-style international passport at the age of 14 to 18 years
- Obtaining an old-style international passport under the age of 14
See also Obtaining and replacing a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation Registration of a foreign passport of the old and new sample Registration of registration at the place of residence or stay
Required documents
- original and photocopy of the newborn’s birth certificate, as well as a record of citizenship;
- originals and copies of passports of parents/legal representatives;
- Two photographs 3.5x4.5 cm;
- application from a parent requesting the issuance of a foreign passport to a newborn child;
- receipt of payment of state duty.
When to submit documents
You can start applying for a foreign passport immediately after the birth of the child, if you have a birth certificate in your hands.
The time for issuing a passport for a child must be determined in advance: without delaying too much from the planned date of the trip, but taking into account the fact that a passport produced a year ago with a photograph that currently does not correspond to the child’s current appearance may raise questions when the child crosses the border.
The production time varies from 1 month (for a newborn - 10 days) when submitting an application to the services at the place of registration to 4 months.
When applying for an old-style passport in emergency cases, all work can be completed in 2 days. It is also possible to urgently issue a biometric document within 10-15 days, for which you need to undergo a fingerprinting procedure (for children over 12 years old).
Who draws up the document
One of the parents, as well as a trustee or guardian, has the right to legally obtain a foreign passport for a child. At the same time, grandparents and other relatives cannot do this even if they have a notarized power of attorney.
Registration does not matter for the child, but Russian citizenship, indicating belonging to the country, is mandatory.
After receiving an internal identification document, teenagers must take all steps to obtain a travel document independently, on their own behalf.
One of the parents must prepare the document
Passport production time
Registration of a passport for a child under one year of age is much faster than registration of the same document for an adult. The passport may be ready not in thirty days, but in ten due to the absence of the need to check the baby by “adult” authorities. A delay in obtaining a foreign passport may occur if you receive a passport in an area other than your registration.
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Expedited receipt of the document is possible for an additional fee. Read more about the time frame for obtaining a passport for a child.
How can I get it expedited?
For three days
A citizen, regardless of age, can obtain a passport within three days in certain cases:
- death or serious illness of a close relative abroad;
- the need for urgent medical care abroad for the applicant or his relatives.
If a citizen falls under these conditions, when submitting an application and a package of documents to the department of the Main Directorate for Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs directly or through the State Services portal, the MFC requires that his data appear in the following documents:
- a telegram from a foreign state notifying about the death or illness of a relative in the first case;
- documents from the clinic confirming the need for treatment abroad in the second case.
If a foreign passport is issued urgently, you will only be able to obtain an old-style document.
For two weeks
There is another opportunity to quickly ensure that children have the right to leave the Russian Federation. For a period of no more than two weeks, they can be entered into the parental passport. Conditions for children to be included in their parents’ passports :
- parents have an old-style international passport;
- the age of minors is up to 14 years old (at 14 years old and up to 18 years old - this is a different age group).
But it is worth considering that with such a document problems may arise when crossing the border, because Not all countries allow children without their own passport.
Less than two weeks
Organizations engaged in the production of foreign passports will help to significantly speed up the receipt of a foreign passport. If you shorten the passport production time to one week, you will have to pay extra.
You should only contact verified organizations that have official permission to operate. Sometimes travel agencies provide the issuance of international passports . This usually happens when ordering a last minute trip.
Application form
Questionnaire - application is required for any of the two types of passports. It contains the passport data of one of the parents, data from the child’s birth certificate. A very important detail of the questionnaire is the reason why the parents decided to apply for a foreign passport.
Registration of a foreign passport for a newborn via the Internet (GosServi website)
Complete the registration procedure on the website www.gosuslugi.ru. You must receive an activation code for your “personal account”. Carefully ensure that all fields are filled out correctly! After recording your personal address, the site will provide you with the Federal Migration Service authorities with addresses where you can obtain a foreign passport.
Plan for “moving” around the site:
- Select “FMS”, then – obtain a foreign passport.
- Select the option of obtaining a passport for a child under 14 years of age.
- Read the rules for receiving and processing and go to the “Get a service” field.
- Enter the required data of the child and your own;
- Attach an electronic photo of the newborn.
- Submit your application and wait for a response. You will receive the address of the Federal Migration Service, where you will need to go to pick up the completed documents.
For detailed instructions on how to prepare a document via the Internet, read here - registration of a foreign passport via the Internet using the State Services service.
The second option is through the Federal Migration Service
The legal representative must bring all the necessary papers to the Federal Migration Service office in the area of registration. If you need to complete all the paperwork urgently, then there is a service for emergency production of passports and other documents.
To obtain a new type of passport, the future owner must undergo a dactyloscopy procedure (fingerprinting). But this document collection point is only necessary for citizens who have reached the age of twelve.
There is no signature in the newborn's international passport, because... Only people who have a civil passport, that is, who have reached the age of 14, have the right to leave it.
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Types of passports
In 2021, parents have the opportunity to issue one of two types of children’s travel documents for their newborn, namely:
- New passport.
- Old style passport.
Many parents, choosing between these two documents, cannot decide which one to choose. After all, on the one hand, a biometric passport is more reliable and has a longer validity period, and on the other hand, an old-style passport costs much less than a new one. Which passport to give to your baby is an individual choice of parents. But when choosing, it is worth considering such aspects as:
- Best before date. Let us remind you that a biometric passport is valid for 10 years. But parents need to take into account that as the baby grows older, the baby’s appearance will change and he will become unrecognizable, so he will still have to change his passport after a few years. Therefore, there is no point in making a new generation document with a long validity period.
- Price. The cost of a new generation passport is 2,500 rubles. And an old-style passport can be made for only 1000 rubles. If there is only one baby in a family, then parents may not feel the difference. But if the family consists of two or more children, then the difference in cost will be very noticeable.
- Photo. To obtain an old-style international passport, you will need to bring a photo of the baby taken in a salon or at home. To obtain a biometric document, the baby will need to be photographed directly at the migration service office, which issues such documents. For young children, visiting an unfamiliar environment can result in considerable stress and tears, which in itself will not be very pleasant for the child’s parents.
Production time
It has already been described above that infants receive a passport faster than adults, so at the beginning of the procedure it is worth asking how long it may take. Officially, production takes 10 working days, therefore about 2 weeks.
The process of issuing a document may take longer if the baby’s current place of residence does not coincide with the place of registration (production can take up to four months). The readiness of a foreigner can be checked on the website of the United State. services.
The parent who appeared in the application as an applicant will give and receive the papers. You must have identification documents with you, as well as (if necessary) guardianship papers. The presence of parents is mandatory; a stranger cannot take the passport.
Babies do not always need a passport to visit another country, so we advise you to find out in advance what documents are required.
