The loss of documents always entails the need to replace them. This also awaits citizens if they lose their foreign passport. If the trouble occurred before leaving for another country, this brings inconvenience. However, the loss of a foreign ID in a foreign country leads to extreme trouble. The situation cannot be ignored. A Russian has no right to stay in the territory of another country without an identity card. At the same time, he will also not be able to leave the country. It is important to understand what to do if you have lost your passport in the Russian Federation or another country.
Is it possible to restore a passport?
A person who has lost his foreign passport must obtain a new certificate if he wishes to travel abroad. Full restoration of a passport in case of loss is not provided. The document will have new details. It will be stamped with visa stamps after verification.
The procedure for restoring an identity card after its loss is simple. A citizen does not have to pay a fine for losing a foreign passport in 2021, unlike the situation with the loss of a civil passport. Having a foreign passport is solely his desire and personal need. Despite this, payment of the state fee is required regardless of the circumstances under which the document was lost. If the owner’s children were recorded in the international passport, you will have to re-enter the information into a new document. This service is also subject to state duty.
The Federal Law regulating the norms for leaving the Russian Federation and entering its territory contains information about whether it is possible to have two foreign passports at the same time. Russians have had this right since 2015. Citizens can apply for a second document if they often travel abroad. This foreign passport will be needed for travel when the second foreigner is with the embassy employee for a visa. The second foreign passport must be biometric. The child will have to obtain his own passport. The registration procedure is carried out by a legal representative.
Lost passport in Russia
Losing a foreign passport on the territory of the Russian Federation does not bring trouble. A citizen has the right to contact employees of the Main Department of Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to register a request for a new international passport to replace the lost one at any time. The citizen has time to thoroughly search for the document. Hurry can only be caused by a quick trip abroad.
Where to contact
There are several ways to get a new passport if your old document is lost. The easiest option is to contact the employees of the migration department of the Main Directorate for Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. To speed up the procedure, you should contact representatives of the territorial department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs according to your registration. A citizen can register an application for a foreign passport at the MFC. The official website of the Main Directorate for Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and regional websites of multifunctional centers provide the opportunity to make an appointment in advance. Submitting an application via the Internet is possible on the State Services portal. Documentation is sent through the website and state fees are paid.
Preparation of documents
Before submitting your application, you need to find out what documents are needed to obtain a foreign passport in 2021. The list of documents can be supplemented depending on the situation. The main list consists of the following items:
- applications for a foreign passport;
- birth certificates;
- Russian passport;
- 3 photographs 35*45 mm;
- documents from the military registration and enlistment office or from the military command;
- marriage certificate;
- documents confirming the change of personal data;
- receipts for payment of state duty.
Before you receive a certificate of loss of your international passport from the employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, you should find out whether it is needed. It is not necessary to obtain a new foreign passport.
Price
Citizens often ask how much it costs to restore a passport if it is lost. A Russian will pay 3,500 rubles for a biometric passport. The old version will cost less - 2 thousand rubles. A child under 14 years of age will be issued a passport for 1,500 and 1,000 rubles, respectively. Payment through the State Services portal reduces the cost by 30%.
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Recovery time
Registration of a foreign passport to replace a lost document takes 30 days, provided that the documentation is submitted to representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs department for registration. If the application is registered in another area, you will have to wait up to 4 months. Urgent renewal of a foreign passport takes 3 business days. However, urgency will have to be proven documented.
All about international passports. How to register, exchange, what to do if it is lost
At the beginning of summer, many future vacationers are concerned about obtaining international passports for their trip. A selection of answers to questions about international passports will help a lawyer advise friends and colleagues.
1. What is a “biometric” passport and how does it differ from a regular one? Do I have to be fingerprinted? A “biometric” foreign passport usually means a new generation passport containing an electronic storage medium.
Externally, it differs from the old-style passport only in a special logo on the cover and a thicker first page (an electronic chip is sewn into it with the same data that is included in the passport). The data from the chip is read by special equipment at customs. Therefore, such a passport is protected from counterfeiting. The biometric parameter consists only of a digital photograph; fingerprints are not required. Unlike issuing an old-style passport, for a new generation passport you will be photographed in a special booth directly at the Russian Federal Migration Service office when submitting your documents. Another difference between a “biometric” passport is that a child cannot be entered into it. Therefore, if you are making a new type of passport for yourself and plan to take your child on trips abroad, he or she must obtain a separate passport, regardless of age.
To obtain a new type of passport, you need to fill out an application using a special form (Appendices No. 1, 2 to the instructions approved by joint orders of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia No. 785, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia No. 14133, FSB of Russia No. 461 dated 06.10.06). In addition, the fee for issuing a passport is paid at an increased rate - not 400 rubles, as for an old-style passport, but 1 thousand rubles (subclause 1.1, clause 1, Article 333.28 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation), for children under 14 years old, accordingly, an old-style passport – 200 rubles, and a new one – 500 rubles.
2. I issued a foreign passport three years ago. It is ordinary, old style. Do I need to change it to “biometric” now?
There is no such need. Firstly, the validity period of an old-style passport (as well as a new one) is five years (Article 10 of the Federal Law of August 15, 1996 No. 114-FZ “On the procedure for leaving the Russian Federation and entering the Russian Federation”). Therefore, your passport is still valid. Secondly, the old form of passport itself has not been abolished; such passports are still issued (clause 4 of Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated October 19, 2005 No. 1222). No one is obliged to receive a “biometric” passport when applying for a new passport. Old and new passports have the same legal force.
3. In winter, I heard on the news that now all parents who have children included in their international passport, regardless of the age of the children, must paste in their photographs. I applied for my passport last summer, and at the same time I entered my two-year-old daughter into it, but without a photo. What, now before the trip you have to paste in her photo?
No, not necessarily. Indeed, by order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia dated February 12, 2009 No. 128, changes were made to the instructions “On the procedure for issuing foreign passports to citizens of the Russian Federation for leaving the Russian Federation and entering the Russian Federation” (approved by order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia dated May 26, 1997 No. 310). If previously children under 6 years of age could be entered into their parents’ passports without a photograph, now a photograph is required regardless of the child’s age. But these changes are not retroactive. That is, those who entered a child into their passport before Order No. 128 dated 02.12.09 came into force (until 03.22.09) are not required to paste a photograph of the child there if he is not yet 6 years old. The requirement to have a photograph of a child under 6 years of age applies only to those recipients of passports who applied for their issue after March 21, 2009.
However, it must be borne in mind that in order to obtain a visa, some states previously required and now require that the child included in the passport of one of the parents must have his own photograph in this passport. You can find out about the requirements of the specific country you are going to at its Russian embassy or consulate.
4. I issued a passport last year and haven’t even had time to travel anywhere with it yet. This year I got married and changed my last name. Is it necessary to change a passport due to a change of surname or is it valid with a marriage certificate?
If your surname changes, your passport must be exchanged, even if its validity has not yet expired. This applies to both old and new passports (clause 4.6 of the instructions dated 05/26/97, clause 29 of the instructions dated 10/06/06). The procedure is the same as for obtaining a new passport. You must re-submit the same package of documents as when you first received your passport, pay the state fee and fill out an application for a passport. Moreover, in the “Full Name” section you need to indicate your new last name, when exactly you changed it and where.
5. We are going to send our son on vacation with his grandmother. Can she include her grandson in her passport?
No, the current procedure provides for the possibility of including a child under 14 years of age only in the passports of his parents (clause 1.6 of the instructions dated May 26, 1997). And then only in an old-style passport. Minors who have reached the age of 14 are issued separate old-style passports. A new generation passport can be obtained at any age. Therefore, to travel abroad accompanied by your grandmother, your son needs to obtain a separate passport.
6. I lost my passport. What should I do: get a new one again in the usual manner, collecting all the documents again, or is there some simplified and expedited procedure for restoring a lost passport?
A lost passport cannot be restored. In this case, it is necessary to issue a new passport in the usual manner (clause 4.6 of the instructions dated 05.26.97, clause 29 of the instructions dated 06.10.06). Since, as a general rule, issuing a new passport is not allowed without withdrawing the previous valid passport (clause 4.2 of the instructions dated 05/26/97, clause 23 of the instructions dated 10/06/06), you need to confirm the fact of its loss. To do this, you first need to report the loss of your passport to the police, if we are talking about an old-style passport, and if a new-style passport is lost, to the territorial office of the Federal Migration Service, and receive the appropriate certificate there (clause 4.8 of the instructions dated 05.26.97, p. 30 instructions from 06.10.06). Then, with this certificate, you need to apply for a new passport.
7. What to do if your passport is lost abroad or stolen? How to return back to Russia?
In this case, you need to contact the nearest Russian diplomatic mission or consulate, where you will be issued a temporary identification document - a certificate of entry (return) to the Russian Federation (Article 11 of the Law “On the procedure for leaving the Russian Federation and entering the Russian Federation”) . But before that, you need to report the loss or theft of your passport to the police station of your host country and receive a certificate stating that you contacted them about the loss of the document. You will be issued a certificate of return only upon presentation of such a certificate (clause 5 of the Regulations on the issuance of a certificate of entry (return) to the Russian Federation, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated October 1, 1998 No. 1142).
In addition, you will need any documents that will allow you to identify your identity, confirm your citizenship and establish your Russian place of residence. For example, a military ID, a service ID with a photo, a driver's license.
When you don’t have any such documents with you, you can bring two witnesses (they must be Russian citizens) who will confirm your identity.
If there are no documents or witnesses, then the consulate or diplomatic mission will send a request to the territorial office of the Federal Migration Service of Russia at your place of residence. Of course, with this option, you will have to wait longer for the certificate to be issued. Therefore, if you are going to travel alone and do not take any other documents with you except your passport, you should at least make a photocopy of it to simplify the identification procedure.
Lost abroad
Many people are interested in what to do if they have lost their passport before departure. When this happens in the Russian Federation, the trip has to be postponed until another passport is received. Losing a passport while abroad requires applying for a temporary certificate to representatives of the embassy or consulate. It will allow the Russian citizen to return to the Russian Federation.
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Where to go
It is impossible to find out how to restore a passport if lost abroad at the consulate. This institution does not restore documents for foreigners who do not have permanent residence status in another country. You will have to receive a new document upon arrival in the Russian Federation. However, the duty of the Russian representative office is to issue a certificate of return to the Russian Federation.
The theft of a foreign passport requires immediate contact with the police. After registering the fact of theft, the foreigner receives a corresponding certificate. It must be presented to consular or embassy officials.
Submitting documents to the consulate
The administrative regulations of the Russian consulate provide the following list of documents for obtaining a temporary certificate:
- Russian passport;
- a copy of the statement to the police;
- two photographs 35*45 mm.
When contacting a consulate employee, a copy of your Russian passport is sufficient. Sometimes tourists lose all their documents. The citizen must bring 2 witnesses to confirm his identity. It is best if these persons become Russians. If this is not possible, you should ask friends or family to send a copy of your passport by e-mail. If all of the above steps are impossible, the representative office employee sends a request to the law enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation.
Price per service
The service for issuing a temporary certificate will be provided free of charge. This procedure is carried out by every Russian representative office abroad.
Deadlines
A citizen planning a trip abroad must understand how long it takes to obtain a foreign passport. If the passport is lost outside the Russian Federation, a temporary certificate is issued as soon as possible. There is no need to wait for the document to be processed instantly. The Russian will have to wait up to a week. In this case, the period of the return certificate is no more than 15 days.
Requirements and conditions for recovery
To restore a foreign passport if lost via the Internet on the State Services portal, you will need confirmation of local citizenship. A foreign resident temporarily staying in the Russian Federation, for example, a Belarusian or Bishkek resident, will not be able to use this portal. Another condition for reinstatement will be the provision of all required information, including an agreement to take fingerprints. If you are in another country, for example, in the USA, Thailand, Uzbekistan, South Korea or the European Union, you need to contact the consulate for help.
If your passport and visa are stolen
The theft of a civil passport abroad does not entail problems. The document is not an identity document outside the Russian Federation. However, on the territory of the Russian Federation you will have to obtain a new passport, having previously paid a fine and state duty. To obtain a new certificate, you must collect a standard package of documents. The visa is restored in accordance with the standards established by the legislation of the state where entry permission is required. It can be issued on the basis of archival information that is stored for at least 5 years.
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