How long will it take to obtain a foreign passport?

Despite the difficult epidemiological situation in the world, tourists must have a valid identity document when traveling. Registration is carried out online or using the services of the MFC, visa centers. How much a foreign passport is made depends on the method of submitting documents. It also takes into account what type of passport is expected to be received - old or new

In short, the average time to obtain a foreign passport: 1 - 4 months

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Is it possible to speed up the manufacturing procedure?

Urgent production of a foreign passport, regardless of the type (old or new), is permitted by the current rules. To expedite the process, the applicant must have one of the following compelling reasons for requesting urgent service:

• The need to undergo treatment abroad – the doctor’s prescription specifies a short time frame.
• The presence of relatives outside the country who are seriously ill or in need of special care at the time of treatment.

In other cases, the applicant will need to wait the standard time.

The cost of obtaining an old-style passport, valid for 5 years, ranges from 1,400 rubles per adult and 700 rubles per child (through the State Services portal).

A completed foreign passport can be obtained from the MFC at your place of residence or registration. The applicant will receive a notification about the readiness of the document by phone and/or email specified in the application form.

The cost of obtaining a new type of foreign passport, the validity of which will be 2 times longer - 10 years, is 3,500 and 1,500 rubles, respectively, for an adult and a child (up to 14 years old). You can get a discount - the cost is reduced by 30% if registration is carried out on the State Services portal. Payment must be made using a bank card.

Production time for an old-style international passport

Old-style passports remain very popular in Russia. Their registration is also carried out through:

• GUMV MIA;
• MFC;
• State Services Portal.

Forms for passports of the old format are produced in the departments of migration services, while the production of new biometric analogues is carried out by Gosznak enterprises.

The duration of production of 5-year passports depends on the following conditions:

• The applicant's involvement in state secrets;
• The veracity of the specified information;
• Submitting an application at the place of permanent registration;
• The presence of outstanding obligations for fines or restrictions on the part of bailiffs.

In 2021, the deadlines and procedure for producing passports of the previous generation have been preserved. These documents have the same legal force as new passports. The processing time for them is:

• 1 month when applying at the registration address;
• 3 months if you have access to secrets and important information;
• 4 months in case of obtaining a foreign passport under temporary registration.

The difference in terms is due to additional verification. This procedure can be divided into several stages:

1. Identification of the applicant’s attitude towards state secrets. It is carried out even in cases where the citizen does not mention admission in the application form.
2. Checking the accuracy of registration information.
3. Monitoring information on outstanding obligations.
4. Request for information from bailiffs on the imposition of restrictions.

The entire verification procedure, regardless of its complexity, must be completed within the period established by law.

If you need to urgently travel abroad due to the illness of the applicant or the death of his relatives, you should contact the Main Department of Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs directly. If there are emergency circumstances, an old-style passport is issued for the citizen out of turn. To initiate the process, it is enough to present the grounds to the migration service employees in the form of:

• Telegrams;
• Medical report;
• Death certificates.

How long does it take to complete documents?

In order to submit documents for obtaining a foreign passport, a citizen can choose an organization convenient for him:

• MFC (My Documents).
• The single portal of State Services (online registration) is a way to speed up time, since you do not have to be personally present at the branches.
• Visa center (diplomatic mission).
• Ministry of Internal Affairs

Before you start collecting and submitting papers, you need to decide which international passport to make - an old or a new one.

Stage 1: submitting an electronic application for a foreign passport through the State Services website

The production time depends on the place of circulation and the characteristics of the document. The applicant must take this into account. Before submitting your application you will need:

• Register on the portal.
• Create a personal account.
• Go through the stage of confirming the specified email.

You can then select a center to submit your application in person or fill out an electronic version.

1. In the “service catalog” section, you need to select the appropriate item.

   

2. Click on the type of passport (new or old).

   

3. Then the age of the applicant is indicated.

   

4. The next step is submitting an application.

   
   A response will be sent to the specified email address and an SMS message to the phone (approved or denied registration), the date when it will be possible to pick up the finished document at the MFC. The application contains standard personal information.

Important! You will need to fill out and submit the documents in person at the MFC or passport office. You can only submit an application for a foreign passport through the portal.

Stage 2: submitting documents for a foreign passport

An application for a foreign passport is not the only document that needs to be submitted for consideration. At the MFC or passport office you need to provide:

• Original and copies of pages of the applicant’s personal passport.
• SNILS.
• Extract from the house register.
• Photos according to the established pattern in the amount of 4 pieces.

For children under 14 years of age, a birth certificate is required. If there is a second foreigner and its term has not expired, it must also be attached to the rest of the documents.

On the portal you can immediately upload a photo.

When filling out an application online, before sending it, you must check the box in the consent section for the processing of personal data. In case of personal registration of documents, a special form must be filled out.

If the foreign passport is a new sample, a biometric analysis will be required - fingerprints. Children under 2 years of age and people who are missing hands or fingers as a result of injury are exempt from the procedure.

After completing the filling process, the system will prompt you to check the correctness of the entered information. It is recommended to go through it. This step will help eliminate the possibility of your registration request being rejected due to inconsistencies or errors.

Processing information when registering online takes up to 3 days. A similar period is given for accepting documents for work. Waiting for readiness - 30 days from the date of application . Also at this stage the fee is paid.

Stage 3: obtaining a passport

After 3-4 weeks, the applicant will receive a notification that the document is ready. An invitation is sent by phone and email. The person will have to visit the MFC, GUVM or passport office where the documents for registration were submitted. After checking the documents, the organization employee will put a stamp in the civil passport with information about the new passport and issue the document directly.

Step-by-step instruction

Here is the sequence of necessary actions on the State Services portal:

Go to the website Gosuslugi.ru;

Log in to your personal account;

Select a passport application;

Then the system will offer the choice of obtaining an old-style or a new generation foreign passport - make a choice;

Select a recipient;

Then select the department of the Guvm to which you will submit the online application

Here you need to go to the branch at your permanent place of residence. If you choose another branch, the processing time for the document will increase.

Then you need to fill out the form with the following information:

• Full Name;
• Floor;
• Country of birth;
• Place of Birth;
• Place of residence;
• Information about your current passport;
• Date of Birth;
• Phone number;
• E-mail address;

Additional data - must be filled in if available:

• Information about changes in first and last name;
• Information about second citizenship;
• Having a criminal record;
• Having access to top secret or particularly important information constituting a state secret;
• Military service data.

After filling out this page, a window will open in which you need to provide information about your work activity for the last 10 years. Please note that this data must be specified exactly in strict sequence.

Features of filling out data on labor activity

• If you have not worked for a period of time for more than one month, write in the position you did not work in the column, and in the address line your place of residence.
• If you worked in several places at the same time, you must indicate all places of work.
• If studying at a university or school falls within the period of 10 past years, data about this must also be indicated - the position is written as a student or student, and the place of work is the name of the educational institution and its address.
• Military service is also indicated; in the position column, a military man is written; in the location column, the address of the military unit is written.
• If you change positions at the same place of work, you must indicate them separated by commas on one line.

If you make a mistake while filling out, the electronic system will not allow you to proceed to the next step.

If everything is filled out correctly, the next step is to upload an electronic photo. Please note that its size should not exceed 500 kb.

This completes the online application form. Next, you need to choose your notification method. This can be from SMS, email, or a notification on the State Services website. After it arrives, you will need to go to the GUVM office with the original documents.

Does the time it takes to receive a passport depend on its type?

The applicant is notified by a specialist about how long to wait for the completed document. The standard waiting period is 30 days. The cost of obtaining a foreign passport issued through government services will be indicated on the portal. A new type of foreign passport will require more time, as the biometric stage of filling out the data is carried out. An old-style document is made faster. It can be ready in 2-3 weeks. Here you need to take into account that during holidays and vacations the processing time may be increased.

Is it possible to obtain an international passport for a child through State Services?

The answer to this question is yes. Electronic submission of an application for a foreign passport is possible not only for adults but also for children. Parents or guardians can do this through their account.

Everything is the same here - you also need to choose an old or new generation passport and fill out an online form.

The age of the child does not matter - even newborns are issued international passports. If you are applying for an old generation passport, you don’t even have to take your child with you to the GUVM office. The new generation passport requires digital photography - so you will need a child.

Receipt times depending on the application method

The waiting time is standard and is 30 days from the date of submission of documents. Submission of the form and documents at a location other than the place of registration contributes to the increase in deadlines. In this case, the applicant can wait up to 45-120 days.

• Through the State Services website Standard waiting periods are established here. Processing can be expedited by quickly verifying information and eliminating the need to reapply. The period in most cases is 30 days.
• Through the MFC It will also require a wait of 1 month. If applications and documents were not submitted at the place of registration, the period can legally be increased to 120 days.
• Through the Ministry of Internal Affairs Standard conditions. Acceleration is possible due to the rapid registration of documents and verification of the authenticity of the data entered in the application. If the applicant is in any way connected with classified information, the review period increases to 90-120 days.
• Through a diplomatic mission The waiting period established by law should not exceed 3 months from the date of submission of the application. Acceleration is possible when the application was submitted in the form of an electronic document using a single portal of public services.

How to find out that you can get a passport

There are several ways to find out if your foreign passport is ready:

• Notification by email (it must be active).
• SMS to the phone number specified in the application.
• Tracking status on the government services website.
• Personal visit to the MFC, passport office or Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The most convenient way is to track it on the State Services website. Here you can learn about the manufacturing process step by step. If the applicant submitted an application to renew a foreign passport or obtain a new one at the country’s consulate, then you can find out about the possibility of receiving it by using the application number. The Ministry of Internal Affairs provides similar information by passport number or birth certificate.

Registration through MFC

In accordance with the new standards, from February 2021, a foreign passport can be issued through the MFC. Before contacting the center, it is better to register in the queue online or by calling the hotline. Many centers are also equipped with machines that issue electronic queue coupons.

You can apply for a foreign passport in advance or fill out the form while already in the center. If all documentation is in order, the document submission procedure will take no more than 10 minutes.

Required package of documents:

1. Passport.
2. 2 application forms.
3. Receipt (for payment of duty).
4. Previous passport.
5. Three photos of the established format (3.5x4.5).

Documents for obtaining a passport for a child:

1. Birth certificate.
2. Civil passport (if the child is already 14 years old).
3. Passport of the legal representative (parent, adoptive parent, guardian).
4. Application (for both the child and the representative).

The timing for obtaining a foreign passport through the MFC is generally accepted.

Urgent official registration

Some life situations require expedited production of a foreign passport. It is important to understand here that not all of them will be approved. Refusal will follow in 90% of cases when a person provides a vacation ticket or a job offer as a basis for urgent registration. There are only 2 grounds that will be taken into account when requesting expedited processing of a document:

1. Death or serious physical condition of a relative living abroad.
2. Need for urgent treatment outside the country.

Evidence must be submitted in writing - printed reports on the applicant’s state of health or the death of a relative who is abroad.

How many days in advance can I get a passport urgently?

Based on the submitted documents and confirmation of the grounds for urgent registration, the applicant will need to wait:

• 3 days when issuing a passport without biometric data.
• Up to 12 days when issuing a new passport.

Registration on the day of application at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, MFC, passport office or through State Services is impossible .

Need for urgent treatment

To fly abroad, it is possible to speed up obtaining a passport legally. The applicant must confirm that he is seriously ill and requires emergency treatment in a medical facility located outside the country. The main document will be the conclusion of the attending physician or council.

Death or serious illness of a relative

Grounds for urgent registration. The fact of the incident is documented. You can also request a telegram from the receiving party explaining the reason.

Where to apply for an urgent passport

In order to obtain a foreign passport quickly, it is recommended to contact the Ministry of Internal Affairs at the place of registration immediately. There is also the possibility of speeding up when visiting:

• MFC.
• Consulates (if the person is abroad at the moment).
• Directorate for Migration Issues.

It is best to choose institutions that relate to the place of registration. Depending on the type of passport, it will be clear how long to wait for registration.

Documents for expedited issuance of foreign travel documents

Documents for the applicant will be required - a standard set. Additionally, you need to provide evidence to speed up the process: health certificates and reports, death certificate of a relative.

How to apply for a passport quickly

Submission of documents is carried out according to the standard. The readiness status is also monitored via SMS, emails or on the portal. On the official website there will be an explanation of what this or that status of obtaining a foreign passport for government services means. It is also best to fill out the form online.

What deadlines are provided by law?

The registration of foreign passports is carried out by the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as well as its territorial branches. The application can be submitted through the State Services website or MFC (multifunctional centers).

Documents of the old type are printed in the GUMV divisions themselves, and the new one is printed at the Goznak factory (in Moscow) at the request of the relevant department.

The processing time for a foreign passport depends on several factors; the following circumstances are checked:

• Is the customer involved in state secrets?
• Is the registration information reliable?
• Presence of fines and claims from bailiffs.

It is impossible to unequivocally answer the question “how many days does it take to get a foreign passport?” But there is a regulation according to which a biometric (“new”) document must be produced in no more than 30 days, but only if the applicant ordered it at his place of residence. It is important that the branch belongs to the address of permanent registration.

In other cases, the issuance period may be extended, especially if:

1. The petitioner had access to secret papers for up to 90 days.
2. A citizen is temporarily registered at the place of stay - up to 4 months.

The employee accepting the documents will be able to clarify this information during registration of the application. During the summer holiday season, Goznak may not be able to cope with the influx of orders, so it is recommended to start the procedure in advance.

Urgent production

Receiving the document as soon as possible is possible, but under special circumstances:

• Emergency treatment abroad is required.
• In case of serious illness or death of one of the close relatives.

In such situations, the minimum period for obtaining a new passport will be reduced to three days (this applies to consideration of the application). However, employees will be required to provide evidence of dire circumstances. For example, a telegram sent by a relative from abroad. Non-fatal chronic illnesses and essential business travel will not be counted. A biometric document, or an old-style passport, regardless of the conditions, takes approximately the same time to produce.

Also, some companies can organize urgent production of a foreign passport in Moscow, but it will not be possible to get the coveted “crust” in less than 10 days. In this case, the production time is related to the geographic proximity to Goznak, where the forms are located. The cheapest way is to use the services of government agencies (Unified Portal, MFC, Main Department of Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs).

Biometric

When drawing up a new sample document, an important feature should be noted: when filling out the questionnaire, you must use capital letters of the alphabet. Adult citizens will have to submit papers and receive the form only in person.

List of documents:

• Russian passport;
• military ID or certificate from the conscription office of the Russian Armed Forces;
• photographs – three pieces;
• payment of duty;
• a form filled out according to the rules.

If a person is an employee in the RF Armed Forces, then permission from the command must be attached, and if personal data has changed, then a corresponding certificate.

Since it is impossible to say exactly how long it will take to obtain a new international passport in 2021, you should be prepared for a maximum period of 10-20 days. It will be valid for 10 years. The peculiarity of the document is that the photo, taken using a special method, and the owner’s fingerprints, previously taken when issuing a foreign passport, are recorded on an electronic chip embedded in the first page of the document.

Old style

To apply for a regular foreign application, the application form can be filled out either manually or printed on a printer. There should be no errors or typos, all data should be written legibly.

The list of required documents remains unchanged.

It is worth noting that the time frame for obtaining an old-style international passport is approximately the same, unless there are extraordinary circumstances.

In emergency cases, you can receive a document in about 3-4 days.

Validity period: 5 years.

For children under 14 years old

A minor does not have the right to submit documents independently. This is done either by his parents or guardians. It is recommended to order a regular (non-biometric) passport. Since children's appearance changes quickly, there is no point in producing a more expensive form if it will have to be completed again soon.

A foreign passport for a child under 14 years of age is practically no different from a regular “adult” in terms of production time.

What you need to collect:

• Birth certificate.
• Certificate (general civil) of a parent or guardian.
• Proof that the child is a resident of the Russian Federation (the representative’s passport must contain a corresponding note).
• If an emergency departure is required, a supporting document (for example, an extract from the medical history).
• Photos – three pieces.

How long does it take to get a child's passport? In the absence of valid reasons - from 10 days (in Moscow) to a month.

Speeding up the process with the help of specialized companies

In order to speed up the manufacturing process, you can use the services of companies. Specialized companies take on the main steps. The applicant must ensure that he has entered into a contract for the provision of services with legal organizations.

Services of specialized companies

Specialists will familiarize themselves with information about the client. They will help with filling out documents. They will check for inaccuracies and errors. They will tell you where it is better to turn in a given situation.

How to spot scammers

The main factor of trust is whether the form has a license to provide services. Additionally, it is recommended to pay attention to the office, its location, and the presence of a seal. Company employees must correspond to the status of the organization. It would also be a good idea to carefully study customer reviews. The timing of document production and the cost of services must be adequate. Too low prices are a reason to be wary.