Obtaining a foreign passport with debts - why do migration services refuse?

Why they may refuse to accept documentation

All documentation submitted for registration of a document for traveling abroad is subject to fairly strict requirements. Migration department employees have the right not to accept them for several reasons:

1. The general civil document has been damaged (for example, in a situation where there are stamps about the passage of border checkpoints, which should not be there).
2. The child does not have a stamp on his birth certificate confirming Russian citizenship. This applies to children born after 07/01/2002.
3. A man of military age (18-27 years old) does not have a military ID confirming his completion of compulsory military service, or he cannot present a certificate from the Military Commissariat.
4. The photographs presented were not taken in accordance with established requirements.
5. There are inaccuracies in the questionnaire.
6. A citizen cannot confirm the fact of having Russian citizenship.

What errors in documents may result in refusal to accept them?

The following errors in the application for a foreign passport and other papers may cause a refusal:

1. The form of the application form or its content does not comply with the Administrative Regulations.

   Sample of filling out an application for issuing a foreign passport

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2. The text of the statement is impossible to read.
3. The applicant did not submit all documents or their form does not comply with the requirements of the regulations.
4. An adult, a legal representative of a child or an incapacitated citizen was not present in person when submitting documents.
5. The civil passport of the applicant or his representative was invalid. This identity card must be replaced at 20 or 45 years of age and is valid for another month from the date its owner reaches the specified age.

In what cases can a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation be considered invalid?

When a questionnaire is sent online through the State Services Portal, it may be withdrawn due to the following circumstances:

• the applicant did not answer all the questions specified in the application;
• the photo was not submitted in electronic form;
• the requirements for a digital photograph are not met;
• Your internal passport has expired.

They may also refuse if the personal information about the applicant does not correspond to that indicated in the personal account.

Can they refuse to issue a passport?

All documents have been accepted by the FMS employee and it seems that now you just need to wait for the registration period to pass and just receive it. But this is not always possible. During this time, you may receive a call from the Federal Migration Service with a message that your application for a foreign passport has been refused.

Important! You should always leave a current phone number when filling out your passport application so that staff can contact you if necessary.

If the documents are checked and accepted, then for what reason can they refuse to issue a passport? All submitted documents are then subject to more detailed verification, with requests to the relevant organizations (FSIN, Ministry of Internal Affairs, FSB, Federal Tax Service). If any additional information of a negative nature is revealed, the application will be refused.

Actions of applicants when an application is refused

Inaccuracies when filling out the form or errors in documents for a foreign passport are not critical. As a rule, when they are discovered, migration service employees almost immediately point them out and tell you how they can be corrected. After this, the documents can be submitted again.

It is best to eliminate errors and inaccuracies before submitting an application, because the applicant will have to make an appointment again with the service department.

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If documents for a foreign passport were refused unlawfully or the reasons were clearly far-fetched, it is advisable to personally contact the management of the unit. It is best to make a written complaint. When it is not satisfied, you should contact the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Migration Issues.

Reasons for delay in issuing a passport

The most common reasons for the delay sound the same: employees refer to a shortage of passport forms, report that they are waiting for answers to necessary requests, have not yet received an already issued passport at the department, etc. But these reasons are not valid reasons for the official delay of the passport.

After receiving the package of documents, the department’s employees actually conduct detailed identity checks of citizens (within the framework of administrative regulations).

Based on the results of these actions, measures are taken that can identify all the reasons limiting the applicant’s right to travel outside our country. Among them:

• The applicant has access to information considered a state secret;
• Imposition of criminal liability on the applicant at the time of consideration of documents when applying for a foreign passport (moreover, a citizen can be either an accused or a suspect);
• The citizen has unfulfilled obligations imposed by the court, and other legal circumstances that can serve as a valid reason for refusal when issuing a foreign passport.

To determine the conditions that could cause a citizen to be refused to cross Russian borders, when checking the applicant’s identity, department employees must send appropriate requests to various government bodies: internal affairs bodies, the FSB, military commissariats, bailiff services, and other government agencies ( with sufficient grounds, if existing regulations allow it).

With such a number of interconnected segments, sometimes there are failures in the transmission of information, which results in a delay in collecting the necessary confirmations and the time for issuing a foreign passport increases.

Most often, delays occur when conducting requests through the FSB. But, even with particularly detailed checks, there are no legal grounds for increasing the maximum time limit for issuing a document to the applicant.

Citizens should not be nervous and suffer losses from problems within or between government agencies. Employees of all departments must comply with the legal deadlines for processing and issuing documents.

Why do they refuse at the documentation review stage?

When the papers for issuing a foreign passport have been successfully submitted, migration service employees may notify the applicant that its issuance is impossible. In accordance with Article 15 of Federal Law No. 114, competent authorities have the right to refuse to issue a document for one or more reasons:

• availability of access to state-protected data;
• criminal prosecution as a suspect or accused of committing a crime;
• serving a sentence in prison (the ban is valid until the date of release);
• debts under writs of execution;
• criminal record;
• providing false information;
• civil service or work in FSB units.

In rare cases, judicial authorities may impose a ban on travel when a citizen is declared bankrupt or while a case of insolvency is being considered.

State secret

If a Russian has access to information classified as state secrets, it is impossible to issue a document. The restriction is established by federal legislation or is initially prescribed when concluding an employment contract. Thus, the period of validity of this restriction is calculated from the date of registration of security clearance.

The right of a citizen of the Russian Federation to leave reappears after 5 or 10 years. The list of such data is regulated in Presidential Decree 1203 of 1995.

Having a criminal record

If you have a criminal record, you can forget about traveling abroad. But only until it is removed. The same applies to criminal prosecution - it must be stopped.

An example of a notice of refusal to issue a foreign passport due to prosecution

Compulsory military service

The state service for registration and issuance of a foreign passport is not available to those who are undergoing military or alternative service in the RF Armed Forces. Visiting foreign countries becomes possible only after passing it. The exception is when an agreement on non-disclosure of secret data is signed.

A temporary restriction of the right to travel abroad can also be expressed in the fact that the citizen’s international passport is transferred for temporary storage to the department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for migration issues for the period of military service. Accordingly, after its passage, the document is returned to the owner.

Having debts

A citizen will not be able to receive a document if he evades fulfillment of obligations to pay debts. However, you can leave after they have been repaid or a settlement agreement has been concluded with the other party to the dispute. Here, those debts that were transferred to the bailiff service are taken into account.

Even if a foreign passport has been successfully issued, the Border Service may refuse to allow the debtor to travel abroad. This happens when directly passing the checkpoint, so it is advisable to check the presence of debts in advance.

Checking the presence of debts through the public services portal

Fake information

Here, not only deliberately false information is taken into account, which the applicant hid in order to quickly obtain a passport, but also errors in the application form.

Reporting false information to the migration service threatens a citizen with an administrative fine in the amount of 100-300 rubles.

Grounds for refusal to provide government services for issuing a foreign passport

When submitting an application, the applicant ensures that the items in the application form are properly completed and the required package of documents is prepared.

In the absence of a complete package of documents or their non-compliance with the requirements, the application is not accepted for consideration, and the applicant is asked to eliminate the identified deficiencies and apply (by appointment) for a second appointment with a ready-made package of documents

In details:

According to clause 34, clause 35 of the order of the Federal Migration Service of Russia dated October 15, 2012 No. 320 “On approval of the Administrative Regulations for the provision of public services for the registration and issuance of passports of a citizen of the Russian Federation, identifying the identity of a citizen of the Russian Federation outside the territory of the Russian Federation”

The grounds for refusal to accept an application and documents necessary for the provision of public services are:

• violation of the requirements for the form and content of the application or the text of the application cannot be read;

• the absence of one or more documents provided for in paragraphs 28.1.1 - 28.3.9 of the Administrative Regulations or the submitted documents do not meet the requirements for them;

• failure to comply with the requirement of paragraph 27 of the Administrative Regulations regarding the personal appeal of the applicant or legal representative specified in the application when submitting the application;

• expiration of the main identification document of the applicant (legal representative).

An application submitted in the form of an electronic document using the Unified Portal will not be accepted for consideration if:

• All parts of the application have not been completed
• the main identification document of the applicant (legal representative) has expired
• requirements for digital photography are not met

Grounds for refusal to issue a foreign passport

Article 15. The right of a citizen of the Russian Federation to leave the Russian Federation may be temporarily limited in cases where he:

If a citizen’s departure from the Russian Federation is temporarily restricted due to the latter’s access to information of special importance, his passport must be transferred for storage to the structural unit for the protection of state secrets, and in its absence - to the personnel department of the organization where access to information of special importance has been issued. important or top secret information and an employment agreement (contract) is concluded.

When a passport is sent by this organization to the government body that issued it, the reasons for making such a decision, the full name of the organization and its legal address, as well as the validity period of the temporary restriction are indicated.

The list of information classified as state secrets was approved by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of November 30, 1995 N 1203

If there is a conclusion of the Interdepartmental Commission for the Protection of State Secrets that information of special importance or top secret information that the citizen was aware of on the day of filing the application to leave the Russian Federation retains the appropriate degree of secrecy, then specified in the employment contract ( contract), the period of restriction of the right to leave the Russian Federation may be extended by the Interdepartmental Commission formed in the manner established for the creation of interdepartmental coordination and advisory bodies formed by federal executive authorities.

In this case, the period of restriction of the right to leave must not exceed a total of ten years, including the period of restriction established by the employment agreement (contract), from the date of the last acquaintance of the person with information of special importance or top secret information;

2) in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, called up for military service or sent to alternative civilian service - until the end of military service or alternative civil service

In case of conscription into military service or assignment to alternative civilian service, the citizen is obliged to deposit his international passport with the authority that issued it. At the end of the service, the decision to return the passport is made after additional coordination with the federal security service and the necessary checks.

3) detained on suspicion of committing a crime or brought in as an accused - until a decision is made on the case or a court verdict enters into legal force

By Resolution of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation of December 8, 2009 N 19-P, subparagraph 4 of Article 15 of this Federal Law was recognized as not contradicting the Constitution of the Russian Federation

4) convicted of committing a crime - until serving (execution) of punishment or until release from punishment

In cases where a citizen’s departure from the Russian Federation is temporarily restricted due to the fact that the citizen is suspected of committing a crime or has been convicted of committing a crime, his passport is subject to seizure by authorized bodies and is sent to the authority that issued the passport, indicating the reasons that served as the basis for his seizures.

5) evades fulfillment of obligations imposed on him by the court - until the obligations are fulfilled or until the parties reach agreement;

6) reported knowingly false information about himself when preparing documents for leaving the Russian Federation - until the issue is resolved within a period of no more than one month by the body preparing such documents

7) when establishing the grounds provided for in Article 15 of the Federal Law for temporary restriction of a citizen’s right to leave the Russian Federation, as well as if one of the legal representatives of a minor citizen (parent, adoptive parent, guardian or trustee) does not agree to his departure from the Russian Federation, a passport is not issued

The applicant is given a written notice, which indicates the basis and duration of the restriction, the date and registration number of the decision on the restriction, the full name and legal address of the organization that has accepted responsibility for restricting the right of this citizen to leave the Russian Federation.

If there is a statement of disagreement with one of the legal representatives for the departure of a minor citizen of the Russian Federation from the Russian Federation, the applicant is explained that the issue of the possibility of the minor’s departure from the Russian Federation is resolved in court.

In case of refusal to issue a passport in the presence of circumstances provided for by Federal Law, the paid state fee is subject to partial or full refund in the manner established by Chapter 25.3 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation

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If the document is not issued to the child

When applying for foreign passports, children rarely have problems obtaining them. Most often this happens in a situation where the mother, father or guardian does not agree to the child visiting foreign countries. Moreover, such a decision must be formalized in the form of a written application in one of the divisions of the migration service.

A parent's disagreement can be overturned through the court and only in exceptional cases. For example, when a child requires urgent treatment abroad, but it is not possible in Russia.