What is this?
The department code here means a technical code that is assigned to the department of the Federal Migration Service, where this document was issued to the citizen.
The department code is six Arabic digits in the format: XXX-XXX. You can find it on the second page of your passport. Next to the information about the date the document was issued to you. Above you will find more detailed information about the department of the Federal Migration Service where you received your passport.
If you carefully study the second page of this document, you will also see a repetition of the department code on it. It is enclosed in a round official seal, which is placed in place of your personal signature.
Decoding the code
Many people are interested in what information the department code in the passport contains. Let us immediately note that it does not encrypt any personal information about the citizen. This is only the service code of the FMS department. It was introduced for the convenience of identifying such institutions.
The department code in the passport can be deciphered without special knowledge. Let's look at what the numbers mean here - 123-456:
- 12 is the code of the region where the passport was issued to the citizen.
- 3 - information about the level of subordination of the Federal Migration Service department where you received your passport.
- 456 is the number of the specific department of the Federal Migration Service where the document was issued.
Let's look at each point in more detail.
What is the department code in the passport
The code is located on the 2nd sheet on the 4th line on the right near the date of issue of the passport. It is also present on the seal placed between the signatures. Consists of 6 digits, which are separated by a dash into groups of 3 in each. This symbol contains encrypted information about the FMS department.
What control does it give?
The information is not useful for the citizen himself, but it is required to confirm the authenticity and originality of the certificate, as well as to clarify information about the authority that issued it and the date of issue. Therefore, the encrypted value means information about the structure that issued the document. According to Presidential Decree No. 156 of April 5, 2016, the Federal Migration Service was transferred to the department of the Main Directorate for Migration Issues under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. Therefore, today all questions raised and tasks related to extradition are resolved by the Main Directorate for Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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The value is not always required, but is necessary for legal documents. So, without fail, you indicate digital values when applying for a foreign passport, a loan, for obtaining a visa, registering real estate and other documents.
So, the department code is encrypted data, which greatly reduces the amount of characters entered. For convenience, the state has introduced a generally accepted symbol structure in which special designations are used.
Region decoding
We continue to look at what the department code in the passport means. The first two digits here are the double index of the region, the subject of the federation where the passport was issued. This code is assigned to cities of federal significance, autonomous okrugs and regions, republics, territories and regions of the Russian Federation. It is unique for each of these subjects.
You don’t have to decipher which region exactly. After all, the information is already indicated in the “Passport issued” line. For example, “the department of the Federal Migration Service for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region”, “the department of the Federal Migration Service of Moscow”, etc. The code will repeat the same data in its first two digits - a double index of a specific region.
Decoding the subordination of the department
What is the unit code in the Russian passport? This is a special code that identifies the department of the Federal Migration Service that issued this document to the citizen.
If everything is simple with the first two digits (they repeat the information already indicated in the document about the regional affiliation of the FMS branch), then decoding the third digit of the code will allow you to find out new information. This is data on the subordination of a specific service unit:
- 0 - actually, a division of the Federal Migration Service.
- 1 - PVS (passport and visa service) of the Internal Affairs Directorate, Ministry of Internal Affairs or Central Internal Affairs Directorate.
- 2 - passport and visa service of a city or district branch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
- 3 - passport and visa service of a rural or city police department.
There are no secrets here either. The number encodes information that is indicated on the same second page of the passport. In particular, the full name of the department where the document was issued to you is written there.
Why do you need a department code?
Division code is a digital index of a specific structure of the passport and visa service that issued and issued the document . Using this code, you can find those responsible who violated the law when issuing a passport. It is often required to be indicated when filling out legally important documents. In a general passport, it consists of six numbers, divided into two parts by a hyphen.
Decoding codes
The first 3 digits of the code in the first part are quite simple to decipher. The first two digits indicate the code of the region or subject of the Russian Federation, and the third indicates which division of the Federal Migration Service (GUVM) issued it.
Let's consider the codes of the departments of the Federal Migration Service, or rather their first digits, characteristic of certain constituent entities of the Russian Federation.
- Arkhangelsk region – the code starts with the number 29.
- Belgorodskaya - 31.
- Volgogradskaya - 34.
- Voronezhskaya - 36.
- Irkutsk - 38.
- Kaliningradskaya - 39.
- Kirovskaya 43.
- Kurskaya - 46.
- Leningradskaya -47.
- Moscow - 50.
- Nizhny Novgorod -52.
- Rostovskaya - 61.
- Samara -63.
- Sverdlovskaya - 66.
- Tambovskaya - 68.
- Tverskaya – 69.
- Tyumenskaya - 72.
- Chelyabinskaya – 74.
- Yaroslavskaya - 76.
- Moscow city – 77.
- City of St. Petersburg -78.
- Altai - 04.
- Bashkortostan - 02.
- Adygea - 01.
- Dagestan -05.
- Ingushetia -06.
- Kabardino-Balkaria – 07.
- Mari-El -12.
- Mordovia – 13.
- Udmurtia -18.
- Chuvashia – 21.
- Karelia – 10.
- Tatarstan – 16.
- Khabarovsk Territory - 27.
- Jewish Autonomous Region – 79.
- Chukotka Autonomous Okrug - 87.
- Yamalo-Nenets – 89.
A separate category of codes is provided for citizens of Crimea. Most residents of this region were only recently granted Russian citizenship. Therefore, in their new passports the code begins with the number 900. This means that it was issued by the Main Directorate for Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. A separate code - 910, is provided for those who receive an identity card of a Russian citizen in Sevastopol .
The third digit of the first part can end in 0, 1, 2 and 3. They mean:
- “0” passport was issued by the Federal Migration Service.
- “1” - issued by the PVS at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Internal Affairs Directorate or Central Internal Affairs Directorate.
- “2” - issued by the Department of Internal Affairs of a district or city.
- "3" - by the police department.
For example, the first three digits of the code “522” mean that the passport was issued by the Department of Internal Affairs in the Nizhny Novgorod region, “683” by the police department in the Tambov region, “381” by the Federal Migration Service in the Irkutsk region.
Thus, we now know what the first three digits of the code mean. How to decipher the other three numbers from the second part - you ask. They are deciphered even more simply and mean the serial number of the department or department of the PVS.
The decoding of the department code is presented in the line above in the passport itself in the “passport issued” section, as well as on the official seal just below.
Decoding the department number
What department code in the passport is issued to residents of, for example, St. Petersburg? The code will start with 78. By the way, the department code is not unique information in your main document. A similar code will appear in the passports of all citizens who applied to the same FMS department as you.
Now let's move on to deciphering the last three digits of the code. Everything is simple here - this is the number assigned to the department of the passport service that issued the document to you. And again, there are no secrets. The code again repeats the information from the “Passport issued” column. If, for example, the department of the Federal Migration Service No. 75 is indicated there, then the last three digits of the code will be, respectively, 075.
Exceptions for residents of Crimea and Sevastopol
As for residents of the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, the code for the passport issuing unit is formed somewhat differently. This is model 900-XXX. Let's sort it out.
The last digits here, as in the passports of other Russian citizens, are the serial number of the specific unit where the document was issued to the citizen.
What does 900 mean? This is a code that is assigned to the main division of the Federal Migration Service of the Russian Federation. Today, a different digital combination is used - 910.
Therefore, the first three digits of the department code 900, 910 directly indicate that the identity document was issued in Crimea, Sevastopol. Again, this is not classified information. Similar data is written in the column on the second page of the passport.
Series and number of international passport, department code
To cross the border of the Russian Federation and stay (reside) in other states, a citizen must have a foreign passport, and the series and number of the foreign passport, the code of the department that issued the document, help in identifying it.
Currently in Russia two types of foreign passports are issued – old and new. The last form contains a microchip with biometric data. Along with text information, each passport contains some data in the form of numbers. This is the document series and number, as well as the department code. They will be discussed in this article.
Barcode
Since mid-2011, an update has been introduced regarding passports of Russian citizens. A special machine-readable entry appeared in the documents. You can find it on the third page of your passport, under your personal information. Among other information, it also encrypts the code of the Federal Migration Service department where the document was issued to you.
What is this entry for? For reading information with special devices. The main advantage of the innovation is that it eliminates citizen identification errors, the cause of which in one way or another may be the human factor. In this case, the encoded information cannot be read remotely in this way - only upon direct presentation of the document, using a special scanner.
This machine-readable record is exactly 88 characters. 44 in two lines. The first contains the surname, name and patronymic of the citizen. If they occupy less than 44 characters, then the remaining space is filled with a special placeholder character.
The second line is Arabic numerals separated by characters of the Latin alphabet. After them at the very end of the line there is a substitute character. Immediately after it you can notice the six-digit code of the FMS department. One difference is that in machine-readable notation it is indicated without a hyphen.
Why do you need the series and number of the international passport, department code?
Russian citizens can visit a fairly limited number of countries without a visa. Our citizens can travel to Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and some other CIS countries with an internal passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation, and for children - with a birth certificate. A number of other countries can be visited without a visa, staying there for a certain number of days, but only after receiving a foreign passport, incl. children's All the rest, only after receiving a visa.
To obtain a visa, you need to fill out various types of forms, pre-book hotels or order air tickets. And it is in such situations that the citizen will be required to enter the series and number of the international passport, possibly the department code and other personal information.
For foreign passports
The department code is also indicated in the international passport. Where and how to find it is important for every holder of such a document to know. After all, when filling out important papers, you will need to indicate this data.
The information is quite easy to find: open your “foreign ID” on the page where your photo and basic personal information are located. In the lower right corner, find the column “Authority that issued the document.” The abbreviation FMS (Federal Migration Service) will be written there and a 5-digit number will be indicated. It is this that is the department code in the international passport.
It can also be recognized in a slightly different, but also simple way. Take your passport as a citizen of the Russian Federation and scroll to the page where the stamp is affixed on the issuance of a “foreigner” to you. This is the penultimate page of the document. The five-digit number on the seal will be the desired department code.
How and where can I find information about the department code?
Before you find out the code of the migration service unit that issued the passport, you need to carefully examine the civilian identity card. The required data is entered on a page on which information about the date of issue and the organization that carried out the procedure is recorded.
To find out the code, you will need a passport of a Russian citizen. You need to open the document on page 2 and study the relevant information. An alternative is to familiarize yourself with your passport. The code designation of the institution is present on the page with the photo. The data is located at the bottom of the sheet in the column The authority that issued the document. A numerical value consisting of 5 digits is entered here. Information about the international passport is reflected in the national document. They are recorded on the last page. The corresponding code is also displayed here.
Another way to obtain information is to personally contact the department where the passport was obtained. You need to contact the institution located at your place of registration. If the registration has changed, it is important to contact the authority that served citizens in the previous area. Otherwise the data will be incorrect. Institutions are engaged in servicing specific addresses in the territory of a settlement located in Russia.
Through the Internet
Passport data is considered confidential information that is communicated only to its owner. Only he has the right to dispose of the data. Online resources do not have the right to provide such information.
The unit code, although reflected in the citizen’s passport, is considered publicly available information. Therefore, searching for it is permissible. You can obtain information through the official website of the division. You will need to go to it, and then go to the code reference tab. Here you can find information about the institutions involved in issuing passports.
There is an opinion that you can view it through the State Services portal. The method is available only to verified account holders. When registering for the first time, you must enter your passport information. However, the system also does not provide the ability to search for the data of interest.
Scammers' tricks
Is it possible to determine the department code by address? In some cases, yes. Citizens most often apply for registration/change of documents at their place of registration or residence. But a person can replace his passport even on a long trip. Or move to another place of residence after receiving a passport.
As you have seen, the department code in the passport is technical information that does not contain any personal data about the owner of the document. But, unfortunately, many citizens strive at all costs to decipher these numbers in the desire to obtain “secret” information. Both about a specific citizen and about the Federal Migration Service of Russia.
What do scammers use? You can still find resources on the Internet that offer either downloading directories with department codes, or links to “official” sources. Trusting such sites can lead to dire consequences:
- Clicking on the link will most likely redirect you to a malicious portal that steals personal data.
- When you try to download a directory with codes, a window will appear asking you to provide a mobile phone number. Then you will need to indicate the code received as an SMS to your device. Of course, this is not just like that: in this way you will subscribe to annoying spam. Or “for the Federal Migration Service of the Russian Federation”, then go to the “Structure and Management” section.
- You will see a list of territorial divisions, divided by region for convenience.
- Select the appropriate region - click on the arrow, which will open an additional list.
- You will see a list of regions and administrative districts. Select the one you require.
- The next window will contain information about all branches of the Federal Migration Service in this region. You can find out their contact numbers and get acquainted with their location on the map.
- If you are interested in specific rural, district, city divisions of the FMS, then scroll to the end of the page - there will be lists with them.
- On the site, therefore, you can find out complete contact information about the department of the migration service you are interested in - its address, phone number, website, email address.
Unit code is information that is contained in each passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation. The cipher will also be in a different format in the “foreign” file. Any personal data about the citizen is not encrypted in this code. Here is information about the region of location, degree of subordination, number of the FMS branch that issued the document. In other words, these 6 digits contain information from the “Passport issued” column, but only in an encrypted format.
Code Directory
It is difficult to imagine that someone might need a directory with department codes of the Federal Migration Service of Russia. However, you should know that in principle it does not exist. At least on a separate paper medium.
If you urgently need to know the code, but you don’t have your passport at hand, you can ask this question at the passport office where the passport was issued. Police or passport office employees can find out the code at the registration address that was at the time the passport was issued.
As you know, from 2021 all functions of the FMS have been transferred to the Main Directorate for Migration Issues. You can get information about its divisions on the official website www.guvm.mvd.rf.
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On the website of the Main Directorate of Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, select the name of the department, after which you will be taken to the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. From the list that appears on the main page, select “divisions in regions.” You will receive information with the address and telephone number of the desired unit in all federal districts.
