Russians who decide to go abroad are faced with a choice: which travel document to prefer - biometric or regular. Before making a choice, you need to carefully study the advantages and disadvantages of each. After weighing the pros and cons, you will understand what you need. As a last resort, you can call the Main Directorate for Migration Issues of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and consult with specialists.
Similarities and differences between foreign passports
Before you begin the application process, you need to consider your requirements. Typically, people are interested in the following parameters:
- deadlines;
- price;
- registration procedure.
If we talk about the timing of obtaining a foreign passport, they are no different, although the new type of foreign passport is made somewhat more complicated, and its registration becomes very problematic if you fall under the category of special urgency.
The state duty depends on the complexity of the registration and therefore differs markedly. As for the registration procedure, the old sample will be easier to process. To obtain a new passport, you will need to undergo a fingerprinting procedure, which takes time.
The most noticeable differences are in the validity periods of documents. Both documents are recognized by all states. There is information that soon everyone will switch to biometric passports. But there is nothing to worry about - those documents that people have already received will remain valid until their expiration date.
Submission of documents and registration
Every citizen of the Russian Federation should know about the rules for applying for a foreign passport.
International passports (biometric and regular) are issued by the Federal Migration Service of the Russian Federation, where you should apply . However, when contacting the FMS office, you need to know that applications for a foreign passport are not accepted from citizens who do not have registration at their place of residence. Knowledge and compliance with the legislation on the obligation of citizens to register at their place of residence will eliminate further misunderstandings.
You can also submit an application remotely through the government services portal (www.gosuslugi.ru), which significantly saves personal time and makes the process of obtaining a foreign passport more comfortable. In any case, the issuance of a foreign passport is carried out at the branch of the Federal Migration Service of the Russian Federation, regardless of where the application was submitted.
In exceptional cases, foreign passports are issued by diplomatic missions of the Russian Federation, but this applies to citizens who are outside the Russian Federation and apply for a foreign passport.
To be issued a regular old-style international passport, applicants submit:
- receipt of payment of state duty.
- completed application form;
- a copy of the passport and its original;
- 3 photos size 35mm*45mm;
- military ID or certificate from the military registration and enlistment office (men from 18 to 27 years old);
To obtain a new type of international passport, you should not specifically worry about the photograph for the passport itself; the photographic procedure is carried out during the submission of documents. But 2 photos measuring 35mm*45mm still need to be prepared; they will be needed to fill out the application form. For a regular international passport, a questionnaire of a different type is used and differs from the questionnaire that is filled out for a biometric international passport. You can consult with specialists from the Federal Migration Service of the Russian Federation on this issue.
Children under 14 years of age also need a separate passport . To do this, you need to submit an application form, 2 photos, a copy of the birth certificate (+ original), copies of parents’ passports (+ originals), and confirm payment for the service. In case of guardianship, documents confirming this fact are provided.
International passports for children under 18 years of age are issued only when accompanied by their parents.
Where is it issued?
The completed international passport is issued personally to the owner at the branches of the Federal Migration Service of the Russian Federation. If at the time of issuing a foreign passport a citizen has a previous valid foreign passport, then a new passport is issued only if the previous one is returned.
The migration service refuses to issue a foreign passport due to the submission of false information by the applicant, the applicant’s professional activities related to state secrets, the applicant’s serving a suspended sentence by a court decision, the presence of unfulfilled obligations by a court decision, as well as the refusal of one of the parents to take a minor child abroad .
Deadlines
In this case, the advantage is on the side of the biometric passport, since it is issued for 10 years. This means that for ten years you will be exempt from the need to contact the Main Directorate for Migration and Migration. It can only occur if you travel too often, which will lead to the end of the pages for stamping and visas, or if you lose the document.
The old passport is valid for only five years. Many people choose it because it is more appropriate in some situations. For a one-time trip, this type of passport is quite suitable. Moreover, you will have to pay less for it.
If you often travel to other countries, an old passport also turns out to be a more promising option. It is likely that within five years the pages of the document will be completely filled with visas and stamps. There is one caveat. The procedure for issuing an old-style passport has been worked out to the point of automaticity. As a rule, GUVM employees personalize the data and issue the document before the required date.
With a biometric passport, the opposite may be true. The deadlines are not always met. This is due to the fact that old travel cards are personalized directly at the circulation department.
Personalization of new biometric international passports is carried out at Goznak, where applications for the production of the document are sent, which can increase the production time.
No one has canceled the system failures yet. The task of the office employees is to complete their work on time; they are not responsible for further movements of data and the finished passport. If a thirty-day period is fundamentally important to you, it makes sense to get a traditional type travel pass.
State duty amount
When thinking about which one is better to obtain a foreign passport - biometric or regular, one cannot help but take into account the difference in cost.
Paper passports with a validity period of five years will cost 2,000 rubles for an adult Russian and 1,000 rubles for a minor under 14 years of age.
For biometric passports with a ten-year shelf life and complex manufacturing technology, a state duty is set at 5,000 rubles for adults and 2,500 for children under 14 years of age.
Find out more about what the cost of a foreign passport is in 2021.
Price
The price of the issue also plays an important role in the choice. In this case, it depends on two factors:
- document type;
- age of the applicant.
With the first factor, everything is very clear: the period is longer, and accordingly, the cost will be higher. We must not overlook the fact that the new passport requires the participation of special equipment. It takes more time to make.
If you want to issue an old-style document, you will need to pay 2 thousand rubles. The state duty will be half as much for children under 14 years of age. They charge 1 thousand rubles.
Adults pay 5,000 for a biometric type; a child’s passport will cost 2,500 rubles.
You can pay the state fee for a foreign passport through the State Services Portal.
Cost of documents
Changes have been made to the fee for a new type of international passport dated August 3, 2021 in accordance with Art. 1 of Federal Law of July 3, 2021 N 180-FZ.
The price for producing a foreign passport varies depending on the type of document required and the age of the person to whom it is issued.
- To produce an old-style document, the cost of state duty for an adult will be two thousand rubles. For a minor - one thousand.
- A biometric document for an adult will cost more, namely, you will need to pay 5,000 rubles, and for a child – 2,500.
Payment of the state fee occurs immediately when submitting an application for the production of a document, or you can pay through the State Services Portal.
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Comfort of filing documents
If we talk about the time spent specifically on the application process, then in the case of the old sample you simply submit documents for a foreign passport, provide photographs and leave for a whole month.
To obtain a biometric travel card, you need to take a photo in a special photo booth and wait for the data to be output to the Ministry of Internal Affairs computer. There are glitches here too. Sometimes you have to deal with the sluggishness of employees. There are many factors that can delay the application process, which affects not only the applicant, but also everyone who is in line behind him.
In 2021, it became possible to apply for a new passport at the MFC. Institutional staff will help you fill out the form if there is any difficulty. The finished document can be picked up there.
Disadvantages of biometric passports
However, the use of such a biometric passport also contains certain disadvantages. Thus, it is impossible to enter your children into a biometric passport, which is quite possible in old-style documents. If parents plan to travel abroad with their child, they will need to obtain a separate passport. In addition, a number of foreign countries, such as the UK, USA, Germany, Canada and some states of the European Union, require that citizens entering their country only have a new type of passport - a biometric foreign passport.
In Russia, passports are currently being issued, both new and old types. The transition to biometric foreign passports will occur gradually. Already in 2009, most regions of our country are equipped with special points that will subsequently issue biometric passports. Presumably, all data will flow into a single data collection center. So far, such passports are issued only in Moscow and Kaliningrad.
If you would like to receive more complete information about obtaining a biometric passport, please visit the contacts page. On this page you have the opportunity to contact a manager who will advise you on issues that interest you.
Save time
Each UVM department has its own rules and features. In some, queues are a big problem. Sometimes it is this factor that influences the choice of the type of international passport, which is associated with the separation of flows. In one line there are those who order a biometric document, in the other - those who prefer the old sample.
Enterprising people find out in advance which line moves faster, and according to their conclusions, they choose the type of travel card. This is important because sometimes we are talking about days or even weeks of waiting.
Practice of entering children
Your child can travel to most countries using your documents if they are noted on them. The Migration Office hopes to change this practice, which is why children are not included in the new biometric passport. This is only possible for old-style passports. This makes them more popular among families moving around the world with children.
If you want to travel with a child, check the website of the country or countries you are going to to see what their requirements are. Thus, children can enter some countries using their parents’ international passport:
- Poland;
- Lithuania;
- Italy;
- Bulgaria, etc.
If you are interested in one of these countries, a regular passport will be more appropriate for you.
Main differences
As Russian citizens themselves, who own a new biometric passport, also said, outdated passports, unlike documents of the new generation, have a different validity period and a different number of pages. The difference also lies in how convenient the process of going through passport control at the borders of other countries will be.
The main difference between the new biometric passport and a simple foreign passport is that the new one has a special microchip, which contains very detailed and detailed information regarding the owner of the passport. Also, this chip specifically duplicates the data that is available on the information page of the foreign passport.
Legal validity and reliability
Each passport has the same legal force. If we talk about reliability, then plain paper is a more durable material than fragile microcircuits. The biometric travel card must be kept in a safe place. The chip hidden in the new passport stores the following data about its owner:
- photograph;
- Date of Birth;
- date of issue of the document.
You can read this information using special equipment that is equipped at all customs checkpoints. Over time, biometric passports will become more time-saving. The realities of our lives are such that sooner or later, old-style passports will cease to be relevant. Everything is leading up to this. But for now we have the opportunity to choose and save significant time and money.
If you intend to travel abroad, go to the official website of the GUVM and study the latest information. It is updated quite often.
How to get a biometric passport for a child
If you are going abroad and the question arises of how to take your child abroad, then there are three ways:
- obtain a regular passport;
- obtain a biometric passport;
- do not make a passport, but simply enter the child in the parents’ passport
If a child does not have an international passport, then by law he has the right to travel only with the parent in whose international passport he is recorded. A child can be entered into a foreign passport only if the passport is valid, the child has Russian citizenship and is no more than 13.5 years old on the date of application. It is possible to enter the child into the international passport of both parents. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to include a child in a biometric passport. To obtain a biometric international passport for a child at the Main Directorate for Migration Issues of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, you must provide the following documents:
- child's birth certificate;
- passport of the parent or legal representative
Biometric passports for children do not have pages for pasting photos and entering information about the child, so such a passport is issued for 4 years.
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