Payment of the state fee for a foreign passport through Sberbank in 2021

To purchase a foreign passport, payment of the state fee is a prerequisite. There are many ways, but the most popular is through Sberbank.

Through Sberbank you can pay yourself at the cash desk, through a terminal or using the Sberbank-online portal.

Our article describes each method in detail and also provides all the necessary information on paying the state duty.

Receipt Information

There are no special requirements for providing a receipt.

Upon completion of the payment transaction, the person is given a receipt, which can be saved or printed later. Then a Sberbank employee stamps the receipt.

There are no special requirements for the provision of this paper. A person has the right to provide a receipt if they wish.

Employees of the passport office or other organization that works with the issuance of foreign passports can independently verify the fact of payment of the state fee.

However, in some cases it is still necessary to provide paper. Such incidents are discussed in the final section. On the receipt you must fill in the fields listed below.

Last name, first name and patronymic of the payer

In this column, the receipt is filled in with the full name of the person who will pay the state fee. You should fill out this field carefully, since if you make an error, your passport will not be issued.

Payment recipient details

The easiest way to find out the bank details is to look at the official website and print out the receipt yourself. Each region is assigned its own details.

Typically, an advanced Internet user prints out the finished paper, then adds information about himself.

Purpose of payment

To fill out the field in which the purpose of the payment is indicated, there are 3 options:

1. State duty, the purpose of which is to pay for the registration of an old-style foreign passport.
2. State duty for a biometric passport.
3. State duty for a biometric passport issued for a child.
4. State duty for obtaining a foreign passport for children.

Amount of payment

The amount of payment depends on the type of document being drawn up and the person for whom the document is being drawn up. Information about this follows below.

payment date

The date of payment is always indicated on receipts. The date, month and year of paper formation are indicated.

Refund of state duty

Article 333.40 of the Tax Code gives citizens the right to return funds paid as state taxes. However, this can only be done until you contact the FMS department (in fact, until the procedure for preparing the document begins). A refund is also possible if employees of the responsible department refuse to accept the applicant’s documents.

In all these cases, the refund is made by drawing up a written application. It must be sent to the authority to which the funds were sent. The waiting period for a refund is up to thirty days.

Thus, in 2021, changes were made to the procedure for issuing foreign passports, which is why the service for issuing them has become more expensive. To obtain a document for a child, you will have to pay 2,500 rubles, for an adult – 5,000 rubles. How to pay for a passport? You can pay the state fee at any bank. When using the “State Services” service, a discount of 30% of the cost of the procedure is provided. The duty payment receipt is valid for 12 months.

Amounts of state duty for a foreign passport

Today, state fees for a foreign passport are paid in different ways. Depending on the type of document and the recipient, the payment amount is inserted.

The table below will introduce the reader to the price category and description of each type:

Possible ways to pay the state fee

There are several ways to pay the state fee:

1. The advantage of paying online is that you don’t have to go anywhere.

   Through the cash register. This is the easiest way. You need to visit one of the Sberbank branches and contact the employee at the cash register. The main thing is that the visitor has a receipt in his hands, which contains the details. No need to pay commission. However, you can spend long hours in line.

2. Through the Sberbank terminal. In each division of Sberbank there is a terminal through which various types of fines and state duties are almost always paid out of turn. In this case, the person saves the receipt for payment in order to present it later upon receipt of the completed international passport.
3. Through Sberbank online. The advantage of this method is that you don’t need to go anywhere.

Step-by-step instructions for paying state duty at Sberbank

Let's look at the instructions for each method with a description of each step:

• Please fill out the fields carefully, as if you make an error, the check will not be generated.

  Step-by-step guide to paying through Sberbank online:

• We go to the site.

Select the “transfers and payments” button.

• Next, click on “Payment for purchases and services.”
• We indicate your place of residence.
• In the list of available organizations, select the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
• We click on the migration department we need according to the region of residence.
• We indicate the type of duty.
• We write the reason for registration.
• In the payer data column that opens, fill in information about yourself. Please fill out this field carefully, as if there is an error, the check will not be generated.
• We check if there are any errors in the receipt.
• The user will see the amount of the state duty that he must pay.
• Fill in the remaining fields.
• We are waiting for confirmation.
• We print out the check.

What services can be paid through Sberbank Online

Sberbank accepts payments for different types of duties:

• obtaining a driver's license and other traffic police services;
• registration of Russian and foreign passports;
• civil registry office services, migration services;
• litigation;
• registration of private entrepreneurship;
• obtaining patents;
• transfer of inheritance rights.

There are many types of state fees, which also include fines. But their number accounts for no more than 10% of the total volume. The most common penalties from the traffic police are for violations of traffic rules, improper parking, drunk driving, expired licenses, etc.

. The most frequently paid government fees are worth considering in detail.

State duty at the registry office

Registry office services mean registration of acts of civil status and other legal actions. These include:

• marriage and divorce (plus issuance of a certificate);
• establishing paternity;
• change of first or last name.
• making adjustments to civil registration records;
• reissue of certificates.

You have to pay for any service on this list. Details for the transfer are issued at the institution when submitting the application.

A complete list of legally significant actions requiring payment of state duty and tariffs can be found in Art. 333.26 Tax Code of the Russian Federation.

State duty of the traffic police

Citizens who receive a driver's license from the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate are also required to pay a certain amount to the budget in advance. It doesn’t matter what type of document it is (old, new) and what is the reason for its production (replacement, loss, damage, theft).

Typically, citizens use the Sberbank Online service to transfer fees. In the “Transfers and Payments” section, select the appropriate organization and then follow the system prompts.

Payment of state duty for traffic police services

The sequence of the procedure for paying a fine to the traffic police is described in the article: How to pay a traffic fine through Sberbank Online, a terminal, a branch cash desk, or with a Visa card on the State Services website.

The amount depends on the type of license: plastic – 2021 rubles, paper – 500 rubles. (Article 333.33 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation).

In addition, other services provided by the traffic police are subject to mandatory payments: registration of a purchased vehicle, issuance or replacement of a title, passing a technical inspection, etc. More details can be found in Art. 333.33 Tax Code of the Russian Federation. Details are taken directly from the traffic police.

State fee for obtaining a passport

To pay the fee for the production of a passport (civilian, foreign), you will need to obtain payment information from the FMS office at your place of residence. This information is also available on the official website of the institution.

It is important to correctly indicate the KBK code on the receipt, which varies depending on the type of document. The payment amount will be:

• for a biometric passport for an adult – 2021 rubles, for a child – 2021 rubles. (the old sample costs 2 thousand
  rubles and 1 thousand rubles, respectively);
• for issuing or replacing a Russian passport – 300 rubles;
• if lost - 2021 rubles. (old sample) and 2021 rub
  . (new version).
• One more nuance: the state fee for issuing a passport should be paid where the application is submitted.

If the state duty is transferred through Sberbank Online, then in the “Payments and Transfers” section, enter the name of the organization (FMS) or its TIN into the search engine. In the list that appears, find what you need and proceed to the payment procedure.

Payment of state duty to the Federal Migration Service

Instructions for making a payment

Sberbank offers individuals and legal entities to use several methods to pay state fees and other transfers to the budget. It is worth noting that in order to transfer fees through Sberbank Online or terminals, you must be its authorized client

. In other words, you must have a valid plastic card from Sberbank connected to mobile banking.

Detailed instructions for connecting to a mobile bank are presented in a separate article: How to connect Sberbank’s mobile bank, what it is and how to use it.

Through Sberbank Online

To transfer government contributions to the budget through the Sberbank Online service, you must adhere to a certain algorithm. First of all, log into your personal account using your data (login and password)

. Login is possible from a personal PC and through a mobile application.

1. Login to Sberbank Online
2. Go to the “Payments and Transfers” tab, then – “Budget Payments”.
3. Payments and transfers section
4. A list of services will appear on the screen. You should select the one for which you plan to pay.
5. Select a service
6. In the form that opens, you need to fill in the empty lines. Enter the following information:
7. details of the institution (account, TIN, BIC, etc.);
8. amount;
9. in the “Purpose” column indicate the type of service.

Now they check once again the accuracy of the entered information, since it will not be possible to change it in the future. In case of an error, the payment will be sent to the wrong destination

. After this, click on the “Continue” button.

Then they confirm the operation and wait for an SMS message with a code to be sent to the phone. It is entered into the field on the computer screen

.
All that remains is to print the receipt immediately or save it electronically and do it later
. In any case, it will be needed to be presented to the appropriate authority.

Terminals and ATMs

Making a payment through the terminal

If you do not have access to a PC or mobile application, then the solution is to use a terminal or ATM from Sberbank.

How to proceed in this case:

1. They prepare in advance the information necessary for making a payment: institution details, personal data (passport series and number, TIN), type of transaction (what they are paying for).
2. If you are transferring cash, then on the touch screen you sequentially click on the items “Cash Payments” and “Payments in the Region”.
3. Go to the “Taxes, fines, duties” section.
4. Depending on the purpose of the payment, a government agency is selected by name.
5. In the list of services that appears, indicate the one you need.
6. Next, enter personal information and the amount of the fee (fine). Click on “Continue”.
7. Insert paper money into the bill acceptor (preferably without change). If a certain amount remains after payment, you can credit it to your phone account (some terminals are equipped with this function).
8. Be sure to wait for the receipt to print.
9. In the case of non-cash payments using a plastic bank card, the scheme is approximately the same. Only the terminal at the end issues two tickets.

Sberbank office

Those who are used to doing things the old fashioned way prefer to make any payments through a bank branch. When heading there, do not forget to take with you your passport and a printout with the details of the recipient organization.

The cashier fills out the receipt independently according to the documents presented. Then the client should check his payment details

. After processing the transfer, the operator takes the money and gives the check.

Who can I return it to?

Refunds are available to the following categories of people:

• Paid state duty can be returned if there is an overpayment

  If there has been an overpayment. This happens when a person first decided to issue a biometric passport, but then changed his mind and chose the old sample. The difference between them is 1,500 rubles in favor of the biometric type. A person, without understanding, will pay a larger amount than is required for an old-style international passport.

• If a person receives a refusal to issue a foreign passport. The most common cases of refusal are discussed in the list: It is prohibited to issue a document to persons in military service or those who possess important state secrets.
• If a person is suspected of committing a crime, they are not allowed to go abroad.
• They do not issue paper to persistent defaulters. For example, if the father has evaded paying child support for a long time.
• If the information filled out in the receipt or in the attached documents is distorted or unreliable.
• Convicted people do not have the right to leave the country. Only after the end of the probationary period can the released person obtain the desired document.

The day is not refunded under the following circumstances:

• If a person has already received the document.
• If a person is unable to provide a receipt to pay the state fee.
• In case of incorrect completion of the application and the required set of papers.

Common mistakes

When applying for a foreign passport, you must be extremely careful when filling out all documents, including when paying the state fee, and provide only reliable information. If any discrepancies are detected, the migration service may refuse to issue you a document.

The most common mistakes:

1. Mismatch of the payer's name in the receipt with the data of the future owner of the international passport. All documents must include the first and last name of the real applicant, even if he is a minor.
2. There is an error in the payment recipient details. For example, the payer can indicate the Department of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of another region;
3. Incorrect wording of the payment purpose.

In case of refusal, you must correct all mistakes made and resubmit the application.