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Biometric passport

A biometric passport of Uzbekistan is a document that serves as confirmation of identity on the territory of the state and when traveling abroad and living there. What it looks like:

looks like a book with a dark green cover;
at the top there is the inscription “O’zbekiston Respublikasi/Republic of Uzbekistan”;
below “Passport/Passport” (Uzbek/English).

For residents of Karakalpakstan, which is part of the republic, an inscription in the Karakalpak language is added.

Official information

Uzbekistan is a state located in the very heart of Central Asia. Its population is approximately 32 million people. The main documents of all citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan are passports, birth certificates, school certificates or higher education diplomas. Let's find out what the role of these papers is and what is the latest news about passports.

Uzbekistan is rightfully considered one of the most developed countries in this region, and occupies a leading position in such sectors as economy, trade, science and culture. Despite this, in some cities of the republic there is a high level of unemployment, as a result of which many leave to work in other countries.

The main document identifying the identity of a person arriving in search of work is a passport of a citizen of Uzbekistan. It is there that the most important information is presented, namely: Full name. person, date of birth, place of residence, marital status, information about children and, of course, records of leaving the country.

Differences between passports

The new passport of a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan has significant differences from the old document:

The presence of a microchip that contains basic data (passport series and number, who issued it and when, year of birth and photograph). The photo is also in the book itself, but it is not pasted in, but printed, which reduces the risk of forgery.
The first page is thicker because made of plastic to avoid document forgery.
Contains more pages for leaving the country.
Has important notes (about military service, about the conclusion/dissolution of a marriage, registration/extract, permission to travel abroad).

Yangi (new in Uzbek) identity card was created to simplify and speed up the identification procedure (passport data is automatically punched by a special device). This will help you pass border control faster and ensure greater safety of movement.

BIOMETRIC PASSPORT: ADVANTAGES AND PROCEDURE FOR ADMINISTRATION

In accordance with the Decree of President Islam Karimov dated January 5, 2011 “On additional measures to improve the passport system in the Republic of Uzbekistan,” our country will completely switch to a biometric passport system by the end of 2015. The director of the State Personalization Center under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Abdusattar MATKARIMOV, told an UzA correspondent about the advantages of this system, which meets generally accepted international standards, and how the procedure for registration and issuance of new documents will take place.

“The passport of a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan is the main document certifying the citizenship and identity of its owner both on the territory of our country and abroad,” said A. Matkarimov. “It is a great pride for every person to have such a passport, to be a citizen of their independent Motherland. This document symbolizes his involvement in the fate of his country and people, firmly guarantees that he is under the protection of his state, and at the same time imposes great responsibility - to be worthy of the high title of citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Our country is a full member of the world community and complies with all its international obligations. In accordance with the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation of 1944 and the resolution of the Montreal Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) of 2004, states included in this organization are recommended to ensure the introduction of documents that contain an electronic chip with information about the personal biometric parameters of their owners and settings data about them and have a high degree of security.

— What is the purpose of introducing biometric passports?

— Passports with biometric data are being introduced in order to ensure the security of international civil air navigation, increase the degree of security of identity documents from possible forgery, improve mechanisms for prompt and accurate identification of individuals when crossing the State border, further improve the quality and efficiency of international air transportation, create maximum convenience for passengers, using the services of this type of transport.

To date, passports with biometric parameters, produced using modern information technologies, are valid in more than 100 countries around the world.

In Uzbekistan, which is a member of ICAO, systematic and consistent work is being carried out to introduce such documents that meet international standards and requirements. It is carried out in accordance with the Decree of President Islam Karimov dated June 23, 2009 “On measures to further improve the passport system in the Republic of Uzbekistan.”

The Decree of the Head of State dated January 5, 2011 “On additional measures to improve the passport system in the Republic of Uzbekistan” approved the Regulations on the passport system in the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Regulations on the biometric travel document of a stateless person of the Republic of Uzbekistan. They provide for all procedures related to the issuance of biometric passports and documents.

— What is a biometric passport, what are its differences?

— A biometric passport, in addition to all the usual information, has an electronic storage medium with the personal biographical data of the passport holder, as well as its biometric parameters, which include a digital photograph and fingerprints. There are three types of documents containing such a chip. These are a passport of a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, a diplomatic passport of the Republic of Uzbekistan and a travel document of a stateless person. The main properties of electronic documents of all three types, developed on the basis of international standards, are a high degree of security and ease of use when crossing borders. Their use will contribute to further improvement of the procedure for registration, issuance and exchange of a passport of a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as a travel document of a stateless person.

— How long will it take to exchange valid passports for biometric ones?

— Passport exchange will be carried out in two stages. The first stage will take place during 2011. During this period, biometric passports will be issued to employees of ministries, departments and institutions of Uzbekistan, individuals traveling abroad or staying outside the country, as well as citizens receiving passports due to reaching a certain age or on other grounds provided by law. At the second stage, which will take 2012-2015, - to all citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the manner prescribed by law.

— What are the functions of the State Personalization Center?

— The center was created in accordance with the Decree of the head of our state dated June 23, 2009 in order to carry out centralized production and effective recording of biometric passports and timely provision of them to citizens. As explained in the Regulations on the Passport System in the Republic of Uzbekistan, personalization is the entry of biographical data and biometric parameters of its owner into the passport form. Our center personalizes three types of electronic documents - passports of citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan, diplomatic passports of the Republic of Uzbekistan and travel documents of stateless persons.

Thus, forms for new passports and travel documents will be produced at the State Production Association “Davlat Belgisi”, personalized in our center, and issued to owners at document collection points, that is, in the entry, exit and citizenship departments of the internal affairs bodies.

It should be noted once again that the issuance of biometric passports will occur in our country in stages, in accordance with the established procedure. The current sample passport of a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan is valid for the entire period of passport exchange until the end of 2015.

UzA.

Published in the newspaper “Norma” No. 2 dated January 18, 2011.

Receipt and replacement

The new format of the identity card was introduced on January 5, 2011 in accordance with the Decree of President I. Karimov. However, the old-style Uzbek passport was valid until the end of 2021.

For those who did not change the document in a timely manner, a fine in the amount of 1-3 minimum wages is provided. If a citizen of Uzbekistan lived in the Russian Federation and missed the deadline, then when replacing it at the Consulate he will have to pay $50. If he lost the document, then $70.

Obtaining a passport is mandatory in the following cases:

reaching the age of sixteen;
expiration of the previous document;
obtaining citizenship of the republic;
change of full name, date of birth, nationality;
detection of false information in documentation;
end of pages with notes;
damage and loss.

Also, the replacement of an Uzbek passport is carried out ahead of schedule if the citizen plans to travel abroad for a long time, and the validity of the document is less than 12 months.

When living in Uzbekistan, an identity card is obtained from the Ministry of Internal Affairs at the place of registration based on the submitted package of papers:

application on a special form;
a previously issued document or birth certificate upon first registration;
photo 3.5*4.5 cm (2 pcs.);
certificate of marriage/divorce;
receipt of payment of state duty.

Citizens temporarily staying abroad must provide the same documents. Only instead of a receipt for payment of the state duty, you need a receipt for consular and other fees. If your passport is lost, then a corresponding certificate. A document confirming the legality of being in the country is also required. Before contacting the responsible structures to obtain/replace an identity card, you need to clarify the full list of required papers, because legislation is changeable.

Attention! Photos wearing a hat or glasses are not suitable for obtaining a passport. If you wish to take photographs in this form, the documentation will be refused.

How to obtain a Certificate of Return to the Republic of Uzbekistan?

A return certificate is a special document that allows Uzbek citizens to cross the Russian border. The main reasons for its issuance are considered to be the loss of identity documents or cases where their validity has expired and the migration check cannot be passed. Due to the need to exchange an old-style passport for a new one, the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan also allowed the issuance of a corresponding certificate as a temporary regulatory measure.

To obtain a certificate of return, you need to contact the Embassy or Consulate General of Uzbekistan in Russia and submit documents in accordance with the established requirements. The list of these includes a passport, 2 photographs (35×44), written confirmation of the type of activity in which the applicant was engaged in the territory of the Russian Federation (a certificate from an enterprise, university, a medical referral for treatment or a travel document), a receipt for payment of the consular fee. The application form for obtaining a return certificate is submitted electronically.

Checking the compliance of submitted papers with information available in the database of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan takes no more than 5 days, however, if there is a queue, the period can be extended to 30 days.

Once issued, the return certificate is valid for no more than one month, so within the allotted time you need to complete all important matters and return to Uzbekistan to issue a biometric passport. If it is possible to obtain a new passport without leaving Russia, then it is worth applying for it at the Embassy in Moscow or at a consulate in another city.

Obtaining a passport

Despite the fact that a biometric document meets international standards and is proof of identity in any country, it is still necessary to obtain a second passport for traveling abroad. It replaces exit visas, which are also called authorization stickers. Looks similar to a Russian passport. Its cover is also dark red.

For many, it is unclear why waste time on obtaining a foreign passport if the biometric one is essentially the same. After all, you can simply cancel the permit stickers. Visas are intended to restrict the exit from the country of certain categories of citizens: those who had access to state secrets, against whom a criminal case has been initiated or a statement of claim has been filed. Also, persons who are under the control of law enforcement agencies or who must undergo military service cannot leave Uzbekistan freely.

It is unrealistic to limit the possibility of obtaining a primary passport. But it is quite possible to refuse to extradite a foreigner. Thanks to this, the state reserves the right to restrict the travel of citizens abroad.

To obtain a foreign passport you need:

application in 2 copies;
a copy and original of the internal passport or birth certificate, if the citizen is under 16;
previously issued passport (if available);
a copy of the military and registration certificate;
photograph 3.5*4.5 mm (2 pcs.);
receipt of payment of the duty;
decision of the responsible structure (when seizing a biometric passport as material evidence);
consent of parents/guardians/trustees, certified by a notary office (for minors);
notarized commitment of the person accompanying the minor.

Cost of obtaining a passport:

243,276 soums for citizens over 16 years of age;
162,184 soums for those who have not reached the specified age;
202,730 soums for people who do not have citizenship, but reside permanently in the territory of the republic.

How long does it take to get a passport:

for 10 years, provided that the person is already sixteen;
for 2 years, when the document is issued to a child from birth to 12 months;
for 5 years if the recipient is more than a year old but under 16.

For reference! Persons 15-18 years old can travel outside the state independently, unaccompanied, if they have the consent of the persons responsible for them.

Registration of a biometric passport for a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Russia

Exchanging an old-style passport for a new one in Russia requires a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan to perform certain actions. Their essence is to submit a package of documents to the consular department of the country’s embassy in accordance with the requirements of the Uzbek Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Federal Migration Service of Russia and the ICAO recommendations, during which they will be verified.

You can arrange for an exchange of an old-style passport for a new one at the Embassy in Moscow or the corresponding consulates in other cities of Russia. To do this, Uzbek citizens must be registered with the consulate due to permanent residence in the country or registration of documents for study, work, treatment, etc. Failure to comply with this condition can significantly increase the time required to verify the documents provided by a foreign citizen, and sometimes “slow down” the entire registration process.

Obtaining a biometric passport of an Uzbek citizen at the Russian Embassy involves submitting an application of the established form, a copy and original of the old passport, a departure sheet, a standard size photo and a receipt for payment of the state fee. Please note that the state fee for exchanging a passport currently ranges from 40 to 90 US dollars, depending on the reason for staying in the country, and if the old ID card is expired, it increases by another 50 US dollars.

Exchanging a biometric ID card for a child who has not yet reached 18 years of age involves adding a birth certificate, originals and copies of parental passports to the above papers.

In addition, please note that cases of obtaining biometric passports by a child whom an Uzbek citizen gave birth to already on the territory of Russia, or by an incapacitated person, are somewhat different from typical cases. It is better to clarify information on these issues with FMS employees before starting to compile a package of documents for passport exchange or before the verification of the applicant’s personal data begins.

The validity period of a new Uzbek passport, depending on the age of the recipient, is limited and requires replacement before reaching one year, 16 years and approximately 26 years. From the moment of birth to one year, a passport is issued for no more than two years, after 16 years - for no more than five years and in the latter case, for no more than 10 years. In some cases, the specified scope of validity of the document can be moved, such as, for example, loss of a passport, change of personal data, acquisition of Uzbek citizenship if it did not exist before, and the like.

OVIR stickers

This is an exit visa, which was glued into the passport itself (since 2011 into the biometric one). From January 2021, the issuance of stickers has been cancelled. Those that have already been issued are valid until the deadline indicated on them.

The introduction of foreign passports instead of exit visas is much more convenient for citizens, because The first document is issued for a period of 10 years for those who have turned 16 (5 years for younger people). OVIR stickers were valid only for 2 years. Their term did not depend on how old the citizen was. In addition, the procedure for obtaining an exit visa is quite labor-intensive. It is necessary to provide information about the purpose of the trip, a good description, etc.

If you have an unexpired exit visa, you cannot use it together with a new passport to travel abroad. In one of his interviews, the head of the department of the Migration and Citizenship Registration Department of the Tashkent City Internal Affairs Directorate, Lieutenant Colonel Sanzhar Kosimov, said that this is prohibited at the legislative level. If a new biometric passport is received, the inscription “Cancelled” is affixed to the existing visa. Documents for its registration can be submitted no earlier than 6 months before the expiration of the OVIR sticker.

Contents of the document

All pages are divided into several groups, the names of which are indicated in the upper corner of each sheet. The first three pages contain basic information identifying a person, the subsequent pages store equally important data.

From pages 4 to 6 there is various information, for example, about a person’s criminal record. The seventh contains information about the place of residence, and there is also a stamp about permanent residence (registration). If the place of residence changes, new data is entered on the next page under No. 8.

The following pages, starting from the 10th to the very last sheet, indicate information about leaving the country, dates of stay in another state, and also stamps from passport control at airports or train stations in both other countries and the Republic of Uzbekistan itself.

Internal passport of a citizen of Uzbekistan of a new type and the validity of the old one in 2021

Uzbekistan, Tashkent - AN Podrobno. In Uzbekistan, on January 1, the issuance of OVIR stickers for traveling abroad was stopped and new biometric passports were introduced, reports a Podrobno correspondent. Some citizens are concerned about the introduction of a foreign passport and contact representatives of the relevant departments with a number of questions. Below are frequently asked questions and their answers provided by the Police Department. What will a biometric passport look like for traveling abroad?

The biometric passport for traveling abroad is made in burgundy color and has 48 pages. The pages of the international passport contain images of the country's landmarks and architectural monuments. In addition, the passport contains watermarks, a pentagram, color-shifting ink, moire effect, metallized security thread, laminated film, and a built-in electronic chip.

What is the advantage of a foreign passport over a permit sticker for temporary travel abroad? Permit stickers were issued for a period of 2 years. Foreign passports will be valid for 10 years. For citizens who often travel abroad, this will be an additional convenience. In addition, the passport meets international standards. What is the list of documents for obtaining a biometric passport for traveling abroad?

According to the presidential decree of December 26, “On measures to further improve the passport system in the Republic of Uzbekistan,” the following documents are submitted to obtain a biometric passport for traveling abroad during a temporary departure to a collection point:

Citizens aged 15 to 18 years can travel abroad unaccompanied if they have the notarized consent of parents, guardians and trustees for the minor to travel independently.

Are there any special requirements for photos? It is not allowed to take photographs wearing a headdress, items of clothing that cover part of the face, colored lenses, or glasses. What is the state fee for obtaining a biometric passport for traveling abroad? Why is the state fee for a foreign passport higher than the state fee for a permit sticker? How long will it take to produce a passport? A biometric passport for traveling abroad will be issued within 10 working days. What is the validity period of a passport?

A biometric passport for traveling abroad is issued to citizens with a validity period of:. Until when will it be possible to leave the country with biometric passports with an authorization sticker?

Current passports can be used to travel abroad until January 1 of this year. Stickers issued before January 1 of the year will be valid until the expiration date indicated on them. Starting this year, permit stickers will no longer be issued; to travel abroad you will need to obtain a foreign passport.

Do girls who want to go abroad need to undergo an interview? Since June of this year, interviews with girls aged 18 to 35 have been cancelled. They receive an exit visa on a general basis. You don’t choose news: read all the most interesting things in the Telegram channel of AN Podrobno.

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In cases provided for by law, internal affairs bodies make notes on the obligation to pay alimony in the passports of citizens who evade paying alimony.

Not understanding what this phrase means, many citizens have difficulty determining the details that fit into this field. In reality, everything is quite simple. This phrase requires the indication of the serial number of the form.

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ID cards will be valid exclusively in Uzbekistan. To travel outside the country, a biometric passport of a citizen of Uzbekistan (foreign passport) will be required.

The transliteration of Uzbek personal names and geographical names traditionally accepted in Russian has two features. The first is that the Uzbek language, which has been preserved since pre-revolutionary times, is not reflected in the writing.

First of all, it should be noted that the Republic of Uzbekistan has been a sovereign state since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and as a sovereign state it insists that the citizens of Uzbekistan must have self-identity in everything. Since 1999 Uzbekistan, very actively, just like Ukraine, has taken up the formation of the self-identity of every Uzbek citizen.

This sunny Central Asian country is not the most attractive to move to. But sometimes circumstances develop in such a way that there is a need to settle here. The need arises due to family reasons, business and work characteristics. In such cases, persons with nationality from another country must obtain citizenship of Uzbekistan.

Military personnel live without these passports. Documents confirming the identity of a serviceman are an identity card or military ID issued by the command of military units and military institutions.

If the applicant is suspected of violating the fundamentals of the constitutional structure of the republic or extremist actions, a negative response will be given to the application.

Resettlement program

In 2021, compatriots and native speakers can obtain Russian citizenship within a year, subject to their participation in a state project organized by the Government of the Russian Federation.

The advantages of this method of transferring to the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation:

submission of documents without leaving Uzbekistan;
papers can be asked after purchasing a temporary residence permit.

To obtain Russian citizenship without leaving your country, you need: