How to replace a passport at expiry

There are several reasons why it is necessary to change the passport. Loss of passport or its damage, change the appearance of the owner or his / her personal data, the lack of free pages or just at expiry.

Features the replacement passport after expiry of validity

Replacing the old-style passports and the passport of the new generation after the expiry date occurs under the same scenario as when the very first results. Unlike the case when you come to the Department of FMS has not yet expired, and the document is removed, the immigration officers - expired passport left on the hands.

"The passport expired is not withdrawn." Federal law "On the procedure for exit from Russian Federation and entry to Russian Federation", part 3, article 11.

The term of registration of the passport the replacement is 30 days from the date of application. The processing time may affect the time of year when you are going to apply for a new passport. In high season you need to be prepared that you are not the only one who remembered about the replacement of the passport. It is possible that the date of issuance may be postponed due to busy workers of the FMS. In low season there is a possibility to obtain a passport in a week and a half before.

The list of documents for obtaining a passport of the new generation

- application form in two copies;
internal passport of the citizen of the Russian Federation;
- receipt about payment of state duty;
- two matte black-and-white or color photographs size 3,5 x 4,5 cm;
military ID with marks of completion of military service by conscription or markings: "unfit for military service", "partially fit for military service";
- the passport with expired validity period, which is available in FMS for viewing and the copy;
work - book, an extract from the employment record for the last 10 years.

The list of documents for obtaining a passport of the old sample

Fill the application form for a passport of the old sample it is possible by hand, but without corrections. In the biometric passport application form should be filled in capital letters in a special PDF file. The application form can be downloaded from the website of FMS.

- application form in two copies;
internal passport of the citizen of the Russian Federation;
- receipt about payment of state duty;
four matte black-and-white or color photographs size 3,5 x 4,5 cm;
- birth certificate of the child, if you are planning to make information about children;
- the documents confirming citizenship of the Russian Federation, for children under 14 years of age;
military ID with marks of completion of military service by conscription or markings: "unfit for military service", "partially fit for military service";
- the passport with expired validity period, which is available in FMS for viewing and the copy;
work - book, an extract from the employment record for the last 10 years.

When filling out the application should take into account the requirements set out in the section "Main\Public services\passport" website of the FMS of Russia in the bottom of the page. Requirements apply to the design of the application form on issuance of biometric passports. Link to PDF file of the questionnaire is on the same page.

Opening and editing files PDF is with Adobe Reader, so you will need a computer with the installed program. When the printout of the application form make sure in settings you set the zoom to 100%. Printing of questionnaire should be done on a single sheet first print one side, then insert the same sheet and print second. Judging by the fact that this simple algorithm is described in detail on the website of the FMS, not all Russians do the job right the first time.