How to change the name in the passport

If you decided to change the passport, you will need to get a new civic. Next, the procedure for the replacement passport in connection with the change of name is the same as when you receive a new document in connection with the expiration of the previous one.

To obtain a new passport you need to collect the following documents:- application for a passport;
- the passport of the citizen of the Russian Federation;
photo (biometric passport - 2 PCs., for document of the old sample - 3).
- military ticket with a mark about the termination of service or a certificate from the military Commissariat (male only 18-27 years);
permission command, issued in corresponding order (only for members of the armed forces of the Russian Federation);
- receipt of state fee payment (the cost of biometric passports - 2500 roubles of the old sample - 1000 roubles);
- a previously issued passport, if its validity has not expired.

You then have two options - to go to the office of the Federal migration service (FMS) or register on the website http://www.gosuslugi.ru/.

In the first option, you take the documents to the FMS and after a month (or slightly more) you will be issued a new passport.

In the second case you register on the website http://www.gosuslugi.ru/. The registration procedure takes from two weeks to six weeks. The fact that you have to wait for the letter, sent to the address where registered. There you will find a code that will able to activate your portal account. And only after that you can fill out an application for a new passport.

After your application pass the necessary checks, you will be invited to the FMS with the original documents. Staff will schedule a time when you have to come to the Department. In this case, to stand in queues do not have.

After 3-4 days you will be issued a new passport.