What better passport for a child



The presence of a child upon delivery of the documents for a passport is not required. But when issuing a passport the child has attained 14 years of age, must be personally present to FMS of Russia for signing of documents.
You can exercise your civil right to choose between the two types of documents for travel abroad. The old model passport with a validity of 5 years and the passport of the new generation with a validity of 10 years. Advantages of obtaining a biometric passport are:
- the ability of an application through the portal "public Services" from the comfort of home;
- getting passport in a separate queue;
- if the guards are loyal, the validity of 10 years, of course, more attractive;
- expedited passport control.


The old passport is a significant advantage - it is cheaper. The state fee for issuance of the passport of the old sample child up to 14 years old is 4 times lower of the state duty for the issuance of biometric passports. The five-year validity of the old passport is more suited for a teenager than a passport in ten years, because children grow and change in appearance. There is a possibility that the guards might warn of the need to replace the document within two to three years after obtaining the passport of the child.

If both parents have biometric passports for convenience to travel better if the whole family will be the passport of the same type. At many border crossings there are separate corridors for holders of biometric passports. Would be a shame not to take a chance to avoid the tedious waiting at passport control. The lists of documents for registration of minor child of the international passport of the old sample and the passport of the new generation differ only in the way of filling of the application form. For obtaining a passport of the old sample application form is filled in by hand, and to obtain a biometric passport need to fill out the electronic version of the document, a sample of which is posted on the website of the FMS of Russia and in the portal "public Services".

The list of documents for registration of the passport of a minor



Parents, Trustees or guardians of adolescents under 14 years of age, must provide to the Department of the FMS the following documents:

- application form in one copy;
- birth certificate;
- the documents confirming the right legal representative: a birth certificate of the minor, the act of guardianship appointing him a guardian or an act of body of guardianship appointing him Trustee;
- identity document of the representative of the minor;
- the document confirming the Russian citizenship of the minor;
- receipt about payment of state duty;
- black and white or color photos on matte paper, 2 PCs.


The state duty for issuance of a passport of the old sample: adults - 1,000 rubles, to 14 лет300 rubles, from 14 to 18 years - 1000 rubles
: adults - 2,500 rubles to 14 years - 1200 rubles, from 14 to 18 years - 2500 roubles
Parents, Trustees or guardians of adolescents aged 14 to 18 years must provide to the Department of the FMS the following documents:

- application form in one copy;
- the passport of the citizen of the Russian Federation;
- the documents confirming the right legal representative: a birth certificate of the minor, the act of guardianship appointing him a guardian or an act of body of guardianship appointing him Trustee;
- birth certificate of minor;
- receipt about payment of state duty;
- black and white or color photos on matte paper, 2 PCs.

Proof of citizenship of a minor



The availability of Russian Federation citizenship is certified by a domestic or foreign passport, a passport of a minor or his parent, as amended information about the child. Or the birth certificate of the child, which made information:

About the Russian citizenship of parents regardless of place of birth.

About the Russian citizenship of one of the parents, provided that the second parent does not have Russian citizenship or has been missing.

About the Russian citizenship of one of the parents and the citizenship of another country of the other parent, provided that the certificate of birth issued on the territory of Russia.

The mark on the document confirming the fact of registration of birth in the territory of a foreign state with translation into Russian language. The mark is put on the translation of the bodies of the FMS of Russia, employees of consular offices of the Russian Federation or the consular officer diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation.

The mark on the birth certificate. Mark put down the bodies of the FMS of Russia, employees of consular offices of the Russian Federation or the consular officer diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation.

Also the nationality can be confirmed by the liner to the document issued abroad the fact of registration of birth. Liner to the birth certificate confirming Russian citizenship issued prior to February 6, 2007