The advantage of the passport of the old sample, and there is still the opportunity to register in OVIR according to the place of registration is its lower cost design and the fact that it you can enter their children, whose age does not exceed 14 years. For the new biometric passports for each child you will need to issue a separate document.

For registration of the passport of the old sample you will need to make 4 photos of size 35 × 45 mm. They can be black and white or color, with shading, background is definitely white. But in either case, they should be placed on a special matte paper. So you need to warn the photographer that you need photos for passport. Two of them you glued to the application form and certified by seal of the enterprise where you work, and two, not cutting, taking, along with a package of documents.


On the new passport under the word "Passport" in Russian and English, is the logo of the chip. It symbolizes that the passport is biometric and contains an electronic chip with the holder's photograph and duplicate all data of the passport electronically. For its design you will need 2-3 colour photographs (size 35x45 mm with shading on a white background. The paper on which they are printed should also be matte. These photos are for internal use. The photo on the biometric passport you will make the staff of the FMS of special equipment.

If you issue a passport on the Internet portal, you will need to do three pictures. To apply one of them should be sent in electronic form as a file with the extension JPG. Its size must not exceed 300 KB, resolution should be 600 dpi, background shooting preferably blue hue, but not white. The image of smudge and retouch can't. Note that this image has additional requirements. Lighting when shooting should be uniform, and the picture - without the effect of "red eye". When the print size 35x45 mm head length should be 32-36 mm, width 18-25 mm. No hats or sunglasses in the photo is not allowed.

In addition, to complete the questionnaire you will need one regular photo 35x45 mm matte paper and one that will make the staff of the FMS in order to paste in the passport.