Sometimes it becomes necessary to replace an internal passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation. There are a lot of reasons. Most often, citizens are faced with the need to change their passport upon reaching the appropriate age (20 or 45 years). You also have to get a new passport for all citizens who change their last name, middle name, first name or information about the date or place of birth.
A damaged or excessively worn passport, unsuitable for further use, must also be replaced. If a citizen underwent sex reassignment surgery or lost his passport, he also needs to go through the procedure for obtaining the main identification document again. It should be remembered that the careful storage of a passport is the responsibility of every citizen, and if your passport has been stolen or lost, you should immediately report it to the territorial body of the Federal Migration Service or at least to the local police station. Based on your application, a case will be opened regarding the loss of a passport, and you will be issued a temporary identity card. The algorithm for obtaining a new passport is quite simple.
- You must collect all the documents necessary in order to change your passport or get a new one in return for the lost one. The list of documents includes: a statement drawn up accordingly, two photographs (size - 35 by 45 mm), a passport to be replaced (if you have it on hand), as well as documents that confirm the grounds for replacing the passport.
- All documents must be handed over to the appropriate authorities before the expiration of a thirty-day period, which is counted from the moment the grounds for replacing or issuing a new passport arrive.
- If you applied for the replacement or issuance of a new passport at the place of residence, according to the current legislation, you can receive a new document within ten days from the date of acceptance of the documents.
- If, due to the circumstances, you had to apply for the replacement or issue of a passport out of place of residence (or if your old passport has been stolen or lost), a new passport will be issued within two months of the adoption of documents today.
- Even in situations where the termination of the old passport is caused by reasons that do not imply the receipt of a new passport, the old passport must be returned to the appropriate authorities. For example, the passport of a deceased citizen or a person whose Russian citizenship has ceased should be compulsory to be handed over to the territorial bodies of the Federal Migration Service or to bodies that carry out state registration of acts of civil status.
