A document that confirms the identity of a citizen and gives the right to enter the country and travel outside the state is called a passport. It has its own design features. The production time of a passport directly depends on the type of document, its validity and purpose.
Varieties of passport
Currently, there are two categories of passports in Russia that allow you to cross the border:
- The old format of a foreign document having a validity period of not more than five years.
- A biometric or new generation passport with a validity period of up to ten years.
Distinctive features of a biometric passport
The manufacture of a passport takes some time. The main difference in terms is related to the type of document. The biometric passport has an electronic chip that carries all the necessary information about the owner of the document. From 2015, such a chip will have fingerprint data.
The production time of a new passport of a new sample depends on several circumstances. If such a document is only for an ordinary trip abroad of a business or tourist nature, then its production will be within one month. If there are circumstances such as the death of a relative or close person abroad, a serious illness requiring treatment outside the country, then a passport can be made in three days. But its cost will be higher than under normal circumstances.
The peculiarity of the old type passport
If we talk about a foreign document of the old format, we can highlight several important nuances. Firstly, it does not have such a long validity period as a biometric one; secondly, its degree of protection is lower, but the cost is less than that of the new document.
The production time for an old-style passport can be from one month to four. It all depends on how and where the necessary documents were submitted. If documents were submitted at the place of residence, then the time for its creation cannot be more than one month.
When the documents were drawn up at the place of stay, the state has the right to produce them for about four months. But if the process of registration is carried out through a diplomatic or consular mission, then the period should be no more than three months.
Government Services Portal: What are the Benefits?
When applying for a passport, many who wish to receive it go through a rather lengthy and uncomfortable process. High workload of the passport service and constant queues cause a lot of difficulties and inconveniences. Now, thanks to the appeared official portal of public services of the Russian Federation, the design of foreign documents has become much more accessible and easier.
The terms of manufacturing a passport through public services have become shorter. Thanks to this official site, you can order and issue the necessary certificates and documents online, including a foreign passport.
Which passport is preferable?
After registration on the state portal, you can make your choice. There are several differences between the new biometric passport and plain old paper. Firstly, any border in Europe is easier and faster to cross with a biometric passport. Secondly, the validity periods of these documents are very different from each other.
Despite the fact that the cost of an old passport is more affordable, it is less protected from crafts. The manufacturing time for an old-style passport, according to the law, almost does not differ from the biometric one. Therefore, it is only up to the citizen to choose.
What is needed to get a passport?
In order to reduce the waiting time for the issuance of a passport, you need to collect a certain list of documents. Some of them can be immediately issued in electronic form on the official website of public services:
- Electronic photograph (on a white background, thirty-five by forty-five in electronic size up to three hundred kilobytes).
- Statement. Fill in online. It contains information about relatives and the applicant. After filling out the application, a photo file is downloaded.
- When the data is processed, the system will check, and in a few days the result will be on the electronic mail inbox. If the application is not accepted, the reason will be communicated. A few days after the acceptance of the application, an invitation will be sent to the electronic mailbox at a certain date and the county where you need to go for further registration of the passport.
- The deadline for producing a passport will be no more than one month, after which another invitation will come to pick up a ready-made document.
How fast will a passport be issued?
The terms of manufacturing a new generation passport are quite loyal. If an application was submitted through the portal of public services at their permanent place of residence, then after one or two months the passport will be in hand. If the application was executed at the location, then the wait will last up to four months. In the summer, this period can be slightly delayed, since the system processes a large volume of applications. For the old format, the same rules are provided.
Features when applying for a passport for a child
If we talk about the preparation of foreign documents for the child, then usually a special entry in the passport of one of the parents is enough. But most experts advise a child to draw up a separate document, since there are various nuances at customs passes. For a child, you can order any type of passport.
Making a passport for a child will be the same time as for an adult, since the principle of registration and its creation is exactly the same. But if you make a choice between a biometric passport and an old model, you need to weigh the pros and cons.
The parent will have to go to a special authorized office to complete the foreign documents of the child. Documents will also be handed over there and subsequently a passport will be obtained. A child has the ability to grow and change externally, so his passport will have to be reissued much more often than his validity period requires.
The state duty for children’s international passports is slightly higher than for adults. This kind of document is issued only in Moscow. An application and a questionnaire can be submitted through the official portal, but you will have to travel after that already to the proposed representative offices.
A biometric card for a child is also equipped with a chip containing all the information about its owner, his blood type and sometimes fingerprints. Documents for registration of a new or old model have a standard set:
- A completed application form.
- Past passport.
- Confirmation of payment of state duty.
- Passport of one of the parents or guardian.
- A document confirming guardianship, if assigned.
- Electronic or ordinary photo for a passport.
The state has established certain deadlines and procedures for issuing passports, but they can be changed depending on the circumstances and prevailing conditions. In periods when there is a large influx of tourists and just residents who want to travel outside the country for a short time, the manufacturing time for a passport can fluctuate and be slightly higher than it should be.