To avoid wasted time in queues when applying for a passport, you can make an appointment with the Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation using special services. An electronic queue for a passport is an excellent option for preliminary registration, which allows you to avoid a long wait under the office of a government agency and get a document to travel abroad without a queue.
Where to apply for an appointment
You can sign up for the submission of documents for a passport in different ways. Regardless of the chosen method, it is necessary to prepare:
- internal passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation;
- when replacing - a foreign passport, if its validity has not yet expired;
- information about changes in personal data;
- military ID;
- color photographs.
Previously, it was necessary to contact the GUVM (UMFS) at the place of registration and find out whether it was possible to pre-make an appointment with the inspector or whether it was necessary to stand in a live queue to submit documents. Now the process has been simplified. An electronic record has appeared. To use it, you need to register on the Public Services Portal, make an appointment on the website of the Main Directorate for Migration Issues of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, or reserve a place using the terminal.
Online registration for submission of documents for a foreign passport implies that the applicant has an e-mail and phone number. They are needed when making a request and for notifications that the service has been formed.
Online recording
The Main Directorate of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia provides an online service with which you can book time to visit the offices of the Office for Migration Affairs. You can use the service if there are free time slots in the inspector's work schedule.
Making an appointment for a foreign passport requires entering personal data on the website, which is transmitted to the GUVM server. They are used only to identify the user when booking a seat.
First you should choose:
- territorial body of the Main Directorate of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs;
- type of service;
- the type of transaction, which includes the filing of papers or the issuance of a document;
- subdivision of the migration service.
After that, the calendar will become available. Free days for visiting are marked in green on it. It is necessary to choose a suitable date and time. In the lines that open below, the client must enter the last name, first name, patronymic, type of identity document, and its registration number. You also need to provide your full home address and postal code, email and phone number. At the end, you need to enter the verification code from the picture and click on the "Sign up" button.
When the record is formed, a notification will be sent to your email inbox. It is necessary to strictly adhere to the time at which the visit of the inspector of the migration service is scheduled. If the client is even 10 minutes late, he loses the right to priority service and must stand in a live queue or re-register for another day.
State Service website
It is easy to apply for a foreign passport on the Public Services Portal on the Internet. The first step is to register by entering personal data, phone number or email in special lines.
A message will be sent to the mail with a link to confirm registration. After going through it, the user finds himself in his personal account. There you can choose the type of service and the type of passport. In 2021, it is allowed to draw up a document of a new and old model.
Then you need to confirm the profile:
- at the nearest service center, providing a passport and an individual insurance personal account number;
- through the "Russian Post", after waiting for a letter with a code to confirm your identity;
- using an individual electronic signature or a universal electronic card.
After re-authorization, you can start issuing a passport via the Internet by filling out an application. You will need to upload a digital photo up to 500 kb and enter true information in the columns of the questionnaire. It is carefully checked, and if there are inconsistencies, the service will be refused.
It is necessary to indicate in the questionnaire:
- passport data;
- information from the work book;
- information about registration and place of residence.
Half an hour after the application, a message is received by email or mobile phone that the application has been accepted for processing. Then, an invitation to visit the migration service and a notification with a form for payment of the state duty are sent to the personal account on the website. It can be paid at any bank or through online services, including on the State Services portal itself.
You must arrive at the reception on time, taking the original documents with you. The employee will check the information, take a photo of the applicant and inform the approximate timeframe for receiving the document. As soon as it is ready, the client will receive a new notification.
Terminal recording
If it is not possible to use the online appointment, it is easy to reserve time to visit the UVM of the Ministry of Internal Affairs through the self-service terminal. They are installed in all major cities of the country.
- On the screen of the terminal, select the item "Services of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation".
- Mark the required type of service.
- Select a suitable free date and time of visit in the opened calendar.
- Fill in personal information.
- Get a coupon.
The coupon displays the number of the office to which you need to contact, the date and time of the visit. If a citizen for some reason does not have time to visit the inspector on time, the ticket is canceled and the procedure in the self-service terminal has to be repeated. In order for free seats to be available, it is recommended to make an online appointment a month before the intended visit to the government agency.
Contacting the Unified Document Center
Every person who has Russian citizenship can use the services of the Unified Document Center, which is located in St. Petersburg. Every day the center receives about 6 thousand citizens, and all of them receive the European level of service.
Employees undertake the preparation of an application for obtaining a foreign passport, preparation of documents for submission to the Main Department of Internal Affairs, provide photo services and information on obtaining a biometric passport and an old-style document.
Details of all the ways to obtain a passport.
The provided service minimizes the time spent on paperwork. To avoid queues, the center provides an online appointment for the preparation of a package of documents. To do this, you need to fill out a questionnaire, indicating the contact phone number, the direction of interest for the service, full name and the desired date of the visit. After sending the data, it remains to wait for the operator's call to confirm the recording.
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Recording by phone or on a first come, first served basis
If the registration of a foreign passport via the Internet does not inspire confidence, and it is not possible to visit the Unified Document Center, it remains to act in the old fashioned way. You will need to come personally to the offices of the Office for Migration Affairs and stand in line. When choosing this method, it should be borne in mind that people who have used electronic registration go to the office bypassing the usual queue, if they are on time.
You can book an appointment by phone. In this case, the applicant will skip the line to the appointment at the specified time. You need to call exactly the department where you intend to apply.The disadvantages of this method are that it is difficult to get through to the migration service, and besides, not every department has an appointment service by phone.
Conclusion
Before submitting documents to the Office for Migration, you need to make sure that they are in order. It is important to carefully fill out the application and enter the correct information into it, otherwise the document will be refused and you will have to start the procedure from the beginning.
