Checking the Russian passport for validity

Modern databases of the FMS allow checking identity documents on request and online. Verification of the validity of a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation is carried out at the personal request or request of the security services when performing a number of operations.

Why you might need

A passport with incorrect or outdated information cannot be used for its intended purpose. Verification of the authenticity of this document is sometimes necessary when performing all legally significant actions.

These include:

• Concluding a deal and signing a contract;
• Getting married;
• Obtaining a loan from a bank;
• Apparatus employed.

In the process of a major transaction

When concluding a transaction, the parties have the right to demand from each other to check the passport for authenticity. Such manipulations as selling and buying, transferring money bear serious responsibility, often fraudsters are involved in these transactions. Therefore, the verification of the authenticity of the document is a necessary measure.

Often this is carried out by the security service, when it comes to firms and enterprises, checking the passport along with other documents. But you can do it yourself.

When concluding a loan agreement

When receiving a loan from a bank, a passport is provided. The bank's security service checks it, the manager examines it.

When an error is found in the document

If errors are found in the document, the passport is invalidated. Such errors can be:

• Incomplete or incorrect digital character of the series and number;
• Errors in printed data;
• Invalid information about the owner;
• Missing or distorted seals.

In this case, the passport may contain stamps about:

• Residence registration;
• Marital status;
• The presence of minor children;
• The presence of conscription;
• Previous documents (also foreign forms);
• Blood type and rhesus.

Upon marriage

Upon marriage, information about the authenticity of the passport can be obtained in the database of the migration service, as well as during verification with the authority that formalizes the marriage. Data about the future spouse will be reflected on the service website in the database.

You can also inspect the document itself. This is a necessary step in the conclusion of marriage contracts, as well as property transactions with the participation of both spouses.

Employment

When applying for a job, the authentication procedure is handled by the employer of his own free will. This is the responsibility of the HR department.

A passport check should be carried out immediately after receiving it; for a start, it is enough to carefully examine it. If the document is executed incorrectly, then it does not work, and you must immediately apply for a replacement.

How to check

There are several ways to check. These include:

• Inspection of the document;
• Checking through the GUVM of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (police department);
• Information bases of the migration service.

In the last two instances, information about the passport and all changes that affect it are stored permanently. Service and organization requests are sent there, if necessary.

When examining, you need to pay attention to the following:

• The authenticity of the basic information about the owner;
• The number of digits in the main ciphers;
• Compliance with the validity period;
• Pagination;
• Holograms;
• Seals;
• The presence of a metal thread;
• Compliance with the photo.

Basic information about the owner is indicated on the second laminated page. It should be remembered that at 20 and 45 years old the paper needs to be replaced. Digital codes of the series and numbers are applied with paint up to the fifth page, and then into the “holes” from the laser.

Since 2007, on the second page, the print color has changed from black to red, and on the third, from the same year, holograms have been installed. Last Pages for 10 years stitched with a metal thread, which also needs to be paid attention to.

All marks, stamps and seals must be clear, and all codes on the pages must be the same (series and document number). All pages have a watermark.

How to understand that a document is fake

A violation in the registration of a passport will indicate that the applicant has a forged or invalid document. Most often in this case:

• There is a discrepancy between the numbers on the pages;
• There are no watermarks and holograms;
• The prints are fuzzy;
• There is no brown bar on the last page;
• The numbers are entered in the wrong way;
• When illuminated with ultraviolet light, there are no luminous elements.

You can also get information by running a check on special websites of government services.

1. The request for authenticity in the Ministry of Internal Affairs can be obtained remotely or during a personal visit to the site. For personal verification, you need to submit an application. On it within 30 days information about the authenticity of the passport will be provided, which is issued in printed form, you do not need to pay for this. Also, this sheet can be used to confirm the authenticity in all other instances on demand. On the website of this service, you can check the document by entering the basic digital data of the passport. You need to go to the "service" section on migration issues and click "check". The data bank of this institution contains information about invalid samples, and the system compares the entered data during the request. There are no names or surnames, so as not to violate confidentiality;
2. When checking through the migration service, a comparison is made with registered and genuine documents. You can send an official request to the FMS on the Internet or in person at the department. Consideration and issuance of information will take about a month. This paper can also be presented for authentication. Checking on the site will take less time, just enter the data of the serial number and code numbers.

Checking a passport for a ban on entry into the Russian Federation

Everything related to the entry of foreign nationals into the country is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior and its migration services. Therefore, an official request for a ban must be sent there.

This is the most reliable method. To do this, you need to contact the representative of the Russian service in the person's homeland and send a request for verification. It will be issued as a document.

You can also do this on the GUVM website. It will take more information than checking a Russian's passport. It should be remembered that all data is entered in Latin letters, and fields marked with an asterisk are required.

Is it possible to check the authenticity of the passport

Checking the passport is possible. In this case, the requirements of the country where the person is sent must be taken into account. To obtain a Schengen visa, the passport must be valid for more than three months, otherwise it will be invalid. These requirements are recognized by the migration services.

The authenticity of the document can be checked at the Ministry of Internal Affairs or the Federal Migration Service by personal appeal or on the website. The verification procedure is the same. The only significant difference is the validity period of the document in relation to the end of the stay in another country. The overseas sample should not end before the end of the stay there.

Non-resident passport check

A non-resident is a person who does not have Russian citizenship. Russian state institutions do not have data on foreign nationals and their passports, therefore, for verification, you will need to look for similar databases of the resident country. However, you can carry out a visual inspection of the passport for watermarks, seals, numbers.

Passport authentication is carried out upon request to the information bases of the state service or on the websites of these resources.Authentication information can be required in many situations at the request of institutions. You can also use a foreign passport for verification.

Check for entry ban is carried out in a similar way. Foreign nationals do not have information in Russian systems; their documents are checked in their own databases.