You can check the readiness of the Russian passport in several ways, including online. If the established deadlines have been violated, a citizen can write a complaint about the delay in the production of an identity document.
Manufacturing time
According to the order of the Federal Migration Service of Russia No. 391, the receipt or replacement of an identity card is carried out within:
- 10 working days when applying at the place of registration;
- 30 working days when contacting not at the place of registration.
The order specifies exactly the working days, so the average time for obtaining a passport at the place of residence will be approximately 2 weeks... If the specified period coincides with the holidays, then the issuance of the document will be postponed to the next working day.
All citizens of the Russian Federation are obliged to go through the procedure for obtaining an identity card several times in their lives:
- At 14;
- IN 20;
- At 45.
The identity card must be changed when:
- Change of surname... Most often, this replacement is resorted to by women who, after the wedding, took the husband's surname;
- Gender reassignment by surgical intervention;
- Damage or loss of the document. Handwritten letters, numbers or other inscriptions will invalidate. This also applies to the loss of a passport due to one's own negligence or during theft.
Reasons for replacing the document do not affect the production time.
Readiness check
After writing an application to change the passport, the citizen is informed of the approximate date of issue. There are several ways to find out if your passport is ready.
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Online
You can check if the passport is ready online, through the State Services website. However, it should be noted that this opportunity is available only to those who applied for a passport through the State Services website. After sending all the necessary documents, you will receive a notification from the Main Directorate of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs about the results of the check using a mobile application or by e-mail.
After paying the state fee, you will need to personally visit the department to transfer photographs and original documents, a list of which will be sent by notification.
When the employee verifies the authenticity of the documents, he will notify the deadline. When the identity card is produced, you will need to visit the migration office again. The document will be issued only in person.
Via SMS
This service is available only for passports. Unfortunately, you cannot find out how long it will take to produce an internal passport by SMS.
By phone
By calling the department of the Office of Migration, a citizen will be able to find out how long it will take to wait for a new document. The employee who accepts the application must inform the approximate time of issuing the passport, and he must also leave a phone number by which the citizen can find out about the readiness of the document. If the employee for some reason did not do this, you can find the phone number of the branch on the official website of the service.
In person at the department of the Main Directorate of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
Visiting the department personally, a citizen will be able not only to reliably find out whether the certificate is ready, but also to pick it up immediately.
How to reduce waiting times in emergencies
Obtaining an identity card in an emergency is not provided for by law. However, it is worth considering one feature: the legislation says about the maximum terms for the production of a document. In other words, it is possible to reduce the time required to produce a passport.
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To shorten the time for obtaining an identity card as much as possible, you need:
- Contact the branch at the place of registration or leave an application online;
- Collect and provide all the necessary documents as quickly as possible to obtain a new passport;
- Pay the state duty immediately;
- When visiting the department of the Main Directorate of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, explain to the employees the reason why it is necessary to shorten the time for obtaining a passport as much as possible.
In most cases, when such a request is addressed to employees correctly and diplomatically, it is possible to reduce the time required for obtaining a new certificate. up to 5 business days.
If a citizen applies to the General Directorate for Migration Issues outside the place of registration, it will be more difficult to reduce the time. This is due to the need for a written request to confirm the identity in that department of the Main Directorate of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which belongs to the place of registration.
Under this condition, it is permissible to use the services of special organizations. Their cost varies and depends on the region. However, you should definitely read the reviews first, as there is a high probability of bumping into scammers.
If the deadline for submitting an application has expired
If a citizen of the Russian Federation does not apply to the department of the Main Directorate of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in time, the replacement of the identity card will be fined for him. Such cases are classified as administrative offenses and are punished with a fine of 2,000 to 5,000 rubles. The amount of the fine is determined by the police officer.
If a citizen has applied for the loss or damage of his passport, then the fine will not exceed 500... Verbal warning is also possible.
If the identity card is made for too long, exceeding the legal deadline, a citizen can write a complaint to the prosecutor's office and demand reimbursement of all costs, including paid state fees. The prosecutor's office can either satisfy the request or refuse. In case of refusal, the citizen has the right to go to court for illegal actions of the authorities.
