Loss or damage to a passport is not a disaster, but definitely not for those citizens of the Russian Federation who often leave their homeland. In any case, no matter how significant the importance is, the procedure for its restoration is the same for all owners of this document and is even established at the legislative level. We will talk in more detail about how to restore a passport and do it as soon as possible in the article below.

Restoring a passport in case of loss will cost the same as its registration

Many residents of Russia know that the Code of Administrative Offenses in our country provides for some for the loss or damage to the passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation, so the first question that arises for people who have lost or damaged their passport is “How much will I have to pay for the restoration of the document?”.

At the moment, in the process of restoring a foreign passport, you will only have to pay, similar to the one that is paid when issuing this document for the first time. There are no penalties for damage or loss of passports in the Russian Federation.

According to the current legislation, the restoration of a foreign passport of citizens of our country is carried out by the Migration Service in the manner applicable when the document is first received.

The only difference between the procedure for the initial registration of a passport and its restoration is the need to provide the FMS with a certificate or statement confirming the loss or damage to the document.

What are the inconveniences caused by the loss or damage of a foreign passport

Most often, the passport is lost along with the wallet.

As it became clear from the previous paragraph of today's article, the legislation of the Russian Federation does not provide for liability for the loss or damage of a foreign passport. However, the loss of this document may incur some other inconveniences, among which are:

• Possible difficulties, since in the process of implementing this procedure, you will have to collect some documentation and spend significant time submitting it to the Migration Service authorities.
• The risk that a lost or stolen document will be used by intruders, which in the future will cause a number of problems to its owner.
• Some "troubles" when returning home, of course, if the passport was lost, stolen or damaged abroad. There will be no significant difficulties, however, you will still have to contact the Embassy of the Russian Federation and get some certificates.

Given this perspective, we strongly do not recommend neglecting your passport, because the problems that may be caused by its loss or damage are no different.

How to restore a document

Passport theft is common.

The procedure for restoring a passport is determined based on where exactly the document was lost or damaged: at home or abroad. Of course, there are no fundamental differences between these procedures, but some subtleties can be traced in each of them.

For a better understanding of the essence of document recovery, let's consider all possible cases. First, let's look at the procedure, if necessary, to restore a passport abroad. In general, it is like this:

• First of all, try on your own, so to speak, in "hot pursuit" to find the document. If a passport was not found in a couple of hours of searching, proceed to the activities described below.
• First you need to find the nearest embassy of the Russian Federation in the place of your stay. This goal can be achieved by contacting the Internet, the staff of the hotel where you are staying, or in other possible ways.
• Having determined the location of the consulate, immediately go there with the documents you have (passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation, etc.). Often in such a situation, employees of the organization carry out:

1. determination of the identity of a citizen;
2. notification of local law enforcement agencies about the loss or theft of a document (if any);
3. registration in the name of the person who has lost the passport, its temporary substitute (such a document is valid for no more than 15 days).

• After contacting the Consulate of the Russian Federation and receiving the relevant document, during the period of its validity, it is necessary to complete your business in the host country and return to your homeland.
• After returning to Russia, it remains only within 3 working days to go to the nearest branch of the Migration Service, provide its employees with a document issued to you at the consulate, and carry out the standard procedure for restoring a foreign passport, described below.

Upon returning to your homeland or in case of loss or damage to your passport on the territory of the Russian Federation, you must do the following:

• First of all, contact the nearest branch of the Migration Service. Before this, you may need to visit the police station, but such a measure is carried out only if there is a fact of theft of the document.
• Then it is important to provide the FMS employees with the following list of documents:

1. drawn up about the loss of a passport, a certificate from the police about its theft or a corresponding paper from the consulate;
2. questionnaire, which is provided by the employees of the Migration Service;
3. passport size photos (4 pieces);
4. passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation;
5. receipts for payment of the relevant state duty;
6. work book and military ID - if these documents are available.

• After submitting the documentation described above, it remains only to wait for the issuance of a new passport and receive it on the due day.

As you can see, there are no particular difficulties in restoring a foreign passport. When implementing this procedure, it is enough to adhere to the procedure described above and the legally established norms.

Nuances of the procedure

The first step is to submit an application

At the end of today's material, let's pay attention to the main features of the procedure for restoring a passport in the Russian Federation. Among the most important to consider are:

1. The need to choose the format of the passport. At the moment, in Russia you can get a foreign passport, either an old model or a new one. The difference between them is that the document of the old format is issued for 5 years and only in paper form, and - is provided for 10 years and has copies in digital format, which are in specialized databases. We recommend that readers of our resource apply for a new passport, as it is more functional to use.
2. Select an organization to restore the document. In addition to the bodies of the Federal Migration Services, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Diplomatic Government of the Russian Federation are engaged in the restoration of passports in Russia.
3. Deadline for issuing a new document. This indicator is quite flexible and is determined taking into account which government agency you apply to. If the Federal Migration Service, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the DP is located at the place of your registration (actual stay), the terms for issuing a document are 1-4 months (1-4 months) when receiving an old-style passport and no more than 1 month (3-4 months) when issuing a document of a new format .
4. The procedure for expedited registration of a foreign passport. Yes, and the possibility of expedited registration of a passport in the Russian Federation is available. However, in order to apply the accelerated procedure, it is necessary to have valid circumstances (death abroad, emergency treatment, etc.). If they are available, the terms for processing the document are reduced to 1-3 working days.
5. The cost of restoring a passport. It was previously mentioned that when restoring a document, it is only necessary to pay the standard state duty for this procedure. Today, it is equal to an amount in the range of 1,000-3,500 rubles, while accurately determining the size of the fee, the format of the document being drawn up and the age of its recipient are taken into account.

This concludes the most important information on today's topic. We hope that the above material was useful to you. Good luck with the documentation!