Making a passport for a child without problems

To travel outside the Russian Federation, a citizen of any age is required to have his own foreign passport. A separate passport is also needed for a child, regardless of age. If you still find information somewhere that it is enough to paste a child's "photo" into the passport of one of the parents, you should know that this is not so. Information about children in the passports of their legal representatives is a confirmation of kinship, and they do not give the right to leave Russia and enter the territory of another state.

At what age is it better to start applying for a passport for children?

In any. If you are going to travel with a baby under one year old, you can start preparing documents immediately after birth, but you should not do this for the future. If in the next few years you do not plan to travel abroad with a child, it is better to postpone obtaining a passport. Why? Because the face of young children is changing rapidly, and in six months the baby will be very different from his photograph. This can result in problems when crossing the border.

According to the law, the validity of a new passport is 10 years, and the old one is 5. And formally, you won’t break any rules if your four-year-old son or daughter’s passport contains his photo under the age of one year. However, explanations with customs and additional checks are not the most pleasant start to the journey, so for your own peace of mind, make sure that the documents do not cause unnecessary questions.

Any of the parents or a legal representative at the place of their registration can start the procedure for issuing a passport for a child. Other persons, even by proxy, do not have such a right. Registration of a child also does not play any role, the only prerequisite is Russian citizenship.

Old or new?

If possible, issue old-style passports for children. This is preferred for the following reasons:

the state duty for an old passport ranges from 300 rubles (for children under 14 years old) to 1,000 (over 14 years old and adults), and for a new one - from 1,200 to 2,500;
the validity of a new passport is 10 years, but during this time you will have to reissue it several times due to a change in the appearance of the child - with an old passport it will not be so expensive;
You can apply for an old-style international passport without the presence of children - it is enough for a parent to bring his photographs, and for a new biometric passport, everyone must personally appear at the UMFS department for photographing in a special booth.

Another plus is that it takes not so much time to issue an old-style passport - less than a month. In emergency cases, when an urgent call is sent to you abroad, it can even be done in a few days. It is impossible to obtain a biometric passport in such a time frame - according to the law, it takes from 1 to 4 months to issue it. From submitting documents to receiving the coveted "crusts" takes about 2 - 2.5 months.

List of documents for obtaining a foreign passport for children

To obtain a biometric foreign passport of a new sample

Application form (filled in on a special form) - 1 copy. Full name is entered into it. minor, gender, date of birth, place of birth, address of registration, information about Russian citizenship, birth certificate number or passport data (if the child is already 14 years old), the purpose of obtaining and information about the presence of another passport, data on criminal records, on evading legal obligations, personal data and information from the passport of the legal representative. If the teenager is 14 years of age or older, his signature is required on the form.
Passport of the applicant - one of the parents or other legal representative, as well as a document confirming the relationship with the minor (birth certificate). The birth certificate must have a stamp or citizenship insert.
Passport - for children over 14 years old.
2 photos (for pasting into the questionnaire);
Receipt of payment of state duty.
A passport issued to your son or daughter earlier, if it has not expired.

To obtain an old-style passport

Application form on a special form with approximately the same data as in the application for a biometric passport - 1 copy.
Passport of the applicant - 1 of the parents or legal representative plus a birth certificate of the child. The birth certificate must have a stamp or citizenship insert.
Passport if the teenager is 14 or older.
2 photographs 35×45 mm.
Passport issued to the child earlier (if it continues to be valid).
Receipt for payment of state duty.

Children under one year old, even very tiny ones, also need to be photographed.

Forms of application forms and samples of their correct filling can be found on the website of the Federal Migration Service of Russia or taken at the FMS office in your city.

This is a complete list of documents that must be submitted to obtain a passport for a child, and no one has the right to demand anything else from you, for example, make photocopies, pay extra for something, etc.

Children over 14 years of age receive a ready-made passport on their own and must sign it. In the passports of young children, there should not be a signature - a dash is put there.

Why are children denied a passport?

You will not be able to obtain a passport for a child in the following cases.

Your son or daughter is not a citizen of the Russian Federation or their birth certificate does not contain a stamp (insert) stating that the owner of the document has Russian citizenship.
The questionnaire contains false data: when receiving the questionnaire, the FMS officer in the presence of the applicant is obliged to check the correctness of filling and verify the data with the documents, in case of an error, point to it. And if an employee suspects that you deliberately distorted the information, they may refuse to issue a passport.
A minor does not fulfill the obligations imposed by the court - this often happens even with small children, sometimes up to a year, if they are the owners of property on which court sanctions have been imposed (debt, etc.). Although children in such situations are not to blame, they sometimes have to pay for the dishonesty of adults.
A criminal case has been opened against a minor or he is suspected of involvement in a crime.
The juvenile was convicted of a crime and is serving a suspended sentence.
Parents or guardians (as well as 1 of them) object to the child's departure abroad and expressed their disagreement in the form prescribed by law (documented).

During the consideration of documents, authorized employees check whether there are grounds for refusing to issue a passport to the applicant. If they are found, a written notification is sent to the applicant indicating the reason and timing of the restriction on exit. As well as the conditions that must be met so that the documents can again be accepted for consideration.

Thus, it is not always possible to make such a desired “crust” to a son or daughter, even in the event of a family conflict or debts.