Validity period of the passport. When is the best time to change documents?
When to start worrying?
It is best to check the validity of your passport before the start of the holiday season. Most citizens do not travel abroad that often, so few people remember how much time is left before the document becomes invalid. Meanwhile, most consulates refuse to issue a visa if the validity of the passport expires earlier than 3-6 months after the expected end of the trip, so it’s better to worry about changing it in advance. It is worth paying special attention to your documents to those travelers who like to save on air tickets due to early purchases. In the case of a replacement passport, they will have to be reissued, so before enjoying profitable purchases, you should pay attention to the validity of the passport for the trip. It is best to carry out an audit immediately after the winter holidays. In this case, you can calmly and without unnecessary nerves collect documents and wait for your passport, minimizing standing in lines.
Collection of documents and obtaining a passport
Now in Russia there are two types of foreign passports: with and without biometric data. The old passport is valid for 5 years, and the validity of a new passport is limited to 10 years, but the state duty for it is higher. Some
some time ago, there were rumors that having an old-style document, one could encounter problems during the passport control procedure, but this is not so. Border guards cannot refuse entry into the country only on the basis that the document does not contain biometric data. So citizens can issue such passports as they like best. Documents with a five-year validity period are especially convenient for young children: since they change quickly, their passport has to be replaced quite often. It is also worth noting that the collection of papers for issuing both types of passports has recently become quite simplified, for example, now you do not need to certify a copy of the work book at work. The biggest difficulties remained with filling out the questionnaire,
however, the requirements for it have somewhat softened. Usually a passport is ready within a month if the documents are submitted at the place of registration. In places of actual residence, the period of its manufacture can be up to 4 months. In rare
in cases where a passport is needed urgently, which is confirmed on paper, the document can be obtained in 3 days.
Where to go if your passport has almost expired?
If time is running out, and there is no way to get a new document, you can do everything
equally organize an interesting vacation even abroad. 3 months before the document becomes invalid, you can enter Romania, Tunisia, Montenegro, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, Finland, Austria and several other countries, both European and Asian. If the passport turned out to be expired at the most unfortunate moment, you can visit Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan or Abkhazia. Abkhazia has recently gained particular popularity. Why not abroad? In extreme cases, you can go on a trip to Russia, where a passport is definitely not required. Altai, Baikal, the Golden Ring, the Black Sea resorts - there are enough places in Russia where you can relax as well as abroad.
