How and when do I need to change my passport?

From time to time comes the need to change your passport. Next, we'll look at how and when to do it.

To change your passport, you need to change the passport in the following cases: if its expiration date ends, if there are marks in it that are not stipulated by the Russian legislation, if the surname changes (as a rule, when married), if the sex is changed, if for any reason the passport has been damaged, and Also, if the blank pages have run out. It is also necessary to obtain a new passport if the old one is lost.

What do I need to do to change my passport? Procedures for the replacement of the passport are completely identical with the procedures for obtaining it. Thus, when replacing, it is necessary to collect and submit to the appropriate authorities the same package of documents.

You will need the following documents:

• A copy of the passport of a Russian citizen;
• A copy of the work record card, which is certified at your last job;
• Four photos of standard size 3.5 by 4.5 cm, printed on matte paper and enclosed in an oval, or when receiving a new passport, two of the same photographs;
• For men under 27 years of age, a certificate must also be submitted in Form 32, which is taken at the military registration and enlistment office;
• A copy of only the first page of the passport that you are planning to exchange;
• A cover letter printed on the letterhead of the organization;
• A completed application for a passport, which is certified by your employer.

During the time it takes to change your passport, your passport remains with you, and in case of a sufficient period of validity, you can freely cross the state border and visit foreign countries. The passport is canceled when you receive a new one. If there is a need for which you want to keep an old passport (for example, it contains still valid visas), then you need to write an additional application containing a request for leaving your old document. In this case, the old passport will in any case be canceled, but it will remain with you, and the visas in it will be valid and you will be able to use them.

To change the Russian passport it is necessary, if to you 20 or 45 years were executed, in case of damage or loss of the passport, and also in case of change of the personal data of the citizen.

You can change your passport at the place of your registration, place of residence on a permanent basis or at your place of stay. Documents for this procedure can be submitted through a single portal that provides state and municipal services, and through employees of multifunctional centers for the provision of similar services. There you can find out the list of documents necessary for your case.

Replacement of internal passports of the Russian Federation is carried out by territorial representations of the Federal Migration Service and their structural subdivisions. The address of your territorial branch of the service can be found on the official website of the organization.

The form of the application for the replacement of the passport is unified (form N 1P), it can be found both on the FMS website and in the reference sections of such legal systems as "Garant", "Consultant Plus", etc. It can also be filled on the Single Portal, Which provides state and municipal services.