Temporary identification. All you need to know about this document

If you have lost your passport, stolen it or you change it in connection with reaching a certain age, then you may need a temporary identity card. Why is it needed? How to get it? What are the features of use? All this is in this article.

Why do I need a certificate?

Temporary certification is a document, which by authority is an alternative to the passport. It is not issued specially, but you can get this paper on your own initiative. This happens in cases where the passport is in the stage of registration. For example, after losing a document, you will be asked to obtain a temporary certificate so that you can use it if necessary.

Temporary identification is a full and legal document. On it you can buy tickets, issue tours and perform other actions stipulated by law. Complexities can arise only when registering a loan and official employment. Although the refusal in this case is illegal. The only thing that will be banned for you with this document is leaving the country. In this case, you will have to wait for a passport to cross the state border.

How to make a document?

Get a document is not difficult. If you understand that when you get a passport, you can not do without an identity card, then provide two photos of 3.5 by 4.5 cm, a birth certificate and a handwritten statement to the passport office in which you will have to provide full information about yourself (Name, address, residence, place of birth, date and place of birth). Without this, you can do without, if you ask for a certificate when changing your passport. In this case, all information will be drawn from your old documents.

A temporary identity card is issued for a month. During this time, a new passport is issued. In case of unforeseen circumstances, the document can be extended in the same place where it was issued.

Features of using an identity card

While the Russian passport is being processed, you will be able to use the certificate. But there are several features that you need to know. You, like any other resident of the country, can stop a police officer to check documents. Do not be surprised and do not try to contradict a law enforcement officer if he asks you to go with him to the department. This is absolutely legal, and this measure is carried out in order to verify the authenticity of the provisional certificate. Due to the fact that the document can be faked without much difficulty, it is treated very circumspectly. In order not to waste your time, carry with you another document with a photo (driver's license, student card, pass).

The temporary identity card is valid until the date specified in the document is reached. After that, the document becomes unusable, and you are not entitled to use it.

If you are refused permission to issue a voucher or issue any papers, then you should turn to the authorities and point out the illegal actions of the company / organization.