What to do if you lost your passport: a comprehensive guide for all occasions

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Step-by-step instructions for those who have lost their internal or foreign passport at home, in a foreign city or country.

What to do if you lost your Russian passport in your settlement

Where to go

1. UVM - Directorate for Migration Issues (formerly FMS). The address and working hours of the unit at the place of registration can be found in your region. You can also make an appointment there.
2. … Since 2017, multifunctional centers not only accept statements of loss, but also issue new passports.

It is no longer possible to submit an application electronically through "State Services". But you can make an appointment with the UVM department.

It is not necessary to contact the police for those who have lost their passports. She is involved in stealing documents. But it is worth doing it if you are afraid of scammers. In the police you will be given a coupon notification of registration of an incident report. It will help, for example, prove that it was not you who took and do not give a microloan with crazy interest.

Issuing such a coupon is your right, not an obligation. An employee of the UVM or MFC cannot demand it from you.

What documents will be needed to restore a passport

1. Statement on the loss of a passport. The form is free, the main thing is to indicate the date, place and circumstances of the loss (- just in case). If the passport was stolen - the number of the police station where you applied.
2. Application for the issuance (replacement) of a passport in the form No. 1P (.
3. Two photos. Color or black and white, 35 × 45 mm.
4. Receipt for payment of the state duty (optional: the UVM employee himself can find information in the database). The amount of the state duty is 1,500 rubles. The receipt can be filled in on and paid at the bank.

5. To restore the marks in the passport, you will also need:

   • a copy of the marriage certificate (if you are married);
   • a copy of the divorce certificate (if the marriage is dissolved);
   • copies of birth certificates of children (if they are not yet 14 years old);
   • a copy of the military registration document (for those liable for military service).

If there are difficulties with personal identification (for example, there is no information about previously issued passports in the UVM database), they may additionally request a birth certificate, passport, work book, driver's or pension certificate and other documents.

When will the passport be restored

At the place of registration, the replacement of the passport is made within 10 days.

What can be fined for

The Code of Administrative Offenses provides for administrative liability for careless storage of a passport, which led to its loss. The UVM employee, at his discretion, may limit himself to a verbal warning or fine you in the amount of 100 to 300 rubles.

It is also not worth delaying obtaining a new passport. For living in the Russian Federation without a passport for more than 60 days, you will be fined 3,000–5,000 rubles in Moscow and St. Petersburg, or 2,000–3,000 rubles in other cities.

What to do if you have lost your passport in your locality

Where to go

Go to the Lost Statement first. It is written in arbitrary, it indicates the date, place and circumstances of the loss. The UVM officer will transfer the information to the database of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and your passport will be canceled.

You will receive a certificate stating that the document is invalidated. With it, you can start re-issuing a passport in one of three ways:

1. Through the UVM.
2. Through the MFC.
3. Through "Gosuslugi".

In the application for obtaining a passport in the column "Registration and purpose of obtaining" you will need to select "Replace the lost".

What documents will be needed to restore a passport

1. Application for obtaining a passport (forms for documents of the old and sample).
2. Two photographs for a new passport, three for an old one. Color or black and white, 35 × 45 mm.
3. Receipt for payment of state duty (optional). 5,000 rubles for a new passport, 2,000 for an old one. On "Gosuslug" you can pay with a 30% discount.

4. You may need:

   • permission from the command, if you are a military man;
   • military ID, if any;
   • certificate of change of last name, first name or patronymic, if you have new data.

When will the passport be restored

It usually takes no more than 1-2 days to obtain a certificate of the loss of a foreign passport.

Registration of a new passport at the place of registration will take up to one month.

What can be fined for

Loss of a foreign passport is not an administrative offense.

What to do if you lost your Russian passport in a foreign city

Where to go

If you have lost your passport during a short trip, go to the nearest police station for a slip-notification on registration of an incident report.

Then visit any department of the UVM and issue a temporary identity card. To do this, bring one photo to the department, as for a passport.

Go home and recover your passport as usual.

If you do not use intercity transport services, but travel, for example, by car, theoretically you can do without a temporary certificate. But you are left without a document confirming your identity. So problems can arise if you need to, say, urgently go to the hospital.

If you are on a long business trip or temporarily living in another region, the procedure for restoring your passport is the same as if you lose your document at home. That is, you can contact the UVM or the MFC.

What documents will be needed to restore a passport in a foreign city

The documents are needed the same as when you lose your passport at the place of registration.

When will the passport be restored in a foreign city

The replacement period outside the place of registration is increased to 30 days.

In order not to be left without an important document for a long time, get a temporary identity card. It will be given to you at the UVM on the day you apply.

What can be fined for

The state does not care where it was lost. So be prepared to pay 100-300 rubles for careless storage of a document and from 2,000 rubles for living in the Russian Federation without a passport for more than 60 days.

What to do if you lost your passport in a foreign city

Where to go

If the trip is short, just go home. You don't need a foreigner to get on a train or plane. Upon your return, contact the UVM to cancel your old passport.

Those who do not plan to return to the place of registration should contact the UVM at the point of stay. His employee will accept from you about the loss and send the information to the unit at the place of registration no later than the next working day. The passport will be invalidated and you can make a new one.

For a new foreigner, you can apply to the UVM or the MFC or fill out an application for "State Services".

What documents will be needed to restore a passport in a foreign city

The same as if you lost your passport at the place of registration.

When will the passport be restored in a foreign city

The procedure can take up to four months. Add to this the time it takes to revoke your lost passport.

What can be fined for

Fines for losing a passport in another city are also not provided.

What to do if you lost your Russian passport in a foreign country

Where to go

When traveling abroad, an internal Russian passport is not required. Many tourists don't even take it with them, limiting themselves to a copy. But it is needed if you have to travel by plane, train or intercity bus within Russia.

If you have lost your Russian passport abroad and at the same time come directly to the city of residence, you can return home via a foreign trip. Draw up a new document on the spot.

Those who need to take a train or plane in Russia can go in two ways:

1. Returning to the country, contact the nearest office of the UVM, issue a temporary identity card and buy tickets for this document.
2. Buy train or plane tickets using passport data.

In both cases, old tickets will have to be returned.

If you have traveled to Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia (you can enter them with an internal Russian passport) and you do not have a foreigner with you, follow the following algorithm.

1. Visit a Russian diplomatic office. If it's far away, call it. There they will tell you what to do.
2. Get a certificate of return. The name of the document may vary from country to country, but the gist is the same: it is a document that will allow you to cross the border.
3. At home, restore your passport as usual.

If you still have to travel within Russia, immediately after crossing the border, contact the nearest UVM for a temporary identity card.

What documents will be needed to obtain a certificate of return

1. Application (the form is issued by the Russian diplomatic mission).
2. Documents that can identify your identity (driver's or service license, military ID, passport, and so on).
3. If there are no documents, written statements of at least two witnesses - adult citizens of the Russian Federation - will be required. They must prove your identity and your Russian citizenship. Life hack: consulate employees are also citizens of the Russian Federation.
4. Two photographs measuring 35 × 45 mm.

When will the certificate be issued

A certificate of entry into the Russian Federation, as a rule, is issued on the day of application and is valid for 15 days. Within this period, you must return to your homeland.

What can be fined for

For careless storage of a passport, you can pay 100-300 rubles, and for living on the territory of the Russian Federation without a passport for more than 60 days - from 2,000 rubles.

What to do if you lost your passport in a foreign country

Where to go

First to the nearest police station. You will be given a certificate of loss of the document. If the local police refuse to accept a missing person report, tell them that your passport has been stolen.

Then to the Russian consulate or embassy. Loss of documents is considered an emergency, so there is no need to make an appointment.

Upon returning home, go to the UVM. You have three days to hand over your entry certificate and cancel your lost passport.

What documents will be needed to obtain a certificate of return

The procedure for obtaining a certificate of return to Russia is the same as for the loss of an internal passport. But in this case, you will have to pay a consular fee in the amount of 20 to 100 dollars.

When will the certificate be issued

On the day of treatment.

What can be fined for

There are no penalties for this case.