Russian Passport - International Passport

International Passport

Two types of passports are currently being issued in Russia: old type passport and new type biometric passport. Old type passport is currently valid for only 5 years, biometric passport issued before March 1st 2010 is also valid for 5 years. Contemporary biometric passports issued after March 1st 2010 are valid for 10 years and they also have increased number of pages to 46 (from 36 for the old type passports).

A citizen can be denied a passport for travel abroad, and hence the right to leave Russia if (s)he:

• had, in order to get access to classified information, signed a contract with the government that included a provision restricting his/her right to leave the country;
• has been conscripted to the military or alternative civil service;
• is a defendant under criminal prosecution or convicted by court (with unspent conviction);
• is in breach of a court order;
• has outstanding tax debts;
• provided false information in his/her application.

Children under 18 travelling without being accompanied by at least one parent must have written consent of both parents translated into the official language of the destination country, with both the original and the translation certified by a notary.

In addition to the standard zagranichny pasport there are three special-purpose types of passports for traveling abroad: diplomatic passport, service passport (issued to government employees going abroad on official business) and seaman's passport.