Children Under 14 Need Own Passport for Travel After 2027
Starting January 1, 2027, children under 14 in Russia will need their own passport to travel abroad, ending the practice of listing them in a parent's old-style passport. Previously issued passports with such entries remain valid until their expiration.
Consensus
- Children under 14 will need their own passport to travel abroad starting January 1, 2027.
- The practice of recording children in a parent's old-style five-year passport will be discontinued.
- Previously issued passports with children's records remain valid until their expiration date.
- The change is linked to international trends, particularly in non-friendly European countries that increasingly require separate passports for minors.
- Parents can still travel with children using a parent's passport if the destination country allows it, but this will no longer be possible after 2027.
Points of divergence
- Children under 14 can currently travel with a parent using a record in the parent's old-style passport if the destination country permits it. — riamo
- Some countries such as the UAE, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Belarus already require a separate passport for children. — vm
- Experts recommend carrying documents proving parent-child relationship when traveling. — vm
- The biometric passport is valid for 10 years, and the child must be present during application if under 12, and during collection if 12 or older. — riamo
- The old-style passport is faster to process than the biometric one. — vm
- The old-style passport is valid for five years. — vm
- Children under 14 can be issued a five-year passport without their presence at application or collection. — riamo
- The change was announced by a member of the Russian Presidential Council, Mashaov. — tg_tass_agency
- The change was announced by the Deputy Chair of the Public Chamber's Commission on Public Oversight and Citizen Appeals, Evgeny Mashaov. — vesti
- Children over 14 need a Russian passport, and they sign the application themselves in the presence of a specialist. — riamo
- The biometric passport requires the child's presence at application and, if 12 or older, at collection. — vm
- The Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that changes in a child's appearance do not require passport replacement. — riamo
Coverage (7 sources)
- Children under 14 will need their own passport from 2027 — РИАМО
- How to get a passport for a child: instructions, documents, deadlines, prices, new rules from 2027 — Вечерняя Москва
- Do children under 14 need a passport for travel abroad — Вечерняя Москва
- Children under 14 will need their own passport for travel outside Russia starting in 2027 — Новости Москвы
- From 2027, children under 14 will need their own passport — РИАМО
- Children under 14 will need their own passport for travel outside Russia starting 2027, TASS reported, Masharov, member of the Federation Council of Russia, said. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- In the Public Chamber, they explained how rules for children traveling abroad will change — Вести