Russians May Hold Two Passports If One Is Biometric
Russian citizens may hold two valid passports simultaneously if the second is biometric, according to legal expert Sofya Svechnikova. The biometric passport is issued for 10 years and requires personal appearance for fingerprinting and photo.
Consensus
- Russian citizens may simultaneously hold two valid passports.
- The second passport must be biometric.
- The biometric passport is issued for 10 years.
- Applications can be submitted electronically, through a Multi-Functional Center (MFC), or directly at a migration office.
- A Russian citizen must provide their internal passport, employment, service, and education history from the past 10 years.
- If a biometric passport is issued in replacement of an existing one, the old passport is confiscated upon issuance.
- More than two valid passports cannot be held at once.
- Applicants must personally appear within 15 days of submitting an electronic application for digital photography and fingerprint scanning.
- Fingerprint scanning begins at age 12.
- The state fee is 6,000 rubles for adults and 3,000 rubles for children under 14.
- The old passport remains valid until its expiration date if not replaced.
- If travel is still planned using the old passport, the applicant should indicate in the application that a second passport is to be issued.
Points of divergence
- The second passport must be biometric and issued for 10 years. — riamo
- The second passport must be biometric. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Lawyer answers whether Russians can have two passports — РИАМО
- Lawyer: A Russian may have two passports at once under one condition — Вести