More recently, it was possible to obtain a foreign passport only by personally appearing at the Federal Migration Service with a set of documents. After the creation of a special website for public services, this process has become much easier.
Instructions
Step 1
To get a passport in Nizhny Novgorod, register on the website https://www.gosuslugi.ru. Enter a valid email account and a real mobile phone number. There you will be sent passwords and instructions for activating your account. The final part of registration is entering a special code, which will be sent by letter to the address for registration. Enter it in the required field on the portal, and you will get access to all the options.
Step 2
Fill out the form on the website, indicating the place of work and study over the past ten years. Answer all questions honestly. Enter the details of the old passport, if it exists. Attach a photo of 3.5x4.5 cm. You will need it for the archives of the Federal Migration Service. Submit your questionnaire. Wait for a letter confirming its receipt by the relevant authorities comes to your e-mail box. After that, within one to three weeks, a representative of the Passport Issuance Department will contact you and schedule an appointment.
Step 3
Prepare a set of documents for obtaining a foreign passport. These are: - a valid general civil passport; - a receipt for payment of the duty; - photographs - for a new passport - two pieces, for an old one - three pieces. Images can be color or black and white. The main condition is matte paper and an oval with feathering. A picture for a biometric passport is taken by a special device at the Office of the Federal Migration Service when submitting documents; - a military ID or a certificate from the military registration and enlistment office. Only men from eighteen to twenty-seven years old must provide; - for soldiers and officers of the active army of the Russian Federation - a written permission from the command in accordance with the established procedure; - an old passport, if it has not expired. Make photocopies of all securities.
Step 4
Give copies of documents to the employee of the Federal Migration Service. The passport will be ready in seven working days after that.
Step 5
If you do not want to register on the website of government services, go to the Office of the Federal Migration Service yourself. In Nizhny Novgorod, its branches are located in Avtozavodsky, Kanavinsky, Leninsky, Moskovsky, Nizhny Novgorod, Prioksky, Sovetsky, Sormovsky districts. Look at the exact phone numbers and addresses on the website https://fmsnnov.ru/?id=508. You can also ask all your questions by calling the information service at: +7 (831) 299-91-91. Complaints are accepted by the helpline: +7 (831) 296-60-60. It works around the clock.
Step 6
Within a month, the application form and documents will be checked. After that, you will be given a new foreign passport.
