Temporary document when replacing a passport - what is it and how to get it?

The letter designation required for some documents is shown in the table below:

There are a number of regulations that, to one degree or another, regulate the types and legal significance of both identity documents and their codes.

Temporary document when replacing a passport - legislative framework

Legislation on the loss of a citizen’s passport

To understand what a temporary certificate of a citizen of the Russian Federation is, you should refer to the legislative acts.

Information about such a certificate can be obtained on the basis of:

• Presidential Decree No. 232 (03.13.97);
• Government Regulations No. 828 (07/08/97) as amended on 07/07/16;
• FMS Order No. 391 (11/30/12);
• Government Regulations No. 1214 (11/18/16);
• Code of Administrative Offences.

The obligation to have a passport begins when you reach 14 years of age. During the absence of a passport, due to its replacement, a temporary document is issued - an identity card.

Non-identity documents

Any documents issued in connection with the professional or other activities of a citizen are not considered identification documents, for example:

• student cards and grade books;
• pension certificates, certificates of disability, certificates of a veteran, disabled person, honorary donor;
• work books;
• international passports;
• marriage and divorce certificates;
• professional certificates, for example, certificates of a lawyer, FSB employee, police officer, civil servant or member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The following also cannot serve as identification:

• copies of passports, including those certified by a notary;
• certificates of release. The limit of their validity is submission to the passport office to obtain the main document.

What is a temporary identity card for a citizen of the Russian Federation?

VUL is a certificate in form 2P, presented in Order of the Federal Migration Service of Russia No. 391.

The document is issued by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. By Decree No. 1214, the authority to issue VULs was granted to multifunctional centers.

Since February 2021, they have served as intermediaries between the Ministry of Internal Affairs and citizens in accepting documents for a replacement passport and handing over the prepared certificate.

To become the owner of a temporary document, you must apply for it. This must be done simultaneously with submitting documents for passport restoration. The places where this procedure can be performed are established by law.

These include:

• bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs related to the territory where the applicant lives;
• bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs located in the territory where the applicant is staying temporarily;
• accredited multifunctional centers;
• State Services portal.

Required documents

The list of documents required to submit to obtain a certificate varies depending on the situation. If the applicant did not previously have a general passport, he will be required to:

• application for receiving the established form (applications can be found here);
• photographs in the amount of 2 pcs. size 35x45 mm;
• birth certificate.

The need for a foreign passport

If for some reason a Russian citizen spends most of his time outside the territory of the Russian Federation, he will be required to have a foreign passport. Provided that the certificate is provided for the period of passport replacement, the citizen will be required to:

1. An old passport that needs to be replaced. If it has been lost or stolen, a certificate or notification ticket from the police is required.
2. Photos in the amount of 2 pieces.
3. Standard statement.

When changing your last name

Provided that the replacement is carried out due to a change in the last name, first name and other important data, documents confirming the fact of the replacement will be required. A temporary passport has limitations on its validity period. It is issued for the period until the responsible organization generates a general civil passport:

1. Provided for 10 days upon application to the territorial office of the Main Department of Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs at the place of main registration.
2. Issued for 2 months if a general passport is issued at the place of stay.

If for some reason a general civil passport is not issued during the specified period, an extension of the VUL is allowed. To do this, you will need to contact the authority that provided the primary certificate with an oral request. An employee of the MFC or the Main Department of Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will verify all the necessary documents and make a special note about the extension on the existing certificate.

Important! If the main passport is ready, upon receipt of it you will need to submit the VUL. You don’t have to worry about having to pay for its loss or damage. There are no penalties for this act.

When applying for a new passport, a citizen must pay a state fee. Depending on the situation, its cost varies from 300 rubles. up to 1500 rub. There is no need to pay separately for the registration of the certificate. It is provided free of charge. All expenses are associated only with the production of photographs. Even if a citizen applies to the authorized body for a VUL after he has submitted an application for a replacement passport, he will not need to pay anything.

Validity

What does a temporary identity card for a Russian citizen look like?

The temporary ID card has a limited validity period. It's valid for a month.

This period is established due to the fact that during this period the citizen has time to obtain a new passport and the need for a temporary document becomes invalid.

There are situations in which the deadline for issuing a passport may be delayed, for example, if it is necessary to establish the identity of a citizen. In this case, the temporary document can be extended for another month.

New procedure for marks in the Russian passport

From July 16, 2021, the following marks request

• on registration and divorce;
• about children (citizens of the Russian Federation under 14 years of age);
• about foreign passports;
• about previously issued general passports;
• about blood group and Rh factor (as before);
• about TIN (as before).

Notes on registration at the place of residence and deregistration, as well as on military service, remained mandatory .

In what cases is it issued?

After submitting an application for a passport, the document is not immediately issued. It will take time for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prepare it. Typically this period takes at least 10 days. It is during this time that you can receive the described certificate.

Issue may be required if the passport is changed:

• by loss;
• upon loss of a document due to its damage or wear;
• in connection with theft;
• in connection with a change in passport data (erroneously entered or deliberately changed full name);
• when changing gender.

You can also receive this certificate when you first apply for a passport.

Important: to receive a temporary document when replacing a passport is the right of every citizen and they have no right to refuse this.

Is a driver's license an identity document?

Purely legally, a driver's license is only a document confirming the right of its holder to drive a vehicle.

However, in accordance with the Decree of the State Committee for Personal Injury 06-1016 of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, a driver’s license has a dual function, namely:

• confirmation of the right to drive a vehicle;
• Confirmation of the identity of the driver's license holder.

However, there are a number of departmental restrictions on the civil circulation of a driver’s license.

For example, in accordance with the Regulations of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, acts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, any banking transactions using a driver’s license are excluded.

Restrictions associated with the use of a temporary ID

What rights is a citizen deprived of with a temporary certificate instead of a passport?

Restrictions associated with the use of VUL include:

• the impossibility of international travel (this applies even to those countries with which Russia has an agreement on the recognition of internal passports);
• inability to initiate the procedure for obtaining a passport;
• inability to change registration;
• inability to register at the place of residence or stay.

When using a non-permanent ID, you may encounter other difficulties.

So, if police officers need to confirm the identity of a citizen, they may require this procedure to be carried out at the police station.

You will have to spend additional time, since a temporary document is not as protected from forgery as a passport and confirmation of its authenticity is required. To avoid inconvenience, presenting an additional document with a photo, such as a driver's license or student ID, will help.

In some cases, there is a refusal to provide services for the sale of air and railway tickets. Transport company employees can refer to internal documents and instructions. You should be aware that these actions are not legal.

Problems arise when preparing documents for a loan or when applying for a job. This is also illegal.

It is especially important to note that a temporary certificate is not confirmation of where a person is registered, since this information cannot be certified with a seal.

In order to certify this data, you must obtain a separate document.

Documents of foreigners

Foreign citizens staying or entering the territory of the Russian Federation must have one of the following documents:

• an international passport of your country. For citizens of states that have a simplified border crossing regime with the Russian Federation, an internal passport is sufficient;
• an international diplomatic passport, if the activities of a foreign citizen are related to a diplomatic or consular mission;
• a passport of a citizen of the USSR if the foreigner is a citizen of one of the republics of the former USSR and legally resides in the territory of the Russian Federation;
• temporary residence permit on the territory of the Russian Federation;
• residence permit in the Russian Federation;
• a certificate confirming refugee status or granting asylum on the territory of the Russian Federation.

Nuances

The difficulties and limitations that arise when using a VUL are due to the fact that the official form does not reflect the details of the passport taken as a replacement.

Despite numerous appeals from citizens, the uniform remains unchanged. However, now the specialist issuing the certificate has the right to enter the citizen’s passport data into it. To do this, use the “Reasons for issuance” column.

Important: your temporary ID should be stored as carefully as your passport. When receiving a new passport, the ID must be returned.

You can find out more information about obtaining a temporary identity card by watching the video:

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Discussion: 3 comments

1. Elena says:
   05/01/2018 at 01:33

   Of course, there are a lot of subtleties and nuances, and you don’t find yourself in such situations so often that you know exactly what the right thing to do is. I went without a passport for a month, fortunately I had my license and a student ID.

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2. Rita says:

   09/07/2018 at 09:35

   And if I don’t need documents this month, what will they do with my passport, can I not order a temporary certificate? Or is this somehow punishable? Can I still use my birth certificate?

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3. Ivan says:

   01/15/2019 at 21:24

   Do airline or Russian Railways employees have the right to refuse to sell a ticket if a person does not have a passport, but only a temporary certificate? After receiving a new passport, do I need to redo a travel ticket purchased with a temporary certificate?

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Procedure for obtaining a certificate

The procedure for obtaining a temporary identity card does not pose any major difficulties. To pass it, you will need to contact any nearest branch of the Main Department of Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This procedure applies even if the citizen does not apply at the place of registration. They still have to provide him with a temporary certificate.

Receipt through the Main Department of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

The procedure is simple:

1. The interested party collects the necessary package of documents.
2. Contact the nearest branch of the Main Department of Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
3. Verbally expresses to the unit employee his desire to receive a certificate.
4. Hands over documents.
5. On the same day, after a short period of time, he receives a temporary certificate.
6. The document provided is assigned an identification number. Next, the responsible person enters information about it into the register.

Note! The actual procedure of filling out the form and issuing it takes no more than 10-15 minutes.

Receipt through MFC

If a citizen changes his general passport through the MFC branch (My Documents), he has the right to contact its employees in order to issue a VUL. No one has the right to refuse him.

Receipt through State Services

It will not be possible to order a certificate through the State Services portal. To do this, you will first need to apply for a replacement primary passport. Then, after its approval, come to the Main Directorate for Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and immediately draw up a VUL on the spot.

What documents are needed for a Russian passport upon reaching 14 years of age?

The list looks like this:

1. Application for issuance of a document . There is a special form - you can take it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, or download it on the Internet. You need the 1P form.
2. Birth certificate.
3. Usually the birth certificate has a stamp indicating that the child has Russian citizenship . If it is not there, then you need to include in the list a document that confirms that the applicant has Russian citizenship.
4. Receipt for payment of state duty .
5. The list also contains photographs . You will need to take 2 photographs measuring 35 x 45 mm. Read more about the photo here.