Receiving services from the state, as a rule, is always subject to a fee. State duty for a foreign passport is also mandatory. Payment must already be made at the time of application; it is included in the general package of documents.

Depends on the version of the travel document. The state duty is lower, but its validity period is shorter. The price also varies depending on the age of the recipient:

It often becomes unclear how to pay the state duty for . The thing is that there is no replacement as such. In fact, every time we receive a new document, therefore the payment for issuing a foreign passport remains the same.

If the trip is planned by a large family, preparing passports for everyone will be expensive for the budget, but there is an easy way out. A biometric ID can only be made for each person individually, but there is no need to make a separate ID for them. The cost of this service is 500 rubles. Along with the data, photographs of the children are also pasted in.

This option will be more profitable even when the child is still small. Obtaining a biometric document becomes unjustified in this case. A fourteen-year-old teenager at the end of his term will look nothing like the baby in the photograph. In addition, you don’t have to take your child with you and sit with him in line at the OVIR.

Despite the high cost, it is more profitable for an adult. Considering that it is issued for 10 years, and the old passport is issued for 5 years, the amount for one year of use is less.

Rules for filling out a receipt

To pay the state fee for a foreign passport, you must fill out the form correctly. To do this, it is enough to comply with the requirements:


The offices of the Federal Migration Service of Russia always have samples for filling out all documents, including receipts for payment of state duty. You can come there and fill out the receipt on the spot to avoid unnecessary mistakes.

Where to pay

Everyone can choose where to pay the state fee. There are several options, from classic to modern. Everyone knows that you can pay the state fee for a foreign passport at a Sberbank branch. To do this, we come to the nearest office and pay through the cashier. But the same Sberbank gives 2 more payment options, less time-consuming:


You can use an electronic wallet or a bank card. Unfortunately, Only Muscovites can pay for a foreign passport online in 2017. This is due to the merger of the migration service with the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is planned to soon restore this service for residents throughout the country.

Post offices today provide many additional services; they often accept payment of state duties. As a rule, only large branches do this, so if the post office is located near your home, you can find out whether they accept payment or not.

There are many payment methods, and everyone can choose the one that best suits their conditions and capabilities.

Refund

The amount of payment is not small, and for some it will even seem large, so the opportunity to return the money will not be superfluous. If the issuance of travel documents was refused and a written explanation of the reason was issued on hand, there is no chance of a refund. The payment is not for the passport, but for the examination of documents, therefore, in fact, the service is provided.

A refund of the state fee for a foreign passport is possible only if the documents were never submitted.

It is worth considering that compensation can only be received within 3 years from the date of payment.

To return, you must contact the Federal Migration Service and write an application addressed to the regional chief. Attached to the application:


Money must be transferred to the specified account. The application is reviewed within a month, and at the end of the period the amount should already be credited to the applicant’s account.

It is easier to get a refund using a receipt paid at a bank branch, if you have a bank stamp. Therefore, if you are not 100% sure that further steps will be taken to obtain travel documents, it is best to stand in line, but receive a guaranteed refund if you change your mind.