As you know, to obtain a foreign passport it is necessary not only to submit documents to the regional office of the Federal Migration Service, but also to pay a state fee.

In 2017, on the territory of the Russian Federation, citizens can obtain one of the types of foreign passports:

    The old-style international passport is less popular and in demand in 2017 due to its short expiration date. It is valid for only 5 years.

    A biometric passport differs from a travel document in a large number of pages, the presence of a plastic card with a built-in microchip, an increased degree of security, expiration date and cost of registration.

    The biometric passport is valid for 10 years. It is this factor that is the main privilege of this type of document.

    According to the current legislation, for issuing a foreign passport for 10 years and a foreign passport for 5 years, every resident of the Russian Federation is required to pay a tax to the municipal budget. The amounts and procedure for paying these fees are prescribed in Chapter 25.3 of the Tax Code of Russia.

    Many people who apply for a travel document are concerned about the question of how much it costs to get a foreign passport. The cost of a 10-year and 5-year passport directly depends on the age of the applicant.

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    Price for a 10-year passport in 2017:

    1. Russian citizens who are 14 years old at the time of submitting documents will have to pay 3,500 rubles for obtaining a travel document.
    2. Children under 14 years old will need to pay 1,000 rubles.

    How much does a 5-year passport cost:

    1. The cost of state duty for adults (from 14 years old) is 2,000 rubles.
    2. For citizens under 14 years old – 1,000 rubles.

    But it is worth remembering that residents of the Kaliningrad region are exempt from paying state duty due to the geographical location of the region.

    Residents of Crimea who:

    1. The first step is to issue a foreign passport of any type.
    2. At the time of submitting papers for registration, they owned a valid travel document of Ukraine, issued before March 18, 2014.

    How to pay the state fee

    There are several ways to pay the state fee:

    1. According to the receipt. filled out independently and paid at the bank.
    2. Through a self-service terminal.

    If a person decides to pay by receipt, then he should find out the payment details. They are written down in a receipt, which is issued in the departments of the Federal Migration Service.

    Receipt for payment of state duty for a foreign passport for Moscow residents

    You can also download a form with details on the portal https://guvm.mvd.rf/. Having visited the website, you need to follow the link “Registration of a foreign passport”, then “Forms for paying state fees”. Then you will need to select the region where the travel document is issued. It is worth noting that the details for paying state fees for a foreign passport vary depending on the region of the Russian Federation. But different details are only for paying the fee for old-style passports.

    Requisites

    If the receipt is filled out independently, the applicant must enter the following details:

    1. Name of the organization. The recipient is the regional office of the Federal Migration Service.
    2. INN of the organization (consists of 10 digits).
    3. Checkpoint (consists of 9 digits).
    4. OKTMO code (consists of 8 digits).
    5. Budget classification code (consists of 20 digits).
    6. Checking account.
    7. Bank identification code.
    8. Name of the transaction (it is worth indicating what type of passport is being paid for). Example: for obtaining a foreign passport under 14 years of age.
    9. Personal details of the applicant.

    Of all the above details, only the BCC, the purpose of the transfer and its size are individual.

    If the applicant is under 18 years of age, then his official representative must pay the state fee, but the details of the applicant, not the payer, are included in the receipt.

    You can pay the fee through any bank. But it is worth remembering that Sberbank makes payments within 24 hours, while other Russian banks transfer funds to the state account within 5 days from the date of payment.

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    Table: BCC and cost

    The cost of the state duty for a new type of international passport is higher due to the fact that the price includes photographing the person, which is carried out directly in the building of the regional division of the migration service. Also, the higher cost is justified by entering data onto the microcircuit in the passport.

    Example of filling out a receipt

    The receipt consists of two parts: notice and receipt. They are identical. When submitting papers, one part is given to the migration service officer, the second remains with the applicant.

    Example of filling for a resident of Moscow

    Payee's nameDepartment of the Federal Inspectorate of Russia for Moscow
    INN/KPP7706603405/770601001
    OKTMO code45384000
    Payee's account number40101810800000010041
    Name of the bankBranch No. 2 of the Moscow State Technical University of the Bank of Russia
    BIC044583001
    FULL NAME.Ivanov Sergey Vyacheslavovich
    AddressMoscow, Lenin street, building No. 5, apt. 18
    KBK192110806000010006110
    Payment DescriptionFor issuance of a new passport up to 14 years of age
    date14.01.2017
    Total payable1500
    Payer's signature

    Payment online

    To do this, you should go to the bank’s applications or to the government services website https://www.gosuslugi.ru/.

    Step-by-step instructions for paying online:

    1. It's worth registering first. Registration is possible only if the applicant has his own bank account (card or deposit).
    2. Next, select the “payments – taxes” section.
    3. Then we find the link “FMS - state duty” and select the region.
    4. We choose the place of sending - a multifunctional center.
    5. Then we select the type of service “foreign passport” and the type of the train document itself. We also indicate the applicant’s age and enter his personal data.
    6. When filling out a FMS office, the details are automatically entered. After filling out the receipt, we pay the fee and print out the receipt to submit to the territorial division of the migration service.

    It is worth remembering that on the government services portal you can only pay for a biometric passport. Online payment in this way will help you save money, because for people who pay via the Internet, a 30% discount is provided. Thus, the cost of the state duty for a passport with a microchip will be only 2,450 rubles.

    Errors when filling out details

    If the details for paying the state fee for a foreign passport are filled out incorrectly, the FMS employee will refuse to accept the application and papers for issuing a travel document. Therefore, applicants should very carefully check all the details and filled in fields.

    Most often, people make the following mistakes when filling out details:

    1. Specifying the wrong regional office.
    2. Entering old details.
    3. The specified transfer destination is incorrect. The most common mistake is indicating the applicant's age. It happens that the receipt is drawn up for an adult, but the payment is made as for a minor.

    Return fee

    The paid fee can be refunded in the following cases:

    • the amount paid was more than the stated price;
    • refusal to issue a travel document;
    • incorrectly completed receipt form.

    The fee can be refunded during the first 3 years after payment has been made.

    To get a refund it costs:

    1. To write an application. In the application, indicate the reason for the return of money and the personal data of the applicant. It is imperative to indicate the account to which the refund will be made.
    2. Prepare original receipts confirming payment.
    3. Submit all papers to the regional division of the FMS. All papers are submitted to the accounting department for review.