State duty for changing a passport in 2021: amount, where and how to pay

When a driver candidate, who is also a driving school student, completes his training and passes all internal exams at the driving school, the most awaited moment comes. It's time for the traffic police exams. Now in 2021, one of the additional conditions for admission to the traffic police exams is a prepaid state fee for issuing a driver’s license or, as everyone used to say, for issuing a license.

Every driving school student, before exams at the traffic police, is faced with the question of how to pay the state fee to obtain a license. In general, there is nothing complicated about this; even an ordinary school student can easily pay the state fee to obtain a driver’s license on his own. In order to unfold this procedure in detail for you, let’s begin to consider it in order. There are several easiest ways to pay the state fee for obtaining a license:

The state fee for obtaining a driver's license (driver's license) is paid through the State Services portal.
The state fee for obtaining a license is paid through an ATM terminal (for example, Sberbank).
The state fee for obtaining a license is paid through the cash desk of any Bank.
Make a payment through the Sberbank Online mobile application.

Let's look at method number 1. Now in 2021, 95% of students of all driving schools sign up for exams at the traffic police through government services, and it doesn’t matter whether they submit documents on their own or go to an organized exam with representatives of the driving school. When registering for exams at the State Traffic Inspectorate through the State Services portal, the very last step will be paying the state fee for issuing a driving license. Further on the link you can see our step-by-step instructions for registering for qualifying exams in the traffic police INSTRUCTIONS You can pay the state fee for obtaining a license with any bank card. By paying the state fee through State Services, you receive a discount of 600 rubles. Don’t forget, if you submit documents to the traffic police on your own, you need to print out the receipt for payment of the state fee for issuing a driving license and attach it to the set of documents issued by the driving school. If you submit documents to the traffic police yourself, by means of registration through State Services, this is the easiest way to do it. You don’t have to arrive 2-3 hours before the traffic police office opens, stand in line, take a ticket and wait for a call. You arrive at the examination department of the State Traffic Inspectorate, on the date and time of your choice, calmly, without waiting in line, go to the window designated for admission through State Services, and submit documents for the exam. Now let's get back to paying the state fee to obtain a driver's license.

Reasons for changing your passport

A citizen receives his first document at the age of 14, then it changes several times throughout his life. In this case, re-registration can be either planned or due to unforeseen situations.

Possible reasons for replacing a passport, the procedure and conditions for carrying out the procedure are indicated in the legislative framework of the Russian Federation: Government Decree No. 828 of 07/08/97, Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs No. 851 of 11/13/17.

The grounds for obtaining a new identity document are:

A citizen reaches the age of 20 and 45 years. The change of passport at this time is due to physiological changes in appearance, which must be recorded. Otherwise, there may be problems with identifying the person. The document will have to be changed, even if the new certificate was received recently (for example, after marriage). After 45 years, the passport becomes unlimited and can be reissued only in unplanned situations (loss, damage, assignment of a different name, etc.).
Serious changes in appearance. It is necessary to obtain a new document if there may be difficulties with identifying a person. Significant changes in appearance occur during plastic surgery, trauma, burns and other interventions, when the face becomes unrecognizable from the passport photo.
Marriage with a change of surname. If it remains the same, you do not need to obtain a new document. But when assigning a spouse’s surname, creating a double one, you need to re-issue your passport.
Gender change. The procedure is often accompanied not only by changes in appearance, but also by the registration of new personal information (full name). This requires recording the data in the passport.
Assigning a different full name to a citizen. A person has the right to take a different name at any time by contacting the authorized departments. After completing the procedure, he is required to receive a new passport.
Damage to the document - replacement is required if it becomes inappropriate. Signs of damage include dirt, stains, drawings, bent pages, blots, blurry text, unintended marks, and a torn or worn photograph. The legislation of the Russian Federation obliges citizens to carefully store their passport, and if damaged, replace it in the prescribed manner with payment of a fine. Also, a document is considered unsuitable if, during registration, government department employees entered erroneous information or notes. Such identification card must be replaced without imposing sanctions on the owner.
Theft or loss - in this case, the loss should be reported to the police to invalidate the document. This will protect the citizen from the actions of scammers. Next, you should get a new passport. If the old option is found after cancellation, it cannot be used.

Some notes are placed in the passport - about marital status, registration, military service, children. If there is no space left on the pages to enter information, this also becomes the basis for obtaining a new document.

The amount of the fine for delaying the deadline for changing a passport

It is necessary to issue another identity card within 30 days from the date of occurrence of circumstances requiring its re-issuance. During this period, you need to submit an application and documents to the authorized body (Ministry of Internal Affairs) directly or through intermediaries (MFC, State Services portal).

Please note that the passport production time is 10 days when applying to the government agency at the place of registration and up to 30 days when sending papers to an institution at a different address. That is, the execution of the document may go beyond the designated period of 30 days.

If the deadline is exceeded, the citizen does not submit an application to replace his passport, sanctions are imposed on him under Art. 19.15 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. They provide for a fine of up to 3 thousand rubles for residents of Russia. In Moscow and St. Petersburg, the amount of recovery can increase to 5 thousand rubles.

In some cases, it is possible to reduce the amount of deduction or remove liability:

if the documents were submitted on time, but the registration was delayed due to reasons beyond the citizen’s control;
in difficult financial situations;
the woman is pregnant or has recently given birth;
the delay is insignificant and so on.

Sanctions may also affect those who live with a person without a valid passport. In this case, the owner of the premises faces a penalty of 3 thousand to 7 thousand rubles based on the region.

Within 10 days from the receipt of the fine receipt, it can be appealed in court. If the decision comes into force, the penalty must be paid within 60 days. Otherwise, you face an additional fine of double the amount of the first deduction.

How to register at your place of residence?

To undergo such registration, a citizen who has changed his place of residence must contact the relevant authority within seven days and write an application. The people who are responsible for registration, accept, prepare and submit documents for consideration are:

officials who, according to housing legislation, control the use and preservation of our country’s housing stock;
owners who independently manage the premises, or representatives of homeowners' associations or management companies who have taken responsibility for registering all residents.

All collected documents, as well as a passport, registration application, which serves as the basis for settlement, are sent to the registration authority within three days from the date of application.

Replacement procedure

To change your identity card, you need to contact the Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in any convenient way:

Directly to the Main Directorate for Migration and Migration during a personal visit to the department - some institutions allow pre-registration.
Through the State Services portal - if you have a confirmed account, you can send papers to the Ministry of Internal Affairs electronically, then at the appointed time visit the authorized body to receive a passport.
Through the MFC - when using a pre-registration (via the website or by phone), the appointment is carried out on the appointed date; if you show up at the center without an agreement, you will have to stand in line.

During the period of registration of a passport, you can obtain a temporary identity card from the Main Department of Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

A package of documentation must be sent to the government agency:

application in form No. 1P indicating the reason for the replacement;
old passport;
receipt for payment of state duty;
papers about marriage, divorce;
information about minor children;
military ID;
document confirming change of name, gender, new birth certificate;
photographs - 2 pieces 35 by 45. If it is necessary to provide a citizen with a temporary passport, an additional photograph will be required;
notification coupon from the police department (if the document is lost).

The package of papers is handed over to an employee of the government agency or the MFC - in response, he provides a receipt for their receipt indicating the date of readiness of the passport.

What to do if you lose your passport?

To exchange a passport due to its loss, you must contact the Federal Migration Service and provide the originals of the following documents:

application for the loss of a passport, where it is required to indicate the date, place and circumstances under which the document was lost;
photographs of the established sample;
a receipt indicating that the required amount has been paid - the state fee for replacing a passport in this case is paid in the amount of 1,500 rubles.

Duration and cost of the procedure

As usual

The deadline for issuing an identity document is:

when applying to the Main Department of Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, MFC at the place of registration - up to 10 days;
when sending papers to an institution at a different address - up to 30 days.

In some cases, employees may refuse to replace the document. The main reasons are an incorrectly completed application, provision of incomplete or unreliable information, or insufficient paperwork.

In this case, the citizen is issued a written reasoned conclusion. After correcting the shortcomings, the procedure can be repeated, but the state fee will need to be paid again.

The cost for providing the service is 300 rubles. When paying the state fee through the State Services portal, a 30% discount is provided, that is, you will need to pay 210 rubles.

For assigning a new name in 2021, the amount of the state contribution is 1,600 rubles. (Article 333.26 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation).

Urgent replacement

It is impossible to urgently obtain a new passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation - it is issued within the standard period of 10-30 days. You can speed up the replacement procedure by submitting papers directly to the government department (GUVM MIA) at the applicant’s registered address. In this case, the production time will be up to 10 days.

If it is necessary to use a passport, the government agency may issue the citizen a temporary identity card.

Replacing a damaged document

If your passport is lost or damaged, the price for obtaining a new one is 1,500 rubles; in this case, you cannot pay the fee with a discount on the State Services website.

An administrative sanction is also imposed on the citizen - for loss or damage to a document, or improper storage, he must pay a fine of 100 to 300 rubles.

If the new passport contains erroneous information through no fault of the applicant, there is no cost to replacing it.

Where to apply to obtain a passport after reaching the age of 45

Previously, in our country, the exchange of the main document was carried out directly at passport offices, but now this procedure is successfully carried out by the Federal Migration Service, which each of us has visited at least once.

You should contact the FMS branch to which you belong geographically, or rather not you, but the address at which you have official registration of the following types:

temporary;
constant.

If somehow at the time of registration of the document you are left without registration, even temporary, then you can contact absolutely any branch of the Federal Migration Service of Russia.

Obtaining a passport is available to you both if you have a temporary or permanent residence permit, or if you do not have it

However, it is also possible to directly visit the FMS and Multifunctional Centers. The current name of the MFC sounds like “my documents”, however, we are all already accustomed to calling them in the old way. These offices are intermediaries between you and government agencies, working on a one-stop shop principle. The convenience of using them lies in the following points:

They will immediately dictate to you a list of documents to submit to the FMS;
if the FMS is not close to your home, then the path to the MFC will be shorter and will save you a huge amount of time;
You can make an appointment for a specific visit time.

Please note: it is possible to call an MFC employee to your home. This service is included in the social category and will be provided to you only if you are included in the list of persons who are entitled to it. To have a specialist come to you, write an application asking for an employee to come to your home in order to collect all the necessary documents from you.

You can call an employee of the Multifunctional Center to your home, but only on the condition that you are officially vested with such a right

Remember, if the person whose passport is being exchanged is not legally competent, then call an employee to your home, write a statement with the appropriate content, and his official representative, who most often is one of the family members, must sign it.

We ask you to pay attention to one more important nuance. It happens that MFC and FMS employees deliberately or out of ignorance refuse to accept your documents on the grounds that you have not provided them with proof of your registration. If you find yourself in such a situation, inform them that the Regulations on the passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation contain instructions on accepting documents to obtain it:

if you have permanent or temporary registration;
in the absence of registration.

Therefore, you cannot be refused on this basis to exchange the main document of a Russian citizen.

Deadlines for passport replacement

How to pay the state fee

The contribution should be made according to the details that are on the official website of the Main Directorate for Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the appropriate section. A receipt can also be obtained upon a personal visit to a government agency or MFC.

You can pay in any convenient way:

through the State Services portal;
in the terminal of a financial institution, MFC;
at the bank's cash desk;
using Internet banking.

That is, the fee can be paid in cash or by bank transfer. The receipt must be saved (electronically or printed). Payment can be made in advance or on the day of submission of papers.

Instructions: How to pay the state fee for replacing a passport through the Sberbank-Online service

Almost every credit institution has online banking systems today. The most popular among them all is Sberbank Online, an electronic user platform created by the country's leading bank. This is what most citizens use, and therefore it would be appropriate to consider instructions on how to pay the state fee for replacing a passport via the Internet using it, thereby saving time.

Step No. 1 – find the right service

So, in order to pay the state fee, we need to find such a service in the online account from Sberbank. If you are a registered user, go to your personal account, go to the main page, and find the “Payments and transfers” item there.

Go to the “Payments and Transfers” tab

A menu will open at the bottom with numerous action options. We scroll through it until we find the item “Staff Police, taxes, duties, budget payments.” Below it there will also be a list of actions available for completion, containing a hyperlink “Federal Migration Service”. Click on it.

We click on the item that reflects our need to pay the state fee to begin the process associated with its payment

Step No. 2 – we get the opportunity to make a payment in your region

To be able to pay in your region, under the inscription “Federal Migration Service” that opens on the next page, you must select “All regions”. This way, you will make sure that the required method of paying the state fee is available in your subject of the Federation.

Select “all regions” to be able to make payments in your city

Scroll through the list that opens on the page and select your region and the Federal Migration Service, which should ultimately receive the payment you provide.

Select the Federal Migration Service of your region from the list that opens

Step No. 3 – enter data to pay the state fee

Having selected the Federal Migration Service and confirmed your choice, you will see in front of you a small form in which you need to enter the information necessary for the employees of the service indicated above to receive payment from you.

First of all, you will need to indicate:

bank card from which funds will be debited after confirmation;
as well as the document for which the payment is made, in our case it will be the “Passport of the Russian Federation”.

Select the debit card, as well as the document for which funds will be debited

Next, you need to indicate that payment of the state fee is made for the issuance and exchange of the main document of a citizen of the Russian Federation. At the same stage, check all the details to which you will send funds in the future. The easiest way to carry out the check is to check the data on the official website of the FMS.

Indicate why you are transferring payment to the FMS by selecting the correct item from the drop-down list

Step No. 4 – enter personal information

Click the next button and proceed to filling out the personal data provided:

FULL NAME;
place of residence;
UIN (if you don’t have it, skip this item);
type of document (you need to select a birth certificate, on its basis the passport will be replaced).

Fill in the empty fields and click on the “continue” button to make the payment

After pressing the button, the system will notify you that you have received an SMS with a code, which you will need to enter into the field that opens in the browser. Complete this action and the funds will be immediately debited from your card.

Who is eligible for a preferential replacement?

Only orphans and children left without parental care can receive a new passport without paying a state fee. Other categories of persons, including those entitled to benefits (poor people, disabled people), pay the standard contribution amount.

The discount is provided when paying the fee through the State Services portal. However, it does not apply to replacing a passport if it is lost or stolen.

You can obtain a new identity document by contacting the Main Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs directly or through intermediaries. A mandatory step in obtaining a passport is paying a state fee. The amount of payment depends on the reasons for which the replacement of the document is required.

How much is the state fee for issuing a new passport?

In some cases, the state fee for replacing a passport will be 300 rubles. Such situations include the following:

reaching the age of 14 years;
obtaining Russian citizenship immediately before obtaining a passport;
the need to change any data in the full name;
detection of errors or inaccuracies indicated in the passport;
the need to change the appearance of the document.

If the replacement is made due to damage to the document or due to its loss, then in this case the state duty will be 1,500 rubles.