Passport - the main civil identification document. It is used in obtaining municipal and state services. After reaching the age of fourteen, this paper is indispensable. What to do if you have washed your passport? Is it possible not to renew the identity identifier? And how to request a new copy of the documentation? To understand all this and not only we will try further. In fact, everything is simpler than it seems. And by no means always citizens should panic and think about re-issuing an identity card.
When not fit
Did a man wash his passport in a washing machine? What to do under such circumstances?
To give the correct answer to a similar question, a citizen must understand when reissue of an identifier is required. This is usually necessary if:
- the passport has third-party marks;
- seals, inscriptions, and other notes are lost / smeared / become illegible;
- no text is visible on the identifier pages;
- Passport is torn or "painted."
In all these cases, you have to think about a complete re-preparation of the document. We will talk about how to cope with such a task later.
First steps
What to do if you have washed your passport? Unfortunately, more often than not, such an event ultimately leads to the need to re-issue documentation. But sometimes you can avoid this operation.
What should I do if I accidentally washed my passport? To start, it is recommended:
- Turn off the washing machine immediately after the identification of the identity in the wash. The sooner this is done, the better.
- Remove the passport and dry it. It is advisable to crush the document with something heavy during drying.
- Once the ID card has dried, view all pages of the document.
If after the actions taken, the general condition of the passport has not suffered too much, you can use it further. The main thing is that all inscriptions, stamps and seals are legible. The slightly crumpled cover of the identity identifier does not affect its validity.
Where to go
Was your passport washed? What to do? Where to turn for help in this case? Assume that the document mentioned was severely damaged during washing. That is, its replacement is required.
A similar service is provided by various government bodies and services. Namely:
- multifunctional centers;
- services like "My Documents" and "Single Window";
- migration departments;
- Federal Migration Service of the Russian Federation;
- passport offices;
- passport and visa centers.
You can request an identifier through "State Services" or in special private intermediary companies. The latter for a fee help people draw up various documents. Identity card is no exception.
Where exactly to ask for help, everyone decides independently. Increasingly, the population is resorting to work with the ESIA "State Services" service. Only to use such a web resource will have to first register and activate an account.
Damage Penalty
What to do if you washed your passport in a typewriter? It is problematic to give a definite answer to a similar question. The thing is that first you have to dry out the identifier of the person and look at his condition. It is possible that the passport will be in good condition. So, it will be possible to use it further. But it may happen that the identity card deteriorates, and this will lead to its mandatory replacement. It is on the second scenario that we will focus.
What to do if you have washed your passport? It is worth remembering that, by law, citizens are required to carefully treat their documents. For their damage will have to pay a fine. True, not always. Migration services may issue a fine to the violator in the amount of 100 to 300 rubles. And nothing more.
If a person applied for a passport as a result of a spoiled one, and he is fined more than three hundred rubles, you can:
- do not pay;
- apply to the court or to the prosecutor to protect your rights and interests.
In any case, a fine payment of more than the specified limits is a serious violation by law enforcement and migration authorities. This should be remembered by every citizen of the Russian Federation.
Quick guide: we draw up your passport yourself
What should I do if I washed my Russian passport? As we already said, most often a person has to apply for a new copy of the documentation. There are many ways to do this. For example, by personal appeal to authorized bodies.
Under such circumstances, a negligent citizen will:
- To prepare a certain package of documents. It will vary slightly depending on the situation.
- Pay for the re-issuance of an identity card.
- Contact the authorized bodies with a request to reissue the passport.
- Wait a while.
- Pick up a ready-made ID at a time agreed in advance.
When applying for a passport, you can request a temporary sample of the document. The citizen will be given a form of the established form, which can replace the permanent identifier of the person.
We work with "State services"
Did a citizen wash his passport in a washing machine? What to do in the circumstances? It was emphasized earlier that first you have to extract the document and dry it as soon as possible. If the damage on the paper is quite severe, you will have to replace it. This is the most common scenario.
Replacement of passports can be carried out remotely. Namely, through working with the State Services portal. Suppose that the user already has a prepared account - registered and verified in one way or another.
In this case, the manual for the reissue of passports will look like this:
- Log in to your Gosuslugi website using your login.
- In the catalog of available options, select the option "Identity Card" - "Replacement ...".
- View the details of receiving the electronic service, and then click on the "Receive" button.
- Enter the data requested by the application using the keyboard. Some information will be copied from the questionnaire in the "Personal Account" of the user.
- Upload photographs “to documents” in a special form and note the convenient place, time and date of receipt of the final documentation.
- Agree to the terms of use of the electronic resource.
- Click on the "Send Application" button.
- Go to the "My Account" and pay for the upcoming service. This can only be done after the application has the status "Approved".
All that remains now is to wait for an invitation to a pre-authorized body. A citizen will only have to pay a fine, if one is written out, and then get a new identifier on his hands.
Key Documents
What to do if you have washed your passport? It is best to immediately change it. In this way, quick damage to the main civil document in Russia will be avoided.
At the moment, for re-issuing the studied paper, the following components may be useful to a person:
- old passport;
- receipt with a paid fine;
- statement of the established form;
- personal photos (4-5 pieces);
- application for a temporary passport (preferably);
- receipt of payment of state duty for a document;
- military card (for those liable for military service);
- applicant's birth certificate.
These are the main papers that are needed when exchanging an identity identifier. To get them is not difficult.
Other papers
But this is still not a complete list of the components necessary for reissuing a passport. Additionally, you have to prepare:
- Marriage certificate;
- certificates of dissolution of the marriage;
- extracts on the change of name, surname or patronymic (from the registry office);
- Conclusions on gender reassignment.
If you want to include information on minor children under 14 years old in a civil passport, you will have to prepare their birth certificates. There is no need to pay extra for such an operation.
Important: all listed papers will have to be brought along with their copies.
Cost
What should I do if I washed my passport with a visa? These documents must be restored as soon as possible. Otherwise, you may encounter serious problems.
How much does re-issuance of an identifier in Russia cost? At present, the state duty for this action is 2,500 rubles. They pay so much for a lost, damaged or stolen passport. In other cases, the exchange of an identifier costs only 300 rubles.
Important: it is better to pay the fee to the state treasury before applying to the authorized bodies with a statement of the established form. This will save a lot of time and effort.
Conclusion
We found out what to do if you washed your passport. In reality, everything is simpler than it seems initially. And far from always, a person has to re-produce an identifier of a person.
The sooner the document is removed from the washing machine, the more likely it is to be safe and sound. So, you do not have to reissue your passport.