According to the law, citizens of the Russian Federation must change their passports at the age of 20 and 45. All issues related to the replacement of this most important document for the inhabitants of Russia must be resolved within 30 days after the birthday. Getting a new passport when you turn 45 is not difficult at all. This procedure usually does not take too long.
You can change your passport at 45 in the same way as at 30:
- by contacting the Federal Migration Service;
- through the Unified portal of public services.
How to change your passport through the migration service
Of course, many residents of Russia who have reached the age of 45 are often interested in where they need to go if they need to change their passport - at the place of registration or at the place of residence. The answer to the question of where to change your passport is simple. You can come both to the migration service both in the city of residence and at the place of registration.
In the first case, it will take longer to wait for the finished document. After contacting the migration service at the place of registration, the passport is usually issued within 10 days. If the application is written in another city, the wait may last up to two months. Indeed, in this case, service workers will have to carry out several checks. You can change your passport in another city even without a lack of registration, including a temporary one. To replace, it is enough just to be a citizen of Russia.
Replacing a passport via the Internet
Many citizens of the Russian Federation use this method today. You can change your passport at the age of 45 via the Internet much faster than by contacting the service in person. The exchange procedure in this case looks like this:
- an application is submitted through a special form on the website;
- a photo is loaded;
- an email address is entered.
After a while, a notification of acceptance of the application comes to the citizen's mail. Also, the applicant is provided with full information about the location of the nearest branch of the migration service and contacts are sent for communication.
All that a citizen needs to do next is to visit the department indicated in the letter at the appointed time, give the old passport and get a new one.
State services for replacing a passport: how to fill out an application and what kind of photo you need
In the form issued on the site, you will need to enter:
- information about the applicant himself (passport data);
- information about the parents and children of the applicant.
In order to change your passport at the age of 45, a photo must be attached to the application that meets the following requirements:
- the face oval should occupy at least 80% of the photo area;
- the picture is taken exclusively in frontal view;
- the distance between the pupils of a person in the photo should not be less than 7 mm;
- in length, the dimensions of a citizen's head should be 32-36 mm, in width - 18-25 mm;
- there must be at least 5 mm of free space at the top of the photo;
- people who constantly wear glasses should be photographed in them;
- the expression on the face in the photo should be neutral.
For a passport, citizens can take any photo - both color and black and white. The only thing is that the background of the picture must be white. The resolution of a photo provided in electronic format must not be less than 600 dpi, and the file itself must be less than 300 KB. You cannot be photographed for a passport in any uniform. The migration service accepts photographs of 35x45 mm.
