You often go on business trips? You need a second passport?
According to the Federal law of 15 August 1996 №114-FZ "On the procedure for exit from Russian Federation and entry into the Russian Federation" has the right to obtain a second passport for the duration of the first, if his activity is connected with regular(not less often than 1 time in a month) trips outside the territory of the Russian Federation.
The citizen of the Russian Federation can simultaneously have two active passports – one, obtained in the usual manner, and the second issued on the validity of the first. This requires 3 conditions:
- the absence of grounds for obtaining an official or diplomatic passport;
- over the last 3 calendar months each month, the crossing of the Russian border. The regulations of the FMS konkretisiert: to confirm the basis of the citizen of the Russian Federation makes available a passport (copies of the relevant pages attached to the statement) not less than one mark about crossing the state Border of the Russian Federation to departure from the Russian Federation during each of the last 3 calendar months.
- an application from the organization of the guide outside of the Russian Federation, for obtaining a second passport.
Simultaneous use of multiple passports to citizens of the Russian Federation is permitted in connection with their professional activities. A second passport can be obtained only in the case if your frequent travel related to your work. Avid travelers, traveling in other countries on their own initiative, will be forced to change the passport, as the Law "On the procedure for exit from the Russian Federation and entry into the Russian Federation" does not give them the right to simultaneously hold two passports.
The procedure of registration and date of obtain a second passport
The procedure of registration and terms similar to an ordinary registration of a foreign passport.
In the application for obtaining a second passport in paragraph 9 States: the Second on the validity of the first.
For registration of the second passport will require a petition from the employer on company letterhead to the head office of the Federal migration service. The petition contains a request for the issuance of the second passport, as well as grounds for such issuance in the form of frequent trips abroad connected with work. The application includes data valid international passport (series, number, when and by whom issued, expiry date). A notation that the citizen has the right to obtain official or diplomatic passports. The petition shall be attached copies of pages of the existing passport, which shows that this citizen really often crosses the border at least once a month.
The second passport is issued for a validity of the first. So the day of expiry of passport date of expiry of the first passport. When you obtain a second passport for the duration of the first in the domestic passport of a notation of the issuance of the second passport.
The benefits of a second passport
- Consulates of some countries negative attitude to the fact that the citizen had previously visited a number of countries. This problem is easily solved if you have a second passport.
- Often trips are planned with visits to several countries. You may experience problems with the visa. If you have two passports, this problem is easily solved by filing passports at the same time in different consulates.
- It is no secret that visas are issued long enough, especially countries participating in the Schengen agreement. Having a second passport, You can not wait for exit visas, and quietly go to rest for a second passport. This is especially true during the holiday season.
The benefits of having a second passport is undeniable. If you have any questions regarding the registration of second passport, you are welcome in our comments.
