In Russia, they stopped issuing 10-year passports with chips

Various Russian cities have temporarily stopped issuing biometric foreign passports valid for 10 years, Meduza reports. This information was confirmed in the departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Tver and Orenburg regions. The production of foreign passports with chips was suspended on January 20. You can easily…

New rules for issuing Russian passports caused panic on the Web: what has really changed

Русскоязычный интернет взбудоражила новость о том, что  граждане России больше не смогут получать загранпаспорта за рубежом — для этого им якобы придется возвращаться на родину. Поднявшаяся в Сети паника оказалась напрасной: паспорт можно получить в другой стране. Все началось с…

Everything you need to know about an American passport

An American passport in America itself is not a necessary document. In the vast majority of cases, Americans use a driver's license or ID (state-issued identification) to prove their identity. A passport is needed primarily for traveling abroad. For those who are planning it...

COVID passport may become mandatory for air travel: what kind of document it is

Be prepared to carry two passports with you when flying in the era of COVID-19: one is your home country's passport, and the other is proof of vaccination against coronavirus, writes the New York Post. An airline group is working on a universal digital document that...

A US passport can now be done in just 24 hours

If you are planning a last minute trip abroad and need to get your passport as soon as possible, the FedEx Office can help. This summer, the company is partnering with RushMyPassport to offer expedited passport services in the United States, including issuing and renewing passports, and ...

Registration of Russian passports, powers of attorney and pensions: a lawyer responded to questions from ForumDaily readers about receiving documents for Russia and the USA

How to get a Russian passport or apply for a Russian pension while in the United States? How to recover documents or get their copies from Russia and the countries of the former USSR? How to draw up all sorts of powers of attorney for all occasions and issue notarized translations of official documents ...

The best and worst passports in the post-Soviet space

Лето — пора отпусков. Новость о возможном закрытии всех визовых центров в России взволновала обладателей российских паспортов. Несмотря на то что россияне могут посетить без визы (или получить ее по упрощенной процедуре) больше половины стран мира, многие популярные направления без оформленного…

How to get a visa in the United States after refusal

Almost one in four applicants who applied for the most popular tourist and business visa type B2014 / B1 in the United States in 2 were refused, according to statistics from the State Department. ForumDaily found out what to do if you were denied a visa, and is there a chance to get to America after all. ...

What you need to know about the procedure for confirming Russian citizenship

Russians abroad, when applying for a foreign passport of Russia, may face such an incomprehensible procedure as “confirmation of Russian citizenship”, which is often carried out by Russian consular offices. In the publication "Our Texas" for clarification, they first turned to the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, on ...

Extension of Ukrainian passports suspend

On October 1, 2016, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted Law No. 1474-VIII “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Concerning Documents Confirming the Citizenship of Ukraine, Proof of Identity or its Special Status, Aimed at Liberalization of the Visa Regime by the European Union for ...

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