Replacing a passport in case of damage to this document is a mandatory procedure. Unfortunately, not a single person is safe from this. The passport can suffer at the hands of young children, pets, you can accidentally pour water on it and it will become worthless.
Passport Damage
Quite often, a person cannot determine whether to use the document further or not. Situations arise when a citizen believes that everything is fine with him, but meanwhile they refuse to accept his passport as an identity card in all institutions and organizations. So, we will determine when you need to replace the passport with damage:
1. Violation of the integrity of the document. This refers to the absence of pages or parts, covers, photos, torn, shabby or damaged sheets.
2. Visible spots and other damage that occurred when exposed to fire, chemical aggressive substances or other factors that led to unreadable parts of the document.
3. The passport is changed if it contains third-party notes, marks or figures.
Most often, problems arise due to the third paragraph. For example, a child put a small dash on a blank page - and that’s all, a document is already considered invalid by law. It is useless to prove the opposite, therefore, if you notice extraneous records, it is better to immediately exchange it to avoid further problems.
Penalty for damage to a passport
Replacing a passport with damage is not always accompanied by penalties. In fact, administrative punishment is imposed only in case of intentional damage to the document, and it is very difficult to prove it. Unless you yourself indicate in the application that you spoiled your passport knowingly. In this case, at the discretion of the employee, you can receive an oral warning or an order to pay a fine of 100-300 rubles.
In the event that the fine was unlawfully issued, you can appeal to the FMS employee to his direct supervisor, to a higher authority (UFMS) or to the court.
Registration of a Russian passport
A damaged document must be replaced within 30 days. Replacement of a passport during deterioration is carried out in the offices of the FMS of the Russian Federation. Of course, it will be difficult for FMS employees to prove exactly when the document was damaged, but if you give away your old passport and don’t get a new one in time, then you may well be subjected to administrative punishment. The fine is 1500-2500 rubles.
Documents for the passport of the Russian Federation:
1. Application on the FMS branch form or by hand.
2. Old passport.
3. Two photos of the established sample.
4. In cases where you need to get a temporary certificate, two more photos are additionally provided.
5. Receipt of payment. The state duty is 500 rubles.
6. In addition, for putting down all the necessary marks in the passport, it is necessary to provide a military ID, certificate of registration at the place of residence, birth certificate of the child and marriage registration to the FMS department.
After you submit a package of documents, you will be informed of the date when you can come for a new passport. Do not forget to check the correctness of filling in all personal data.