Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the state fee for issuing biometric passports to be increased by 20 percent. The relevant law signed by the head of state was published in the official gazette. portal legal information.
The document is expected to enter into force on July 1, 2024. At the same time, in order to obtain a new type of international passport, Russian citizens will have to pay six thousand rubles instead of five thousand rubles.
Also, according to the text of the law, the changes will affect the procedure for processing documents for children under 14 years of age. The state fee for issuing a 10-year international passport to minors will increase from 2.5 thousand rubles to three thousand rubles.
Moreover, next summer the cost of issuing refugee travel documents and registering foreign citizens at their place of residence in the Russian Federation will increase. The duty will also increase by 20% to 420 rubles.
To extend the validity of the visa, you will need to pay 1.2 thousand rubles, and issuance of a visa for multiple crossings of the Russian border will cost 1,920 rubles. The state fee for issuing an invitation to enter the country will be 960 rubles, while the price for issuing a residence permit will increase to six thousand rubles.
November 17, deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation accepted Law on indexation of state duty for the issuance of biometric passports and a number of other documents. The law was then presented to Vladimir Putin for signature.
Russians before warned About changing the rules for traveling abroad.