“RUSSIAN TRAVEL PASSPORT RENEWAL IN THE U.S. AND CANADA”
As you know the Russian Federation offers two types of Russian travel passports, non-biometric for 5 years and biometric for 10 years. The only difference between these two passports is how long they are valid and the amount of the consular fee. The consular fee for a 5-year passport is $30.00 and it is $80.00 for a 10-year passport. Whether you are traveling with a Russian non-biometric or biometric passport, they will be treated the same by any country that you are entering. Here at RUSSIAN AGENCY we are happy to help you obtain either passport.
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The 10-year biometric Russian travel passport always requires traveling to the Russian embassy or consulate because they need to use special equipment. We can help help you schedule an appointment and apply for a passport right away. For a 5-year non-biometric travel passport there are 2 options.
The first option requires traveling to the embassy or consulate just like you would for the 10-year passport.
The second option is to apply while the Russian embassy or consulate is doing a travel session in your area. They conduct travel sessions a few times a year in bigger cities throughout America. Probably you have noticed that it is very difficult to reserve an appointment because the Russian consulates give priority to certain groups of people who have more difficulty traveling to a consulate. Travel sessions are usually done with very short notice from the consulates and are quite unpredictable. This combined with priority appointments makes it difficult to reserve an appointment. Despite there being limited available appointments, here at Russian Agency we can do the work for you to reserve a spot.
In this article, you can read more about obtaining a 5-year passport at a consulate travel session in your area.
OBTAINING A RUSSIAN TRAVEL PASSPORT VALID FOR 5 YEARS IN THE U.S. WITHOUT TRAVELING TO THE EMBASSY OR CONSULATE.
Since it’s difficult to predict consular travel sessions and to reserve an appointment, we do not accept payments in advance. You only pay after we have reserved your spot. Please give us a call at (888) 9-RUSSIA or (888) 978-7742 or fill out this form in order to put your name on the waiting list for a travel session. We will contact you as soon as we have information on an upcoming consular travel session in your area.
If your situation is urgent and you can’t wait, you can apply right away with your personal appearance at the Consulate. If you have travel plans, we recommend not waiting for a consular travel session in your area.
Please CALL our TOLL FREE numbers (888) 9-RUSSIA or (888) 978-7742 about our fees because the pricing is subject to change.
Before asking to be put on the waiting list for a consular travel session, please make sure that you are eligible to apply for a new travel passport. In order to be eligible, you must meet at least one of these requirements:
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You have a valid Russian internal passport,
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You have a valid Russian travel passport,
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Or you have confirmed your Russian citizenship within 12 months before the appointment.
As we mentioned before, we will make sure to inform you when there is a spot available and ask if you would like to take it.
If you decide to take your consular travel session appointment, you will need to email copies of your documents to us and we will prepare the application and all the forms for you. You will have the full set of documents prepared by us for your consular travel session appointment. With this package from us and your original Russian document(s) you will need to appear in personal at your consular travel session appointment. We will provide all the information you need, such as the time and address of where you must go and the necessary documents. If you are applying for a child under 18 years of age, both child and parent/guardian must appear in person.
Please note that during Russian consular travel sessions there is no option to apply for Russian citizenship for a child. If you need to do this, please find more information here.
DOCUMENTS THAT NEED DO BE EMAILED TO US:
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A copy of your most recent Russian travel passport (valid or expired)
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A copy of your valid Russian internal passport if you have one
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If you don’t have a valid Russian passport and you have confirmed your Russian citizenship, we need information about where and when your citizenship was confirmed.
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Completed application (for adults or for minors under 18 years old)
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Passport photo
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A copy of your birth certificate
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All prior name changes must be accompanied with copies of the appropriate documents (marriage and divorce certificates or official name changes).
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If you apply for a minor under the age of 18 a copy of a valid Russian travel passport of one of the parents or guardians is also required.
Please note – You can apply for a Russian travel passport renewal with a name change. Extra documents are required and additional fees might apply. We are glad to help you and we’ll have the Russian embassy or consulate review all the documents prior to submitting them to ensure that your application won’t be denied.
After we receive all the documents from you, the following steps will happen:
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We will check over all your documents and prepare the application and all the forms which are needed to apply for a passport during a consular travel session. You will receive this ready set of documents, a prepaid return envelope, and printed passport size photos either at one of our offices or we can mail it to you with signature required. You can decide how you would like to receive this package.
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We will email you instructions about the consular travel session with information about the place, time, required documents, and how to track the status of your passport application.
