What to do if you washed your passport in the washing machine

Some citizens are careless with their ID cards. If the owner washed the passport in washing machine, then the document will most likely become unusable. But the responsibility to monitor the state of the identity card lies with the citizen himself. What to do in such a situation?

Steps to save a document

First you need to remove your passport from drum and split its pages. Between the sheets you need to lay white paper, paper towels or cloth. Do not use printed paper, such as newspaper, or dyed fabrics. If the pages are deformed, it is recommended to put them under a press, for example, under books, for 12 hours.

A wet passport must be handled carefully - do not shake or squeeze it. Do not dry the paper with a hairdryer, as this will cause the sheets to take on a wavy shape.

Is the passport valid?

To understand whether a document needs to be changed, you need to study it carefully. There are no clear rules in the legislation that determine the degree of wear or damage to an identity card. The passport is invalid if:

pages are missing or damaged;
any inscriptions cannot be read;
the image in the photograph has faded;
stamps or marks have blurred, making it impossible to identify them.

There is no clear criterion in the law to determine whether the entries in the passport can be read or whether they have blurred and become unclear. This issue is resolved by government officials when verifying a person’s identity. To avoid misunderstandings, it is better to replace the document if employees of institutions indicate to the citizen that there are difficulties with the identification card.

If a person washed his passport in washing machine, then it’s worth exchanging the document in any case. If a border guard decides that some signs are unreadable, the citizen will not be able to cross the border. The situation will become more complicated if the owner of the damaged document is not allowed in by foreign employees, and he will have to go back.

Another option is to wait for the document to be changed for other reasons: due to marriage and change of surname, reaching the age of 25 or 45 years, etc. In this case, the individual will pay only 300 rubles.

An employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs most likely will not find fault with the appearance of something washed in washing machine passports, since the ID will still be confiscated and will be destroyed.

Registration of a new document

To find out how to get a new passport, it is worth studying the order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs dated November 13, 2017 No. 851. This document approved the administrative regulations of the procedure. It contains the algorithm of actions of civil servants, a list of required documents, an application form, etc.

You can apply for a replacement passport:

in the MFC;
to the “One Window”, “My Documents” or similar service;
to the police department, where they deal with migration issues;
by filling out an application on the State Services website.

The algorithm of actions is as follows:

the citizen collects the necessary documents;
state duty is paid;
an application is drawn up;
documents and application are transferred to an employee of a government agency;
the application is accepted if all legal requirements are met and the information in the application is correct;
The registration procedure takes 10 days;
the citizen again comes to the MFC or the police, receives the previously transferred documents and a new passport.

A citizen who has washed his passport can contact the police department in any region. They have no right to refuse a replacement. But if the application is not submitted at the place of registration, the procedure will take 30 days. This time will be required to send documents to the place of registration and back.

If you apply electronically, the algorithm is different. The interested party fills out an application through the website, after which the entered information is checked. The person will receive a notification via SMS with an invitation to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The citizen can submit original documents to the police within 30 days or the application will be cancelled.

Temporary ID

What to do if the passport replacement has not yet occurred, but the document needs to be presented somewhere? To resolve the problem, a temporary identity card is issued.

To obtain it you will need 1 more photograph of 35mm by 45mm. An employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will issue a document within 10 minutes immediately after submitting an application for a passport. The certificate is valid for 2 months. Upon separate application, this period can be extended.

Such a document is used for presentation to government agencies, purchasing air tickets, etc. But there are some restrictions, for example, a citizen will not be able to obtain registration or confirm his registration address if necessary.

What documents need to be prepared?

To replace your ID you will need:

birth certificate (if the original is not preserved, you need to contact the civil registry office to issue a duplicate);
photo 35x45 mm black and white or color, where the person’s face is frontal (the photo must be taken at the same age as the applicant on the day of application);
a washed document that needs to be replaced.

Documents are also submitted to confirm other information about the person. If available, the following must be provided:

birth certificates of children (only needed if children are under 14 years old);
a document issued at the military registration and enlistment office (registration certificate, military ID or other);
document confirming marriage;
divorce certificate.

The citizen submits original documents, not copies. An employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will issue a certificate stating that he has received the relevant certificates. The originals will be returned after the procedure is completed.

A receipt confirming the transfer of state duty to the budget is provided at the request of the person. If all details have been entered correctly, the payment will automatically be displayed in the electronic system, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs officer will see it independently.

Payment for passport replacement

To replace a new ID instead of a washed one, you need to pay 1,500 rubles. You can transfer money:

via Internet banking;
online on the State Services website;
at a branch of any bank;
using a wallet of an electronic payment system (for example, Yandex.Money);
through another service that accepts payments.

A person will receive a 30% discount on the fee amount if he submits an application electronically - through State Services, the “My Documents” service or a similar one. A receipt for the smaller amount will be automatically issued.

Application Form

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The application for a passport replacement shall indicate:

code of the department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs where the passport will be replaced;
details of the washed ID (series, number, date of issue);
Full name, gender;
Date and place of birth;
marital status (if a person is married or divorced, the full name of the wife/husband, the date of marriage, the name of the registry office where the certificate was issued are indicated);
FULL NAME. parents;
place of residence (region, town, street, house, apartment);
place of current stay (indicated if the application for a replacement passport is not submitted to the registration address);
contact phone number and email (if available);
the fact of being a citizen of another state;
requirement to replace passport;
basis for replacement – damage;
date of application and signature of the citizen.

The official records in the appeal:

list of submitted documents;
your full name date and signature.

The form further indicates:

results of inspections, if any;
information about requests received and the reasons for sending them;
information about the destruction of the passport (number and date of the act of destruction, name of the migration department that carried out this).

When a person receives a passport after replacement, he signs the same application in the corresponding columns of paragraph 11.

The document must be completed by hand in legible handwriting. Corrections and blots are not allowed.

When can they refuse to replace a passport?

A person will not be issued a new passport in the following cases:

false information was provided;
the person is not a citizen of Russia;
the person has a valid passport;
information on the transfer of duties is not available in the government payment system.

A written request to replace a document will not be accepted in the following cases:

the person has not submitted any of the required documents;
the data entered into the application form is incorrect;
an individual did not apply for a passport in person;
photos do not correspond to the approved format;
the person presented a document (for example, a marriage certificate) not in Russian without a translation certified by a notary;
It was not possible to personally identify the person who applied for a passport replacement.

An official cannot refuse a person for other reasons. For example, if the owner of the document does not pay the fine for its damage. In this case, you should file a complaint with the employee’s supervisor or contact the prosecutor’s office.

Penalty for a washed passport

To find out what fine a citizen will pay, you need to refer to Article 19.16 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. Liability under this article occurs if the owner of the passport intentionally destroyed it or stored it carelessly, as a result of which the document was damaged.

A person will have to pay from 100 to 300 rubles. The exact amount is determined by an official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, based on the degree of guilt of the offender. If a citizen voluntarily reported that the passport was washed, does not deny his illegal behavior and repents of it, the penalty will be minimal.

In cases where the card holder insists that he has taken every precaution to preserve the passport, he may be subject to the maximum fine.

The algorithm for bringing to responsibility is as follows:

An employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs receiving documents establishes an offense - damage to the passport during washing;
a protocol is drawn up;
the protocol is sent for consideration to an official - the head of a department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs;
the manager studies the materials, interviews the passport holder and makes a decision.

If you disagree with the decision, the decision can be appealed in court or with a superior manager.

Payment of the fine is made only after a decision has been made in the case. The citizen will be issued a receipt for the transfer of funds according to the details. The fine can be paid within 60 days from the date of the decision.

Passport washed in washing machine, most likely needs to be replaced. To do this, you should contact any migration department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, pay the state fee, submit an application and attach the necessary documents to it. If the entries in the document are not blurred and are readable, all the seals and photographs are clearly visible, then the passport can be used.