EXTENSION OF FOREIGN PASSPORT OF UKRAINE

Today, the issue of extending a foreign passport is extremely relevant. Sometimes it happens that the term of validity of the document ends when a person is outside our country. But this is not a problem, as there is a clearly developed mechanism for extending the foreign passport of Ukraine abroad. Let’s consider in more detail what to do if the validity period of the foreign passport expires in such conditions.

Algorithm of actions

In order to renew your passport, you need to visit a consular office. Sometimes people are looking for an answer to the question of how to renew a foreign passport of Ukraine online. But there is no need to use the electronic queue, everything happens in the format of a live queue. So you should not book a separate time for your visit. On the Internet resource of the State Migration Service, you can familiarize yourself with the working schedule of consular institutions, which is up-to-date.

Foreign passports whose forms do not have a machine-readable data page cannot be renewed. In this case, you need to take care of the production of a new document, which is also not a problem. In other cases, when you plan to renew your passport and are going to visit the Consular Department of the Embassy for this purpose, you need to ensure that you have the following documents:

• the passport itself, which you are going to renew;
• passport of a citizen of Ukraine;
• a child’s birth certificate, if you will issue a foreign passport to her (you also need 2 photos of the child 35 by 45 mm – the photos must be on a white background, and the face should occupy at least 70% of the area).

An important note is that a photo for a child under 18 can be taken at the consular office for free. When you come to the Consular Department, you will need to write an appropriate statement there. You do not need to take care of this in advance, because it is filled out on a special form that is given to you on the spot.

Deadlines

Sometimes people try to solve the mentioned issue with a large margin of time, but it is not necessary to do this either, because the legislators have provided the appropriate terms for renewing the passport. The application must be submitted before the validity period of the document expires, but this must be done no earlier than 2 months before.

When it comes to extending the validity of the passport of a child who has not yet reached the age of 16, it is not necessary for him to be present at the Consular Department.

Summarizing

So, when a foreign passport has expired abroad, our state provides enough opportunities to solve the problem. No less common is the “replacement of foreign passport” request. Ukraine, through its consular institutions, ensures that its citizens can do this. The mentioned service applies to cases where a passport without a machine-readable page is concerned.

If you need a detailed consultation specifically for your case, the team of specialists of the company “Prikhodko&Partners” will be happy to provide it. It is not an obstacle for us when the client is abroad. We can consult online and help you solve legal issues that are relevant to you.