Why you need to know the passport number

The main document of every modern person is his passport. In any country in the world, it is the guarantee of your full-fledged existence as a citizen. Let's see what this document is for.

Firstly, a passport is a peculiar face of a citizen of a particular country. When you issue this document, you automatically receive a huge number of rights as a legal resident of the state. Your document is assigned an individual passport number. It contains the following information:

• FULL NAME;
• Date and place of birth;
• floor;
• When and by whom the passport was issued;
• Department code;
• place of registration;
• Marriage records;
• Records of children;
• About military duty.

What is the passport number?

This is a series of numbers entered in the passport. It is conditionally divided into three parts. The first two digits indicate the region in which the document is issued. The next two digits, which include the passport number, are the year of issue. At the end there are six figures, which are the individual document number.

How to get a passport

Passport is issued in the following cases:

• If the person is 14 years old;
• When replacing a document (changing the name or surname, personal data);
• At loss (loss) of the passport;
• When the passport is replaced in connection with the onset of age of 20 or 45 years.

To get your identity card or passport, you need to apply to the passport office at the place of residence. The persons who are already 14 years old have the right to receive this document. It is necessary to have a birth certificate, copies of passports of both parents, a statement of the established sample, a receipt on payment of state duty, an extract from the house book and photographs (2 pcs.). In a month you can get your first passport. It is recommended to remember the main data of the document: the series, the passport number, since you will need them several times.

Where passport data may be needed

Without a passport, virtually no important event in life passes. You will need it when you enter an educational institution, when you work, when you get married or when you divorce, and when you have children. It will be necessary if you need to take a loan from a bank or seek medical help. And if you want to go abroad, you will need to get another document that will have your passport number. This will be your passport. If you decide to purchase a property or a car, you will also register all this as your property with a passport. And when registering a piece of land you will receive a cadastral passport. This document will also be assigned its own passport number. Thanks to him you will be legally recognized as the owner of the land.

How to get a passport

For this it is necessary to apply to the Federal Migration Service. You need to have your passport, your previous passport (if its expiry date has not expired), a pre-filled questionnaire, a photo (4 pcs.), A receipt for payment of state duty, a work record (its copy) and a military ticket. And entrepreneurs also need to take also TIN and OGRN (copies of documents). You can be assisted in the design of the passport. To do this, you should contact a specialized firm. You can also apply through the Unified Portal of State and Municipal Services.