International passport of the Russian Federation, selection
All know that the international passport is not the obligatory document, and only proves your identity outside the Russian Federation. According to FMS, 30% of the Russian population have this document approximately. That is, it is simply not necessary to the most part of Russians which never was going abroad.
the Biometric passport is called so because contains your three-dimensional image (the special photo becomes directly in office of FMS) and fingerprints. The electronic medium of information allows to undergo quickly testing on border that, of course is plus of this document.
In a stock of "old man" of 36 pages, it at moderate use just has to be enough for all term of operation. Also old passport is usually made out to children who grow, and become quickly unrecognizable on a photo.
The staff of FMS notes that the number of persons interested to issue the international passport recently considerably decreased. It is connected with introduction of long-term new passports though also increase in the cost of service against the background of the general decrease in the standard of living could have the impact.