From January 20, 2026, children traveling abroad from Russia, including Abkhazia, Belarus, South Ossetia, Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic, will be possible only with a foreign passport; Birth certificates are excluded from the list of documents. About this Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.
Parents today when planning to travel abroad with children under 14 years old must apply for a passport for their children at least one month in advance. This can be done with the help of the State Service, MFC, territorial departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on migration issues in Russia.
Children who left the country with a birth certificate before the changes came into effect will be able to use it to return to the country.
As it is written Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and South Ossetia on the internal passport of Russia.
The head of the State Duma Committee, Sangadzhi Tarbaev (“New People”), noted that these changes are aimed at increasing the safety of minors.
Previously, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs proposed changing the procedure for obtaining a driver's license.
