MOSCOW, November 17. /TASS/. Russia’s State Duma adopted in third reading the regulations under which the state duty for issuing a foreign passport with electronic chips is increased by 20% beginning July 1, 2024, and a number of other state duties for issuing other papers are also increased.

According to the law, the state duty for issuing a foreign passport with an electronic storage medium will be increased from 5,000 rubles $55.73 to 6,000 rubles $66.87. For children under 14 years old, then the state duty will increase 3,000 rubles $33.45 from 2,500 rubles $27.88.

The state duty for issuing a refugee travel document or for registering a foreigner at the place of residence in the Russian Federation will increase from 350 rubles $3.9 to 420 rubles $4.68. The state duty for issuing or extending the validity of a visa to enter or leave the Russian Federation will reach 1,200 rubles $13.38 against the current 1,000 rubles $11.15, and the state duty for issuing a visa for multiple border crossings will be 1,920 rubles $21.4 against the current 1,600 rubles $17.83.

At the same time, the state duty for issuing an invitation to enter the Russian Federation will be 960 rubles $10.7 against 800 rubles $8.92, the state duty for issuing a residence permit will be 6,000 rubles $66.89 against 5,000 rubles $55.74.