Correct spelling of the last name in the passport. New transliteration in a foreign passport - what are the changes?

In a foreign passport, both new and old, the holder’s surname and name are always written with Latin letters. When completing all forms, special attention is paid to writing all personal data. Transliteration in a foreign passport is carried out according to certain rules that may change, so it is worth checking the current examples of Latin writing before submitting a package of documents.

In 2017, the transliteration was updated, but is fully compliant with international standards.

The previous update was exactly 6 years ago.

The procedure for transliterating a surname and name into a foreign passport is carried out in each department of the migration service, and the transcription can be carried out not only according to international rules, but also Russian ones. International standards are relevant for the current year. The process itself is carried out automatically using computer program. All that is required from the applicant is to fill out without blots or errors. Migration service employees enter all information in Cyrillic into the program. This method works in most countries of the world.

Since 2010, transliteration has undergone many changes, and therefore many are concerned about the emergence of difficulties or problems associated with different spellings of personal information in different documents. There are often situations when a difference of even one letter can cause a lot of trouble, for example, court proceedings to prove kinship, etc.

As for foreign passports, the situation is not so serious: the spelling of the name in the old document may differ from what is indicated in the biometric one.

Most airlines will allow you to fly on a ticket that was purchased before you received your biometric passport, even if the new document contains different spellings than those on the ticket. If the initials on the bank card are written differently than in the new passport, then when the reissue deadline is reached, the information will be rewritten.

Innovations

Last year, changes affected the transliteration of some letters of the alphabet, which is why some names and surnames seem completely unrecognizable and difficult to read. The letter “ё” is now also taken into account, like “e”, and the hard sign has also been translated. In addition, the combination of some vowels has been changed, “ts” and “y” are indicated differently. More detailed information is given in the table:

According to the new rules, in 2017, many surnames and names are written differently, not like in previously issued passports: not Sergey, but Sergei, not Sofiya, but Sofiia, etc.

In some cases, it is important to leave the previous spelling of data as it is in order to match the spelling in the documents of other family members or in previously issued important papers. In order to leave the “translit” the same and not go through a rather complicated re-registration procedure, it is enough to simply write a corresponding application in accordance with paragraph 78 of the administrative regulations.

What to do if you want to keep your “previous” name

The application, which indicates how to write the first/last name, is filled out completely in free form with the obligatory indication of the reason why the information should look the desired way. The document is addressed to the head of the local migration department. In order for the application to have administrative force, it is necessary to refer to paragraph 28 of the order of the Federal Migration Service under number 211, dated 2014.

The following must be attached to the document (where the old spelling of personal data is):

• Foreign passport (previous);
• An official marriage certificate issued in any other state;
• A copy of the country's internal passport;
• Birth certificate (you can even have a child, since the parent’s details are indicated);
• Any documents about the education received in Latin;
• A visa that has not yet expired.

All documents issued outside the territory of the native country must be legalized and translated into Russian. By at will It is impossible to change transliteration rules.

A couple of years ago, some procedures related to the use of foreign passports changed in the Russian Federation. The process for obtaining a document remains the same. But the rules of transliteration have undergone a small but important transformation. This was motivated by desire Russian authorities go to international system transcriptions of names and surnames. The changes eliminated the confusion associated with the use of previous standards.

Transliteration of first and last names means romanization of the Russian text. Simply put, the Cyrillic spelling of letters and their combinations is being replaced by the Latin alphabet. Transliteration rules have undergone changes several times. And now they have been brought to international standards.

Before applying for a new foreign passport, you can check the correct spelling of your first and last name in Latin.

This is easy to do on our website. Online transliteration is available absolutely free.

You need to enter your first and last name in Russian. The data is entered into the appropriate form. They will be automatically translated into Latin in accordance with the new transliteration rules.

Key changes

• The new transliteration rules affected:
• Most popular Russian names.

Many common surnames in our country.

• For example, EGOR in the new spelling format turned into EGOR (instead of YEGOR). And the surname TSAPLIN used to be written in Latin as TCAPLIN. The newest standardized option is TSAPLIN. Thus, the main changes affected the following Cyrillic letters:
• The letter "E" is transliterated as "E". Previously, it was represented by the combination “YE”.
• “Y” received a new designation “I”, whereas previously it was written with the letter “Y”. When translated, the vowel “Yu” is transformed into “I” with the addition of “U”. That is, correct option
• spelling – “IU”. Previously, “Yu” turned into the Latin letters “YU”.
• "C" is now denoted by the combination "TS". Previously, the “TC” symbols played the role of this letter. "Ъ", which at old system

Romanization of the Cyrillic alphabet disappeared and received its own designation. Now "hard sign" is written as "IE".

For example, according to new standards, YULIA became IULIIA DMITRY - DMITRII, and VALERY - VALERII.

Difference in documents Don’t worry if the spelling of your first and last name in your new passport is different from the old one. This also applies to cases where a ticket for a trip abroad was purchased using a document with the same transcription. Russians will not have problems traveling using a foreign passport with the new transliteration. However, particularly suspicious citizens have the right to ask to keep the previous option letter designation

first and last name.

If a citizen does not agree to change the spelling of his first and last name in the new passport, he is allowed to leave the previous option.

To do this, a corresponding request is attached to the papers for replacing the identity card. In it, the applicant asks to keep the first and last name as they are indicated in the previous sample. In this case, reference should be made to paragraph 28 of Order No. 211, signed by the FMS in 2014.

• The application is written in free form. But the citizen must indicate the reason prompting him to leave the previous data. It is recommended to use documents issued on the basis of a passport as justification. For example:
• Open visa.
• Residence permit of another state.
• Marriage certificate obtained outside the Russian Federation.

Education documents

Documents must be valid. The applicant submits copies of them.

If an error has crept in It is also possible that the citizen’s data was entered incorrectly into the new passport - the wrong letter was written down in the first or last name. This should be immediately reported to the department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs where the applicant received the document. You should first make sure that this is really an error and not new standard

transcriptions.

If the error occurred due to the fault of officials, the citizen will be issued a corrected passport within a couple of hours. The applicant will only have to provide one more passport photo. You will not need to pay the state fee again and write an application.

However, the speed of correcting such shortcomings only applies to old-style documents. Necessary amendments to new generation identity cards take a little longer. Therefore, it is advisable to carefully check the relevance of the transliteration rules at the time of ordering a new passport for foreign tours.

According to the Russian authorities, changes to the transliteration rules for international passports will benefit the owners of this document. It is according to the new rules that the names and surnames of Russians are now included in the foreign passport and documents issued on its basis. The latter, in particular, include tour reservations, visas, foreign residence permits, foreign bank accounts, various certificates, etc.

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Transliteration rules

Transliteration system from the Cyrillic alphabet to the Latin alphabet used by the US Department of State to transliterate surnames and given names

• The letter E of the Russian alphabet is transliterated into the Latin alphabet as YE if it is at the beginning of a word, after the vowels and signs Ъ and ь. In all other cases - as E.
  For example, Evgeniy = Yevgeniy, Anatolyevich = Anatolyevich, Sergeevich = Sergeyevich.
  
• The letter Ё is transliterated as YE if it appears at the beginning of a word, after vowels and the signs Ъ and ь. In all other cases - as E.
  For example, Yolkin=Yelkin, Planernaya=Planernaya.
• The letters Y and Y are transliterated as Y in both cases.
  For example, Bystry=Bystryy.
• The letter C is transliterated as TS. In the same way as the letter combination TS.
  For example, Tsarev = Tsarev.