Question about Russian (internal) Passport

[Chris Parker 11]

So what about those of us that are married to Russians? What if we were to go back to Russia, could we get "legally" married there (or provide an apostilled copy of a marriage cert.), apply for an internal passport or some kind of legal permanent residency? How does it work "on the flip side?"

You U.S. marriage is recognized in Russia, so there is no getting married again... (you'd have to submit a false affidavit to get the marriage license, and then the marriage would subject to annulment because of that)

For the marriage certificate document to be accepted in Russia, however, you must get an Apostille, which is pretty easy to do but costs a little bit. You'll also have to get a translation of the document into Russian done certified by either the embassy (expensive) or by a notary in Russia. Similar thing goes for child birth certificates, etc.

[russ 1]

From Wikipedia:

- The internal passport has to be renewed at ages 20 and 45.

- "Russian citizens who move abroad and decide to give up their Russian residency must surrender their internal passport to their local Russian consulate."

Thanks for the correction, that sound right.