Why can not be released abroad

In the Russian Federation, the procedure for traveling abroad is regulated by the federal law "On the procedure for leaving the Russian Federation and entering the Russian Federation" of 15.08.1996 N 114-FZ. Only this law can establish prohibitions and restrictions, and no other. And this law gives the right to all Russian citizens to travel abroad freely, and to return unhindered. However, Article 15 of this law establishes a temporary restriction on departure in certain cases. Here are the most common reasons why you can be "deployed" at the border.

The presence of debts

This is the first and most common reason for refusal to leave. A lot of tourists and travelers turned out to be "stunned" by an unexpected ban on leaving due to unpaid fines, debts on utility bills, loans, alimony, etc.However, it is not the fact of debt itself that is important here, but the decision of the bailiffs to establish restrictions on departure. This topic is quite complex, so if in doubt, it is better to read separate information on this subject- "Whether you are traveling abroad: checking the ban on traveling abroad".

Well, if you are not up to reading, you can check the possible presence of a ban online through a special service "Nevylet". To do this, enter your personal data* in the following search form, and get a detailed verification result:

Expired passport

Obviously, the validity of your passport should not end at the time of departure and at the time of return. At the airport, this situation is unlikely, since air tickets are purchased using passport data and are automatically checked when buying. But when crossing the land border by car or train, this can happen. And in fact, but not so few people "wrap up" at the border because of the expired passport, because ordinary tourists at best take it in their hands only a few times a year, so it's easy to forget that it is already invalid.

Moreover, to enter another country there are also requirements for the minimum period of its validity. ie you, for example, it must be valid for at least another 6 months at the time of entry. This is a problem of a different kind, because you will be released from the Russian Federation, but rest or travel will still be spoiled, because you will have to immediately return back.

Departure with a minor child

Relatives or guardians with a minor child cannot leave without a power of attorney from their parents. Also, one of the parents will not be released with the child if the other parent filed a request to ban the child. To solve this problem allows a power of attorney from parents. It is issued by any notary for a fee, costs from 1200 rubles. It is issued without the participation of a child, for a period of up to several years (it is more profitable, since the fee charged by notaries does not depend on the term), it is issued on a special form.

Other reasons

The law provides for other reasons why you may not be released. These are access to state secrets, military service or alternative military service, recognition as a suspect or accused, conviction, service in the FSB. In each of these cases, a foreign passport is subject to seizure, so there simply cannot be surprises at the border.

There is one more moment with departure outside the Russian Federation, which concerns only employees of the Ministry of internal affairs

This is a very "slippery" topic, but if you are among the employees or employees of the Ministry of internal affairs, or are just going to join their ranks, you should know this. Since 2014, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has an unspoken, undocumented and contrary to federal law ban on traveling abroad. Employees simply do not sign a report on going abroad on vacation, and many even took away their passports, regardless of the form of admission to state secrets. In each region of the Russian Federation, this ban operates differently, in some regions they are even issued to individual countries, so you need to find out about it directly at your place of work.

What is the risk of violating this ban? At the border, no one will deploy employees of the Ministry of internal affairs (if they have a passport in their hands), since the ban is illegal. But upon arrival back in the service will be waiting for very serious trouble up to dismissal under various pretexts.