The absence of a military ID card is grounds for denial of a foreign passport, according to Ministry of Internal Affairs documents.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs cited the lack of a military ID card for a man of draft age as grounds for refusing to accept documents for a foreign passport. should from materials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

The news was commented on by a human rights activist and head of the legal department of the "Movement of Conscientious Objectors" Artem Klyga. is he saidAccording to the Ministry of Internal Affairs regulations, a military ID is one of the documents confirming that a citizen has not been conscripted into military service or sent to alternative service, only for applicants aged 18 to 27. However, even for this age group, the military ID is required, and must be presented if available.  

All grounds for denial of a passport are related to the citizen's travel restrictions under Article 15 of Federal Law No. 114. The list does not include the absence of a military ID card or the presence of an electronic summons, which are also reasons for Russians being barred from traveling abroad. 

"It would be better if they held a briefing to study their own orders," Klyga wrote to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.