In agreements with new customers financial institutions have to include the condition that the new passport will be filed no later than 30 September (prior to this date are all other temporary relief from the Central Bank). Update data on documents old customers recommended “as planned” – according to the law, financial institutions should clarify at least once a year.
This will allow to avoid situations when people would have to violate the isolation to design new documents just for the sake of obtaining financial services.
Internal Russian passport change in 20 and 45 years. Earlier, the interior Ministry decided at the time of a pandemic not to punish citizens with expired passports and driving licenses. However, financial institutions did not dare to accept passports with expired, because by doing so they violate anti-money laundering legislation. Recommendations of Bank of Russia indicate that in terms of quarantine restrictions punishment is not threatened.
