Foreign citizen

If you already have a Russian SIM card and plan to use it further, confirm it by July 1, 2025. You need to register biometrics on Gosuslugi and reduce the quantity of telephone numbers issued to you to 10

What is required for confirmation

Translate your passport into Russian in a translation bureau and certify it with the notary.
Issue SNILS (the Insurance Number of Individual Ledger Account)
- In Social Fund of Russia.
- In MFC.
  
  Take your passport with you and translate it into Russian. SNILS will be ready immediately upon request.
Get registered in Gosuslugi
- On the site.
- Personally in a MFC or a bank. Take the passport with you, its translation into Russian and SNILS. An employee will create an account on your name and send the documents for review.
  After checking, you will receive a password on the phone or e‑mail for the first login to Gosuslugi. The login may be SNILS, the phone number or email used in the registration.
Register biometric data.
This is voice record and face scan. Take a passport, its translation into Russian, SNILS and contact the bank. Recording biometrics in the Unified Biometric System will take a few seconds.
Confirm your biometric data.
This should be done independently at Gosuslugi.

The instructions for confirming biometric data can be found at the link.

You can continue using SIM card immediately after confirmation.

Q&A

I do not have time to confirm the SIM card until July 01, 2025. What to do?

You can reissue your SIM card to one of your relatives or friends with Russian citizenship before the specified date. To renew the contract, you must contact the office together with the new subscriber. More detailed: https://www.alloincognito.ru/help/operations/owner-change

You need to make sure that less than 20 numbers are registered for a new subscriber.

How can a foreign citizen get registered on Gosuslugi?

If you do not have a Russian number

On the registration page in Gosuslugi, click on the link «Other method of registration».
Fill in a small form, confirm e-mail and come up with a password.
Enter passport data, SNILS and send them for inspection — it takes up to 5 working days.
After the inspection, confirm your identity in the service center of «Gosuslugi» portal. Choose an address and do not forget to take your passport and SNILS.

More detail on Gosuslugi.

How can a foreign citizen register confirmed biometrics?

Contact the bank — specify in advance whether the branch has equipment for biometrics. SNILS and passport are required.
An employee will take a picture of you and record your voice.
Biometrics will be registered immediately, it is possible to immediately check the status in the personal account of Gosuslugi.

More detail on Gosuslugi.

What if you have more than 10 SIM cards?

Choose only 10 numbers you will use, and the rest either re‑register on relatives and friends, or terminate the contract for unnecessary SIM cards.

What has changed in the execution of SIM cards?

It is required to get registered on Gosuslugi and confirm biometric data so that the contract for the current SIM card is not terminated.
Оформление сим‑карты будет недоступно, если на вас оформлено 10 и более номеров.
The SIM card will not be available if you have 10 or more numbers.

When issuing the number, it will be necessary to specify the IMEI of the device in which you will use the SIM card. To find out IMEI, dial *#06#

Will the numbers of all mobile operators be taken into account?

Yes, check all SIM cards registered on you.