The list of personal data is to be supplemented with an image of papillary lines of two fingers of the human hand.
Reference
This document has been drafted by the Federal Migration Service in order to implement Sub-Clause B of Clause 2 of Presidential Executive Order No 1709 of 29 December 2012 On the Passport of Citizens of the Russian Federation Certifying the Identity of Russian Citizens Outside the Russian Federation and Containing Additional Biometric Data of Its Owners on an Electronic Data Carrier, hereinafter referred to as Executive Order.
Under the resolution, the list of personal data being recorded on electronic data carriers contained in the main documents certifying the identity of Russian citizens and being used by them to exit and enter the country has been approved by Government Resolution No 125 of 4 March 2010. This list is also supplemented with an image of papillary lines (fingerprints) of two fingers of the human hand.
The resolution shall enter into force on 1 January 2015, and its provisions shall be implemented by Russian diplomatic missions and consular agencies, as soon as they are equipped with the required software and hardware, but not later than 1 January 2016. This deadline meets the deadline of enforcing Federal Law No 374-FZ of 21 December 2013 On Introducing Changes to Federal Law On the Procedure for Exiting and Entering the Russian Federation.