# Russia may reject foreign passport applications from draft-age men without military IDs

https://mins.news/en/item/118770

- Meduza, 2026-10-28 09:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/28/russian-men-of-draft-age-could-be-denied-passports-for-foreign-travel-if-they-lack-military-ids

> Materials from Russia’s Interior Ministry list the absence of a military ID as possible grounds for refusing to accept a foreign passport application from a man of draft age. It is unclear whether this signals a change in current procedures. Human rights activists say applicants need to provide a military ID or draft-office certificate only if they have one.