Which countries can you go to with debts? How to check whether they will let you go abroad with debts? There is a solution! Can a conscript leave the Russian Federation?

The hassle associated with getting ready for a long-awaited trip is the most pleasant among all everyday responsibilities. However, sweet anticipation may well poison the thought: “Will they let me and my family go abroad?” Making sure that the powers that be have no complaints against you is quite easy and simple. This article talks about what kind of debts people will not be allowed to go abroad with, as well as how to find out whether they will be allowed to go abroad.

With what amount of debt are they not allowed to go abroad?

It’s not just those with access to classified information who are not allowed to go abroad. According to Article 15 of the Federal Law of the Russian Federation, which regulates the procedure for exit and entry, restrictions apply to everyone who has not fulfilled the obligations that the court has imposed on them. The reason for the proceedings in court may be banal alimony, unpaid taxes or an overdue bank loan. If such a meeting has already taken place in relation to you or members of your family, a decision has been made and sent for execution to the bailiff service, then everything is very complicated: lists of debtors are transmitted through electronic document management channels to all border and customs control points within 24 hours. Therefore, you will not be allowed to cross the Russian border. Previously, this applied to everyone who had a debt of more than 10 thousand rubles. Since 2013, there has been a relaxation for small debtors: the amount of debt for which they are not allowed to go abroad must be more than 30 thousand rubles. If it is less, then the bailiff may decide not to issue a ruling that will prohibit you from leaving the country.

How to check the absence of debt on the FSSP website?

It is not difficult to check whether they will be released abroad or not: to do this you need to open the page FSSP official website, which contains a database of those against whom there are material claims from both legal entities and individuals. You will also find out the reason why you were included in the travel ban list. For example, you regularly forget to pay alimony, you have claims from banks, neighbors whom you flooded, or victims of a crime committed through your fault.

The interface of the page is quite simple: a form is provided in the fields of which you enter your full name, date of birth and region of your actual residence. In half a minute you will receive an answer and find out whether you are “under Mueller’s hood.” In the absence of data, you can pack your bags with peace of mind - the bailiffs do not allow people who are included in this database to go abroad. True, this does not mean that you have no debts at all.

How to find out if there are any debts on taxes, fines, etc.?

A debt that has been owed to you for a long time with a visible lack of activity to collect it does not mean that it has been forgiven. This is possible due to some clumsiness of the bureaucratic mechanism. And he can turn around at the most inopportune moment. For example, a decision to be added to the travel ban list will be issued on the day of your departure. And at the border control point you will look pale. Therefore, it is better to find out in advance about all your debts - for property taxes or penalties on them, fines in the traffic police, as well as other officially formalized obligations. The website Nevylet.RF provides information of this kind for 299 rubles. And for free - on State Services portal, but there you have to go through a tedious procedure of registration and identity confirmation.

What to do if tickets are purchased, but there are debts?

The debt can be repaid online on the same resource where you found information about it. Although it is preferable to do this through State Services, since information about making a payment in this case goes almost directly to the FSSP. Through other Network resources, confirmation may take up to two weeks. However, with a clear conscience and complete peace of mind, you can go to the airport only if you have in hand a decree confirming the termination of enforcement proceedings against you. Or a certificate stating that your debts have been repaid and enforcement proceedings have been terminated. You can go to the bailiff service in person to get it, but it’s more convenient to get it through the State Services portal. The file printed on the printer is recognized as legitimate.

Note. Starting from 2018, terminals for paying fines, taxes and other debts should appear at some border points. Thus, you can pay off the debt and immediately receive permission to cross the border.

If you are reasonably worried about whether you will be allowed to go abroad without delay, start taking action at least two, and preferably three, weeks before your departure date. And don’t really hope that the amount of debt is less than 30 thousand. You don't have to worry too much if it's less than ten. But you can be absolutely calm only if the enforcement proceedings against you are terminated.

From October 1, it will be 30 thousand rubles. But this does not mean that if the debt is less, then any person will definitely be able to travel abroad.

In fact, the new limit does not apply to everyone and the bailiffs will easily lower it. We'll explain how it works and what you need to do to avoid being left without a vacation or business trip because of debts.

How are debts and traveling abroad related?

According to the law, if someone has an official debt, the bailiff can prohibit traveling abroad. Data on debtors is transferred to the border service. This restriction is temporary: until the debtor pays off. It applies to both ordinary citizens and individual entrepreneurs.

Having debt does not mean an automatic ban on traveling abroad. These things are not directly related: the ban is imposed by bailiffs when they begin to collect debts through them. If there is a debt, but it has not been transferred to the bailiffs, then there may not be a ban. If there is no debt, but the bailiffs think there is, a ban may appear.

Restrictions on travel are imposed at the initiative of the bailiff or at the request of the applicant: ex-wife, bank or tax office. Sometimes the debtor learns about the travel ban only when he passes border control.

Now they can ban travel even with a debt of 10 thousand rubles. From October 1, travel will be prohibited only if 30 thousand or more people pass through writs of execution. But there are exceptions.

What debts does the new limit not apply to?

If there are debts for alimony, for damage to health or property, the previous limit applies - 10 thousand rubles. If the debtor must compensate for moral damage - the same thing.

That is, with debts to the traffic police, tax and energy sales in the amount of more than 10 thousand rubles, they will be released abroad. But with the same debt to your ex-wife or the neighbor whose apartment you flooded, no.

If the debt is up to 30 thousand rubles, will the exit be closed?

The exit may still be closed. Even for loan debts or speeding fines, the new limit does not always apply. The bailiffs will set a deadline for voluntary payment and wait another two months.

Then they have the right to reduce the limit to 10 thousand rubles for any debts and still prohibit travel abroad.

Are the debts summed up or should there be one writ of execution for 30 thousand or more?

The Supreme Court explained that debts can be added up for a decision on a travel ban. It is not necessary to have one writ of execution for 30 thousand or more: a few fines and receipts for utility bills for small amounts are enough to ban them.

If the debts are more than 30 thousand, they will definitely not let you go abroad?

They might release it. Having debts does not mean an automatic ban on leaving. To do this, you need a court or bailiff's decision.

Sometimes, even with loan debts of hundreds of thousands, there is no ban on leaving. And for some, two months of alimony debt is a reason to refuse vacation.

How to find out about debts and travel bans?

The debtor is informed of the court decision, the initiation of enforcement proceedings and the travel ban by mail. But these notifications may not be received for various reasons. Then the travel ban will come as a surprise, and no one will return the money for tickets and vouchers.

There is no data on the travel ban in the database of enforcement proceedings. If you are planning a trip abroad and have doubts about debts, you need to act like this:

• check the data in the database of enforcement proceedings;
• make a request in advance about travel restrictions from the FSB border service;
• pay debts, if any;
• inform the bailiff about the payment and make sure that he removes the restrictions.

What to do if there is no money to pay the debt? And I have plans for an urgent business trip or need it for treatment.

Can I pay off my debt at the airport and immediately fly abroad?

From October 2, according to new rules, departments will exchange data faster. Sometimes during the tourist season, the airport may accept payments against the debt and immediately allow departure. But it’s better not to hope for it and to insure yourself in advance.

If I have no debts, but travel abroad is prohibited, who will compensate for the damage?

If it is proven that the bailiff acted illegally, the state will compensate for the damage. Bailiffs, courts, border guards, and creditors make mistakes. Sometimes debts are written off from doubles, and deductions are returned to the scammers.

To be on the safe side, always check debts and restrictions before traveling abroad. If there is an error, demand that it be corrected. You will have to seek compensation in court.

Why on earth would I be banned from traveling abroad? What about the right to freedom of movement?

The right to freedom of movement and travel abroad is guaranteed by the Constitution. But it is not absolute. If in someone's interests it needs to be limited, he will be limited. There are sufficient reasons for this in various laws.

Summer is the time for vacations and travel to warm countries. Many Russians prefer to spend this time abroad. But it’s not always enough to buy a ticket, apply for a visa and pack your things. In some cases, traveling abroad may be prohibited. For example, if there are debts that are not paid on time.

Is it possible to travel abroad with debts?

Debt is a common occurrence in our time, since many citizens take out loans to realize their desires right now, rather than wait for the required amount to accumulate. There is an opinion that any debts to a bank or other organization inevitably impose some restrictions, including the prohibition of travel abroad. This is far from true.

The current legislative framework of Russia indicates that when debt reaches certain limits, restrictions on traveling outside the country are not automatically imposed. In order for a ban to be approved against a debtor, it is necessary for the claimant to go to court. After receiving a court decision, the plaintiff will have to initiate enforcement proceedings against the debtor. If he does not comply with the court's orders, a temporary ban on leaving the Russian Federation will be imposed on him.

According to Russian laws, if a debtor does not comply with a court order without serious reasons and does not pay the debt, then the bailiff has the right to decide on a temporary restriction on leaving the Russian Federation. The paper is sent to the border service. The document is valid for 6 months. If after this time the debt is not paid, the measure is extended for a similar period.

What amount of debt limits travel abroad?

The minimum amount of debt at which a sanction is imposed is established by law. This is 10,000 rubles. But again, we emphasize only if the debt is confirmed by the court. The regulations specifically clarify that both the bailiff himself and the recoverer upon a corresponding application have the right to initiate a ban.

A debt of 10,000 rubles can arise not only in one case, but also in the aggregate for several decisions. The subject of execution can also be anything - from a traffic police fine to a loan not repaid on time.

A debt limit of 10 thousand rubles is established for:

• alimony payments;
• compensation for harm to health;
• property damage;
• moral compensation.

For other types of debts (disciplinary, administrative, credit loans, tax evasion, non-payment of housing and communal services), an acceptable limit of 30 thousand rubles is established.

If the debt is less than the limit, you can fly abroad without any problems. For example, once the traffic police issued a fine for speeding in the amount of 500 rubles, but the citizen conveniently forgot about it. In this case, no one will be able to prohibit him from traveling abroad.

To make a decision on a ban, the amount of debt must exceed 10,000 rubles; if it is less, no one has the right to introduce restrictions.

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Duration of the ban

Only a court can impose a ban on free travel, and only for a certain period - the maximum permissible period is 6 months. This restriction is established for citizens who have debt, the maximum permissible limit for which is 10 thousand rubles. If the debt was formed for reasons for which the limit is 30 thousand rubles, the temporary restriction on leaving the country will be valid for no more than 2 months.

To re-introduce the restriction, the bailiff will have to go through the entire procedure again, that is, prepare documents, go to court, and wait for a decision. In other words, a ban imposed once is not automatically renewed after 6 months.

Is it possible to travel abroad with a loan and mortgage?

The border service or the migration department will not simply prevent you from leaving. And they are definitely not interested in the credit history of citizens, the presence of a mortgage and other debts.

The exception is situations where a banking or credit organization filed a petition in court indicating the debtor’s failure to fulfill loan obligations. After the trial, the Bailiff Service will receive the final verdict, on the basis of which an act will be prepared prohibiting the debtor from leaving the territory under the jurisdiction of the Government of the Russian Federation.

The right of the FSPP not to release debtors outside the Russian Federation is enshrined in Federal Law No. 229 “On Enforcement Proceedings”. However, restrictive measures can only be imposed by a court. Bailiffs implement the court decision by sending the restriction order to the border and migration services.

Who establishes a travel ban and how?

To prohibit a Russian from traveling abroad, the bailiff must have a court decision that has entered into force. Having this document in hand, the bailiff opens enforcement proceedings. If the debtor is within reach, he is given 5 days to pay the debt. Then the bailiff, at his own discretion or at the request of the creditor, decides to restrict travel and sends the necessary documents to the border and migration services. After a sanction is imposed, the citizen will not be allowed to travel abroad; their passport may be confiscated or its issuance may be refused. The seizure takes place at the border, then the passport is sent to the issuing agency.

You must understand that the presence of debts, even with open enforcement proceedings, does not mean a mandatory ban on leaving. A bank or a private individual does not have the right to prohibit an issue abroad if the issue has not been examined in court, there is no decision and proceedings have not been opened in the case. In other words, the creditor must first sue the debtor, obtain a decision, and transfer the writ of execution to the FSPP (Federal Bailiff Service). And only then can he demand restrictive sanctions against the debtor. Most often, bailiffs make such a decision precisely at the request of the creditor.

Types of debts that prevent departure

We have already found out that the debt must be confirmed by a court decision. A missed loan payment will not be an obstacle to leaving if the bank has not gone to court and received a decision.

The restriction threatens citizens with debts under various headings:

• alimony;
• taxes;
• overdue loans;
• utility bills, housing and communal services;
• debt to private individuals, confirmed by the court;
• administrative fines imposed by the State Traffic Inspectorate, police, Federal Tax Service, customs service, labor inspectorate, and so on.

The traffic police will send the material to the court if the fine for violating traffic rules is not paid within 60 days. The police will do the same if the violator neglected penalties and did not make payments on time.

In other words, any debts in 2018–2019. may lead to restrictions on leaving the Russian Federation.

How to check debts before traveling abroad

Usually, citizens themselves know about late payments on loans or rent, unpaid alimony and outstanding fines. And they are also most often aware of the consequences that usually arise due to debts: court decisions arrive by mail, the bailiff sends a summons, and so on. But there are times when debt becomes an unpleasant surprise. For example, a person does not live at the place of registration, letters about payment of fines from the traffic police or other authorities simply do not reach him. Or the ex-wife may unexpectedly file for alimony, and this fact will remain unknown to the defendant. There are plenty of options.

To avoid getting into an unpleasant situation when leaving the country, it is advisable to inquire in advance about the existence of debt. How to do it?

Naturally, bailiffs and border guards have information about restrictive measures. It is not advisable to directly address this issue to the bailiff service. The FSSP is interested in collecting the debt from the debtor; a citizen’s attention to this issue may provoke a situation where the bailiff, at his discretion, initiates an appeal to the court in order to close the exit. The best option is to make an official request to the border service.

Check by last name in the register of the Federal Bailiff Service

You can find out about debts already recognized by the court on the FSSP website. You will need to enter your personal data, and the system will issue a certificate of open enforcement proceedings indicating the amount of the debt, its origin and the contact details of the bailiff. The site allows you to immediately pay your debt in one of several ways. You can also pay off your debt during a personal visit to the FSSP office. If you pay using the latter method, the money will be entered into the database much faster than with a non-cash transfer.

The very fact of open enforcement proceedings does not mean that exit from the Russian Federation is closed. The bailiff will clarify the nuances of this issue.

There are several ways to pay your debt on the FSSP website:

• through Sberbank Online, for Sberbank clients there is also a corresponding tab in their personal account;
• through the FSSP mobile phone application;
• through a payment system (Yandex. Money, Qiwi, WebMoney, Robokassa);
• on a printed receipt at any bank branch.

How to find out about unpaid taxes on the website of the Federal Tax Service

Before your trip, it’s a good idea to make sure there are no debts on taxes and fees. To do this you need to do several steps:

• go to the Federal Tax Service website, create a personal account (TIN number is required);
• select the section “Find out your debt”;
• Enter information in all fields and click the “Find” button.

After processing the request, the system will provide information about the existing debt.

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Where to check debt according to the lists of the traffic police and the Ministry of Internal Affairs

To find out information about debts for unpaid fines for administrative traffic violations, you need to go to the State Services portal. In your personal account you can check whether there are fines issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Where and how to see the availability of credit debt

Loan debts will also prevent you from traveling to another state. To find out about the debt, you need to contact each banking institution with which the agreement was concluded and clarify information about the debts. To do this, you can either visit a bank branch yourself, go to your personal account or call the credit institution’s hotline.

When visiting in person, you must have your passport with you. To obtain information over the phone, you will have to answer several clarifying questions asked by the operator.

How to lift a ban on traveling abroad

The simplest and most correct way to lift the ban is to pay off the existing debt. Moreover, this must be done in advance, and not a few days before leaving Russia.

It is important to pay off debts in advance. The bureaucratic machine is designed in such a way that it is impossible to instantly free yourself from restrictive measures. Both the imposition and lifting of a ban is the prerogative of the bailiff.

The bailiff must make sure that the debt is repaid, issue a resolution to cancel it and send the document to the control services, which, in turn, are obliged to remove the Russian from the “black list” of those prohibited from traveling abroad. The procedure takes several days or even weeks (no more than 14 working days).

You should not expect that it is enough to pay the debt and take the receipt with you. The border service will not let you out of the country in this case either.

If a citizen is sure that the ban was introduced illegally and violates his rights, he can file a complaint against the actions of the bailiff. You can also send a complaint through the prosecutor's office website. It's completely free. But here you need to be completely sure that you are right, otherwise it will be a waste of time.

The final decision will be made after 10 working days. This period is necessary for regulatory authorities to verify the appropriateness of the decision of the bailiff. As practice shows, in most cases an appeal will lead to nothing if the applicant actually has a debt that has reached the maximum limit as required by law.

Another solution to the problem is the completion or suspension of legal proceedings. In practice, it is extremely rare, since it involves the conclusion of a peace agreement between the debtor and the claimant.

Is it possible to bypass the ban?

Until 2017, many debtors resolved the issue of the ban by leaving through Belarus. In February 2017, a border zone with document checks was introduced between Russia and Belarus. Border posts are equipped with terminals with access to various databases, including the database of Russian debtors. In other words, at present debtors will not be able to freely travel through Belarus.

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Departure via Kazakhstan

Another option for emergency exit from the Russian Federation if you have debts is to travel through Kazakhstan. To circumvent the ban, debtors must act as follows:

• purchase two tickets (transit and to Petropavlovsk);
• cross the border with a transit ticket, for the authorities the debtor will be considered a transit traveler;
• after passing border control, present a ticket to Petropavlovsk and move in that direction;
• get off in Petropavlovsk and head to the destination country.

Departure via Kaliningrad

This option is only suitable for Schengen visa holders. Purchase a train ticket to Kaliningrad. But the transport leaves in Vilnius, and from there you can fly to any country in Europe.

These methods are not completely illegal. They are simply exploiting gaps in Russian laws. The border services of Kazakhstan, Lithuania, and until recently Belarus are not interested in the Russian debts of foreign guests; moreover, they simply have no information about them. You can return back in any way; no one has the right to deny entry to Russia to a citizen of the Russian Federation. Another question is that upon returning to your homeland, your passport may be confiscated.

1. Periodically visit the FSSP website and check for any enforcement proceedings open against you.
2. Visit the website of the justices of the peace in your area, go to the “Judicial Proceedings” section. This way you can find out about the probable debt even before a court decision is made.
3. Do not contact the bailiff for information about the ban. Perhaps the official did not have time to take a closer look at your issue or extend the existing ban, and the creditor himself did not demand this.
4. If, in your opinion, the restriction was established illegally, feel free to contact the prosecutor’s office with a complaint. This can even be done on the website of the regional prosecutor's office.
5. To avoid a travel ban, pay any outstanding debt on time. The need to travel abroad may arise unexpectedly; you need to be prepared for such an option in advance.
6. Do not forget that it will take several weeks to lift an already established ban, even after the final repayment of the debt.

An untimely fine paid can become a serious obstacle to traveling abroad of the Russian Federation during the summer holiday season. In order not to spoil your vacation and not get into an unpleasant situation when you have to cancel your trip, you need to make sure in advance that there is no debt and no travel ban.

Traveling abroad with debts causes a lot of controversy and discussion. Since the conditions for the ban on traveling abroad changed (starting in 2017), there has always been a lively debate around this topic. A common myth is that any debt can cause a person to be stopped at the border and not allowed to go further - as a result, the tour burns out, and the suitcases are taken back, no one returns the money, of course. The decision at the exit border depends on many factors that are best known ahead of time and, if possible, prevented. All information presented is presented in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

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Is it legal to prohibit traveling abroad with debts?

There are often cases when people really don’t manage to leave. Moreover, when suddenly they were not allowed to go abroad, this creates more and more problems. They can indeed prohibit leaving the territory of the Russian Federation, but for such a legal decision the following factors are necessary:

• The amount of debt is from 30 thousand rubles and above.
• Decree of a court decision in combination with a writ of execution for forced collection of debt through bailiffs.
• A bailiff's order to temporarily restrict the debtor's movement from the country.

In all this, the nature of the debt does not matter - it could be a loan, non-payment of debt for a car or alimony, late utility bills. So, when the question arises about what kind of debt they are not allowed to go abroad with, you should remember that the type of amount does not matter, it is only important that the above conditions are met. If a person has a debt, but no one has gone to court regarding it, you can safely plan a vacation trip.

What is a travel ban?

Traveling abroad with debts, even in 2020, depends not so much on the amount, but on the efficiency and communication between services. 30 thousand rubles and above - this is the amount of debt that limits travel abroad. If a person does not make any loan payments for more than two months, then this amount may decrease to 10 thousand rubles.

But in any case, this is several times higher than those that were used for not leaving due to debts in 2017. The bailiff only has the right to impose a ban on the debtor, but he has no such obligation. To avoid stressful situations before your trip, it is necessary and advisable to pay off all debts at least a couple of weeks before departure.

Where you can't go

If the question arises whether they will be released abroad with debts, then unpaid debts can indeed ensure a refusal to leave, but subject to a number of factors. Moreover, all this may not depend on the deadline for non-payment. Considering the large difference in communication between banking services and border authorities, the risk that a person will not be allowed to go on holiday abroad remains high.

You can relax freely within your own country, but where you can’t travel is outside its borders. Border control also includes checking for debts, in addition to all other inspection criteria. Among the possible travel options, there are also countries of the customs union, that is, those close to the Russian Federation.

Who imposes

Restrictions on leaving the country are given only by court order. That is, traveling abroad may be prevented by court orders to temporarily restrict the debtor’s movement. Also, the possibility of crossing the border of the Russian Federation is influenced by the decisions of bailiffs as executors of a previous court decision.

The FSSP of Russia is capable of restricting the movement of the debtor when the creditor, represented by a banking institution or a private individual, insists on this. In other cases, this procedure can be carried out directly through the court.

Overlay process

If a person is not previously familiar with what kind of debts are not released, then he should find out about all the nuances before the trip. Until 2017, citizens could not go abroad with debts in an amount that was three times less than the current one. Now only those whose debt exceeds the maximum 30 thousand rubles and for whom there is a court order are prohibited from leaving.

To leave, you must get rid of all possible debts at least two weeks before the planned trip. For example, if the court recognizes a person as not allowed to travel abroad, then after paying off the debts it is necessary to make sure that the name is removed from the database. While a person is in the base, he is considered restricted from leaving.

How long does it last?

It is difficult to travel abroad due to debt obligations; a citizen is faced with a number of obstacles that are not solved by a document or receipt for payment of debt through a terminal on the spot. For debts, crossing the country's borders is limited until the debt obligations are repaid in full. Previously, the repayment procedure took a little longer, but now the entire process takes up to 2 weeks. You can check whether the restriction has been lifted at the nearest branch of the Federal Bailiff Service or online.

After a person is included in the “black list of debtors,” a writ of execution from the bailiffs is sent to him by mail to his registration address. The fact is that not everyone lives at their place of registration, and it is quite possible that they will not wait for the writ of execution. For such cases, there is a check to see if you are on the lists through the State Services service. On the official website, you just need to enter your passport details and check all the information, after which you can objectively plan your trip.

For what debts are they not allowed to go abroad?

Restrictions on traveling abroad apply to any debts. The nature of the debts is the last thing that will worry the court or bailiffs regarding restrictions on the debtor’s movement. The main criterion is the amount that a particular citizen owes. Otherwise, these may be debt obligations for utility bills, alimony for the maintenance of minor children or incapacitated parents, etc. This also includes consumer loans, mortgages, car loans, but provided that the debts are subject to a court decision restricting border crossing.

Availability of credit

When it became clear with what amount of debt obligations they are not allowed to go abroad, it is worth clarifying that debt does not every time give border guards the right to prohibit a person from flying on vacation to another country. The presence of a loan in itself does not affect the situation at all.

If a person maliciously evades payments or an article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation on deliberate theft of property can be attributed to him, then restrictions on the movement of the debtor from the country take place. By means of a court decision, which is then transmitted to the border control authorities, it is possible to prevent departure from the country.

Tax debts

It is quite possible to travel abroad with tax penalties. The main condition for restricting departure is precisely the amount of debt, which must be above 30 thousand rubles. A court decision on travel restrictions is also mandatory.

Tax debts will become an obstacle to crossing the border only if the two points above are met. It is important to pay off your debts on time, and tax debts can now be paid in any way convenient for citizens: at a bank branch, online or through payment terminals.

Unpaid traffic fines

If you decide to fly abroad, then you need to deal with traffic police fines. From the time the fine is imposed, the person has 60 days to repay the debt. The debtor can be held accountable only up to 2 years after the debt has not been repaid. The debt itself is not cancelled; for non-payment of fines, the traffic police may be imprisoned for 15 days or subject to correctional labor for the same period. The amount of traffic police fines of 10 thousand rubles or more may become a reason for limiting border crossing or a ban on driving a vehicle.

Utility debts

Debts on utility bills can become a hindrance for leaving the country, and the amount will be higher than traffic police fines and equal to 30 thousand or more. The claim period for collecting utility debts ends after three years. At the same time, the court itself does not have the authority to inform debtors. The accused party must make its own claim if the accuser is trying to collect debts that are five or ten years old. In such a scheme, it is important to know all the subtleties in order to prevent possible illegal actions.

Non-payment of alimony

The amount of alimony debt can also become a very real reason for restrictions on traveling abroad. The threshold amount here is 10 thousand rubles and above. When a person does not pay alimony and is recognized by the court as a persistent defaulter, this becomes another reason for imposing a ban on leaving the country.

In any case, you must check for any debts and pay them off at least two weeks in advance. In some cases, the consequences of non-payment may include not only restrictions on movement, but also subsequent deprivation of parental rights, even with a change in the child’s patronymic without the consent of the deprived parent.

In some cases, citizens may be concerned that they have, for example, a mortgage or a car loan, and this may cause difficulties in traveling abroad. It is important to understand that in a situation where a person pays regularly and does not create any delays in payments, they have no right to detain him at the border. Only the presence of a large amount of debt and a court decision to restrict the movement of the debtor can become the only and compelling reason for not releasing this person.

How to check for debts

To prevent restrictions on leaving the country, it is better to check for debts, for which there are a number of services. On them you can find out not only how much a person specifically owes, but also the types of debts by category. You can find out the debt through the service of the Federal Bailiff Service or on other specialized sites. Basically, such data can be requested free of charge and obtained quickly, but this does not always mean that the border service already has this data.

In 2020, there is a good online resource with which you can check whether your name is on the list of those prohibited from traveling. On the website nevylet.rf you can get a full report on your debts on loans, taxes, bailiffs, alimony, traffic police and fines, due to which you may not be allowed to go abroad.

Which countries can you travel through with debts?

In the Russian Federation, the law on non-exit applies specifically to border crossings. That is, it is possible to travel to countries with which there are no border controls. People with debts often travel abroad this way, through countries that do not have thorough border controls with the Russian Federation. These were the countries of the former USSR: Belarus, Kazakhstan. And also Lithuania (as a transit country when traveling to the Kaliningrad region). Through these countries there is a chance to travel abroad, since debt obligations are no longer checked in them.

Belarus

When traveling abroad with the latest innovations through Belarus, you will no longer be able to travel with debts. Starting in the spring of 2019, debts will also be checked at the border with Belarus. Border controls between the countries are quite weak, as border officials admit. For alimony debtors, the minimum threshold is 10 thousand rubles, in other cases 30 thousand rubles for not leaving. There are more than 7 million debtors registered with the Federal Bailiff Service, who will not be allowed across the Belarusian border.

Kazakhstan

In the case of crossing the Russian border, another acceptable method for people with an unpaid debt may be to cross the territory of Kazakhstan. If you have outstanding debts, the easiest way to purchase train tickets is through Kazakhstan. In the allied countries there is no data on the debts of our citizens, so you can cross the border through them. The tax service cannot yet transfer data to allied countries, so information can only be available about whether a citizen is in the international wanted list.

Lithuania

If a person has already been abroad before and has a Schengen visa, then there is another option for leaving if there is debt. To cross the Russian border in this way, you must first obtain insurance and plan a trip to the Kaliningrad region.

In this case, the exit ticket will not convey the citizen’s desire to leave the country - he is simply going to travel. During the process of moving, you will need to get off in Lithuania, and after that you can actually get to anywhere in Europe.

FAQ

For those traveling outside the country, there are always additional questions and various nuances that it is advisable to clarify in advance. In many situations, a person may be prohibited from flying right before the plane departs. It is important to know all the nuances about whether debts are checked directly at the airport, whether it is possible to pay debts on the spot, and then immediately fly to your destination abroad. In all these situations, it is necessary to understand the state of affairs in advance in order to prevent possible unforeseen force majeure.

Do they check for debts at the airport?

Even if a person is included in the list of debtors, he is freely allowed to buy a ticket, check in for a flight, and check in his luggage, but he may not be allowed to board the plane directly. Restrictive control does not have updated data, but only its database of violators, according to which they block the departure of certain individuals. Authorities prohibiting departure can actually prohibit departure right at the airport; the debtor’s task is to repay the loan in advance and check whether he has been crossed off the list.

Is it possible to pay off a debt at the airport and immediately fly abroad?

Any citizen of the Russian Federation will be allowed to pay their debts directly at the airport, but they cannot fly out immediately after paying off their debt obligations. Information about the repayment of loans, alimony or fines for utilities does not yet have time to reach the Federal Bailiff Service, so it is impossible to fly away immediately after payment, even with checks and evidence in hand. So, of course, you need to repay the loan, but this does not guarantee an unhindered flight on vacation. It is best to pay off your loans at least a month in advance and before leaving, check with the services of the FSSP of the Russian Federation whether you are on the list of debtors.

Do small debts add up?

To exceed monetary limits, a few small debts and late utility bills will be enough. If the question arises whether small debts add up, then any debts in the amount are an obstacle to leaving the country. Debts, alimony, utilities or consumer credit: all of this together, if the limit of 30 thousand is exceeded, prevents one from crossing the border of the Russian Federation. Each of these debts must be paid off as early as possible in order to truly protect yourself from obstacles in crossing the country’s border. You can check the presence of all debts in the Data Bank of Enforcement Proceedings.

What to do if you need to leave very urgently

If the deadline for departure is minimal, and you need to leave very urgently, then it would be best to find out if you are on the list of debtors of the Federal Bailiff Service. With your verified status, it is already safe to travel in most cases. The online format of such a service is significantly faster, but you can also contact the service department in person. In this case, information about the citizen is transferred to him within 5 working days. Even if resources are limited, you can pay off part of the debts and thereby minimize the risk of being one of those banned from traveling on the list of the FSSP and border guards.

What to do if you have no debts, but travel is prohibited

If plans to go on vacation are interrupted, but there are no real prerequisites for this, then this is indeed an error in the databases at the border control. It happens that a law-abiding citizen is blocked from leaving the country, although he could not have taken out debts at all and not delayed payments.

Unfortunately, even if there is an error, such citizens cannot be released; they only have the full right to go to court. Of course, there is no question here of freely leaving immediately after a person has been found on the blacklist of the Federal Bailiff Service or the Border Service.

Countries can be prohibited from traveling abroad not only because of debt and a court decision. Among the most common reasons, it is still worth mentioning an expired passport and flying with a minor child. In these cases, everything is extremely simple and clear: for the first, a valid passport is required to travel abroad, and in the second, an additional document for the child (such as his passport or the presence of information about the child in the passport of the parent who will travel with him). If these minimum requirements are not met, the person will also be denied leave, as if he has debt obligations.

On the eve of the holiday season, innovations regarding restrictions on the travel of Russian citizens abroad can significantly spoil the vacation that has not yet begun. You definitely need to know not only the minimum monetary limits for not leaving the country, but also check with your own hands whether you are on the list of debtors not allowed to travel.

A court order or a bailiff's decision not to leave, together with exceeding the minimum amount limit, guarantees that a person will be stopped right at the border. There are roundabout ways to cross the country's border through allied countries, but it is best to pay off your debts to avoid any problems at the border.

Updated 02/07/2019

Is it possible to travel abroad with debts? Any person who has any debt should check their status before traveling outside Russia. Otherwise, a surprise may await you right at passport control. Every year, thousands of Russians are turned away because they do not know the law and have not taken care of a carefree vacation in advance. From the article you will learn how to check whether you will be released abroad with debts, whether there is a difference between debt for housing and communal services and alimony, and also what amount of debt limits travel abroad.

If you plan to travel abroad with debts, you can check their presence or absence in several ways. I’ll tell you about all of them below, but first, let’s figure out which law stipulates restrictions on traveling abroad for debt reasons.

Traveling abroad with debts, or rather not leaving the Russian Federation, is regulated by several laws, including the federal laws “On the procedure for leaving the Russian Federation and entering the Russian Federation” and “On enforcement proceedings.” They are written in dry language and sometimes it is more difficult to understand them than the language of aliens who flew from the constellation Alpha Centauri. Therefore, I will explain everything in simple terms.

Temporary restriction of the right to travel outside Russia is considered an effective measure and the Federal Bailiff Service (FSPP) successfully applies it, but many do not know exactly how such a process is launched.

The very fact of debt, be it a loan, traffic police fines or alimony, does not automatically make a person unable to travel abroad. To do this, the amount of debt must exceed a certain threshold, but even after this, a particular citizen may be included in the list of debtors who are prohibited from traveling abroad only after several months, or even years.

Who can be restricted from leaving Russia?

Most Russians do not know what amount of debt limits travel abroad. In 2017, its size changed, causing even more confusion. Although in reality everything is simple.

1. If we are talking about the collection of alimony, compensation for harm caused to health or compensation for harm in connection with the death of the breadwinner, then I can restrict a person from leaving Russia if the total debt recognized by the court exceeds 10 thousand rubles.
2. For all other requirements (debts for utilities, bank loans, loans from microfinance organizations, traffic police fines, etc.), the amount of debt for which leaving the country can be prohibited is from 30 thousand rubles.

Statistics from bailiffs say that most often orders banning travel are issued against Russians who are in debt.

• Bank loan.
• MFO loan.
• To the state on traffic police fines.
• Management companies for utilities.
• Former spouse and child for alimony.
• To the state for taxes.

Any of the above categories of debtors does not automatically become prohibited from traveling even if the amount of his debt exceeds 30 thousand rubles. Temporary restrictions on traveling abroad do not always arise even after a court decision is made. There are nuances here too. For example, debts arising from traffic fines do not concern the courts in any way; they are immediately transferred to the FSSP. But in most cases the process goes like this.

1. A debt case comes to court.
2. The court makes a decision on forced collection.
3. This decision is sent to the bailiffs, who must collect the debt using various measures of influence on the debtors, including making a decision to restrict travel abroad.

How quickly is the exit restriction introduced?

Restrictions when traveling abroad due to debts are not introduced automatically, so in each individual case the period for introducing such a restriction may be different. Next, using specific examples, we will analyze situations with debts on loans, fines, alimony, utility bills, and so on.

Traveling abroad with housing and communal services debts

Debt for utilities and traveling abroad are in no way connected with each other. Some Russians do not pay bills for housing and communal services for months and quietly travel around the world. So, traveling abroad with utility debts is quite possible, unless the house management company or the homeowners association of your home has decided to seek debt collection through the courts.

Practice shows that utility companies only go to court if they have large debts. The very fact of the trial is also not a reason for introducing a temporary restriction on traveling abroad. Only after a court decision on forced collection is made, the bailiff service will be able to open enforcement proceedings, within which it is possible to use restrictive measures.

Where can I check my housing and communal services debt and will I be allowed to go abroad with it if there is enforcement proceedings? If it is less than 30,000 rubles, then no one has the right to restrict you from leaving. But checking the existence of debt for utility bills is quite difficult. More precisely, you yourself know it very well if you receive tickets and do not pay for them. If the house management company goes to court, you should receive a corresponding notification. If the court has made a decision, the service nevylet.rf will help you find out about it. There you can get all the current data at the time of the request. Not only for court decisions, but also for traffic police fines, credit debts, and so on.

Traveling abroad with alimony debt

Is it possible to travel abroad with alimony debts? It is definitely possible if the debt on them is less than 10,000 rubles. In other cases, there is a high risk of becoming temporarily banned from traveling abroad. Court proceedings for alimony payments are usually resolved quite quickly, and bailiffs make a decision to restrict travel even faster. Therefore, if you ask whether alimony workers who do not pay are released abroad, I will answer that they are reluctant to do so and alimony debt is one of the most problematic.

Will they be released abroad with loan debt?

Surprisingly, there are Russians who ask more knowledgeable people on the Internet whether they will let them go abroad if they have a loan. There is only one answer: 1000 times “Yes”. Even if you have 10 loans, but you regularly pay them, you can safely go to any country - the border guards will not grab your hand, shake their fingers and turn you back for having a loan.

It’s another matter when debtors going on vacation ask whether they will let them go abroad with unpaid loans. Here it is important to understand what the people asking the question mean by the phrase “unpaid loan”. If it’s just the fact of having a loan, then see the paragraph above. If you have a loan debt, then whether you will be allowed to go abroad or not depends on the stage of your relationship with the bank. But I emphasize once again that without a court decision and open enforcement proceedings, neither collectors nor representatives of the bank’s security service have the right to restrict your departure from Russia.

The presence of loan debt and the recognition of this debt by the court significantly reduces your chances of traveling abroad. Again, if the loan debt is less than 30,000 rubles, even the bailiffs on duty at the airport will not be able to stop you.

Therefore, to the question “Will they let you go abroad if you have a loan?”, the answer is an unequivocal “They will let you out,” but to the question “You have a debt on a loan, will you let you go abroad?”, everything is not so clear.

It doesn’t matter what type of loan you owe. This could be a personal loan, mortgage debt, or credit card debt. Without FSSP enforcement proceedings or if the loan debt is less than 30,000 rubles, all Russian airports are open to you.

Abroad with fine debts

Do they let you go abroad with traffic police fines? Getting a fine from traffic cops is easy these days. There are so many video cameras and violations installed that you just have time to receive letters of happiness. Of course, someone will say, follow the traffic rules and sleep well. But situations are different and sometimes committing a minor offense simply cannot be avoided. On the other hand, if there is a threshold of 30,000 rubles, you have to be a very persistent traffic violator in order to be included in the list of travel bans.

Perhaps you consider yourself one of these people, and you are planning to travel abroad with debts? You can check all unpaid traffic fines in different ways, including through the government services portal, but the Nevylet.rf service will help you identify all your debts at once. Since on federal websites the data is up to date for 2 weeks, but on the Nevylet.rf service the data is current on the day of access.

You must remember that you have 60 days to pay administrative fines, including traffic police fines. Two months after the fine is issued, the debt, bypassing the court, is transferred to the FSSP. This is bad for the debtor, but there is also a positive aspect. Bailiffs cannot restrict a citizen who has unpaid administrative fines from leaving the country. The need to establish such a ban is determined by the court, where FSSP employees must apply.

How and where to find out about the ban on traveling abroad

Will they be released abroad? How to check? Where to see? This is the question asked by everyone who feels the potential to be on the travel ban list, even temporarily. There are several options for checking the presence of debts, which may be the reason for imposing a travel restriction. I'll tell you about them all, their pros and cons.

Website of the Federal Bailiff Service

The FSSP website is located at fssprus.ru and immediately on the main page it offers information about your debts. It is enough to enter your last name and first name or individual entrepreneur number and also indicate the territorial authority (your region). The system will then ask you to enter a letter code and display the search results.

Your personal data may coincide with the personal data of another debtor, so to clarify, use the advanced search, indicating the middle name and date of birth.

The system shows enforcement proceedings that have been opened against a citizen over the past few years. Including those already closed. There is an opportunity to pay the debt, but please note that a commission is charged.

The FSSP website explains: “The entry in the Data Bank will be deleted or changed (in case of partial repayment of the debt) within 3 to 7 days from the date of payment, since the funds must be transferred to the deposit account of the bailiff department, distributed, and transferred to the recoverer.”

Government services website

If you are registered on the government services website, you can check your debt here. The site shows debts not only by the bank of enforcement proceedings, but also by other databases: traffic police fines, tax debt, court debt.

You need to search in the relevant sections of the government services catalog (in the screenshot below I noted where to click). Traffic police fines are searched in the “Transport and Driving” section, tax debts in the “Taxes and Finance” section, court debts in the “Safety and Law and Order” section.

I will not provide instructions for searching for debts on the government services website, since everything there is quite simple and clear. If you still have questions, ask them in the comments.

The main advantage of the two above sites is that the check is absolutely free. The main disadvantage is that the information may be out of date, and the delay in updating data can be up to two weeks. That is, it is quite possible that the database on the FSPP website will show the absence of enforcement proceedings, but at the border they will tell you the opposite. And prove to the border guards that “I am not me and the fur coat is not mine.”

Service Nevylet.rf

The Nevylet.rf service was created for the same purpose. You will be able to assess the possibility of traveling abroad with debts and check the presence of debt by:

• Credits.
• Taxes (transport, land, property, etc.).
• Bailiffs.
• Alimony.
• Traffic police
• Administrative fines.

But unlike federal websites, the service presents current data at the time of the request. As they say, you have to pay for relevance, so checking on the site is paid. All details are in the link or click on the widget below.

I would especially like to note that the personal information you provide when filling out the form is not transferred to third parties.

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