The 2018 World Cup FAN ID is a special identifier (fan-ID). Every World Cup spectator who wants to get to the stadiums of the World Cup, which will be held in Russia for the first time from June 14 to July 15, 2018 in 11 cities of the country, must have it. Where to get the coveted fan-id? How much does a fan card cost? What are the rules for issuing a "passport"? And what gives the identifier to its owners? On the eve of the World Cup, it's time to answer these important questions!
What it is
The 2018 FIFA World Cup Fan ID is a kind of pass that is issued only to trustworthy fans who have passed security checks. PB should cut off football hooligans, terrorists and persons seen in illegal activities from the World Cup.
Possession of a personal spectator card allows not only to freely enter the coveted stadium, but also to receive a number of advantages:
- free travel on trains running between the cities participating in the world championship;
- visa-free entry to Russia for foreign citizens;
- free travel by public transport in the host cities where the matches of the tournament will take place.
The passport itself is a laminated badge containing a photo and full name of its owner in Russian and Latin. But the main component of the certificate is a special magnetic chip that stores detailed information about the owner of the fan-ID.
For the first time PB was tested during the Sochi Olympics. The experience has been positive. Therefore, the next to experience fan-ID were the spectators of the Confederations Cup 2017. The first cards were issued in 2016. They were given to VIP ticket holders. The mass issuance of spectator IDs will begin in November-December 2017, simultaneously with the start of the first wave of ticket sales for home world championship matches. In total, it is planned to issue about 3 million identifiers.
Where and how to get a FAN ID for the 2018 World Cup
You can get a coveted card for free at special points of issue or on the website www.fan-id.ru. Let's consider both options in detail.
Distribution centers
First of all, you must have a ticket for one of the world championship matches on hand. You can buy it either on the official FIFA resource, or at the box office of the 2018 World Cup stadiums, or through intermediaries.
You need to contact one of the Distribution Centers (CVs). They are located in 11 World Cup host cities:
- Moscow;
- Kaliningrad;
- Saint Petersburg;
- Volgograd;
- Kazan;
- Nizhny Novgorod;
- Samara;
- Saransk;
- Rostov-on-Don;
- Sochi;
- Yekaterinburg.
Krasnodar should also be added to this list. An additional item will open there.
To complete an application, you must have an identity document and a ticket order form or the ticket for the world championship match with you.
The staff of the center will take a picture of you, check your document and ticket. You will also need to fill out a questionnaire. The whole procedure will take no more than 10-15 minutes.
Wait for a response to your application. A special notification will be sent to your phone or email. If approved, return to CV and receive the coveted card.
Through the site www.fan-id.ru
You can apply for a FAN ID for the 2018 World Cup through the official website. This is the most popular and convenient way.
- We go to the site www.fan-id.ru.
- Click on the "Registration" option.
- We agree to the processing of our personal data.
- We fill out a form in which we indicate:
- ticket application number/ticket number;
- citizenship;
- identity document and its attributes;
- Full name (in Latin);
- date of birth;
- One more required condition- the photo. The image must comply with certain rules. They can be read on the website: "Questions and Answers" → "Questions on the application" → "Photo requirements for obtaining a FAN ID".
- We leave our contact details. This can be a mobile phone number or an email address. You also need to indicate which method of obtaining a card is most convenient: through the Russian Post or the Issuing Center.
- We are waiting for a decision. If there are no complaints about the application, a corresponding notification will be sent. After that, it remains only to contact the nearest CV or wait for the postal parcel. In both cases, you must have an identity document with you.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup Fan ID will become mandatory during the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Let's see what this Fan-ID is for, how to get it and what other advantages it gives?
What is a FAN ID?
A FAN ID is a mandatory document for all spectators of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2018 World Cup matches and is required to enter the stadium. A FAN ID is a small, laminated form containing a photograph and personal details of the holder. Also, the document has a special magnetic chip to store all the information about its owner.
Why do I need a fan ID (Fan-ID)?
In order to personally attend the matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, you need to obtain a FAN ID. Without it, even with a ticket, entry to the stadium will be denied. This personalized individual card is designed to minimize the risk of any fans deciding to riot. The procedure will also help to stop various conflicts between fans, who will now behave more disciplined.
In addition, a fan registration card will help prevent possible terrorist threats: in order to get it and be admitted to the stands, you will have to pass a check, including at the bases of special services. If it turns out that a person was previously seen in something criminal (even hooliganism), then he may be denied a Fan-ID.
Anyone who decides not to observe public order, burn flares in the stands, try to carry prohibitive objects to sports objects, throwing things on the field, etc., runs the risk of being left without a fan ID. For such violations, a person will no longer be allowed to other World Cup matches.
How to get a FAN ID for the 2018 World Cup?
Anyone who decides to watch the 2018 World Cup games live will need a registration card. To get it, you must first buy a ticket for the match. Only after that you can start applying for a Fan-ID, which is possible through: a personal visit to a specialized center or an official online resource.
The points where the passport will be issued will open in all 11 cities where the matches of the 2018 World Cup will be held.
Here is their list:
- Moscow;
- Kaliningrad;
- Saint Petersburg;
- Volgograd;
- Kazan;
- Nizhny Novgorod;
- Samara;
- Saransk;
- Rostov-on-Don;
- Sochi;
- Yekaterinburg.
To date, they are already operating not only in Moscow or St. Petersburg, but also in Kazan and Sochi, since these cities host Confederations Cup games in 2017, which can also be entered only with a Fan-ID.
To apply for a FAN ID for the 2018 World Cup online you need to visit the site www.fan-id.ru and fill out the form, where you will need to specify:
Full name
Floor
Ticket number
Passport details, including citizenship
date of birth
Contact information (phone number, e-mail, etc.).
You will also need to upload your photo, which has a number of strict requirements.
Online registration is especially advantageous for foreigners. After all, for this they do not need to specially come to one of the 11 cities where football matches of the world championship will be held. Citizens of foreign countries will only need to fill out a questionnaire and wait for the approval of the application. After all formal procedures Fan-ID will be sent to them by mail.
indicative Estimated delivery time FAN IDs abroad - up to 30 days. In Russia, delivery to the border postal exchange point is carried out within 7-11 days.
For issuing a FAN ID don't need to pay anything. All costs are already included in the ticket price. At the same time, the FAN ID for the 2018 FIFA World Cup is mandatory for both Russians and visitors to our country. Even children will have to arrange it.
When receiving a Fan-ID at a specialized center, take with you the main document that proves your identity. Citizens under the age of 14 will need a birth certificate. If the FAN ID is lost, it will have to be restored. As the organizers of the 2018 World Cup promise, it will be possible to do this even at the box office of stadiums hosting championship matches, and not only at distribution centers.
What other benefits and benefits will the 2018 World Cup Fan ID give?
The tasks of Fan-ID also include the creation of favorable conditions for all football fans:
For foreign citizens, this document will replace a visa. That is, upon presentation of a Fan-ID (passport, tickets, etc.), guests from other countries will be able to freely enter the territory of Russia.
At airports, with the help of an individual fan card, it will be possible to go through passport control according to a simplified scheme.
Identification will avoid numerous checks at the entrance to the stadiums.
It will give you the opportunity to travel by public transport for free in the cities participating in the World Cup.
With the help of a personal fan card, it will be possible to use the services of Russian Railways free of charge. We are talking about the movement by rail between the cities in which the matches of the world championship will be held.
It is assumed that thanks to this document, in between football matches it will be possible to visit many cultural and entertainment events free of charge or at a good discount.
Closer to the start of the 2018 World Cup, the tournament organizers will announce other benefits of the FAN ID. But even now the introduction of such an identification system football fans seems promising, convenient and extremely useful.
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BISHKEK, Oct 27 - Sputnik. In Russia, for the first time in the history of the World Cup, spectators who buy tickets for a match must obtain a fan ID.
The design of this personalized card (Fan ID) was approved on October 26 Russian Ministry communications and mass communications.
Sputnik will tell fans who are going to the World Cup in Russia why it is convenient, how to get a name card and what rights it gives.
Tickets for the 2018 World Cup: where, when and how much
first stage initial stage FIFA completed sales of tickets for the 2018 World Cup games in Russia on October 12. Those who managed to leave applications are waiting for the outcome of the lottery - whether they will actually become owners entrance tickets for championship games. Those who did not make it in time should not worry: there are several more stages of ticket sales to provide everyone with them.
Prices are fixed
FIFA announced ticket prices a year before the start of official sales. And they will not change, regardless of when you decide to buy a ticket - a few months or a couple of days before the game.
Tickets are divided into four categories depending on the location of seats in the stands: central tickets in the side stands are assigned to the first category; those closer to the corner flags are the second category; the seats in the stands outside the goal are third and fourth. Tickets of the fourth category are available only for citizens of the Russian Federation.The cheapest tickets can be purchased for the 2018 World Cup group stage matches from 1,280 rubles (4th category) to 12,600 (1st category). The cost of watching the games of the 1/8 finals is from 2,240 to 14,700 rubles, the quarter-finals and the match for 3rd place are estimated at 3,800-21,900, for the semi-finals you will have to pay from 4,480 to 45 thousand rubles. Tickets for the opening match on June 14 are sold from 3,200 to 33,000 rubles. And the final on July 15 with your own eyes can be seen for 7,040-66 thousand rubles.
Lottery or live queue
The procedure for buying tickets is simple. What you need to pay attention to: for now, you can only buy them via the Internet on the official FIFA website at fifa.com/bilet. To purchase, you need to register using an email address, prepare a payment bank card and passport details of everyone for whom you are going to buy a ticket.
Up to four people can be included in one application - when the tickets are distributed, the seats will be nearby. But guessing in such a way as to get into at least one sector with friends who buy tickets separately will not work: FIFA distributes seats in the stadium within the same category randomly.
Immediately when making an application, you must specify the details of the payment card. Please note: if there are not enough funds for it, the application may be canceled.FIFA offers viewers to choose any specific match or take advantage of a package offer: all games with the participation of a particular team or all matches in a specific stadium.
Every person entering the stadium, including young children, must have a ticket. In addition, FIFA allocates tickets for a special category of people - people with limited mobility and overweight people. If you need such tickets, this must be indicated when making an application.
In order to provide everyone with the most equal chances to get to the matches, a system of ticket sales in several stages is used. In the fall of 2017, at the first stage of sales, spectators choose blind matches.
On December 1, after all the teams participating in the 2018 World Cup are known, the official draw will take place in Moscow and the teams will be divided into groups. Then the second stage of sales starts, where buyers will be able to choose the most interesting group stage matches from their point of view or try to guess which teams will make it to the playoffs. At the third, final stage, the remaining unclaimed seats in the stadiums will be sold out.
Pre-sales are divided into two stages. At the first of them, FIFA collects applications for the purchase of tickets within a specified period, if the number of applications exceeds the available number of tickets, a random lottery is held. Some applications are approved, some are cancelled. At the second stage, the purchase of tickets takes place in real time: the customer sees the available number of tickets in a particular category, immediately pays and immediately receives a confirmation of his purchase.
Ticket sales by lottery took place from September 14 to October 12, 2017 and will be carried out after determining all participants in the 2018 World Cup from December 5, 2017 to January 31, 2018.The live sales will take place from November 16 to 28, 2017, from March 13 to April 3, 2018, and from April 18 to the day of the World Cup final on July 15, 2018.
After April 18, tickets can be purchased not only via the Internet, but also at the box office of stadiums in the host cities of the 2018 World Cup.
Delivery of tickets purchased via the Internet will be carried out in the spring of 2018 by courier services personally to the customer at the address indicated when filling out the application on the FIFA website.
FAN ID, aka entry visa
After the successful purchase of tickets, spectators will have one more procedure: obtaining a FAN ID. We emphasize that you need to issue it only after you receive confirmation from FIFA that you have become the owners of tickets for the 2018 World Cup games.
The entire procedure for obtaining a FAN ID is described on the fan-id.ru website. It is quite simple: you need to register on the site, provide your passport details and contact phone number in the application form, and attach a passport-sized photograph in electronic form to the application. After the application is approved, it will be possible to receive the document at the FAN ID distribution center in the host cities of the 2018 World Cup or by mail at the main post offices of other Russian cities.For guests from abroad, obtaining a FAN ID is also mandatory. Moreover, when entering the territory of the Russian Federation, the FAN ID will replace the entry visa. At the border, you will need to show a printout from the fan-id.ru website stating that you have been approved to receive a FAN ID.
And then you will definitely need to get the document in hand at one of the distribution centers, which will also work on match days. At the entrance to the stadium, security services will check both the presence of a ticket for the game and a fan ID. It is useful to have an identity card with you, the details of which were indicated in the questionnaire.
A FAN ID is registered for a specific person and is a mandatory temporary document for all match guests.
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This rule applies to both residents of the Russian Federation and the minor population of the country - children. The PB allows foreign citizens to enter the territory of Russia without a visa. You can get a FAN ID card once and attend all matches of the Championship with it.
What it is
The FAN ID or FAN ID card is a temporary document that is issued only to trustworthy fans who have passed the security check.
It was originally invented in Sochi in 2014. The pilot project turned out to be successful, so the football organizers decided to only improve the document and adapt it among the fans. The first passports in the form of a card were issued in 2016.
They were given to VIP ticket holders. This document is a kind of way to identify fans.
All ticket holders for the match are FAN ID holders, or in another way called FAN ID.
PB is a laminated badge that contains a photo and initials of its owner in Russian and Latin. This passport is mandatory for Russian fans, as well as for guests of the country.
Why is it needed for the World Cup
This innovation was left in order to provide more comfort and a number of privileges for ticket holders.
This ID card will provide a number of benefits:
- Travel on special railway routes will be free (between the cities of the match).
- There will be free travel during the match.
- Privilege for foreigners - entry into the territory of the Russian Federation without a visa.
This system should protect fans from hooligans at the stadium, and when selling tickets, suspicious individuals will be denied a ticket, which means they will not enter the stadium.
How to get through the official website (step by step instructions)
- Via the Internet on the FIFA website online.
- At card issuance points – Fan Document Distribution Centers.
If you have chosen the remote option for issuing a PB, go to the fan-id portal, select the language of communication and fill out the application. In a special field, you need to enter the ticket number and fill in the rest of the cells.
It is possible to make a FAN ID for the World Cup only if there is a ticket application confirmed by FIFA.
To purchase a ticket for the 2020 FIFA World Cup in Russia, you must create a personal account on the FIFA website.
An application must be submitted in an account on the FIFA website. The process will take some time:
- you must confirm the country of residence;
- familiarize yourself with the rules for purchasing and using tickets;
- familiarize yourself with the rules of conduct at the stadium during the match;
- select a ticket or a series of tickets;
- enter your details and details of other ticket holders;
- confirm the service.
| Register on the site |
When filling out the FAN ID card application form on the FIFA website, you must enter the following data:
Additionally, you should upload a full-face color photo of the fan's face. Photo recommendations - taken within the next six months, JPG or JPEG format, sizes - from 420x525px to 1 Mb. More detailed information about the requirements for photography can be found on the website in the "Questions and Answers" section, the "Questions about the application" section. You will also need to indicate the ticket number or the corresponding number of its application |
| Get confirmation | The final stage of submitting the questionnaire will be receiving an SMS notification and notification to the e-mail address with evidence that the application has been accepted. Usually, the consideration of the application takes place in the next 72 hours, no more. In the next letter, in 3 days the fan will receive a notification about the approval of the application for a FAN ID |
| Get a document | By mail or at the Distribution Center |
| Use PB | For free travel |
| Show your FAN ID | Before the match |
If the applicant needs to register again and enter changes into the completed application form, he/she should wait until the letter confirming the application is received and perform the secondary registration.
Only initials or date of birth can be corrected on the site. Other information can only be changed at the Distribution Centers at the time of receipt of the IB.
Foreign citizens from the states of the visa zone can receive the PB by mail. The applicant can pick up the document at the nearest Issuing Center on his own or send it to a trusted person.
To do this, you must provide documents confirming your identity and tickets. A special option allows you to find out the readiness status of the Passport.
Refusal to receive a PB means the following:
- You have entered incorrect data.
- They sent a photo that does not meet the parameters.
- Didn't pass security check.
When making an application, you must specify where you want to pick up the card - at the Issuing Center or at the Post Office.
per child
The parent must provide a passport, birth certificate and ticket. Also, the child should be photographed for a document in the issuing center.
For non-residents
Residents of other cities can also apply for a FAN ID on the official FIFA website or at the Distribution Center. All terms and conditions still apply.
At the same time, they can receive a document by mail and enter the country without a visa. Postage will take approximately one week.
What should be the photo
As the practice of 2017 showed, the majority of citizens were denied the issuance of a FAN ID, because photographic standards were violated.
It is indicated that the photos must be of a certain quality, as well as the size. You can only submit a clear, color photo, but they also do not have to go through editing programs like Photoshop.
In order to be able to identify the holder of such a passport, it is forbidden to send a photo in a headdress (unless for religious reasons), or sunglasses.
In any case, any accessories that may interfere with the identification of a person should be absent.
On the forums, very often they began to write about the fact that the passport was refused, because the photo did not meet the requirements.
To avoid mistakes, you should follow only three rules:
The photo must be submitted in jpeg or jpg format. If the photo does not fit General requirements, then the application will be closed.
Distribution centers
Distribution centers operate in all cities hosting the World Cup in Russia 2020, namely in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi.
On the site, you can track the workload of each item during the day and choose the most suitable time to visit the Center.
Graphs show the presence of a queue:
In St. Petersburg
FAN ID distribution centers in St. Petersburg operate at the following addresses:
- Liteiny pr-kt, house 26;
- Prospect Dobrolyubov, house 20, building 1;
- Primorsky pr-kt, house 72.
In Moscow
In the capital receive or pick up ready Passport fan can be at the following addresses:
- Khamovnichesky shaft, house 34;
- st. Cow shaft, house 5, building 1;
- Volokolamsk highway, house 73.
Cost of the procedure
This update is absolutely free. At the Center or at the Post Office, when receiving a World Cup Fan ID, they should not charge any cost.
When paying for a ticket for a match, the cost of the passport will already be paid, that is, its amount is included in the ticket price.In addition, with the help of a World Cup fan passport, you can not pay for travel in public transport.
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