Buy USSR Passports

Here’s a breakdown of key aspects,  Explore authentic-style USSR passport replicas and historical collectibles created for educational, research, film, and private collection purposes. These non-functional reproductions showcase classic Soviet-era design, typography, and document layout, making them ideal for historians, museums, collectors, and prop departments. Perfect for display, archival reference, or cultural study, these items are not valid for travel or identification and are sold strictly as historical memorabilia.

• Issuance and Purpose: Buy USSR Passports

  • These blue service passports were issued to officials like ministers, deputy ministers, and representatives of various departments traveling or stationed abroad for government duties.
  • Prior to January 1, 1994, these passports were issued by the former Soviet authorities but stamped by the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

• Validity:

  • USSR service passports were generally valid for five years.
  • From January 1, 1994, Ukraine began issuing its own service passports (also blue and valid for five years) to replace the old USSR passports as they expired.

• Post-Independence Use:

  • Following Ukraine’s declaration of independence on August 24, 1991, people residing in Ukraine were considered Ukrainian citizens.
  • However, until 1994, many individuals continued to use their Soviet passports.
  • Starting in 1994, it became possible to obtain a Ukrainian passport.
• Replacement:
  • The replacement of USSR passports with Ukrainian national passports occurred gradually between 1992 and 2005.
  • Ukraine began issuing its own national passports in 1994.