RBC Sport: Simplified Process of Acquiring Fan ID Proposed by Ministry of Digital Development

The Ministry of Digital Development proposed to simplify obtaining a Fan ID

The Ministry has prepared a draft resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers, which states that children under 14 years old can go through remote identification to receive a Fan ID through the State Services, and pensioners and people with disabilities can issue a document without a queue

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The Ministry of Digital Development, Telecommunications and Mass Media of Russia (Mintsifry) has prepared a project that simplifies the use of a Fan ID card. The corresponding draft resolution of the Cabinet published on the portal of projects of normative legal acts.

The document states that children under 14 years of age can undergo remote identification for sporting events through the State Services without visiting the MFC. For pensioners, disabled people of I, II and III groups and disabled children, when undergoing face-to-face identification, it was proposed to allocate separate windows to ensure their priority service.

The fan card law was adopted and approved in December 2021 and entered into force on June 1 last year. After that, most of the fan associations of the Russian Premier League clubs opposed Fan ID and decided to boycott the games of their teams.

Since December 1 last year, Fan ID has been introduced at all stadiums of the Russian Football Championship. As a result, game attendance has plummeted.

On March 14, the Ministry of Digital Development announced that it is no longer necessary to visit the MFC to obtain a Fan ID – a card can be issued remotely using a ten-year passport or biometrics from the Unified Biometric System.

Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed, by May 1, to simplify the use of Fan ID for citizens, primarily for the disabled, pensioners and children.