Modern society involves a person’s life in different spheres: medicine, business, social activities, employment, etc. The interaction of a citizen with various structures occurs through documents that simplify this connection, both for the user and for official bodies. Thus, SNILS is a green plastic insurance card with an individual number attached to the personal identification number of a specific citizen, which carries confidential information about the person, data on work experience and contributions made to the pension fund.
One of the most important documents is SNILS. This is a unique number of a citizen’s individual personal account in the compulsory pension insurance system. It collects and stores confidential information about a person, including data on work experience and contributions made to the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation.
The need for insurance of this kind arises in cases of employment, receipt of benefits and allowances, use of government. services and increasing part of your pension through various investments. The issue is legally regulated by Federal Law No. 167 of December 15, 2011.
Current information directly about SNILS is described in Federal Law No. 48 of 04/01/2019. The document is done once in a lifetime, free of charge and without much hassle. Previously, it looked like a green plastic card. But to simplify operations requiring its use, as well as to prevent the risks of damage and loss, it was replaced by a digital analogue in 2019. At the same time, the issue of its re-registration when personal data changes (in particular, a change of surname after marriage) remains relevant.
Concept and meaning of SNILS
The need to obtain a life insurance certificate arises immediately after birth. This is due to the fact that it is possible and convenient to obtain some documents and services if you have one. Using SNILS you can:
- realize the right to social services and benefits, including for minors;
- use the capabilities of the Pension Fund’s personal account;
- receive state and municipal services via the Internet.
And this is far from an exhaustive list.
Interesting! Since the number on a pension certificate is individual and remains unchanged throughout a person’s life, over time government authorities began to use the document to identify its owner.
How to change a certificate if the registration address and place of residence are different
Sometimes a situation arises where a person works and lives in one city, but is permanently registered in another locality. The pension certificate can be replaced at any branch of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation, regardless of the place of registration. If your documents are refused, you can file a complaint about a violation of your rights. There is an exception to the rule: self-employed citizens (work under a patent and do not use hired labor) have the opportunity to change their SNILS only at the place of registration, since they pay social contributions on their own.
Legislative basis
The main regulatory document for SNILS is Federal Law No. 27-FZ of April 1, 1996 “On individual (personalized) accounting in the compulsory pension insurance system.” The appearance of the current compulsory insurance certificate is determined by Resolution of the Board of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation No. 2p dated January 11, 2017 “On approval of document forms used for registering citizens in the compulsory pension insurance system, and Instructions for filling them out.” It also contains all the necessary document forms with detailed rules for filling them out.
Have you changed your last name?
Sometimes citizens have to change their passport data due to the following events:
- starting a family and acquiring a new surname;
- divorce and return of the previous surname;
- own desire to change a dissonant surname or a name that you don’t like.
In all these cases, replacement of many documents is provided, including the insurance certificate - SNILS . An exception is the option when a child under fourteen years of age changes his last name, since he does not yet have an insurance certificate, but only the number itself. Upon reaching this age, he will be issued an updated document.
When replacement becomes necessary
The registration number in the Russian Pension Fund system is recorded on paper - a certificate issued to the insured person. A change in pension document cannot be avoided if the following events occur:
- loss or damage to SNILS;
- marriage of the owner of the document with a change in surname;
- change of personal data (first name, patronymic or last name, gender, date or place of birth);
- detection of errors and clerical errors after receipt.
It is mandatory to replace a document due to a change in surname (for example, after marriage, as a result of divorce, or according to a court decision). The information contained in it on the citizen’s personal data must fully correspond to the information in the identity document.
When changing the surname, the necessary package of materials is collected and an application of the established form is drawn up in the ADV-2 form.
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Do I need to change SNILS when changing my last name?
The surname is an integral component of civil status. A person can carry out any legal acts only by sealing them with his last name (except for legally permitted situations of using a nickname, pseudonym, etc.)
The surname given at birth can be changed when the marital status changes, and not only by the woman. Each of the spouses or both at once can take any of the two surnames or combine them into one common one. In case of divorce, the reverse operation is possible, or you can do without it.
SNILS of an individual reflects the data contained in the database of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation. The last name is part of the information about the taxpayer, and it must be indicated correctly at the current moment, otherwise its legal status will be invalid.
In practice, this can result in the following problems:
- if the Pension Fund database contains an outdated surname, then the funds transferred from the salary of a woman with a new surname may “freeze” without reaching its intended destination;
- accrual of vacation pay, benefits, payments in case of maternity leave may be incorrect;
- Problems may arise during employment if the employee’s passport data does not match the taxpayer database.
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Important! Replacing SNILS is just issuing a new card: the number itself remains unchanged, because it is assigned for life. As a result of this procedure, information in the Pension Fund database is clarified and corrected.
See how to find out your SNILS number for an individual using your passport and other methods.
When should the change be made and how much does it cost?
There are no clearly established deadlines for replacing the insurance certificate. Nevertheless, in the interests of the SNILS owner himself, such an action should be performed as quickly as possible. This is necessary in order to avoid misunderstandings and problems in the future, primarily for working citizens.
Important! Contributions made by the employer to the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation are transferred to the employee’s personal account. If the data does not match, the paid amounts may simply be lost.
Replacement of a pension certificate in the Russian Federation is carried out free of charge. This means that when applying for a change of document, a citizen does not pay state duties, fees and other payments and receives it free of charge.
Application deadlines
It is better to replace the insurance certificate within two weeks after receiving a new passport, as recommended by the Pension Fund. You can miss this deadline; the law does not provide for penalties for such actions. Timely replacement is in the interests of the person himself.
How long to wait for a new document to be produced and issued?
They make a new certificate in three weeks. This is the maximum period; often the procedure is completed in ten working days or less.
It is better to change SNILS in a timely manner, otherwise failures may occur in the exchange of information about a person
Are there any penalties?
As a rule, there is a penalty for missing the deadline for receiving or replacing a document without good reason. Most often administrative. For example, if a person does not change his passport after changing his last name within thirty days, then a fine may be imposed on him. When a citizen does not apply for a change of SNILS for a long time or does it after a long period of time, it is impossible to hold him accountable.
Is there a penalty for an overdue document?
Late replacement of SNILS is not punishable by any penalties.
But you need to understand that if, after changing your last name, you do not update the data on the insurance certificate, then it will be considered invalid. As practice shows, SNILS is required quite often today. For example, it will need to be provided when receiving government services remotely, when applying for employment, applying to a non-state pension fund, or the Social Security Administration (when requesting benefits and benefits).
Without an insurance card, it will be impossible to contact any medical or social service.
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How to correctly replace the OPS certificate
If the need arises, you can change the last name on the OPS certificate either at the pension fund or by contacting the multifunctional center in person, the employer, or online through the State Services portal. Let's look at each of these methods in more detail.
Through the multifunctional center
Multifunctional centers provide citizens with a service in the form of replacing the OPS insurance document. To do this, you need to prepare the required list of materials. The required application is usually drawn up by an MFC employee and provided to the applicant to verify the correctness of completion and signature.
In some regions, in addition to the originals of the necessary documents, they are also asked to bring copies. To obtain a completed insurance certificate, you will need to go to the MFC or to a branch of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation, depending on the region. The maximum production time for SNILS is twenty-one days.
Contacting the Pension Fund
It is possible to replace SNILS when changing your last name at the pension fund branch at the place of registration or actual residence. To do this, you need to prepare a list of materials and write an application to change the document. It will also be possible to pick up the finished certificate at the branch of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation upon presentation of an identity document.
Attention! You can change your SNILS not only at your place of registration, but also while in another city. An exception is the category of self-employed citizens (individual entrepreneurs, lawyers, notaries and others), who change the certificate at the place of registration.
On the State Services website
Using the Public Services portal, you can apply to change your pension certificate and replace your TIN as follows:
- log in to the website https://www.gosuslugi.ru/;
- select the “Service Catalog” section and click on “Authorities” from the one that appears;
- click on “Pension Fund”, in the “Non-electronic services” section, select the appropriate item on accepting applications, click;
- from the list that appears, click on “Exchange of insurance certificate” and then follow the instructions of the system, filling out the existing application form.
An insurance certificate with new data is issued after ten working days.
At your employer
A working citizen, if there is a need to change his pension certificate, must contact his employer directly. Submit the required documents and write an application. The employer will take all necessary actions to replace SNILS independently. He will also issue a completed certificate.
What documents need to be prepared?
As mentioned above, in any of the listed cases, you should provide a list of original documents along with their copies:
- SNILS (if available).
- Identity card (passport, military ID, temporary ID or certificate from places of imprisonment).
- The document on the basis of which the card is changed (marriage or divorce certificate, court decision or damaged SNILS).
- Application for exchange of insurance certificate.
Application for exchange of SNILS
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When replacing a card for children, the list of papers is slightly different:
- Passport of one of the parents.
- Birth certificate or passport of a child over 14 years old.
- An old insurance certificate card.
- Grounds for replacement of insurance (court decision or adoption documents).
- Application for renewal of a card.
It should be understood that when changing your last name, not only SNILS, but also other documents must be updated: passport, driver’s license, medical policy, bank cards, international passport and TIN. Only existing changes are made to the work book manually in OK at the place of work, signed by the manager and sealed by the organization.
Deadlines for document replacement
The law strictly regulates the time frame within which a citizen must apply for a replacement of the SSOPS when changing personal data. According to para. 5 p. 2 art. 10 Federal Law No. 27, you need to contact the competent territorial body of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation within a month from the date of change of name. If during this time the citizen was unable to obtain documents confirming the fact of changing personal data, this period may be overdue - no liability is provided.
Now let’s figure out how long it takes to change SNILS when changing a surname. Explanations on this matter are contained in clause 14 of the Administrative Regulations. According to it, the period for providing public services is 5 working days from the moment of registration of the application by the territorial division of the Pension Fund. However, the explanations of the Pension Fund itself are somewhat different from the instructions in the regulations.
So, in accordance with the information from the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation posted here, the production time for SNILS when changing your last name after marriage can be extended up to 1 month.
Other information is also provided here: The Pension Fund explains that if you apply in person to the territorial office and submit all the necessary documents, the production of a new SSOPS is carried out on the day of the application and, as a rule, does not take more than half an hour. If documents are submitted through the MFC, processing may take up to 5 working days.
If the SSOPS is issued through the employer, identical deadlines apply, plus 7 days during which the card is handed over to the employee.
In practice, how many days SNILS is completed depends on the workload of the employees of the department to which the application is submitted. But in any case, such a period will not exceed 5 working days.
Urgent card replacement
Situations arise when it is necessary to replace a pension insurance card urgently, for example, if you need to leave the city/country for a long period.
The law does not provide for an accelerated re-registration procedure.
To quickly change your SNILS, it is recommended that you contact the territorial office of the Pension Fund of Russia as soon as your personal data has changed. If there is a successful combination of circumstances, all documents are ready and there are no errors in them, the replacement is carried out on the day of application.
