How much is the state fee for changing a surname in 2021?

How does the procedure for changing a surname work?

The most common reason for changing personal information is marriage. At the same time, Russian laws do not limit the right of citizens to change their last name, first name or patronymic, or all together at any stage of life and any number of times. However, one should not forget that if the applicant’s desire alone is sufficient to obtain a new name, then a basis will also be needed to assign a new surname.

Federal Law No. 143 “On Acts of Civil Status” of November 15, 1997 stipulates that the reasons for making changes to a citizen’s personal data must be significant. And although this formulation can have many interpretations, in practice the following reasons are considered significant:

• cacophony;
• foreign sound;
• the desire to bear the surname of a stepfather or stepmother if one of the parents remarried;
• desire to bear the surname of the second parent;
• religious considerations.

Please note that marriage and divorce, adoption and adoption are not included in the list. This is due to the fact that the possibility in such situations to change a surname is directly stipulated by law and, as a rule, does not imply refusal.

To change your personal data, you need to follow a clear procedure:

1. Contact the registry office with a certain package of papers and an application of the appropriate sample.
2. Pay the fee.
3. Submit a petition and wait for the result.

The review usually takes a month. Civil registry office employees are required to make all necessary changes to the registers and issue the applicant a certificate on the basis of which he can replace his civil passport.

If you intend to change the child's surname, you will need to obtain permission from the guardianship authorities. If the young Russian citizen is already 10 years old, you will have to obtain his consent.

And when a teenager reaches 14 years of age, he can submit an application himself, but in the presence of his parents.

We recommend that you read more about how to change your last name.

How much is the state duty?

Let us immediately note that the price for changing a surname at the registry office is a fixed amount, valid throughout the Russian Federation. It does not depend on the region or any other circumstances. Today it is 1,600 rubles for state registration. For making changes due to a change of surname (name), including the issuance of a certificate (for each new document), you will have to pay 350 rubles.

The only case where payment of the state contribution is not required is a change of surname upon marriage. If one of the spouses makes such a decision before the ceremony, there will be no need to even write a statement: the registry office employee will simply put a stamp in the passport confirming the need to replace this document. After this, the newlyweds have exactly one month to receive a new identity card. Thus, you will only have to pay for a new passport form.

If the decision to change the surname is made after the wedding ceremony, then the petition will have to be submitted on a general basis, which involves paying a fee of 1,600 rubles.

What surname can I take?

The registry office may refuse to register a name change if (Article 11 of Federal Law No. 143 “On Civil Registration”):

• the action being performed is contrary to the law
• not all documents required by law have been submitted

Additionally, you can receive a refusal if the applicant tries to obtain a full name in the form of:

• personal data of a famous person, without confirmation of relationship or legal marriage
• names of the country, region, city, monument and so on
• names of food products and consumer goods
• personal data of historical figures, including royalty

There are no further requirements for choosing a surname or first name.

Procedure for replacing a passport after changing your last name

The state fee for replacing a passport in connection with a change of surname in 2021 is paid regardless of what exactly caused the changes to personal information. In general, obtaining a new identity card is the first thing that a person who has become the owner of a new surname has to do. Moreover, there is no point in delaying this process, since the old passport loses its legitimacy, and without it, as we know, it is impossible to carry out a single vital procedure.

Read more about how to fill out documents to change your last name in your passport

How much it costs to change the name in a passport in Russia also does not depend on the region where the application is submitted. This value is constant and strictly regulated by law. To obtain a new passport, you must contact the Main Department of Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs at your place of residence or stay and submit the following package of documents:

1. Statement.
2. A certificate that certifies the fact of birth.
3. Marriage certificate.
4. Photo.
5. Old passport.
6. Receipt with paid duty.

Details of the state fee for replacing a passport after marriage in the Russian Federation can be clarified at the migration service department or at the place of payment. As a rule, if the payment is made at the post office, there will always be samples of filling out receipts.

Read more on our website about changing your last name in your passport

How much does it cost to replace a passport?

We found out whether it is necessary to pay a state fee when replacing a passport. You will have to contribute funds to the state budget in any case, regardless of the reason for replacing the document.

Today, to change your passport, you need to pay only 300 rubles for a new form. At the same time, the law provides for filing a petition through the Public Services Portal, where payment can be made immediately when registering in the electronic queue for an appointment at the Main Department of Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Moreover, this method allows you to save some money, since a 30% discount is provided for portal users. This means that you will have to pay not 300, but only 210 rubles.

The cost of changing your name in your passport at your own request is no different from what Russians pay to change their last name.

Procedure

Changing your last name at your own request, algorithm of actions:

• registration of a change of surname takes place at the registry office, so you need to go there;
• you must write an application to change your last name at your own request (the form can be filled out at the registry office or drawn up in advance by taking a sample on the official website of the government agency) and attach the documents required by law;
• the list of documents can also be found on the portal of the regional civil registry office and prepared in advance;
• You must pay a state fee in advance in the amount of 1,600 rubles. The amount is established in Art. 333.26 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation. Changing a name, surname, or patronymic is one of the most expensive government services provided at the registry office. Payment of the state duty is made in the citizen’s old name. Details for transferring funds also need to be found in a specific registry office; they differ depending on the region and locality;
• the review period is 1 month, the period can be extended, but not more than for another two months;
• Based on the results of the review, a certificate is issued. Unlike the State Services portal, where a citizen is reminded about the end of the period for reviewing his documents, the Civil Registry Office does not send any notifications.
• Based on the certificates, the remaining documents are replaced.

How much does it cost to replace a passport?

Once you have received a new national ID card, you can proceed to replace all other documents. First, you should take care of your foreign passport, since traveling abroad using a document with old personal data will be impossible.

This service also requires payment of a fee. And here it should be remembered that for the migration service, changing your last name does not involve making changes to an existing travel document, but issuing a completely new foreign passport. For this reason, you will have to go through the standard procedure for obtaining a document.

The amount of the state fee in this case will depend on the format of the certificate and the age of the applicant. For convenience, we present the data in the table:

Is it possible to choose

Life is full of situations when you may need to change your personal information. You don't have to get married to take your husband's last name, and you don't even need to select new personal details from a list of relatives. Below are the rules on how to change your last name in your passport and correctly determine your new full name. Before you begin, you should study who has the right to undergo this procedure, and when there is no need to change documents after changing your name. For example, a certificate cannot be replaced, and a special certificate from the registry office will help confirm the fact of studying under the same last name.

How to choose a surname

If a person has already decided what his name will be, he will have to correlate his desires with the established order. For example, those who can prove the existence of a relationship with documents will be able to bear the surname of their biological father. An official paternity document often becomes such a document. Or the child decides to change his last name to his mother’s maiden name.

Despite the absence of a strict ban on changing the information in the passport to any other, the registry office, when deciding on the feasibility, will be guided by common sense, supported by the provisions of civil law.

• Changing the surname in the work book after marriage

Upon marriage, the newly-made wife takes her husband’s surname, and this does not require additional approval. The law allows for an automatic procedure for changing one's maiden name if, when submitting an application, the newlyweds indicated their intention to have the same last name.

Not only married girls can change their married name from their maiden name to their married name after marriage. A man has a similar right. Sometimes spouses decide to combine both surnames, creating a double one. If the bride or groom already has a double surname, it will not be possible to combine all surnames.

Who can change their last name?

All Russian citizens who have achieved legal capacity can independently change their last name, i.e. after your 18th birthday. However, at the request of the family, with the consent of adults, the child can receive new personal data earlier:

1. From their 14th birthday, children change their last name when applying for their first passport, if their legal representatives have expressed their consent.
2. Until the age of 14, parents have the right to decide for themselves what surname their child will bear. However, you will first need to obtain consent from the guardianship.

Replacing TIN

The next document that many consider necessary to replace is an individual identification number. To carry out the procedure for replacing the TIN, you will have to contact the tax service. It is important to remember that the taxpayer number itself will remain unchanged, since it is issued once and for life.

After information about a change in the surname of a citizen is entered into the unified state database, information about this is transmitted to the tax authority automatically. All the citizen needs to do is write an application and provide his passport. And since the issuance of a new document is not considered a repeated service, accordingly, no state duty is charged when changing the TIN. You can submit a request for a new certificate either at the tax office in person or by mail, attaching a copy of your passport to the letter.

Certificate of change of personal data

An application to change your name is considered within 30 days; in rare cases, the process can take up to 60 days. If the package of documents is incomplete, or the application is completed with errors, the citizen will be notified of this and asked to correct the mistake.

After consideration, the responsible civil registry officer makes a decision. If it is affirmative, the applicant is issued a certificate of change of personal data.

This is an important paper that may be required in the following cases:

• When issuing new documents (passport, SNILS, driver’s license);
• To prove ownership of real estate, during registration of which old data was indicated;
• To enter into an inheritance. There are situations when the testator draws up a will, indicating the initial details of the heir. A certificate of change of personal data will confirm that the citizen with the new surname is the heir;
• To confirm the relationship between parent and child. For example, in a situation where the child is registered under the father’s name, and the mother took her maiden name or the surname of her second husband.

Getting a new SNILS

When changing personal data, it is also mandatory to change SNILS. This procedure involves replacing personal data in the pension certificate. The number itself, as in the previous case, remains unchanged, since it is also assigned to each citizen forever.

If the applicant is officially employed, this function will be taken over by his employer. If not, you can contact the Pension Fund yourself. To do this you need to provide:

1. A document that can confirm a change of surname. For example, a marriage certificate.
2. Passport.
3. Old SNILS.

There is also no state duty charged when changing SNILS.

How to apply for a certificate

The document for obtaining a certificate must be filled out according to the sample provided by the registry office. In the application, describe in detail the reason why you need to receive a paper confirming the new data, and the name of the organization where the information will be received. Please provide the following information:

• Date and place of birth of the applicant.
• The actual address where the person filling out the document lives.
• A telephone number where a civil registry office employee can call to clarify the data if necessary.

Place the date at the bottom and endorse the document with your personal signature. Check the correctness of filling out the information and possible grammatical errors.

Proof of the new status is a passport, registration papers or divorce papers. Documents can be ordered in any convenient way - electronically or by visiting the MFC or the registry office. An archived certificate of change of name from the Civil Registry Office through State Services is currently unavailable. The application must be submitted in person at multifunctional centers or at the place where family relations are registered.

Fee for replacing a driver's license

Another important document that needs to be replaced is a driver’s license. Please note that it is prohibited to drive a vehicle with a license that contains old data, as it is considered invalid. Therefore, the replacement process should be started immediately.

Additionally, read - how to replace a vehicle passport when changing your last name

The cost of traffic police services for issuing new documents tends to constantly change upward, and therefore it would not be superfluous to clarify the amount of the contribution in advance. Currently, the state duty when changing rights is 2,000 rubles. You will have to pay 3,000 rubles for the rights to a new model with a chip. From January 1, 2021, when paying through the Public Services Portal, you can receive a 30% discount. Thus, new rights will cost 1400 or 2100 rubles, respectively.

State duty amount

The amount of state duty required to pay depends on the reason for obtaining a passport through State Services. It is convenient that on the portal, after choosing a reason, the required amount is immediately indicated, taking into account the discount and without it.

To obtain a passport through State Services and other methods, you need to pay:

• standard replacement at 20 and 45 years - 300 rubles or 210 with a discount;
• in connection with a change of personal data - also 300 or 210 rubles;
• if the replacement is made due to damage to the document, but you still have it on hand - 1500 without a discount and 1050 with a discount;
• loss of passport, that is, it is not in hand at all. In this case, no discounts are provided; in any case, you will need to pay 1,500 rubles;
• if a passport is issued in connection with obtaining Russian citizenship - 300 rubles, no discount is provided;
• if we are talking about the initial receipt of a passport upon reaching 14 years of age, it is also strictly 300 rubles. no discounts.

Fines for late replacement of a passport: 3000-5000 for residents of Moscow and St. Petersburg and 2000-3000 for residents of other cities.

Where to contact regarding payment

All fees must be paid to the state treasury before submitting documents, since the receipt of the payment is included in their list. You can get it at the registry office, where you will contact to change your personal data.

You can make the payment directly as follows:

• on the State Services portal;
• through ATMs and terminals;
• at the cash desk of any bank;
• at the post office.

Please note that in some cases a fee may apply for completing a financial transaction. The most profitable payment method, as already mentioned, is the State Services portal.

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Author of the article Irina Rusanova

Consultant, author Popovich Anna

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1. Peter
   09.17.2021 at 16:31 Good afternoon. Today, fraud in obtaining loans using a copy of a passport, especially online, has acquired the proportions of a national disaster. The only thing you can hear on the issue of protection from this fraud is do not provide scans of your passport over the Internet to various organizations. But when registering with various organizations, they were required to provide scans of their passport even ten and five years ago, when no one had heard of this kind of fraud. And now these scans are popping up and all sorts of evil spirits are using them. So my question is: is it possible to replace a passport at your own request, without waiting for its expiration date? Just come to the Passport Office, write a statement, indicating as the reason for the replacement, concern about the possibility of fraudsters using a copy of your passport.
   Reply ↓ Anna Popovich
   09.17.2021 at 17:10

   Dear Peter, the reasons for replacing a passport are strictly regulated: changes in personal data, detection of errors, damage. But there is no such reason as the desire of the citizen himself.

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State Services Portal

The advantage of conducting transactions through the State Services website allows you to save money. The portal provides a discount on payment of state fees. Its size is 30%. To carry out payment transactions you need to take 2 main steps:

• register on the site;
• open a personal account.

The user-friendly interface of the site allows you to quickly adapt to it. When registering on the portal, the following information is entered into the form provided:

• FULL NAME;
• permanent mobile phone number;
• E-mail address;
• SNIL;
• passports.

You can get detailed instructions for registering on the portal from the video:

Video - Registration and confirmation of identity on the State Services portal

This information is processed and verified by the Federal Tax Service. It can take from a couple of hours to several days. To confirm your identity, an account is created on the portal. You can open an account on the State Services website by contacting the MFC. To do this, you will have to provide your passport and SNILS. Users of Internet banking can create a State Services account in them.

State Services Portal

How to make payments

You can make payments on the portal using a bank card. The site is connected to the Visa and MasterCard payment systems. Those who do not have bank cards of this type can write off amounts to pay the fee from their mobile phone account or electronic wallets: Qivi. WebMoney. Yandex money.

Using electronic money to make payments on the State Services portal is only possible if the user has the appropriate certificate. It is assigned to the system client after passing through several levels of versification of his personal data.

Payment system Yandex Money

In the event that none of the listed payment methods is suitable, you can print a completed receipt form on the website and pay it at a bank or through a terminal.

Permitted reasons for changing your name

In fact, as such, there are no permitted reasons enshrined at the legislative level for changing your full name. One person's desire is enough. However, when writing an application, you need to indicate what prompted the person to change his personal data. In this case, it is enough to write that the current full name does not sound aesthetically pleasing or there is a need to have an official name under which the person currently works, that is, under a pseudonym.

The frequency of changing your full name is also not regulated at the legislative level. That is, having received a new passport with a changed name and surname, you can again write an application for their change on the same day.

How to get a fee refund

In practice, there are cases when the fee is paid, but the service is refused. In this case, you always want to return the money spent on paying the state duty. Few people are familiar with the algorithm of actions aimed at returning money. The systems themselves through which transactions were carried out will not return payments. All refund operations are carried out on the basis of submitted applications. They must be written in the name of the recipient of the funds.

In the case of state duty, the recipient is the budget. This means that a corresponding application must be submitted to the Federal Tax Service. It is written in the name of the head of the tax authority. Documents confirming the fact of payment made are attached to the application. After submitting it, you should not count on a quick resolution of the issue. The submitted paper must go through all approval rooms and wait for its turn for payment. You can return money to any personal account. Refunds are not made to third party accounts.

Sample application (

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If the State Services portal is selected to return the paid amount, then the funds received in the personal account opened on it can be used to make any other payments included in the services.

Payments via bank

This type of payment is considered traditional despite the fact that banks have long since radically changed their forms of working with clients. Today you can make a bank payment:

• through the cash desk of a financial institution;
• using bank terminals;
• through Internet banking.

Sample receipt

To make a payment through a bank cash desk, you must fill out a receipt. This can only be done if you have the details. A sample payment document can be found on the websites of State Services, the Federal Tax Service or taken from the MFC. Before downloading and printing the receipt, you must ensure that the details entered in the document form are up to date. When filling out a payment receipt manually directly at the bank, you must be extremely careful. Incorrectly specified details in the payment document can lead to 2 consequences:

• the document will not be accepted for execution;
• Non-cash transfer amounts will be sent to the wrong address.

Important! It is especially important to correctly indicate OKTMO and KBK in payment documents. The numbers of these codes are set by regions. When making payments in Moscow, you cannot indicate St. Petersburg codes and vice versa. OKTMO is the code of the institution that is directly involved in the collection of budget payments. The BCC identifies the type of operation. It is assigned directly to the transaction type.

Cash is used to make the payment. Despite the fact that the current legislation exempts the payment of state duty from bank commissions, many banks violate the procedure established by the regulations. When choosing a tank, you need to pay attention not only to the size of the commissions, but also to the speed of payments. The paid fee through the Sberbank cash desk can be credited to the recipient’s account 5 days after the banking transaction is completed.

Sberbank

You should be aware that state duty refers to tax payments received by the budget. A limited number of banks have permission to conduct this type of transaction. Among them:

• Sberbank;
• VTB;
• Rosselkhozbank.

Important points when choosing a bank to pay state fees are its operating hours, remoteness and queues. You can avoid the latter by using Internet banking. In order to use this type of service, you need to open a personal account on the official portal of one of the banks.

The best option for budget payments may be Sberbank online banking. You can open a personal account on the portal of this financial institution by visiting one of its offices and concluding an agreement for electronic services. After this, you can open your account remotely. For this you will need:

• any electronic device connected to the Internet (smartphone, laptop, PC, tablet, etc.);
• bank card;
• phone number linked to a bank card.

Online banking

When concluding an electronic service agreement, the bank assigns the client a unique login and issues an access code to his personal account. Recently, you can get a login and code through self-service terminals or ATMs.

Step-by-step instructions for authentication via a terminal or ATM

Step 1. Find a Sberbank ATM. We insert a bank card into it.

Sberbank ATMs

Step 2. To log in, enter your PIN code.

Entering your PIN code

Step 3. Find in the menu that appears on the ATM screen and click on the button to enter this service.

ATM menu

Step 4. Select the service for providing login and password. Click the print receipt button.

Selecting login and passwords

Step 5. Remove the printed receipt from the ATM. It contains information about the login and password, which allows access to your personal account.

Receiving a check

How to work with your personal account

A check printed at an ATM is a kind of key to Sberbank’s online services. Having it in hand, you can start working in your personal account. To do this, you need to register your profile on the bank portal. After clicking the “Registration” button, a form will appear on the bank’s website that must be filled out.

After the information requested by the bank is entered into the fields of the proposed form, an SMS with a profile activation code will be sent to the phone linked to the electronic card. After its introduction, the registration procedure will continue. The last steps towards opening access to online services will be entering your username and password.

Personal account in Sberbank

Important! The advantage of online banking is 24/7 access to the service. Payments made through the service reach the recipient within 24 hours. Sberbank does not charge a commission for them.

Payment of duties through ATMs and terminals

You can use not only Sberbank terminals and ATMs to make payments. Many financial institutions have similar devices. You can make payments through them using cards from various banks. All ATMs and terminals are united by one payment system. To carry out payment transactions through them, you can use cash.

VTB ATMs

Transactions are carried out using the details of the organization that is the recipient of the fee. More modern devices allow you to find the necessary details using the code bar printed on paper payment media. To do this, they need to be brought to the corresponding field on the ATM monitor.

You can learn more about the types of state fees and methods of payment by reading a specialized article on our website.