The birth of a child requires official confirmation. Registration of the birth of a child is mandatory - in Russia this procedure is controlled by the state. It also applies to children who were not born in Russia, but are citizens of the Russian Federation. This should be done as quickly as possible. It is advisable for parents to find out in advance where to go to submit an application, where to obtain a birth certificate, and how much time they have for the procedure in question. In addition, the algorithm may change depending on where the child was born - in a maternity hospital or outside the walls of a medical institution.
How to obtain a child’s birth certificate from the registry office
There are registry offices in all cities and even towns, which makes registering documents there more accessible. It is at the registry office that parents prefer to register their newborn. A birth certificate and other documents that the child will need in the future will also be issued here. To register a newborn, parents must go to the nearest registry office.
- Find out what documents you will need. The birth of a baby is associated not only with joy, but also with the hassle of obtaining his birth certificate. To do this, parents must take a certificate from the hospital where the child was born. You will also need your parents' passport. The registry office may ask for other documents. The need to obtain them should be clarified in advance.
- Write an application for a birth certificate. The form will be issued at the registry office, and the organization’s employees will be able to help fill it out correctly. Since the procedure of registering a child is new to many people, professional help will not hurt.
There is no need to pay a state fee, but only if you managed to apply for registration of the child before 30 days have passed since his birth.
Is permanent registration required for a newborn and why?
The legislation of our country provides for two types of registration: permanent and temporary. Temporary registration is carried out for a maximum of 5 years. Permanent registration is when a person is registered at his/her residential address permanently, i.e. indefinitely. Previously, this was called “registration”, but now this term is not used in legislation, although it is actively used in ordinary conversation.
The child’s parents register the child at their place of residence ; failure to comply with this obligation is subject to administrative liability (Article 19.15.1 of the Administrative Code). At the same time, the law makes it possible to register a child temporarily (the main thing is that the temporary registration is where one of the parents of the newborn is registered).
This must be done so that he has access to all the services and benefits that are provided for him by the state. This:
- and medical services under the compulsory health insurance policy;
- and child care services provided by child care institutions;
- and issuing various benefits and subsidies for the child to his parents or legal representatives.
None of the listed services that the state guarantees to every person located on its territory can be provided without confirmation that the person is on this territory. For example, to issue a compulsory medical insurance policy, the insurance company will require information about the registration of the baby; to receive benefits for the child, social protection authorities will also request information about the place of registration, etc.
Obtaining a certificate through State Services
A child’s birth certificate can be obtained not only after a personal visit to the registry office, but also if you have an account on the State Services website. Registration on the portal in question opens up a lot of opportunities, which is why most residents of Russia have an account on the site.
If the child’s registration takes place through State Services, the procedure can be significantly simplified. There are several steps you need to take:
- register on the platform (if you don’t already have an account);
- enter personal data as requested by the platform;
- go to the registry office services section and select registration of the child’s birth certificate;
- fill out the application form that opens and complete it according to the sample provided on the website;
- scan the requested documents and attach files to the application (the required papers will be listed on the website - you just need to check the list);
- after sending everything requested, the system will show you when and where to go to pick up the finished document.
The system is directly connected with the registry office, and it is there that the submitted documents will be reviewed, and then the registry office employees will issue a completed birth certificate. On government services you can see not only the date, but also the time when the document will be ready. To pick up your birth certificate, you need to come to the registry office and bring your passport. This is important because without an identity document you cannot obtain a certificate.
Where to apply
To apply for registration you can contact:
- To the department of the Main Department of Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs at the place of residence of the parents or one of them, if they live separately.
- To the territorial MFC.
- On the Internet through the official portal for the provision of government services.
Registration through multifunctional centers
Registration for a newborn at the MFC is a simple and convenient way to carry out the procedure without standing in long queues and encountering bureaucratic difficulties that may arise when contacting directly the department of the Main Department of Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The advantages of this option:
- The organization works at convenient times.
- Documents are submitted and collected in one window, there is no need to get confused in different offices in search of what you need.
- Often, MFC centers have a more convenient location than government department branches.
- You can seek advice and help from the center staff.
At the same time, the registration procedure itself is no different in both structures; data from the multifunctional center is sent to the migration service for registration, then the completed documents are returned to the filing department, where the applicant receives them. There is also no need to pay when applying through the MFC.
Memo for parents of a newborn baby
On the State Services website
This method is suitable for everyone who prefers online registration to the standard procedure. The procedure can be carried out at any convenient time, there is no need to spend hours on the road and nerves waiting for your turn. The baby will receive registration after the parents perform a simple series of actions:
- If you have not previously registered on the government services portal, you will need to create a personal account.
- Go to the “Electronic Services” tab.
- Select the “Receive a service” item.
- Complete an appropriate application indicating yourself as an official guardian or parent. If a parent submits information, it will be necessary to indicate who the applicant is to the newborn.
- Enter personal information as requested by the system.
- Entering information about the ward.
- Information about the residential property where the child will be registered.
- Select a department of the Main Department of Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to obtain a completed certificate.
After completing all the steps described above and submitting the application, you need to wait for a notification that the application has been registered in the system. After its approval, the applicant will receive an invitation to the relevant department on a certain date to submit the supporting documentation.
How to register at your place of residence through the State Services portal. Detailed instructions in the next video.
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There are situations when online applications are rejected, based on the specified reasons, the applicant needs to either repeat the procedure or come to the department directly.
What to do if the birth of a child took place under unusual circumstances
If the birth of a child took place in a maternity hospital, the mother is immediately given a certificate stating that she gave birth to a baby (and it contains information about who the father is, whether he and the mother were married, etc.). This document is the basis for obtaining a birth certificate. If the mother did not give birth in a hospital, you need to quickly come to the nearest medical institution, where they will issue exactly the same certificate. If the birth occurred, for example, on the road, testimony will also be required that the child was born from a specific woman. Only after this can you receive a certificate, and then a certificate.
When should a newborn child be registered - legislative framework
Do I need to register a newborn baby?
According to a number of laws, all citizens in our country are required to be “tied” to some kind of home.
The registration system allows the migration service authorities to control the movements and part of the residence of Russian residents, and other government agencies to contact them at their place of registration.
Practice shows that citizens of the Russian Federation are assigned to a certain house, room or apartment almost from the moment of birth.
The term “registration” was actively used in Soviet times, so it is still heard by many Russians.
Despite this, the legislation of the Russian Federation does not contain this definition and does not interpret it in any way.
In law number 5242-1, registration refers to the registration of citizens at their place of residence. The same legislative act of June 25, 1993 determines the procedure and principles for implementing registration procedures in Russia.
According to the letter of the law, all residents of the Russian Federation are obliged to have a registration that assigns them to a specific place of residence.
Depending on the specifics of a particular case, individuals are given a certain time frame to complete registration procedures.
Today, registration is required when a citizen changes his place of residence. Naturally, the birth of a child in Russia is equated to this fact and will mark the need for his registration on the part of the parents.
The legislation of the Russian Federation defines two types of registration:
- Permanent registration carried out at the place of permanent residence of persons. As a rule, this type of registration is carried out in relation to newborn children.
- Temporary registration carried out at the place of temporary residence of persons. This type of registration fixes a citizen at a specific address for a certain period of time and adds difficulties to him in terms of exercising certain rights. From the point of view of all legislative and everyday aspects, temporary registration for a newborn is not the best option.
In principle, this is where the legislative basis on the topic of this article ends. In the future, the procedure for registering a newborn child will be considered more accurately and profiled.
Is it allowed to register a child without the consent of the owner of the home?
Registration of a child with the permission of the apartment owner
Registration of a child in a specific dwelling is possible only with the permission of the apartment owner.
Since the newborn is registered in the same place where his parents are registered, there are usually no difficulties with permission.
Registering a child without the consent of the home owner is an extremely specific phenomenon and is quite rare.
An example of situations where parents may need such paper is:
- Registration of a child in a rented apartment.
- Registration in the house of close relatives, in which official guardians also live and are registered.
In such situations, it is necessary to obtain the appropriate permission and attach it to the list of documents submitted to the passport office or MFC. With a different approach, registering a newborn child in a particular home may become impossible.
Liability and fines
For missing the period established by law, a person is punishable by an administrative fine .
The amount of the fine for late registration of a newborn under Art. 19.15.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of Russia is from 2 to 3 thousand rubles.
In the case of a child, his parents are punished as the persons responsible for him . In practice, registration authorities try not to resort to such measures and not to lead to fines , since when a baby is born there is a lot of worries and missing a deadline is a common occurrence.
You will still have to register your child, since without this it is impossible to easily obtain places in kindergartens, be assigned to a clinic, etc.
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Responsibility
If parents violate the deadlines allotted to them by law for registering a newborn, they face a fine. This penalty is prescribed in Article 19.15 of the Administrative Code.
Failure to register in itself does not imply the imposition of penalties on parents. But sooner or later they will have to take care of registering the child. Then the fact of violation of the registration deadlines provided for by law will be revealed and administrative sanctions will be imposed.
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Where and when do you need to fill out the first documents for a newborn?
WHEN YOU ARE DISCHARGED FROM THE MATERNITY HOSPITAL, YOU WILL RECEIVE IN YOUR HANDS
~ Maternity exchange card
~ Birth certificate. A document confirming that the child was born by you. With this certificate, you need to appear at the registry office within a month and register a new person. The midwife writes out a certificate, indicating the gender of the child, the date and time of his birth, certifies the certificate with a seal and signs it.
~ 2nd sheet (“Information from the maternity hospital, maternity ward of the hospital about the woman in labor,” which contains complete information about the course of labor and the postpartum period and the woman’s health status). It should be given to your gynecologist at your local antenatal clinic.
~ 3rd sheet (“Information from the maternity hospital, maternity ward of the hospital about the newborn”: its physiological parameters: gender, height, weight at birth and at discharge, assessment of the child’s condition; health status of the newborn; the day of the first attachment to the breast and the day the umbilical cord fell off ; carrying out anti-tuberculosis vaccination) - to the children's clinic at the place of residence. It will be attached to the baby’s medical record.
*The third coupon of the birth certificate. Actually, you only need attachments to this coupon for payment in health care institutions for dispensary observation services for the child in the first year of his life.
WITHIN A MONTH AFTER THE BIRTH OF A CHILD, you need to contact the registry office at the place of registration of one of the parents or at the place of birth of the child.
What is needed from you:
~ certificate of birth of a child from the maternity hospital (if you gave birth at home and there is no certificate, all testimony will be recorded from your words) or a birth document issued by a private practitioner during childbirth outside a medical organization;
~ statement of a person present at the time of the birth of the child (witness), If the newborn was born outside a medical organization and without the participation of doctors;
~ parents’ passport (if the family is single-parent, then one of the parents);
~ marriage certificate (if available);
~ application for registration of the birth of a child (you can fill out the sample directly at the registry office);
~ notarized power of attorney, if grandparents go to get the certificate.
*If the parents are married, the presence of one of the parents is sufficient to obtain a certificate. If the marriage is not registered, the physical presence of both the father and mother of the newborn is required. Information about the child's father in this case is entered on the basis of the record of the act of establishing paternity. If paternity has not been established, information about the child’s father is recorded on the birth certificate according to the mother’s words or, at her request, not indicated at all. In this case, the newborn receives the mother’s surname, and the patronymic is written down from her words.
Attention! Home births are registered in one registry office of the city, in the Baby Palace on the street. Furshtatskoy, 58.
ALONG WITH YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE YOU WILL BE GIVEN:
~ certificate No. 25 for receiving monthly child benefits;
~ certificate No. 24 for obtaining a one-time child benefit;
~ passports of parents with data about the child entered in them (not done in all registry offices).
NEXT STEP REGISTER THE CHILD AT THE PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Within a month after the birth of the child (however, there is no legal deadline for this procedure), you need to contact the passport office.
You will need to register your child to receive an insurance policy, a monthly allowance, and to be placed on a waiting list for kindergarten. Also, you will not have to pay a fine for an unregistered citizen living in your living space.
Before submitting to the passport office, all documents, except passports and birth and marriage certificates, must be certified by the head of the housing office. Registration of a child at the place of residence usually takes several days. There is no need to pay any duties.
You will be given:
~ child’s birth certificate with a registration stamp affixed to it;
~ certificate of registration of the child at the place of residence (required to place the child on the waiting list for kindergarten, you can take several copies in advance).
What is needed from you:
~ original and copy of the child’s birth certificate;
~ passports of both parents (originals and copies of all completed pages);
~ parents’ marriage certificate, if available (original), or paternity certificate;
~ an application from one of the parents with a request to register the child at his place of registration (can be filled out on the spot);
~ an extract from the house register about the composition of the family registered at this address (taken here, in a separate window);
~ a certificate from the place of residence of the second spouse stating that the child is not registered with him (only if more than a month has passed since the birth of the child), if the child is registered at the address of one of the parents;
~ a statement that one of the parents does not object to the child being registered at the address of the other parent (if the child is registered at the address of the father and not the mother);
applications have been collected, the presence of one of the parents will be sufficient. There is no need to pay any transfers or fees for registering a newborn - it is done free of charge. If registration takes place at the place of residence of one of the parents, and the other is not registered there, the physical presence and consent of the parent is required for registration with the other parent.
After receiving registration, do not forget to obtain a certificate from the Housing Office about the child’s registration and about his joint residence with you. This is necessary to receive benefits.
AFTER REGISTRATION WE GO TO THE FMS.
Documentary proof of citizenship
If both parents are citizens of the Russian Federation, the entire procedure takes a few minutes. As a result, you will be given a child’s birth certificate with the same citizenship stamp that we talked about earlier.
What is needed from you:
~ child’s birth certificate;
~ Russian passports of both parents;
~ parents' marriage certificate (if any) or paternity certificate.
*The presence of one parent is sufficient.
COMPLIANCE INSURANCE POLICY You can apply for it at a local clinic or at the office of an insurance company.
First, you will be given a registration sheet for an application for the production of a compulsory medical insurance policy (issued temporarily, for the period necessary for the production of a “real” policy). In a few days you will be able to receive a compulsory medical insurance policy. The policy must be given to the registry of the children's clinic at your place of residence and a stamp must be placed indicating that your child is now attached to it.
What is needed from you:
~ passport of one of the parents, which contains a mark of registration at the place of residence;
~ child’s birth certificate (original).
If you find a discrepancy or want to make an addition, write to us in the comments.
Why does a newborn need a registration?
The need for temporary registration is usually associated with housing instability of the child’s parents. For example, they have to rent housing, but they are registered with one of their relatives.
Attention! Even if the baby is registered at the place of registration of the parents, it will still need to be registered at the place of temporary residence.
The mother of the child has the right to freely receive social assistance for the baby in the region or locality where the baby and she will be registered (close relatives, as well as persons who have taken custody and adopted the baby in the absence of parents, belong to this category). Having received registration at the place of residence, the child becomes an applicant for social benefits, such as a medical insurance policy and medical care.
You can submit an application for registration of a newborn:
- to the passport office;
- through the MFC;
- to the Federal Migration Service;
- through Government Services.
The rights of a child, no matter how old or months old he is, are protected by the Constitution, as well as the Housing, Family and Civil Codes. Theoretically, the law allows children who do not have a residence permit to attend preschool institutions and schools, but in practice these actions are practically impossible.
In order for the child to receive everything that is due to him by law, he must be officially registered at his place of actual residence immediately after being discharged from the maternity hospital and issuing a certificate.
When should the birth of a baby be recorded?
The statutory period for registering a child after birth is 30 calendar days. If, after one year, the parents have not announced his appearance, then the procedure at the registry office will be slightly changed. Instead of making a birth record in the current register of deeds, a procedure for restoring the record will be carried out. In this case, the operation of restoring the vital record cannot be done by township and rural departments (branches) of civil registry offices. Parents or persons authorized to register the birth will need to contact city and district offices.
Cost and result
How long is a newborn prescribed? The registration period for a newborn at the place of residence is the standard one. However, it differs slightly depending on where exactly the documents were submitted.
If representatives applied to the MFC or passport office, then it will be 6-7 days . If the package of papers was submitted directly to the Main Directorate for Migration, you will have to wait only 3 days .
When submitting an application via the State Services website, you will have to wait the longest period -
up to 9 days maximum .
Registration registration costs absolutely nothing. This procedure is free and does not require any investment.
State duties, taxes and other payments in favor of the state are also not provided.
What documents are issued as a result? As a result of obtaining registration, the child’s representatives are issued a special certificate. It indicates his details and details of his place of residence.
Who is responsible for registering the birth of a child?
Parents or persons authorized by them must legally record the birth of a baby. If mom and dad decide to delegate their powers to a third party, then they must issue an appropriate notarized power of attorney. In addition, in exceptional cases, registration of a child after birth can be carried out by employees of the medical institution where the baby was born, or the medical institution where he is currently located. Despite the possible life difficulties of adults, the baby must acquire his first documents.
Is registration required for a newborn?
Registration at the place of residence of the parents is required for all newborn citizens of the Russian Federation. According to the legislative norms noted above, registration is required for residents of our country when changing their current place of residence. Birth is equated to this fact, therefore newborn children must be registered at the place of registration of the parents.
Delaying the registration of a child is a violation of the law and carries with it a number of legal consequences for legal guardians.
Since newborn children are not fully capable citizens, all legally significant actions on their behalf should be carried out only by their parents. Naturally, in the absence of registration, fines and other forms of punishment will be imposed on them.
Is it necessary to register a child at his place of residence?
For minor citizens of the state, registration is also mandatory.
This requirement is reflected in the following regulations:
- Civil Code of the Russian Federation (Article 20);
- Family Code of the Russian Federation;
- Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia dated December 31, 2021 No. 984 “On approval of the Administrative Regulations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the provision of public services for registration of citizens of the Russian Federation at the place of stay and place of residence within the Russian Federation”;
- Rules for registration and deregistration of citizens of the Russian Federation at the place of stay and place of residence within the Russian Federation (approved by Government Decree No. 713 of July 17, 1995).
These documents regulate all issues related to registration (both permanent and temporary); in particular, they provide for the registration of children at the place of residence of one of the parents. The child’s place of residence, according to Article 20 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, is considered to be the place of residence of the parents (or one of them, if family members are registered in different places).
Some parents are thinking about the question: is it necessary to register a child at all, since an additional registered person affects the calculation of standards for the consumption of utility services and other indicators? Legislative answer: yes, it is necessary. Firstly, there are penalties for a child’s lack of registration; secondly, without formal registration it is impossible to register at a clinic, enroll in a kindergarten or school, apply for benefits and required material payments, etc.
So, the sooner parents take care of this issue, the fewer problems they will have, including bureaucratic red tape.
Registration through the MFC and the State Services portal
Two government agencies are involved in registering children:
- Multifunctional center (MFC).
- Passport Office.
To register a child, it is enough to contact one of these authorities at the place of residence, submit the collected list of documents and fill out the appropriate application.
When working through the well-known Gosuslug portal, registration cannot be implemented. When using this resource it is possible to:
- stand in line at a specific government agency regarding the child’s registration;
- clarify the nuances you are interested in;
- monitor the procedure for reviewing previously submitted papers and the implementation of registration.
To take advantage of one of the noted opportunities, you need to go to the State Services portal under your login, find the appropriate field for registering citizens of the Russian Federation and select the required tabs.
Since the site is made at an intuitive level, even the most unsavvy computer users usually do not experience any difficulties when using it.
