How to pay the state fee for registering a marriage - details, amount and receipt

Family law > How and in what amount to pay the state fee for registering a marriage at the registry office

A civilized society is distinguished by the fact that every action is carried out in accordance with the law. Likewise, marriage registration is determined not just by relationships and awareness of readiness for family life, but also by signing and receiving important documents that are of particular importance in the life of every person. Sometimes you have to pay for them. After submitting the application to the registry office, you must pay the state fee. How much is it charged and how to transfer money?

• 2 How much does it cost to register a marriage?
• 3 How to pay the state fee

  3.1 How to fill out a receipt, details and code for payment

• 3.2 When and where to pay, is it possible to pay online?

  3.2.1 Video: from January 1, 2021, users of the Unified Portal of Government Services can pay fees at a discount

Basic information

Civil registry office employees will refuse to register a marriage or dissolve it, as well as perform other legal actions without confirming the fact that the applicants have paid the state fee. Such fees are used to pay for the labor of civil registry office employees, state-issued forms for issuing a marital certificate, as well as to pay for the procedure for registering a union.

The state fee for concluding a marital union in 2021 is 350 rubles, when paying through the State Services portal - 245 rubles. The fee is paid before submitting the application to the Civil Registry Office. Only one of the future spouses pays for it.

This is how it differs from the state duty for dissolution of a marital union: its amount in this case will be 650 rubles , and both spouses pay it.

Some categories of citizens have benefits for paying state fees. Heroes of the USSR and the Russian Federation, disabled people and participants of the Second World War can apply for a duty of 175 rubles . If one of the spouses has a disability of 1 or 2 groups, then there is no need to pay the state fee. You will need to have documents with you that confirm the existence of grounds for this.

The state fee applies only to the registration process. If the future spouses plan to hold a special event with additional services of the registry office - with photo and video shooting, champagne, snacks, etc. - you will need to discuss all these issues with the employees in advance, since such services are paid separately.

Residents of the capital, if they wish to organize an outdoor ceremony on the territory of a cultural and historical site in Moscow, must contact an authorized institution and draw up an agreement for the provision of services. The amount of expenses in this case will be even greater.

Benefits when paying state duty

The following are exempt from paying state duty:

1. Heroes of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Russian Federation and full holders of the Order of Glory (subclause 11 of clause 1 of article 333.35 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation);
2. Participants and disabled people of the Great Patriotic War. The basis for granting benefits is a certificate of the established form.
3. Federal government bodies, government bodies of constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local government bodies (subparagraph 4 of paragraph 1 of Article 333.35 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation);
4. State authorities, local government bodies - for affixing an apostille (subparagraph 10 of paragraph 1 of Article 333.35 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation);
5. Individuals living outside the territory of the Russian Federation - for affixing an apostille on civil registration documents and certificates issued by archival authorities requested at the request of diplomatic missions and consular offices of the Russian Federation (subclause 12 of clause 3 of Article 333.35 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation);
6. Individuals:

• for making changes to the birth record in connection with adoption, including the issuance of a new birth certificate;
• for making corrections and (or) changes to civil status records and issuing certificates in connection with errors made during state registration of civil status acts due to the fault of employees performing state registration of civil status acts;
• for the issuance of certificates of registration of acts of civil status for submission to the authorized bodies on issues of assignment or recalculation of pensions and (or) benefits;
• for making corrections and (or) changes in the records of death certificates of unreasonably repressed and subsequently rehabilitated persons on the basis of the law on the rehabilitation of victims of political repression, including the issuance of death certificates, as well as for the issuance of repeated death certificates for persons of this category;
• for issuing notices of the absence of civil status records for the restoration of lost civil status records in the prescribed manner;
• for state registration of births and deaths, including the issuance of certificates (clause 1 of Article 333.39 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation).

7. Educational management bodies, guardianship and trusteeship and commissions for minors’ affairs and protection of their rights:

• for the issuance of repeated birth certificates for children left without parental care, repeated certificates (certificates) of the death of their parents, of a change of name, marriage and divorce by deceased parents, as well as for the requisition of these documents from the territory of foreign states;
• for making corrections and (or) changes in civil registration records compiled in relation to orphans and children without parental care, as well as in relation to their deceased parents, including the issuance of certificates (clause 2 of Article 333.39 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation).

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Rules for paying state fees

Registry office details can be obtained as follows:

• contact the registry office or go to the website of the required institution;
• use the website of the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation;
• use the government services portal.

If you want to receive a receipt and details through the registry office, you must contact the district or city office of this institution. Civil registry office employees will issue applicants with forms in Form No. 7 intended for the application and a receipt for payment of the fee.

The receipt contains the following information:

• name of the payee;
• details of the recipient and payer;
• amount to be paid.

Attention! It is necessary to indicate the details of the person who is responsible for paying the state duty.

The easiest and fastest way is to contact the registry office and receive a payment order. There are the following methods of paying state fees:

• through government services;
• at a bank branch;
• through the bank's mobile application;
• via an ATM or self-service terminal.

Paying state fees through the government services portal is the most convenient and fastest way. You will need to do the following:

• log in to the portal, fill out a joint application for marriage;
• fill out the fields of the form for payment for state registration of marriage using a bank card, phone or e-wallet (possible commission must be taken into account);
• print a check.

Residents of some regions may encounter inaccessibility of the portal for a number of reasons - for example, due to technical failures.
In this case, you must try again to log into the portal and pay the state fee a little later. To pay the fee through a bank branch you must:

• indicate OKATO, the applicant’s personal data, registration address in accordance with the passport and the amount of the fee;
• indicate as the basis - the state fee for registering marriage;
• pay for the service - in cash or by card.

The transfer of funds will take several banking days. For this reason, you will have to pay the state fee in advance.

As for service terminals, in this case the service can only be paid for in cash. Such machines do not give change. After the payment has gone through, you will need to save it as a receipt - in the future it must be attached to the application for marriage registration.

State duty when submitting an application to the registry office for marriage

The state fee for registering a marriage is a type of tax. The state duty is a mandatory payment to the state treasury, without which the couple will not be officially registered. Therefore, if you decide to get married, you will not be able to avoid paying. A receipt is issued upon application, and payment must be made before registration. The fee is not that high. Most often, wedding costs are much higher than the price of government services.

The exception is disabled people of groups 1 and 2; they are exempt from paying this type of fee.

Additional features and nuances

If a person made a payment using incorrect details, then there are 2 ways to return the amount:

• at the bank - you will need to submit an application to invalidate the transfer;
• at the registry office.

Refunds through the bank are allowed within the first 4 business days from the date of payment. The person attaches a passport, check and card to the application for cancellation of the transaction. The application is drawn up in free form. Bank employees will check the data and return the funds to the applicant within the specified period.

If the couple did not make it within 4 days, they will need to contact the registry office at their residential address. The procedure is similar: draw up an application in free form, attach a check, a photocopy of your passport and other documents that are relevant to the case.

If the details were correct, but the spouses changed their minds about getting a divorce, then they no longer have the right to claim a refund.

If the registry office employees, through their own fault, spoil the form of the Marriage Registration Certificate, a new document will be issued to the spouses free of charge.

When to pay

This fee must be paid before submitting the application, since the required list of documents also includes a check for payment of the duty fee with a bank mark. The day of submitting documents is a solemn event that should not be overshadowed by the need to look for where to pay the state fee and then return again to the registry office.

Therefore, it makes sense to take care the day before to transfer the money and receive a receipt, which you can add to the rest of the papers of the potential spouses who intend to officially become husband and wife.

Let's sum it up

Thus, to enter into a marital union, you will need to pay a state fee in the amount of 350 rubles and attach a receipt to the general package of documents. Without the paid fee, the registry office staff will refuse to accept the application.

Is the state fee paid by one or both spouses? One of the spouses must make the transfer. If the couple changes their mind about registering the marriage or makes a mistake with the details, the fee can be returned.

Some categories of people are completely exempt from paying the marriage fee or have the opportunity to take advantage of a 50% discount.

How long is a receipt valid?

The paid receipt is valid until redemption , provided that the organization’s details remain unchanged. If the citizen whose full name is indicated on the check has changed the data, the receipt may not be accepted when registering the marriage.

An increase in the amount of state duty is not a basis for refusing to accept a previously paid receipt. A citizen has the right to present a document for the previously paid amount and a receipt for additional payment of the missing difference.

State duty for marriage is a mandatory condition for all citizens , except for preferential categories. Its size is fixed, established at the legislative level. Newlyweds have the right to choose how and where to pay for the service, and whether it will include a ceremony.

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Are witnesses needed when registering a marriage?

Can a marriage be registered without witnesses? Of course yes, because in our time witnesses at a wedding are more a tribute to tradition than a necessity. The law does not at all provide for the presence of outsiders other than the newlyweds and a representative of the registry office during the registration of the union. However, if a couple wishes to marry with witnesses, it is worth remembering that:

• You can choose any person (even a relative, preferably an adult) as a witness.
• Usually a man is chosen from the groom's side, and a woman from the bride's side.
• Witnesses are not required for the official registration of a marriage and do not bear any legal responsibility or rights.

Despite this, humanity is accustomed to assigning a number of wedding responsibilities to witnesses, namely:

• Responsible for all registration documents, as well as wedding rings.
• Solve emerging problems.
• Monitor the appearance of the newlyweds.
• Entertain guests and be the most active couple of the wedding party (which is not always true).

Important: If a couple chooses a non-solemn registration of marriage, it is worth knowing that representatives of the registry office may well not invite witnesses to a specially designated place for painting. In this case, in order to avoid an unpleasant surprise, you should refuse them in advance.