How to quickly register a marriage in one day, without waiting in line

Article updated: July 26, 2021.

Author: Lawyer Sergey Vladimirovich.

In 2021, new rules apply for expedited marriage registration, especially if the bride is pregnant or under 18 years of age.

If one of the spouses is seriously ill, then the period can also be reduced from 30 to 2 days. But the registry office workers will not always meet you. Read on about these and other methods.

What documents to take

If you are starting to prepare for a wedding, then you already know that in Russia marriage registration can be carried out only after a month has passed after submitting the application.

But as you know, there are exceptions to every rule. If you have a serious circumstance in which it is not possible to wait a month, your marriage can be registered on the same day.

Example 1: Natalya is 8 months pregnant. She and Sergei decided to formalize the marriage. When they came to the registry office they were told that they needed a doctor’s certificate and then the marriage would be formalized on the day of filing the application.

You must have with you:

• Passports of future spouses and copies;
• Application for registration form No. 7;
• Receipt for payment of state duty. Now you need to pay 350 rubles, and any of the newlyweds can do this;
• If one of the newlyweds was already married, he needs to bring a certificate of divorce ;
• If you are applying in another city, then you may be asked for a temporary residence permit ;

Situations often occur when a couple decides to register their relationship officially if the girl is pregnant. In this situation, every day counts, especially if the deadline is already long.

If the bride is pregnant and the pregnancy is 12 weeks or more, then the registry office employee can do everything in a few days. If the period is more than 20-30 weeks, then the marriage can be registered even on the day of filing the application.

Family law provided for such situations and established certain privileges. If this situation applies to you, you can register your marriage even on the day you submit your application.

Types of ceremonies

There are two main types of ceremony when registering a marriage: solemn and ordinary. Voice your choice to the employee who accepts the documents or mark it in the appropriate field in the electronic application.

Regular registration is when you simply sign and receive stamps in your passports in a separate office of the registry office without guests and a formal atmosphere.

Solemn ceremony - takes place in the beautiful main hall of the registry office with invited guests accompanied by music with the reading of the registrar's speech, the ceremonial putting on of rings and the presentation of a marriage registration certificate. To film the entire registration process, you can invite your photographer and/or videographer. In different registry offices, ceremonies take place with their own characteristics, it depends on the place of registration of additional opportunities.

It is also now possible to combine registration at the registry office in order to simply put up a painting and not have to ride around with guests on your wedding day once again and a beautiful outdoor ceremony where all your desires will come true: going out arm-in-arm with your dad, vows, a beautiful speech by the host and other desired events . You can even formalize the official relationship on another day, when there will be a minimum number of people at the registry office.

Reasons for expedited same-day registration

Our laws establish a number of reasons when the marriage procedure takes place in an expedited manner. These include:

• Pregnancy of the future spouse;
• The birth of a common child between spouses;
• Threat to life for one of the spouses (works in hazardous work);
• A long and serious illness, for example the last stage of cancer.
• There is a possibility that they will be sent on a long business trip (maybe even to another country)
• Other circumstances (at the discretion of the registry office employees).

Example 2: Vladimir was seriously ill last year. She and Marina have lived together for 20 years, but their marriage has not been registered. With the doctor's permission, an employee of the registry office was admitted to the hospital, who formalized the marriage on the same day.

Do not forget that you must show the registry office employees documents that will confirm your reason. The best time to do this is at the time of application. Don't forget to pay the state fee of 350 rubles. They will also quickly complete the paperwork if you have common children.

The following documents can be submitted:

• Child's birth certificate;
• A document confirming the bride's pregnancy;
• A certificate from the hospital confirming the danger to life or health.

There may be other circumstances that require an urgent marriage. These may include:

1. Departure of one of the spouses to another country, when it is impossible to postpone the issue until return. In such a situation, it will be necessary to show copies of tickets confirming travel abroad. It is better to have the tickets certified by a notary.
2. Transfer to a new duty station of your future spouse. It could also be sending on a business trip to another unit or district. Documents confirming the transfer can be required from the authorities of the unit where he is serving.
3. The groom's departure for military service. In this situation, it is necessary to provide a summons from the military registration and enlistment office.

Do not forget to check with the registry office employee which documents are required in your situation. This will help avoid problems.

Grounds for refusal to provide services

There are reasons why newlyweds may be denied this service:

• incomplete package of documents or their invalidity;
• the previous marriage has not been officially dissolved at the time of filing the application;
• the state duty has not been paid;
• lack of grounds for urgent registration of a marriage;
• lack of Russian citizenship on both sides;
• close relationship between the bride and groom;
• not reaching marriageable age;
• incapacity of one of the spouses;
• filing an application while intoxicated (alcohol, drugs or toxic).

In the absence of documents that are the basis for urgent registration, the marriage can be scheduled at least 30 days later under general conditions.

How to quickly register a marriage during pregnancy

As we wrote above, if the bride is pregnant and the pregnancy is more than 3 months, then the registry office employees have the right to marry you on the day you submit your application. If everything is already planned for today, then the wedding will be postponed to the next day. Therefore, you should not go with documents on Saturday; it is better to wait until Monday or Tuesday.

But remember that in addition to your passport and receipt of payment of the state fee, you must take with you a certificate from the antenatal clinic or from the hospital doctor, which will indicate the result of the ultrasound.

As you can see, the mother's name should be written on top, this is a mandatory condition. Just below, the doctor must indicate age, date of birth and the name of the hospital where the examination was carried out. Then comes the “conclusion and recommendations” item - here it is indicated what condition the fetus is in and what stage of pregnancy it is. At the very bottom there is a date, signature and seal.

There is an important condition: this certificate is valid for 2 weeks, so do not delay in submitting documents. Remember that if the bride is pregnant, the age of consent may be reduced from 18 to 14 years. To do this, you will need to obtain a marriage license from the city administration.

Marriage registration process

The sequence of actions on the wedding day is as follows:

On the day of registration, you arrive at the selected registry office at the specified time;

You give your passports to the employee for verification (as well as the documents that were specified when submitting the application online);

The registry office employee draws up a record of the marriage act and reads it to the applicants, the applicants’ signatures are placed on the record, as well as the seal and signature of the authorized employee;

A marriage certificate is issued;

Marriage stamps with signatures are placed on the corresponding pages in the newlyweds’ passports;

The newlyweds check the data, sign in the register and receive a certificate.

If you chose ceremonial registration, then all these procedures fit into the total time spent in the registry office, and in the ceremonial hall itself, in addition to the speech of the registrar, you only put your signatures and exchange rings, after which you are presented with a certificate. Employees make all entries in advance, before entering the registration hall.

Application for marriage registration and sample

Article 24 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation states that you must draw up a joint application, Form No. 7, and take it to the registry office employees. If all fields are filled out correctly, then they will accept it and tell you the wedding date.

But since in our situation one of the spouses may be seriously ill or may be in another country, it means that it is not always possible to come together. In this case, he can fill out a separate application and have it certified by a notary. And if he is in the hospital and cannot walk, then you can call a notary to sign all the documents. After this, the certified statement is handed over to the second spouse and he takes it along with his own.

We have also prepared a sample form to make it easier for you.

Statement

Whatever method of submitting an application (electronic or in person) you choose, the data and rules for filling out are the same everywhere. Form No. 7 of the application requires the following data:

— Personal data of each applicant: full name; date and place of birth (as indicated in the passport); citizenship; place of residence (not to be confused with registration); Family status; optionally indicate nationality, education and number of common children

— Identity document and its details;

— Name and details of the document confirming the termination of the previous marriage (if any);

— Last names that the spouses will have after marriage;

— Date of application;

— Signatures of future spouses.

The application form can be obtained from the registry office employees or downloaded application form No. 7 on the Internet. Please check again before submitting for any errors, otherwise your application will be invalid.

Marriage procedure

Remember that your desire alone will not be enough for accelerated registration. If you are unable or do not want to submit documents, the marriage procedure will follow the general rules.

Do not forget that the registry office is closed on Sundays and holidays.

Both spouses must be present at the marriage registration. However, there are exceptions to this rule. If a girl begins to give birth or her husband is on a business trip, then a notarized permission can be provided. In such a situation, a marriage can be registered in the presence of one spouse.

Otherwise, the entire procedure does not differ from the standard one. You must present your passports to the registry office employee, provide documents confirming payment of the state fee and submit an application. Registration can be carried out in a solemn atmosphere if it is Saturday. On the remaining days, the procedure will take place as usual.

How to get married in another city?

It happens that Cupid's arrow strikes far from his home - in a foreign land. What to do if you want to get married in a foreign city? If this is a “happy” place in Russia, there are no problems. The law allows the filing of an application regardless of the registration of future spouses.

The only difficulty is that the registry offices of Moscow and St. Petersburg require a temporary registration document (more than 3 months). Otherwise, the application and registration procedure is standard for all localities in Russia.

How to quickly register a marriage with a foreigner

If the wedding takes place in Russia, then the spouses must comply with the requirements of our legislation. And if a foreigner wants the marriage to be recognized in his country, then he must also comply with the requirements that are established in his homeland.

To speed up the procedure, you need to prepare all documents in advance and have them translated by a notary. You also need to call Wedding Palace No. 1, which is located in Moscow, and ask them when they have available dates. Perhaps they will have the opportunity to marry you early.

In addition, you can have a wedding in any country where there is a Russian consulate or embassy. Just remember to pay the embassy fee in advance; currently it is $30.

Sample application for marriage registration

Sample receipt for payment of state duty

You can register a marriage on the day of filing the application: in case of pregnancy, birth of a child, threat to life

Article 11 clause 1 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation

If there are good reasons, the registry office can: register a marriage in a few days

Article 11 clause 1 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation

Additional features and nuances

If a couple submits an application for state registration of marriage through the government services portal or the MFC, then they will not be able to take advantage of the right to quickly enter into a marital union. Thus, the MFC only accepts and issues documents - its employees do not have the ability to make decisions about concluding a union on the day the future spouses apply.

The couple does not have the opportunity to submit a refusal to register their marriage through the government services portal. To do this, they will need to personally contact the registry office and fill out the appropriate application.

If one of the spouses does not come to the registry office on the appointed date, then the union will not be registered.

It is possible not only to reduce the period for consideration of the application, but also to increase it - by a maximum of 1 month. To do this, the couple must inform the registry office staff about the existence of compelling circumstances.

How many times can you “ring”?

Citizens have the right to enter into as many marriages as their heart desires and as much as their wallet can handle.

Men and women have equal rights in this matter. You can also go to the registry office with the same person an unlimited number of times (got married, got divorced, got married again, etc.).

The only limitation is state-recognized monogamy in marital

question, that is, a new marriage can be entered into only after a divorce. And no exceptions.

In 2003, the initiative of one of the Russian deputies was discussed - to limit the number of permissible marriages.

It was proposed to allow Russians to go to the registry office no more than three times. And if you feel the urge to enter into a fourth union, then only with the permission of the court for extenuating circumstances. The goal is to instill in citizens a serious attitude towards marriage and reduce divorce statistics. But the initiative did not find support.

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