Submitting an application to the registry office for marriage registration is not the most common situation in life) Not long ago, changes in the deadlines for filing an application came into force. To avoid getting confused in the subtleties, read the article below. I will tell you how much time and where you can submit an application, what documents are needed for this, as well as other nuances of the process of state registration of marriage. Read the article.
One of the main questions: when can you submit an application, how long before the expected date? To begin with, you and your significant other should thoroughly discuss the date when you would like to register your marriage.
Procedure for registering marriage
The procedure for registering a brew in the registry office is quite standard and does not offer unnecessary difficulties; you need the following:
— Fill out a joint application in the prescribed form No. 7;
— Pay the state fee (350 rubles in 2021 or at a discount through State Services);
— Come to the registry office on the appointed date and time;
— After registration, receive a marriage certificate.
Each stage has its own characteristics and nuances that need to be taken into account. For example, an application can be submitted to several registry offices if you have not yet decided exactly where you want to register, but in this case the fee must be paid in each individual case. And through State Services you can submit an application to only one registry office.
There are also some nuances in certain cases:
- if there is a good reason, marriage registration is possible from the age of 16, in this case it is necessary to provide permission for marriage for persons under the age of majority;
— the registration date can be postponed only in exceptional cases, but even in this case, an exception can be made no later than 7 days in advance;
— registering a marriage earlier than a month after filing an application is also possible only in exceptional cases, for example, during pregnancy.
Procedure and rules for submitting an application to the registry office for marriage registration
To apply for registration of family relationships, both future spouses must come to the registry office. Representation is not permitted, and the only exception is when one of the couple applies with a notarized power of attorney from the other. This situation often arises due to a long business trip of the newlywed, etc.
Interested parties must have their passports and a paid receipt of the state fee.
If one of the couple has previously had experience of marriage, then a divorce certificate may be needed.
All submitted documents must meet the criterion of validity.
If your passport needs to be replaced due to reaching the appropriate age, you must obtain it in a timely manner. An expired document will not be accepted by any authority, including the registry office.
Appearance is carried out by appointment or residential queue according to the rules of a particular department and its workload. The procedure takes place in several stages:
- Preparing to submit an application, if necessary, drawing up a power of attorney.
- Show up on the appointed day with your passports.
- Drawing up an application and paying the state fee. During the process, the date of registration is selected, its type is specified: solemn or not, and other important nuances.
- Receiving referrals for a free medical examination if desired.
- Receiving information about the date and time of the celebration.
Typically, the application procedure does not take much time, especially if the appointment was made by appointment.
Choosing a registry office
A separate article can be devoted to choosing a place to register your marriage! This choice is really important and there are a lot of options now, but we won’t talk about the subtleties of the choice here, they depend on such nuances as: location; availability of the necessary free time; beauty of the interior; possible number of people at registration...
In this article I want to focus specifically on the importance of early choice. Yes, you need to decide on the registry office as early as possible, because the likelihood of having the free time that you need decreases every day, and popular or beautiful dates are sorted out first!
The question also often arises: what is the difference between the registry office and the Wedding Palace?
So, in the registry office you can register not only marriage, but also other events: the birth of a child; establishing paternity; adoption; change of name, etc. And in the Wedding Palace, only marriage registration is possible, which is the focus of the entire work of the establishment. Also, it is in the Wedding Palaces that the ceremony is held more solemnly and in more beautiful interiors.
And not many people know, but you can register a marriage at one of the sites in Moscow that provide this service. Here you can choose the height of Moscow City, the spaciousness of the Spartak stadium, the sophistication of the Matrei Mauravyov-Apostol Museum and other interesting places. Spisak can be viewed, for example, on the website of the mayor of Moscow.
It is worth paying attention to the fact that now you can register a marriage in any of the registry offices throughout the country, no matter where you are registered. If you refuse to accept an application drawn up in accordance with all the rules, you can write a complaint or go to court. Unfortunately, this will take extra time.
Procedure
The most popular and convenient service for many years has been the government services website. With its help, you can find out information about fines, submit all kinds of documents, order reports and much more.
But for several years in a row, the most popular service has been filing an application for marriage registration.
This is not surprising, because now newlyweds do not have to fight their way through the huge queues that used to exist at registry offices, especially in the summer.
You can forget about the lists that girls made on leaflets, forums and social networks. Now you just need to fill in the data on your computer screen and the job is done.
Submitting an application to the registry office via the Internet has many undeniable advantages. Judge for yourself:
- saving time;
- absence of queues, scandals and hassles;
- the ability to choose your own date for marriage;
- You can submit your application even six months before the required date;
- advantage in setting a date over those who submit a regular application;
- the ability to send an application from any place and city.
We think you are interested in this opportunity, so we’ll tell you a little more.
- At the first stage, you must register on the government services website. This is not difficult to do; the whole procedure takes no more than 10 minutes. If you have already registered, then log in.
- Go to the “Electronic Services” item and click the “State registration of marriage” button.
- Choose a date that suits you. On the same page, fill out the fields with the passport details of the bride and groom. Just do it very carefully so that there are no future problems at the registry office.
- Save your data. You will receive a notification that your application has been accepted for consideration.
- Wait for your application to be confirmed. You will receive a confirmation with the date and time of which registry office you need to go to.
In the menu that appears, select the registry office or the Wedding Palace where you plan to hold the ceremony.
Another point to consider is that both spouses must be registered on the government services portal. One of you will act as an initiator and, after filling out your part of the application, will have to send it to the other for completion.
Some readers who have not reached the age of marriage are interested in whether citizens who are not yet 18 years old will be able to submit such applications. No, they won’t be able to, they will have to go to the registry office in person. They must also collect a package of documents that will allow them to enter into a marriage relationship.
Be sure to track the state in your personal account. After some time, information will appear there about the acceptance of your application and the appointment of a time at which you must come to the registry office. Don't forget to take your documents with you. You will also need to pay a state fee. You can also pay the fee on the portal or using online banking.
If for some reason you change your mind and decide to cancel the wedding, then this will not be possible through the public services portal. You will need to come to the registry office in person and write an application.
If everything was done correctly, the registry office staff will check your documents and confirm the date for registering the marriage.
State duty
To register your marriage you need to pay a state fee. In 2021, it is 350 rubles, but when submitting an application through the State Services portal, there is a 30% discount. In this case, the state duty will be 245 rubles. The amount of state duty may change in accordance with legislation and the tax code.
The state fee must be paid in advance, before sending the application, otherwise it will not be accepted. Only one of the applicants pays the fee, and if you change your mind about submitting the application after payment, the cost is not refunded.
The procedure for divorce by court
In cases where a divorcing couple has common children under the age of majority, one of the people in the couple does not agree to divorce or avoids it, the divorce is carried out in court.
How long does it take to process a claim?
According to the law, with the mutual consent of the parties, the court dissolves the marriage one month after the claim is received by the Justice of the Peace, and 2 months after it is received by the court. How long you will have to wait for a decision to be made depends on various factors (whether there are children together, joint property and what kind, loans, etc.)
Procedure for filing a claim for divorce
Before filing an application, you should first find out where exactly you need to apply: to the court (and which one) or to a magistrate.
If the divorcing spouses do not have disputes about who will raise and support the children in the future, and do not divide property and other assets, a statement of claim for divorce can be submitted to the Justice of the Peace. If the parties have mutual claims, the case is filed in court.
Which court should I go to?
Claims are accepted in the courts at the place of residence (registration) of the defendant, with the exception of the following cases:
- the plaintiff has dependent children under 18;
- the plaintiff’s health condition does not allow him to go to court at the defendant’s place of residence (to prove the fact of illness or disability, the court must present a certificate from a medical institution).
How to properly file a claim for divorce
General information to be provided:
- Full name of the Justice of the Peace or the name of the court where the claim for divorce is filed;
- details of the plaintiff and defendant (indicating passport and place of residence);
- address, name of the civil registry office that registered the marriage;
- main grounds for divorce, facts and evidence;
- documentary evidence of the need to go to court (birth certificates of children, documents confirming the acquisition of property during marriage, etc.).
Required documents
The main securities include:
- identification documents of the parties (as well as birth certificates of children);
- receipt;
- inventory of property;
- original marriage certificate.
There is a lot of debate about whether it is possible to withdraw a statement of claim for divorce from the court. The claim can be taken back by the plaintiff if the divorce decision has not yet been made. To suspend the divorce process and withdraw the claim, the plaintiff must provide (or mail to the judge) hearing the case an application to withdraw the claim.
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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.
Location
In most cases, the wedding ceremony takes place in the registry office itself. The presence of both the bride and groom is required. At the same time, the newlyweds have the opportunity to choose a hall for this celebration. If the required premises are not available in the institution itself, the hall will be rented.
In the event of illness or imprisonment of one of the parties, the ceremony may take place in a place convenient for such persons. Be it a home atmosphere, a prison or a hospital. In addition to the official part, everyone also has the right to conduct a ceremonial procedure with all the included rites and rituals. The second one is optional. In this case, the future spouses simply sign in the civil registration book. And after a few minutes they receive documents confirming their marriage. These are marriage certificates and passports marked with special stamps. What information is included in this certificate? - It states:
- surname, name and patronymic of both spouses both before and after the marriage process;
- belonging to a country and nation;
- date and place of marriage;
- date of issue of the document.
So, the answer to the question, how long does it take to process an application for marriage at the registry office? is this: after a maximum of two and a half months (if the application was submitted online) or a month (if it was done in person), two loving hearts form a new unit of society. Provided that the documents are correctly collected and executed, and there are no reasons for refusing to register the marriage.
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Required documents
The list of mandatory documents required to register a marriage is very small:
— completed application;
- passports of future spouses.
When submitting an application through State Services, the passport data will already be in the system, but of course they are necessary for the registration itself!
In special cases, additional documents will be required:
— a document confirming that the previous marriage was dissolved (for those who are registering a marriage not for the first time);
— permission to marry (for minors under 18 years of age);
— if one of the future spouses is a foreigner, then a notarized translation of all documents will be required, as well as a certificate of his marital status in any case.
If a girl changes her last name after marriage, then she is given 30 days to change all documents, during which documents with the old last name will still be valid.
Non-ceremonial ceremony
Due to poor financial situation or reluctance to advertise their relationship, almost half of couples opt for a non-formal wedding. Signing is carried out 30 days from the date of submission of the application.
It is characterized by a simplified version:
- Those wishing to get married come on time and sign the documents.
- Marriage certificates and passports with stamps are issued.
- There will be no relatives or friends at the ceremony.
- The procedure takes about 10 minutes.
Non-ceremonies are carried out on weekdays, so the likelihood of rescheduling is virtually zero. The amount of the state fee is identical to that for a regular wedding.
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.
When is urgent registration possible?
Emergency painting is possible in the following situations:
- threat to the life of one of the spouses (contract service in hot spots, serious illness);
- bride's pregnancy (from 10 weeks);
- the birth of a common child to a couple;
- long business trip of the bride or groom (for example, a diplomat or military personnel).
Under the above circumstances, the application is considered as quickly as possible, sometimes even on the day of submission. But if you want to sign right away, you must, in addition to the standard package of documents, bring papers confirming the legal possibilities for an urgent ceremony:
- medical certificate confirming your health status or confirming pregnancy;
- child's birth certificate;
- petition from management;
- other.
There are no additional surcharges for urgency and the amount of the state duty remains standard.
If it is impossible for one or both newlyweds to arrive at the registry office, an outdoor ceremony is allowed, for example, if the bride or groom is in the hospital.
With such a wedding, the entire procedure with vows, speeches, ceremonial music and paperwork is transferred to a medical or other institution. Some registry offices also provide on-site registration as a paid service to everyone.
Where and how to apply
There are several ways to apply for marriage registration:
1) Personally. The application is submitted during a personal visit to the registry office. An important point here is that you need to clarify the operating hours of a particular department, after all, this is a government institution and the operating hours are often standard, but there are differences. There are “sanitary” hours, days when admission is limited, and other situations. It is better to ask this question in advance.
2) Government services. Documents are accepted through the State Services portal. A convenient and simple way, if you are registered on the portal, no queues or trips to the registry office until registration. The algorithm is simple and clear, there are not many steps, there is nothing special to describe, just select the desired service and go according to plan)
3) MFC. It is also quite convenient and comfortable to submit documents at the nearest MFC. An employee will answer all questions.
What time are documents accepted: office hours on weekdays and weekends
Each department has its own work schedule, so it is advisable to check the appointment time directly by phone or on the official website. In the vast majority of cases, work on accepting applications for marriage registration begins at 9.00. Today in most cities it is possible to sign up in advance and not have to wait in line.
Most branches are open until 17.30 -18.00, and are also open on Saturdays. However, one weekday in a month is a non-working day due to technical and sanitary requirements.
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Are witnesses needed in 2021?
Everything is simple here; the official procedure for registering a marriage in 2021 does not require the presence of witnesses. They do not play any role in the official part. But if it is important for you to have a responsible person nearby who will help in times of need, you can give this unofficial title to those who deserve it)
Procedure for applying to the registry office
Spouses should contact the Marriage Registration Department:
- whose decision is joint;
- having no claims on each other in material and property terms, and also not raising young children together (under 18).
A special case is when only one spouse is allowed to file an application for divorce at the registry office. This is when one party is not legally competent, is sentenced to serve a sentence (for three years or more), and is listed as missing.
Answers to basic questions
Which department accepts divorce applications? Where to apply? A written application to terminate an existing marriage relationship is accepted at the civil registry office according to registration or at the department where the marriage procedure took place before. You need to find out about the work schedule of a particular civil registry office in advance by phone, on the organization’s website or through the State Services portal.
How long does it take to process a divorce application? The spouses have 30 days to consider their decision after writing the divorce petition. If they have not changed their mind during this period of time, at the end of the period they are given documents indicating an official divorce, and their passports are stamped with a divorce stamp.
How long should I wait for a decision to be made if only one party filed for divorce? In some cases, you can submit a written appeal without your second spouse if he is seriously ill, in prison or missing. In this situation, the person submitting the application can pick up the finished divorce documentation on the day of his application.
Who can write divorce petitions? To get a divorce through the registry office, the presence of both spouses is required. However, there are cases when one of the parties cannot appear at the registry office. In this case, separate applications will be submitted from each of the divorcing spouses. In this case, the signature of the absent person must first be notarized.
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.
Marriage registration through government services: how to register with the registry office via the Internet
In the modern rhythm of life, young people who decide to get married, formalize their relationship and have a wedding, often do not have time for a banal visit to the registry office. Below we will look at how to submit an application to the registry office through the State Services to register a marriage, both in a formal setting and simply by signing. Below we will go through the whole process step by step; it will take a few minutes.
After the State Services portal was created, the list of services provided to the population via the Internet is constantly growing. Thanks to the portal, citizens have the opportunity to fill out an online application for a visit to almost any department, without the tedious wait in queues that often arise when applying in a general mode.
What if you're late?
The wedding day is full of events and emotions, even if everything is carefully planned, there is a risk that at some stage there may be a hiccup due to which the entire event may suffer. Yes, anything can happen and you can also be late for the registry office. In this case, everything will depend on the employees of the institution themselves. As a rule, they meet halfway and register in the first free window. After all, your next registration will be done earlier, which means there will be a window! You can be almost sure that you will be signed on this day)
But here you need to understand that this is still a government agency. Formally, if you do not appear at the specified time, the application loses its validity and must be submitted again. Therefore, try not to be late and protect yourself in every way from such annoying moments; careful preparation throughout the entire time until the wedding day can help with this.
What is the State Services portal?
The State Services portal is an online resource through which every Russian citizen can send any request to government agencies. You can make an appointment, pay fines and taxes, familiarize yourself with regulatory legal documents and more. The site archive contains many services of the USR (Unified State Register), conditions for obtaining them and electronic example forms for filling out online.
The site greatly simplifies the procedure for contacting government agencies and structures. Through it you can submit applications - including a request for civil registration. Submitting a request for official marriage through State Services is faster and more convenient than personally bringing the paper to the registry office.
What to do then?
Submitting an application to the registry office with the choice of date and time of registration - although this is a very important and responsible part of the preparation, it is still far from the only one!
But now the application has been submitted, you can breathe out a little, there is still so much time ahead for other things, right? But no!)))
Yes, of course, there is still a lot of time before registration, but the truth is that, just like choosing a date, many things need to be done as far in advance as possible. For example, I strongly recommend choosing a photographer first. Why? It's simple!
A wedding photographer is exactly the specialist who sees the entire wedding from the inside! From the moment the bride gets ready, through the walk and the registry office, he gets to the banquet with you. It is he who can advise many non-obvious things, suggest what is best to do and what definitely should not be done so as not to be disappointed in this holiday!
He also sees from the inside the work of many other specialists: makeup artist, videographer, presenter, florist-decorator and can advise them.
And in order to prevent many offensive miscalculations and not to forget about the main stages in preparation, I recommend using my bride’s checklist “Prepare for the wedding correctly.”
Is it possible to extend the application deadline?
But if we have sorted out the minimum period, is it possible to increase it somewhat?
You can often hear the following question from future newlyweds: “How long in advance do I need to submit an application to the registry office?
And is it possible to submit it in advance, two, three months or even six months before the wedding?” The legislator does not prohibit filing applications in advance. This is often due to the nature of work and business trips. In this case, only the date of the registration celebration is specified. In any case, the answer will be provided within the period specified in the law, but the event itself can be scheduled on a date convenient for the applicant. The legislator does not determine the time period from filing an application to the moment of actual registration .
In some cases, the deadlines increase for reasons beyond your control:
- Increased load . Some registry offices themselves increase the deadline for submitting an application to 2 months. Most often this is done in the summer, when the workload on the registry office needs to be slightly reduced.
- Beautiful dates. This could be any memorable date to which many couples try to time their wedding. And the registry office employees try not to refuse the newlyweds. For example, on 12/12/12, many registry offices were open until the morning; there were so many people who wanted to register their marriage that day, but this is the exception rather than the rule.
True, recently many local authorities have begun to increase the deadline for submitting an application to the registry office. For example, in Yekaterinburg this can be done 6 months before the wedding. This point is included in the regulations of the Civil Registry Office; it is not a violation of the law, but is not obligatory for other departments in other regions. And in Chelyabinsk on December 31 of last year, 50 couples were registered. In the history of the Chelyabinsk civil registry offices, such an event was held for the first time as an experiment.
You can submit your application on any working day of the Civil Registry Office. Usually this is Tuesday-Saturday. Sunday and Monday are days off.
