The need to find out a person’s place of residence often appears when searching for alimony debtors, defendants in a lawsuit, or heirs. Sometimes this is the only way to reconnect with relatives and old friends whose contacts have been lost. In this article, we will give practical guidance on how to find out where a person is registered, we will describe ways to find registration by contacting services in person and using the Internet.
What is this data and who has the right to receive information about it?
The entire registration procedure is regulated by the Law of the Russian Federation of June 25, 1993 No. 5242-1 “On the right of citizens of the Russian Federation to freedom of movement, choice of place of stay and residence within the Russian Federation.”
According to the rules of Article 3 of this normative act, both individuals and legal entities can receive relevant information, subject to the consent of the person in respect of whom it is requested. Also, the registered person himself can obtain such data.
Information may be requested without the person’s consent. This applies to cases of criminal proceedings. The police, state security, prosecutor's office and investigative committee may request relevant data.
What is the liability for illegally obtaining information?
Passport office at registration address
Important! Illegal access to databases of confidential or official information is an illegal act that contradicts certain articles of the current legislation of the Russian Federation. Article 137 of the Criminal Code of Russia provides for criminal punishment of up to 5 years in prison or a very large (up to 350 thousand rubles) administrative fine. A citizen of the Russian Federation may also face criminal punishment for disseminating information obtained by another person, but through an unlawful act.
For the necessary data, it is much easier to contact the relevant authorities and obtain it in an official way, and the optimal source for this is the Federal Migration Service, whose responsibilities include obtaining information about the location of all citizens who have changed their region of residence.
What does permanent registration of a citizen of the Russian Federation look like, where can I find out the region, address and date?
All information about citizen registration is concentrated in a special database. It is conducted by territorial police departments. You can check your registration information using :
- passport data;
- surname, first name, patronymic;
- phone number;
- Internet resources.
The initiator determines the method of obtaining information independently.
According to passport and passport data
This method is relevant when a passport is available. It is necessary because the interested party will need the series and number of the document. Using this information, you can obtain all the information about the passport holder. The document number is individual information. That is, each passport has its own and is not duplicated.
In addition, the passport indicates the so-called registration code . It represents a six-digit number.
The number is located next to the “Date of issue” column.
- The first two digits indicate the region of the country.
- Third – this is the code of the structure that was responsible for the design:
- “0” — Main Directorate for Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs;
- “1”—PVS;
- “2” - the structure of a specific area.
- The fourth, fifth and sixth are the number of the unit that issued the passport.
Confirmation of the fact of registration is a special stamp (seal) that is placed in the passport. It is a rectangle, in the center of which the details of the government body carrying out registration are indicated. Below are empty lines.
They contain, by hand, information about:
- locality;
- exact registration address;
- date of registration.
The information is signed by the responsible official, without decoding. Registration stamps in the passport can be located on as many as eight pages from 5 to 12.
Sample of a Russian passport with a photo of registration:
By last name, first name and patronymic (full name) of the person
Information about the place of registration can be obtained by last name, first name and patronymic. To do this, it is enough to indicate such data in your application. In this case, mistakes must not be made. If even one letter is wrong, you can get information about a completely different person.
It would be correct to indicate the date or at least year of birth . It is not uncommon for several people to have the same last name, first name and patronymic.
By telephone number of an individual
This method involves using information from the telephone directory. It contains information about all number owners. But this option for searching for a person is not very reliable and convenient.
- Firstly, the directories reflect information only about homeowners with whom the telephone company has entered into a service agreement.
- Secondly, not all apartments and houses have rooms.
- Thirdly, the owner to whom the phone is registered may not live at this address, but rent out the property.
- Fourthly, in the directory all information is listed in alphabetical order. Accordingly, if the interested party does not know the person’s name, the search will take a very long time.
How to watch via the Internet?
This method involves the use of ATS information resources. To do this you need:
- Follow the link https://services.guvm.mvd.rf.
- Select the section “Matching the document and registration address.”
- In the window that opens, you need to indicate the series and number of the passport, as well as the date of issue and type of registration. In this case it will be “At your place of residence”. After this, the system will display the result.
General options for finding the registration address by name
To independently find out a person’s registration address by his last name, you need to submit a request to the FMS office. The law obliges everyone who lives in Russia to obtain permanent or temporary registration.
In addition to the migration service, information about registration is issued at information bureaus (inquiry desks). They are found in all regions of the country. Services are provided to the population for a fee.
The Unified State Register of Real Estate contains all information about registered rights to real estate, pledges and other restrictions, transactions, but there is no information about registration here.
Confidentiality and responsibility
Information about registration at the place of residence is classified as personal. For this reason, it cannot be distributed by anyone. Violation of confidentiality entails liability under Article 137 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
Impact measures can be expressed in the form:
- monetary fine;
- forced, corrective or compulsory labor;
- arrest or imprisonment.
Liability arises only if the person has not given his consent to the collection of such information.
Want to know more about registration? Read our articles about the difference between temporary and permanent, about the procedure for registration in various places - in your own apartment, apartments, studio, new building and colony, as well as about responsibility for its absence or fictitiousness.
Registration of place of residence is personal information . Accordingly, it is necessary to obtain the person’s consent if the data is needed by another person. At the same time, law enforcement agencies may request the specified data as part of an investigation in a criminal case. In order to find the necessary information, you can use not only your passport details or last name, but also your phone number. You can also get information via the Internet.
Step-by-step guide to finding your registered address
Let's consider in detail how to find out a person's registration by name. To submit a request to the Federal Migration Service, you must complete the following steps:
Helpful information
The procedure for registering in an apartment registered with a mortgage is no different from registering in an apartment owned by right of ownership. The only condition is that if the mortgage has not yet been paid in full, the apartment remains pledged to the credit institution and all manipulations must be carried out with its knowledge. Read more about registration rules in this article
- Come to the Federal Migration Service office at your place of residence.
- Fill out and submit the application. The document must indicate all known information about the wanted person, the reason for the search and your passport information.
- Wait 15 to 30 days. This is the deadline established by law for issuing registration information.
- Receive the requested information.
If it is not possible to come to the Federal Migration Service in person, the application is sent by mail.
To make a request to the help desk, you must:
- Go to the information desk address.
- Fill out the request form, indicating known information about the person whose registration address you want to find.
- Wait up to 30 days.
- Receive the requested information. If several individuals matching the provided data are found, the applicant will be provided with information about all found namesakes.
Finding a person on social networks
First of all, you can find a person on all popular social networks by first and last name, of course, if he is registered there.
I advise you to start with VKontakte, since it is the most popular social network in Russia, and it also has good search filters.
Then you can search for a person on Instagram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki and Twitter.
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7 working methods Do not forget that the name on the Internet may not match the passport data. And if, as a rule, users rarely change their last name, then instead of Evgeniy a person can sign Zhenya. Therefore, take this nuance into account.
And one more tip: when you find a profile on one social network, try the username in other services. It is quite possible that a person uses the same nickname everywhere.
Reasons for searching
Before you begin to find out exactly how it is possible to find out a person’s address by full name, you need to understand the reasons why there is a need to do this.
They look like this:
- The person has been sued, he has committed an offense and needs to be found.
- The person evades payment of alimony.
- Search for heirs who are indicated in the will of a deceased relative.
- Restoring contact with long-lost relatives or friends.
- When purchasing residential space on the secondary market (to make sure that no one else is registered in the apartment).
- When selling real estate (to obtain a certificate of registered citizens).
In order to find out the address at which a person is registered, it is necessary to know his exact full name.
How to find an unknown person in judicial databases
On the website of the state Justice system, you can check in which court cases the stranger was involved. This will only require your first and last name, but it's best to know as much information as possible to get the most relevant search results.
Unfortunately, not all cases have the text of the judge's decision attached. But if there is one, you will be able to read almost all the details of the process (some confidential information is not indicated in the documents).
What I found about myself on the Internet
I decided to test some of these methods for myself. The first thing I did was write my name on Google and find accounts on Twitter and Facebook. Then I opened Yandex and saw my Instagram profile on the first page.
Most of all I was surprised that I could not find the page on VKontakte.
However, my Facebook username is the same as VKontakte, so I found the account using Google without any problems.
In addition to pages on social networks, I found links to my materials on iPhones.ru and other sites where I worked before.
Thanks to Yandex.Images, I was able to find a profile photo on YouTube, and with it a link to my channel.
I did not look for myself in the register of entrepreneurs, since I had never opened an individual entrepreneur or LLC.
There is nothing about me in the databases of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, FSSP and Justice.
Using Google Academy, I found a link to my report at a scientific conference that was held at my institute.
As a result, knowing only my first and last name, I was able to find pages on social networks, place of study, work, scientific publications and photographs.
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If you analyze social networks and try to find other photos, you can get even more information.
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