Registration or registration of a citizen at the place of residence in 2021

The term “propiska” in Russia has long been replaced by “registration”, but the word has turned out to be so tenacious that even employees of passport offices still use the term. In everyday life, both definitions are used with equal frequency. The owner can register either a relative or a stranger in his apartment.

But registration in housing owned by several owners is possible only with the consent of all of them. There is one exception to this rule - if one owner wants to register his minor child, then the permission of the other co-owners is not required. A natural child or an adopted child - it doesn’t matter.

The sole owner has every right to register anyone he wants, even without being registered in this housing himself. In this case, neither the size of the apartment nor the degree of relationship (or lack thereof) is important.

If the owner is not allowed to register a person with them, citing a lack of square meters according to the social standards of the region, it is worth seeking help from a lawyer. Because in this case such rules do not apply.

Differences between registration by place of residence and place of stay

Registration at the place of residence is often called “propiska”, but this is a relatively outdated term that is no longer used in many places. It is definitely not in the 2021 regulations. But “permanent registration” is common. Permanent registration is confirmed by a special mark that is placed in the passport. Thus, permanent registration at the place of residence is usually carried out in relation to real estate that is owned by a person.

Where you stay is a little different. Typically, a citizen registered here is not the owner of the property, but is in it on a temporary basis. For example, he rents a house. Moreover, you can register at your place of residence regardless of what type of permanent registration a person has at your place of residence. They run parallel and independently of each other.

Registration at the place of stay is not recorded in the passport with a special stamp, but the person who receives it is issued a certificate. Temporary registration allows you to quickly find a citizen if for some reason he does not live in his home. For example, he left to work or study in another city.

Place of residence is the place where a citizen of the Russian Federation is actually located. It may be identical to the place of registration or stay. The Main Directorate for Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs must be notified that the place of residence has changed. A week is given for this after the move. If a citizen will live here for more than 90 days, then registration should be completed. You can register at your place of stay or residence in 3-8 days. The exact timing will depend on how the documents were submitted.

Application methods

Throughout the Russian Federation, there are several permitted ways to register at your residence address. You can submit an application confirmed by official papers:

1. In person, by contacting the territorial center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs at the location of the residential premises.
2. Through the multifunctional center.
3. Through the State Services portal.

It should be said that the method of submission does not in any way affect the final result or the completeness of the documents. In all cases, uniform registration standards apply and cannot be subject to any changes. The only thing that influences the choice made is the timing of preparation of the final result.

To determine the optimal method of submitting an application for registration, it is necessary to consider each proposed option in more detail.

Personal appeal

Only territorial bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are authorized to carry out registration actions of a temporary or permanent nature. For a long time, it was possible to register only by contacting this structure in person. Today, there is a choice of filing methods, but the most logical is still considered to be a personal appeal to this authority.

There are advantages and disadvantages to visiting an authorized unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The undoubted advantages include the fact that the appeal itself is made directly, without the participation of intermediaries, which means you do not have to waste extra time. If a citizen has only a few days left for registration, then he has no choice but to personally visit the passport office.

The disadvantages of this method of filing is the work schedule of the territorial bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is limited exclusively to working hours, which is extremely inconvenient for workers. In addition, in this instance there are often huge queues, which also attracts little people.

Through MFC

There are multifunctional centers in every city, and often not in a single instance. MFCs are in high demand among the population, as they have convenient work hours. In the MFC, you can carry out a number of disparate operations in one window, which also attracts citizens, as it can save time on registration procedures.

To submit an application for registration through the MFC, a person will need:

1. Make an appointment in advance or take an electronic queue coupon by coming directly to the center.
2. Fill out the application form for permanent or temporary registration.
3. Submit originals and copies of all required documents.
4. The specialist accepting the application draws up an inventory of the accepted documents and issues it to the applicant.
5. The day of the next appointment is set, but more often you have to track your readiness using the issued operation number. You can check your readiness by calling or using the online database.

If we are talking about obtaining a certificate of registration at the place of residence for minors or a form for registration at the address of residence of an adult, then you can also pick up the finished documents at the MFC.

If it is necessary to obtain a stamp in the passport, the person being registered will have to visit the territorial office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, because only there it can be affixed.

Through the State Services portal

The State Services Internet portal combines many functions. This is a relatively new method. Through this site you can pay taxes, fines, penalties, and submit various applications to many government agencies. The functionality of the site is constantly being improved and expanded, and many of its features are improved and simplified. But you should understand that, despite the convenience of submitting applications, it will not be possible to resolve the issue exclusively remotely.

When submitting an application for registration through the State Services portal, the procedure itself will look like this:

1. In your personal account, select the desired department of the territorial body of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
2. An application for registration is completed.
3. Scans of all required documents are attached.
4. The application is sent to the passport office specialists, who first review it and set a deadline for receiving the citizen.
5. At the specified time, the applicant must come to the department and provide originals and copies of all attached documents.
6. After checking them, a stamp is placed or a certificate is issued.

Thus, the State Services portal allows you to simplify only the first part of submitting documents, but does not cancel a second trip to the territorial body.

Consent of other residents for registration at the place of residence

How easy it is to obtain registration in an apartment at your place of residence depends on whether it is your apartment or not. If a person cannot even claim a share in an apartment, he will be able to register in it only after permission has been received from all owners. Moreover, consent must be formalized. The owner and other people registered in the apartment must personally attend the reception at the registration authorities, or give someone else a notarized consent to the procedure in question.

Sometimes a citizen rents housing in a state or municipal fund and has a child. In this case, a rental agreement, social lease, use (free of charge) is concluded. If this is your case, there is no need to take permission from other employers. It’s another matter if the name of the employer does not appear in the contract. Then registration will be possible only in a number of cases:

• registration of the employer's child is required (provided that the child is under 14 years of age);
• another member of the tenant’s family must be registered, and there are no objections from other parties to the rental agreement and the landlord.

It is important that during registration, the consent of the landlord and his family members is expressed in personal presence. This applies even to a child who is 14 years old. Sometimes it may be necessary to draw up an additional agreement to the rental agreement if a child under 14 years of age is registered.

How to avoid risks?

1. When you decide to opt for a studio, carefully read the documentation for the apartment . You need to check the type of property and status of the premises. Inquire whether the project is residential or commercial.
2. If you buy a studio from a developer, carefully check the status of the land under the house . It must be suitable for multi-storey construction.
3. When deciding to purchase housing in a new building, make sure the developer is reliable . This will help avoid the risk of ending up in unfinished construction. Before starting construction of a house, the developer is required to post a project declaration and a construction permit. The activities of developers are regulated by Federal Law 214. He must provide information to shareholders in accordance with Art. 3.1 Federal Law 214.
4. If you are buying a secondary fund during inspection before purchasing, ask the owner for documents for the apartment . In them you will see a column indicating the type of property. This knowledge is necessary so that there are no problems with registration in the family’s apartment. Make sure that the apartment is privatized and the documents provided are genuine. Be sure to check the USRN extract and technical passport.

Lack of registration will certainly create problems for a citizen - not every job will be accepted, it is impossible to carry out some legal operations, and it is difficult to enroll in a university or other specialized educational institution. On our website you will find materials about whether it is possible for an individual entrepreneur to open a business with or without temporary and permanent registration and how to obtain a certificate of registration at the place of residence.

Now you know how to register in a studio and how to avoid buying a home where you cannot register. Be vigilant and problems with registration will not affect you.

Documents for registration at the place of residence

To obtain a permanent type of registration in an apartment or house where you have the right of residence, you will need to collect documents for registration. First of all, you must have a passport to prove your identity. Next, you need to collect papers that can be considered the basis for obtaining registration.

For example, if the applicant has an apartment, he only needs to present a certificate of ownership of the property. He will be able to obtain a permanent registration. If you are renting a home, a tenancy agreement for the right of temporary registration is sufficient. Sometimes a court decision can be used, which confirms the person's right to use the housing in question.

Also, if one of the registered persons is a citizen over whom guardianship or guardianship has been established, an act from the guardianship authority is needed stating that the guardian has been officially appointed. You will definitely need an application, which is drawn up according to Form No. 6. You can fill out this form in person when you get an appointment, or by using the State Services portal. Then the form will be filled out online.

The format for registering a minor who is not yet 14 years old is slightly different. The child's legal representative (his parent or guardian) must collect a slightly different list of documents. Including the following papers:

• Instead of a passport, you will need to prepare a birth certificate;
• parents/guardians must confirm their identity with a passport (other identical document);

If guardianship has been established over the child, you will have to present a certificate from the guardianship authorities. Also, some documents must be collected by the owners of the property (if the applicant himself is not the owner of the property and his name is not in the rental agreement). They must also provide proof of identity and ownership of the property.

Is it possible to check out of an apartment remotely?

• the authorized representative goes to the selected institution with a passport, power of attorney;
• As a rule, on-site specialists provide “Form 6” (application for deregistration) for filling out;
• An agency employee checks the correctness of filling in the data and verifies the signatures of the applicant (representative, authorized person).

1. The owner is looking for which notary can send a document certified with an electronic digital signature by email to another notary in the destination city.
2. The owner is looking for which notary in the destination city can accept such a document from a notary in another city and certify its equivalence.
3. The owner takes the original document on ownership of the apartment and goes to a notary in his city (who can provide a shipping service).
4. The owner asks to draw up an agreement to remove himself from the registration register and send it to the notary from another city whom he could find and who can accept e-mail. To do this, you need to know the city, last name, first name and patronymic of the receiving notary - notaries have directories of email addresses.
5. Parents come to the receiving notary, pick up the document sealed by the receiving notary, and take it to the passport office.

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The deadlines for temporary registration are established in clause 12 of Resolution 713. In the standard version, the registration authority is required to carry out registration actions. registration is given no more than 3 working days from the date of receipt of the application and other documents. But if the applicant does not provide a social lease agreement or a title document for the premises, then this period is extended to 8 working days (clause 9 of resolution 713).

If the basis for temporary residence is a social tenancy agreement or ownership of the premises, then the applicant may not provide the document itself, but only indicate its details in the application. The registration authority will independently request information about the document from authorized structures.

It is not necessary to provide documents confirming ownership of the apartment . Employees of the registration authority can request information about real estate through Rosreestr. To do this, the applicant must provide the document details.

If a person is the owner of an apartment, then he may not provide his documents on ownership. MFC employees can request information about residential premises themselves through Rosreestr. To speed up the registration procedure, it is better to take documents for the living space with you.

Thanks to the established organizations and modern technologies, the process of registering in a new apartment has been significantly simplified. It is possible to check out and register at the same time through the MFC. The center cooperates with the migration service departments, so you do not need to visit government agencies yourself to carry out the procedure.

The government has established a clear registration procedure for persons wishing to register on the territory of the Russian Federation. To make the procedure as comfortable as possible, special centers have been created. Receiving documents in such institutions takes no more than 15 minutes and there is no need to visit numerous offices at various authorities. Registration through the MFC is a real way to get the desired document, avoiding long waits in queues.

Where to apply for registration

Place of residence and registration must be registered. Once you have collected your documents, you should submit them to the correct address. You can do this in several ways, choosing the one that is most convenient in your case:

• using the State Services portal;
• through, selecting the area where the house or apartment is located;
• by contacting the management company, having first made sure that the range of its services includes the tasks of the passport office;
• residents of Moscow, more precisely Troitsky and Novomoskovsky admin. districts can register to submit documents to the MFC through the mos.ru portal.

Usually, the virtual option of submitting residence documents is more preferable, since then you will only have to take time off from your affairs once - to pick up the documents. Another thing is personal presentation. First you go to submit documents, then to pick them up. If you are not the owner, you will have to submit documents not only yourself, but also taking with you all the owners of the property.

Online submission is more convenient in this sense because it takes less time. The application will be processed within three days after submission. Then the applicant will be invited to put a stamp stating that you have a residence permit in the house. If the registration is temporary, you need to invite not only the applicant, but also people who are ready to temporarily share with him a living space that their new neighbor has nothing to do with (does not own it).

When visiting in person, you need to take all the documents listed above. In particular, a passport, certificate of ownership and other documents confirming claims for housing. An additional lease agreement may also be required for state or municipal property, even if we are talking about temporary registration.

In addition, it is important to draft the application correctly. You can fill it out according to the following example.

Is it possible to register remotely through MFC while in another region?

1. Prepare the necessary package of documents (see above).
2. Find out the addresses and opening hours of the nearest MFC (a list of MFCs by region of Russia is on our website), if you wish, make an appointment by calling the hotline. Pre-registration is not a prerequisite; you can simply come to the MFC, take a coupon and get an appointment in the electronic queue. Full name .
3. Approach the MFC specialist at the indicated window, hand over your documents, including your passport, and receive a receipt confirming their acceptance.
4. Within the specified time frame, re-visit the MFC and receive a passport with marks of deregistration and registration at a new address (since 2021, MFCs have been empowered to independently issue ready-made documents).

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At the same time, if you are the owner of an apartment, you have the right not to provide documents on the ownership of the living space for which registration is being made, since employees can request information about the property themselves through Rosreestr. However, it is better to take documents for housing with you, this will help speed up the process.

Register for a child

The permanent registration of children under 14 years of age corresponds to the place of registration of their parents or guardians. This is also true for incapacitated citizens. To register children and incapacitated citizens, the consent of the homeowners is not required, provided that the child’s guardians are already registered there. This eliminates the need for homeowners to visit a government agency when submitting an application.

Moreover, it is not necessary that both parents have the right of residence. But when the second parent is registered at a different address, his consent is required for the operation. When registering a child, you should not put a mark in his personal documents; in return you will receive a certificate. But for children over 14 years of age, the procedure is identical to registration for adults.

Do I need to leave my previous place?

It is not always necessary to check out from your old residential address. If a person applies for temporary registration, then this procedure is not required.

They are deregistered only if the person registers at a new location permanently.

The law does not require you to register yourself. A citizen submits an application for both registration and deregistration at the same time. This is convenient, as a person avoids delays.

You must register no later than seven days after deregistration at your old place of residence. Citizens do not always manage to meet deadlines.

Apply for registration for a student and military personnel?

Temporary registration of citizens of the Russian Federation may be required for military personnel and students. Military personnel can be registered not only at their place of stay, but also at their place of registration. True, everyone is registered at their place of residence on a general basis, except for sailors, sergeants, conscripts and soldiers. Registration at the place of stay can be obtained by military personnel who have a vacation ticket or travel certificate. But only on condition that the business trip lasts more than 90 days. Contract servicemen, officers and conscripts can be registered on the territory of a military unit. Their family members can receive the same registration.

Full-time students of universities and vocational schools who live in a dormitory during their studies must register here. In order for temporary registration to be carried out correctly, you need to contact the official authorized to accept such applications. You must register within three days of receiving a place in the hostel.

Registration in a house with shared ownership

If a private house is owned by a citizen on the basis of shared ownership, the difference during registration will be that you will have to obtain consent from other owners.

Do you need the consent of other owners?

In the usual case, yes, you will need to secure it from each owner who owns a share in the house.

Registration documents in one package when changing place of residence

After you have changed your place, you need to mark your new residence by contacting. In this public services center you can complete the entire package of documents and receive a variety of services:

• use parking after receiving a resident residence permit;
• receive a subsidy for housing and communal services, as well as transfer recalculation of payments for housing and communal services;
• accept applications for pension delivery, pension file request, etc.;
• military personnel can receive a document about changes in military registration;
• obtaining benefits for citizens who may qualify for them.

These services can only be received after a registration mark has been placed on the document. You can find out more about what rules and features when preparing documents on the official website of government services or by making a request to the help desk of the Russian Federation. For Moscow this is the phone number +7 (495) 777-77-77.

Why can't this sometimes be done?

Reasons why you won’t be able to register in the studio:

1. the owner does not agree;
2. it is not possible to provide original documents for the apartment;
3. the house is not put into operation;
4. the premises have the status of apartments (you can find out whether you can register in an apartment here);
5. the premises have a commercial purpose.

How to get permanent registration if you have no housing

In the Russian Federation, not all citizens have permanent registration, but many need it. According to the norms prescribed in the Constitution of the Russian Federation, all citizens have the right to housing. This obliges the state to help people who do not have housing and cannot earn it themselves. Of course, no one will buy apartments for everyone. Typically, such programs are intended for citizens who are left homeless. For example, after a dilapidated house is resettled or if we are talking about a large and low-income family.

Sometimes you can take out a mortgage, pay maternity capital as a down payment on an apartment, apply for a subsidy, etc. You don't have to buy a whole apartment. You can also get a permanent registration if you only bought a room in an apartment or an inexpensive house in the village. Therefore, it is much safer for a citizen to take care of his own home, where he can obtain the right to reside. Temporary registration, of course, can help out in some situations, but it is associated with some risks. Although having temporary registration allows you to use all basic government services.

You can get legal assistance on registration or residence registration issues on our website.

Opportunities that registration provides

After registration, a citizen receives the right to reside, but in order to take actions such as leasing or mortgaging, selling, registering other persons (with the exception of his minor children), he will need to own at least a share in real estate. Registration in itself does not ensure such rights, even if a relative of the owner is registered.

But it gives the right to service in medical institutions of the locality, to enroll children in school or kindergarten, to use the services of other government services - all this does not affect whether the registration is permanent or temporary.

Permanent registration without the right to living space

The main problem preventing permanent registration is the lack of residential space in Moscow. Of course, if you have enough money to build your own house or purchase a ready-made apartment, then there should be no problems with registration.

Lack of money leads to the need to look for housing and ask the owner if he can register it. Not everyone will go so far as to arrange for a relative or a stranger to live in an apartment.

Those who own privatized residential space have the right to register others, but without the latter’s right to an apartment. However, such tenants can only be evicted through the courts.

Here you should pay attention to the fact that the presence of permanent registration allows you to register minor children in the same living space, without the permission of the owner. In this case, eviction, even through the courts, will become difficult.

Expert opinion

Alexandrov Dmitry Petrovich

Practicing lawyer with 15 years of experience. Specializes in family law

The forced eviction of a relative or loved one who has a residence permit at this address may become impossible. In court, it is possible to recognize a citizen as a family member and allow him to live. To avoid conflict between relatives, when providing registration, it is recommended to conclude an agreement certified by a notary.

The terms of the agreement state:

• For what period is registration provided?
• It is stated that this citizen does not have the right to dispose of living space;
• It is necessary to indicate the family ties between the owner of the apartment and the citizen who is registering.

The presence of this document will simplify the procedure for eviction of registered citizens if there is a need to sell or exchange an apartment.

Below are examples of an agreement on the provision of living space:

Should not be registered in municipally owned housing. In this case, there is every chance of losing part of the area.

Everyone who is registered in the specified property can demand the allocation of part of the living space in the event of its privatization. In order for a citizen to not be able to use such a right, he must be evicted from his home, but this should be done by the state and only after the person has violated the rules for using the apartment. In particular:

• Not living at the address or the appearance of unauthorized persons on the territory;
• Utility debts;
• There are complaints about the immoral behavior of the tenant.

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Permanent registration in Moscow housing is a risk not only for nonresidents, but also for the owners themselves, which is why this service cannot be cheap.