How to change your registration? List of documents in 2021

Moving and other similar circumstances lead to the fact that a person needs to change his registration. Changing your registration is not limited to putting a stamp in your passport: in addition, you need to change some personal documents.

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The change of registration is recorded at the passport office, or through the MFC. The passport office and the MFC are quite demanding regarding the documents provided to them and therefore, when processing them, everything must be carefully checked. In this article we will look at how to change the registration in your passport at your new place of residence.

Basic information

Place of residence – living space where a person is located in accordance with property rights or for other legal reasons (for example, according to a rental agreement). This could be an apartment, a separate house, office premises, a dormitory, or a nursing home.

The legislation of the Russian Federation establishes the following: it is necessary to register at a changed place of residence within a 7-day period from the date of change of address.

Without registration, a person will be forced to face many restrictions. He will not be able to obtain a pension certificate or international passport, obtain a loan or loan from a bank, find employment on an official basis, or seek medical help.

If a child does not have a residence permit, then his parents will not be able to receive child benefits, apply for a compulsory medical insurance policy, or stand in line for enrollment in kindergarten. Registration of a certificate for maternal capital and other benefits will also be unavailable.

Also, the lack of registration entails administrative or criminal liability. The first provides for the imposition of a fine in the amount of 2 to 5 thousand rubles for individuals, from 300 to 800 thousand rubles for legal entities that provide housing to people without registration. For residents of the capital and St. Petersburg, the fine is higher.

People with fictitious registration risk facing criminal liability: they can receive a fine of 100-500 thousand rubles or be imprisoned for up to 3 years.

Requirements for a new place of residence

The law does not provide additional requirements for the place of registration of a minor. The only condition is that one of the parents registers at this address.

Normative acts do not determine the size of living space, the number of registered citizens, or living conditions. Any restrictions on the part of government authorities on the registration of a minor are contrary to the law.

Changing the registration of a minor is provided for by law. Regulatory acts do not establish special restrictions for the re-registration of children. The child is registered at the place of registration of the legal representative without additional permission from the property owner and government agencies. In this case, it is possible to remove a minor from the register either together with a legal representative, or with the permission of the guardianship authority.

What documents are needed

In order to register at a new address, you will need to prepare the following documents:

• Statement;
• Passport of the applicant and the owner of the property (if a person is registering in an apartment that does not belong to him);
• Birth certificate, if a new registration is issued for a child under 14 years of age;
• Certificate of registration of the marital union of the parents, when registration is issued for the child;
• A document that establishes the right to use or own housing;
• Written permission from the other owners of the residential premises, if the applicant is registered in someone else’s apartment;
• Departure form;
• If necessary, written permission from the parent who will live separately from the child, and from guardianship officials (when minor children live in the apartment);
• Document establishing paternity or adoption of the child, if available.

The application contains the following information:

• name and address of the institution to which the application is sent;
• information about the applicant: full name, date and address of birth, address of previous place of residence;
• information about the owner of the residential premises;
• the grounds on which the applicant is granted the right to use or own residential premises;
• residential address;
• passport details of the applicant (series, number, when and by whom the document was issued).

When the registration is changed for a child under 14 years of age, an application is drawn up and signed by his legal representatives (for example, parents). A child over the age of 14 has the right to independently fill out an application and put his signature on it, but his parents must also sign.

If a person plans to apply to the Main Department of Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs or the MFC, then he is recommended to fill out an application directly at the institution in order to avoid possible mistakes.

The owner of the property must indicate the following information in his written permission:

• name and address of the institution to which the permit is sent;
• information about yourself: full name, residential address, year of birth, passport details (No., series, when and by whom it was issued);
• consent to move in and register the specified person (full name, date of birth, address of the apartment owner);
• number of copies;
• signature.

Written permission is certified by an employee of the notary agency. Its sample can be downloaded from this link.

The legislative framework

The movement of the population is monitored by a department such as the General Directorate for Migration Issues. Until 2016, control and supervision in this area was carried out by the FMS - Federal Migration Service. But it was abolished, and its functions were transferred to the GUVM.

It is this department that is notified that a person is temporarily or permanently moving from one place to another. The main points of the procedure, known as “propiska”, are set out in the law on the right of Russians to freedom of movement, choice of place of residence and stay. It was adopted in 1993, but was amended in 2015.

Also, some provisions regarding the registration of citizens are enshrined in government decree No. 713, adopted in 1995 and updated in 2016.

How to change registration

There are several ways to apply for a new registration.

Through MFC

In order to change your registration at the MFC, you will need to complete the following steps:

• make an appointment by contacting an employee by phone (however, you can take a coupon for the electronic queue when visiting the center directly);
• prepare documents;
• on the specified date, come to the center and hand over the documents to an employee of the institution;
• receive a receipt for documents acceptance, which will indicate the approximate date of service readiness.

On average, the duration of registration of a new registration is up to 8 working days. After this, the person visits the MFC again, and a special stamp is affixed to his passport indicating the citizen’s new place of residence.

When a child’s registration changes, he will receive a certificate in Form No. 8.

Through government services

To use the government services web portal, you need a verified account. After authorization on the service, you will need to perform the following actions:

• Fill out an electronic application, indicating information from the passport, the child’s birth certificate and the document according to which the registration is made;
• Send an application to the Main Department of Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs;
• Receive an invitation to visit the Main Department of Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on a certain date (notification will be sent by email to the user or in a mobile application - at the person’s choice);
• Go to the Main Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs along with the above package of documents.

A representative of the institution will check the information from the original documents with the information that the person indicated in his application. After this, a note about the new residential address will be placed in the citizen’s passport.

In the territorial department of the Main Directorate for Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

In this case, the person sends documents to change his registration directly to the Main Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. An employee of the institution accepts them, after which he informs the applicant about when he will need to come to the department again.

The disadvantages of this method are queues and inconvenient opening hours. However, unlike the MFC, the period for providing the service is a maximum of 3 working days.

Why change your registration, reasons

There are quite a lot of factors that provoke a change of registration. The main ones include:

1. Family growth . When children are born or grow up in a family, the need to expand or separate children from parents becomes acute. In case of expansion - purchase of new living space, in case of separation of children - purchase of a new apartment. Both require a change in registration.
2. Divorce . A characteristic feature of divorce is the division of property. If spouses share an apartment, it means both are moving to a new place. Changing the registration of one of them or both in the case of selling an apartment is an integral element.
3. Moving . It can be expressed in: exchanging an apartment, selling and buying a new one, moving to another area, city, etc.
4. Settlement . This is relevant for the case when the house is recognized as non-residential. All residents are moved to other apartments and a change of registration also becomes necessary.

All reasons are somehow related to relocation. The scale and conditions when changing residence registration play a secondary role.

Additional features and nuances

• There is no fee for registering and there is no state fee.
• What documents should I change after stamping my passport? You will need to change the documents for the car by registering it at a new address. This is necessary to calculate taxes on movable property. You also need to change your home ownership certificate. Pensioners apply for re-registration at the territorial branch of the Pension Fund.
• When a man has applied for registration, he needs to go to the local military registration and enlistment office to put a special mark in the documents.

Step-by-step instruction

Changes in registration data occur not only in primary documents, but also in secondary ones. The registration change occurs as follows:

1. Contact the passport office . You must contact the department within a week after moving. The Federal Migration Service, after notification, will take the passport and return it with the amendments already made.
2. Contact the Housing Office . It is necessary to write an application to re-register all documents to pay for utilities. If the move takes place in a city with a population of over a million, then there is no need to apply independently. All information is transferred by default from the passport office.
3. The last step is to contact the FMS . Here the registration is certified by documents. Males must also provide a military ID to be marked accordingly.

When changing documents, you should always remember the permissible deadlines for changing your registration.

Deadlines

Deadline to complete registration:

• 90 days – citizens of the Russian Federation for temporary stay;
• 7 days – citizens of the Russian Federation when changing their permanent place of residence;
• 7 days - for a newborn, but from the date of receipt of an identity document;
• 7 days – foreigners, after receiving a residence permit.

Violation of deadlines may result in administrative sanctions and, in exceptional cases, criminal liability..

Do I need to change my TIN?

The second is TIN. There is no need to change it when changing registration. Data is tied to a person and replacement is required only in three cases:

• changing a person’s personal data (change of surname);
• loss of document;
• incorrect information about a person entered into a document.

In all other cases, the TIN remains the same . An exception may also be work in the public service, where more accurate information from the Federal Tax Service may be required.

Child protection

Minor children are still too inexperienced and young to understand the consequences of their choices or make informed decisions, and their words are rarely listened to with the same attention as adults.

Traditionally, their parents are involved in protecting children, but it happens that the child has no relatives or they themselves are violators.

To protect minor citizens, the state has adopted a number of laws protecting their interests. Their implementation is monitored by a specially appointed guardianship organization.

The latter are obliged to prevent any transactions for the exchange or sale of housing that in any way infringes on the interests of a minor citizen.

This greatly complicates the possibility of fraud, but it is also difficult for parents: if they need to sell or any other transaction, they will need to collect quite a lot of paperwork. It is important to remember that you can admit your baby in just a day, but discharge will take at least 2-3 weeks.