Registration of a newborn child: deadlines, procedure, package of documents, fines

Every child newly born on the territory of the Russian Federation has the right to registration. This includes registration of a newborn child by the mother without the participation of other relatives. The material should consider in detail the options for carrying out such a procedure.

Ideally, registering a minor child should not cause problems. This need is taken into account in the State Family Code. The 14th article of the document informs about it. In accordance with legal requirements, registration is carried out at the place of official residence of any of the parents or legal representative, who must live simultaneously with his offspring. It is worth paying attention to the possibility of carrying out such a procedure not only in relation to a baby who has just been born. This means any child under 14 years of age.

What happens if you don’t register your newborn on time?

Moreover, a delay in registering a child threatens adult family members with significant fines. But in modern life, controversial cases sometimes arise. For example, the fact that a baby was born to a woman who is not registered on the territory of the Russian Federation, or a child born from a foreign citizen. Such options should be considered separately.

Rules for registering a newborn child

Registration of a newborn is an inevitable and integral procedure that all parents must carry out as soon as possible after discharge from the maternity hospital. In order to understand the essence of the process, you should know and understand the following rules:

Registration takes place at the child’s place of residence, or where his parents or official representatives are registered.
Migration department employees do not have the right to demand permission from persons living in the residential premises in which the child is registered.
From the moment they receive the birth certificate, parents have 7 days to register their newborn. Otherwise, they may be held liable.
If the parties do not live together, they can decide for themselves where the minor is registered and with whom he will live in the future.
To submit documents, you do not need to pay a state duty or other fee or tax.
Registration is possible in any room, regardless of the size of the area and the number of registered persons. The main condition is that it must be residential.

The above rules are general. All the details of the process will be disclosed below, including the procedure, nuances, package of documents and other information.

A newborn citizen must have registration of place of residence

The difference in the procedure, depending on whether the parent is the owner of the apartment or not

If the parent or other legal representative is the owner of the living space, there should be no problems. The registration process follows a standard procedure , with the application of the owner-parent and the consent of the second parent.

If he is not the owner and is registered at the place of residence on a permanent or temporary basis, the difference in the registration procedure will lie not so much in the fact of the presence of another owner, but in the age of the minor.

Children under 14 years of age, as mentioned above, are registered at the place of residence of the mother or father without the consent of other registered persons and the owner. In practice, employees often require the written consent of the owner, and in its absence they may refuse registration , but such a decision can and should be appealed (read about whether it is possible to register a child without the consent of the parents and the owner of the property).

After reaching the age of 14, written consent of the owners and persons registered at the place of residence is mandatory. If they disagree and it is impossible to register the minor in another house or apartment (for example, with a grandmother or grandfather), the mother or father has the right to file a lawsuit in court, on the basis of whose decision the registration will be carried out.

Where to apply and when?

Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation dated December 31, 2017 No. 984 regulates that citizens who want to register themselves or register a newborn must contact:

Territorial branch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation - passport office. It is necessary to determine which unit “serves” a specific address; as a rule, these are district police departments.
MFC Department - you can submit documents according to the general rules, but you must obtain registration at the passport office.
Public services portal - the application is submitted in electronic form, but all originals are provided upon receipt at the migration division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

If the parents live in the apartment and want to register the baby there, you can go to the passport office of the management company. There, employees will give advice, accept documents and arrange registration. Registration deadlines as a general rule are 7 days; for newborns there is no specific period, because you must first obtain a birth certificate. However, you should not delay the process, because otherwise it will be impossible to receive help from the state.

Service delivery period

The duration of the service is up to 3 working days. There is no state fee for providing the service.

An exception is if the child does not have citizenship or is a citizen of another state. 350 rubles is charged for registration . A receipt for payment is attached to the general list of documents.

Attention! If for some reason parents were unable to visit the Main Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs within the pre-agreed time frame, then their application becomes irrelevant. They will have to resubmit the application for consideration and wait for the results and invitation.

If the city of residence of the child and parents is Moscow, and the family is located in the Troitsky and Novomoskovsky administrative districts, then they can sign up to submit documents to the MFC through a special city portal mos.ru.

Where can a newborn be registered?

Practice shows that the most common option is an apartment. However, at the legislative level it is not prohibited to register a baby in the following facilities:

A house owned by parents or other relatives.
Residential premises rented from the municipality under social rent.
Office space issued on duty.
Dorm room.
Apartment rented from a third party.

As a general rule, you can register a child in any room with a completely different area, the main thing is that it is residential. This means it must be suitable for human habitation, including children.

A newborn can be registered in any residential premises

When you can’t register through the portal

It is impossible to register a child through the State Services portal in the following cases:

when the baby was born outside a medical institution;
if the spouses signed consent for another woman to bear a child;
the fact of the birth of the child was not established;
the baby was found or abandoned;
when the child has reached the age of 18;
if the mother and father are not registered at the declared place of registration.

It will not be possible to register a child through the portal into a new home if the parents themselves are not yet registered there.

Sources: znatokfinansov.ru, zhiloepravo.com, mfc-list.info, gosuslugi-site.ru, gosuslugifaq.ru, vizazavtra.com, gosuslugi-online.ru

Procedure for registering a newborn

How can parents register a newborn? The sequence of actions is quite simple; you do not need to collect a huge number of documents or visit many authorities. You just need to do the following:

Obtaining a birth certificate from the maternity hospital - if there are no difficulties, it will be issued upon discharge. If there are pathologies, you can request a certificate without an extract upon request.
Based on the certificate, obtain a birth certificate, which is issued by the registry office employees.
Prepare the necessary package of documents.
Go to the passport office or MFC during office hours and hand in all documents. At the appointed time, receive a birth certificate with registration.

In order to obtain a birth certificate, you need to contact the registry office with a certificate and application. Within 30 days, specialists will issue a certificate with which you can go to the passport office.

If parents are married

The simplest and most indisputable situation is if the spouses are officially married and after the birth of a child the need for registration arises. In such a situation, the sequence of actions is simple, it consists of the steps indicated earlier. There are no discrepancies or peculiarities of the process; both parents do not have to appear at the passport office; separate consent from each of them is not required.

The easiest option is if mom and dad live together

Registration with mother

If the spouses divorced or cohabited without official registration, the child may be registered at the place of registration of the mother. In this situation, the sequence of actions generally remains the same, but you need to collect a certain package of documents. First of all, this:

Completed application form No. 6.
Mother's passport and its copy.
Birth certificate and its copy.
A document for an apartment, this could be a lease agreement, certificates confirming ownership, etc.
An extract from the house register or a certificate from the housing office indicating the composition of the family.
Certificate of absence of debts to banks and other organizations.
Dad's consent to registration.

If the mother approaches the passport office alone, it is recommended to have several copies in addition to the originals. Then you won’t need to urgently look for places that provide photocopying services, because employees will pick up the copies.

Registration of a newborn with the mother is possible with the consent of the father

Registration with father

Registration at the father's place of residence is accompanied by special features in the package of documents. Otherwise, the procedure remains the same. Dad must collect the following papers:

Application on form No. 6.
Dad's passport and copies of the main pages.
Child's birth certificate with a copy.
Documents confirming a man’s right to real estate are a gift agreement, lease agreement, purchase and sale agreement, certificate of inheritance, etc.
An extract from the house register or a certificate from the housing office.
Statements and certificates of absence of debts.
Mother's consent to perform registration actions.

Note! In the event that the man is not listed as the father on the birth certificate and paternity has not been proven in any other way, the staff will refuse the request to register the newborn.

Options for registering a child without the father’s consent

If a force majeure situation arises when it is necessary to register a child without the consent of the father, you will need to remember the provisions of the Family Code, the Civil Code and Federal Law No. 5242-1.

Registration of the birth of a child in the registry office is a mandatory procedure for obtaining the baby’s first document, his birth certificate.

Such a perspective may be required, for example, in cases where the mother’s actual place of residence and her official place of residence do not coincide. In this case, the placement of the baby at the place of residence of the father is caused by the need to protect the rights and interests of the minor child.

Where to register a newborn

This is required by Article 20 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation. It states that registration of a minor is carried out at the place of official residence of any of his parents. It can be performed in the place where only the father or mother officially resides. This need is caused by the fulfillment of the requirements of an official state institution. Without this, the newborn cannot be assigned to the clinic or be enrolled in a children's educational institution in the future. The equal rights of parents in relation to their daughter or son are enshrined in Article 61 of the Family Code.

Rights at birth

In addition, on a legislative basis, simply by the fact of his birth, any new citizen of Russia receives the rights:

if such a need arises, enter into an inheritance;
be the owner of property;
on the basis of a deed of gift, to receive rights to property and other things.

You can find out what documents a newborn needs to complete from the video below.

Package of documents

The required package of documents was described earlier, but you should determine the general package that needs to be collected according to the general rule:

A completed application in Form No. 6. As a general rule, it is issued by passport service employees.
Birth certificate of the newborn.
Passports of parents or one of them.
Marriage or divorce certificate.
Certificate of paternity.
An extract from the house register describing the composition of the family.
Certificate from personal account.
Consent of one of the parents if necessary.

This is a general list that may vary depending on the situation. To receive advice and assistance, you need to contact the passport office. As a rule, an extract from a personal account is not required in practice; employees of the authorized body do not request it.

Application form No. 6 for registration can be downloaded from the link:

As a rule, you do not have to fill out the document in advance; employees will issue the form during your personal appointment.

Temporary registration of a newborn

Temporary registration differs from permanent registration in terms of validity, but the registration procedure generally remains the same. You can register a newborn at the place of registration of one of the parents, guardian, trustee or adoptive parent. For registration, you must provide the following documents to the migration department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation:

Birth certificate.
Completed application form.

The only difference between temporary registration and permanent registration is that in this way a newborn can be registered only with his mother, father, guardian or trustee. It is not possible to register your child separately.

Features of registration of a newborn

A newborn up to the age of 18 is recognized as a child and has a range of rights that extend to the housing sector. That is why you should understand the features of the baby’s registration:

The owner's consent is not required to carry out registration actions.
Migration department specialists cannot require consent to register a child from other persons living in the residential premises.
You cannot delay the procedure, otherwise medical, social and other assistance may be denied.
If registration is being organized at the place of residence of one of the parents, it is necessary to obtain consent from the other, or to appear at the passport office together. Otherwise there may be a refusal.
If the parents are not officially married, they can choose any place to register the baby.

Each parent must first take care of registering their newborn baby. This is an important legal action that has legal consequences.

Things to remember

A person who plans to permanently register a new family member is required to be present at the service unit responsible for migration.

If spouses who are not divorced do not live together, the baby’s mother cannot register him at the father’s place of permanent residence without receiving his consent to do so.

Mothers will refuse to register their child at the father’s place of residence, without his consent

Don't believe those people who say you need to pay for registration. The baby is registered free of charge. There are no additional state duties or taxes.

The Russian will need to pay only if he needs any additional services. There is also an additional charge for the services of a notary office.

If, upon resolving the issue, violations were noticed on the part of the migration service employees, the parents have the right to file a claim in court.

Privatized or municipal

There is no significant difference. The consent of those who own the home is not required.

But in some registration departments, at the request of employees, permission is granted from the owners of privatized housing. To avoid problems, this issue needs to be clarified in advance.

An infant registered in a privatized home may subsequently receive property rights. Transactions with living space may become more complicated due to his registration.

Proposed sanctions

If the deadlines have expired and the baby is still without permanent registration, his parents face penalties.

Failure to register a newborn on time may result in a fine of 1,500 rubles.

The amount of the fine is regulated by Russian legislation. In 2017, the amount of punishment for negligent parents is 1,500–2,500 rubles.

Fine for lack of registration for a newborn

Art. 19.15 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation provides for liability for failure to fulfill the obligation to register at a new place of residence. The law does not provide for a separate type of punishment for the lack of registration of a newborn, so in such a situation the general rules will apply.

In St. Petersburg and Moscow, the fine for lack of registration ranges from 3 to 5 thousand rubles. In other cities, fines range from 2 to 3 thousand. No other punishment is established by law.

Legislative framework on the topic

Registration issues have a serious impact on the lives of citizens, therefore the legislator clearly regulated not only the procedure, but also its features in the following acts:

Federal Law 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 in the Russian Federation.”
Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated July 17, 1995 No. 713, dedicated to the rules for registering and deregistering citizens at their place of stay.
Code of Administrative Offences.
Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation dated December 31, 2017 No. 984 “On approval of the regulations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the provision of public services for registration of citizens of the Russian Federation at the place of stay and place of residence within the Russian Federation.”

Each of these regulations affects certain aspects of registration of citizens of the Russian Federation, including newborns. There is no separate law dedicated to infants; they are subject to general provisions and principles.

Registration of a newborn is the responsibility of every parent, which must be completed shortly after receiving the birth certificate from the registry office.
It is registration that gives the right to receive medical, social and material assistance from the state. To receive it, parents must contact any department of the MFC, use the government services portal, or go to the migration department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. In addition, you should take into account all the features, rules and procedures described in this article. Order a free legal consultation