What documents are needed at the registry office to register a marriage?

Marriage is the official beginning of family relationships. Despite the romanticism of the event, bureaucratic requirements must be taken into account. In order not to overshadow the joyful event, future spouses need to know what documents to prepare for registering a marriage .

Following these recommendations will simplify your wedding preparations. The newlyweds will have the opportunity to avoid controversial situations and hold a special event without overshadowing the joyful holiday.

The article contains instructions for future spouses to contact the registry office. A list of conditions and application procedure is provided. In addition, information has been disclosed about where to go for a couple who has decided to start a family. And also the features of the official conclusion of marriage in Russia.

How is a marriage concluded?

Marriage is a law-establishing process, because after it takes place, family rights and responsibilities are established between citizens.

The procedure is carried out in the registry office, and it can be selected according to the place of residence of the bride or groom. To register a marriage, you will need to submit an application and the necessary package of documents.

The legislative acts of the Russian Federation stipulate conditions that are an obstacle to the official registration of relations. These include:

• Minority of persons entering into marriage. An entry on the registration of an act of state status is made only if both citizens have reached 18 years of age. In special circumstances, the age may be reduced, but evidence of this will need to be provided.
• Recognition of the incapacity of one of the applicants.
• Future newlyweds must not be in another marriage that has not been dissolved and is valid at the time of filing the application.
• Persons who are related to each other cannot become spouses.

What documents are needed when submitting an application to the Civil Registry Office?

When a couple meets the conditions, it becomes necessary to notify the registration authorities of their desire to enter into a union. This procedure is carried out by submitting an application to the registry office using one of the available methods.

In addition , future spouses must provide the following package of documents (Article 26 of the RF IC):

1. Passports and other identification documents. To register with a non-resident, you will have to provide a translation.
2. Receipt for payment of the state duty for the provision of registration services - 350 rubles.
3. Proof of termination of previous family relationships - if any.
4. Permission – when registering relationships between minors.

Under normal circumstances, it is enough to provide only passports and proof of payment for services. The wedding date is entered in the book, and the bride and groom may be given a notice indicating the time of the celebration. No additional reminders will be provided.

Application for marriage registration.

If young people are planning to start a family and there are no obstacles to this, then the question arises of how to submit an application to the registry office.

This can be done in two ways: by visiting a government agency or using the State Services portal. The rules and procedure for submitting a document are determined by the Family Code and Federal Law No. 143 of November 15, 1997.

The law states that the application must be filled out by both future spouses in the presence of a civil registry office employee. If one of the parties has serious circumstances due to which they cannot visit a government agency, then the forms must be filled out separately.

In this case, the application of someone who will not be present at the filing in person must be certified by a notary.

The document indicates the date of the proposed celebration, information about the future spouses, the place of registration of the marriage, the surnames that the spouses will bear and other data.

You can choose your wedding date yourself. But for this you need to contact the registry office at least a month before the desired day.

According to the law, after submitting an application until the day of registration, you are given 30 days to think about it. This period can be reduced in the presence of special circumstances (pregnancy, military service, etc.).

In addition to visiting the registry office in person to submit an application, it is possible to do this through the State Services portal.

To do this you will need to do the following:

• Go to your office.
• Go to the “Family and Children” section.
• Fill out your part of the form.
• Send an invitation to your partner.

The other party will receive an invitation to fill out an application by e-mail. For the final stage of completing the document online, the partner will have to follow the active link in the letter.

After he fills out his part and the state fee is paid, the system will send the application to the registry office, and applicants will receive confirmation of the time and date of registration after a while.

The application for marriage in 2020 can be downloaded here:

Application to the registry office for marriage.

How to apply for future newlyweds: instructions

The form is filled out jointly and acts as a guarantor of the couple’s mutual consent to enter into a union. The proof is the signatures of citizens.

The application for marriage registration must contain personal data.

In addition, the following information is indicated:

• education;
• nationality;
• registration addresses;
• confirmation of the absence of valid marriages;
• information about the presence of joint children is noted at will.

The form contains information about the date and time of the wedding ceremony, which is pre-agreed at the wedding venue.

Applications from each party are accepted separately, as an exception when visiting the registry office is impossible. A self-filled form is certified by a notary or a person with similar authority. For example, the head of a correctional colony.

Through MFC

Applying through the MFC is gaining popularity. The advantage of this method of submitting documents is the territorial accessibility of the object. Centers operate in every district of the city.

You can visit the MFC without an appointment by issuing the appropriate coupon at the electronic queue terminal. After waiting for their number, citizens go to the employee. Passports are required.

An employee of the multifunctional center issues a sample with recommendations for filling it out. In addition, you must provide the MFC with an already paid receipt for marriage registration. The date cannot be booked without payment.

The application indicates the location where the wedding is planned. MFC employees transmit information about applicants to the civil registration department within no more than 3 working days. The newlyweds can only wait for the date and time to be agreed upon.

Through State Services

Submitting an application through the State Services portal is the fastest way and does not require personal presence from the couple. Information is transmitted online and certified with a simple electronic signature. An important condition is that men and women who decide to start a family have verified accounts.

In contrast to the application to the Civil Registration Service, which is completed by two citizens on paper at once, each of the future spouses fills out the electronic version in their personal account independently.

Note! The state duty is paid on the website, with a 30% discount. You can complete all the actions within 24 hours – that’s how long it takes to book the desired time on the portal.

All information entered in the application is checked automatically. If errors are made when filling out forms, citizens will receive a notification and will be able to edit the data.

When registering online, the bride and groom come to the selected registry office at the time of the celebration with their passports and register the marriage.

Through the registry office

The traditional way is to contact directly the registry office office where the wedding is planned. The couple provides a full package of documents. The employee informs about available dates that the newlyweds can choose. And now the time of the wedding is considered officially appointed.

If there are special circumstances that constitute the basis for accelerated marriage registration, confirmation is required. Those getting married may be offered upcoming dates or schedule a ceremony on the day the application is submitted.

Special circumstances do not cancel the payment of state duty.

Sometimes the specialist may ask for passports one or three days before the registration date. It's not obligatory. The wedding cannot be canceled in this regard.

Features of the wedding procedure.

The wedding can take place in a formal or ordinary setting. In the first case it takes longer. The newlyweds are given time to visit the room for a photo shoot.

After this, the newlyweds are invited along with the guests to the reception hall, where the registrar makes a celebratory speech.

Next, the newlyweds put their signatures in the state registration book and receive a marriage certificate.

In normal circumstances, future spouses will also be told about their new rights and responsibilities, but less formally.

The ceremony will last less time, since several stages are excluded, including a photo shoot and other moments.

Last name after marriage registration.

After registering a marriage, each spouse is offered one of the following options:

• Take a common surname;
• Keep your surname that was before the registration of the marriage;
• Make a double surname by adding your spouse’s surname.

The civil registry office employee will make an appropriate entry in the registration certificate issued after completion of the procedure.

When changing your last name, you will need to change all documents issued to the previous one.

List of documents

Required documents include the following:

• joint statement;
• applicants' passports;
• a receipt establishing payment of the duty;
• basis for providing tax benefits in the form of cancellation of state duty in whole or in half;
• divorce certificate if any of the couple was already in an official relationship;
• death certificate of the former spouse, if one of the couple is a widower;
• permission from local administrative authorities for marriage of persons under 18 years of age.

In an exceptional situation, the bride and groom have the right to apply for registration of the union on the day of visiting the registry office. They will need to provide documents that establish the existence of such circumstances, for example:

• certificate of pregnancy;
• birth certificate of the common baby;
• medical certificate about serious illness of one of the couple;
• documents establishing the existence of an immediate threat to the life of the bride or groom;
• documents confirming the need to go on a long business trip.

If marriage is with a foreigner in Russia, you must provide:

• statement;
• document establishing the identity of a foreign citizen;
• a document on the dissolution of the marital union, if the person was already in an official relationship;
• certificate of marital status - issued by an authorized institution of the country of which the future spouse is a citizen;
• receipt of paid duty.

All documents of a foreigner must be legalized and translated into Russian, and then certified by a notary. The translation must be done in Russia - otherwise it will be necessary to legalize the certification of a foreign notary.

The certificate of registration of the union, issued at the registry office in Russia, is valid in the territory of foreign countries if this document is legalized.

If a couple plans to get married in a church, then they will need to provide a completed certificate from the registry office of registration of the marital union. Without this document, the ceremony will not be carried out, since church ministers have no information about whether any of the couple is officially married.

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Outdoor ceremony.

Some couples want to organize their wedding in an unconventional way. In Europe, registering marriages in unusual, beautiful places is popular.

In Russia, a visiting ceremony is usually a ceremonial performance that has no legal force.

Documents for marriage.

Starting from 2020, a list of places where a visiting ceremony can be held has been determined in Moscow. In this case, such a procedure will be considered legally valid.

On-site registration at home can be carried out if one of the parties cannot visit a government agency for a valid reason (serious illness, etc.).

Let's sum it up

Thus, the list of documents for registering a marriage depends on specific circumstances: between citizens of which country a marital union is being concluded, whether there are circumstances for urgent registration of a marriage or grounds for reducing the amount of state duty, whether the bride and groom have reached the age of majority.

If errors are found in the documents (or any certificates and papers are not provided), then the registry office employees have the right to refuse to accept the application.

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Special cases of marriage registration.

The wedding date is chosen by the future newlyweds, but it should not be earlier than a month from the date of application. However, there are special situations when this period can be reduced or increased.

Registration of marriage during pregnancy.

If the bride is in an “interesting” situation, then urgent registration is allowed. In other words, newlyweds can get married on the same day they submit their application.

But in practice, everything depends on such circumstances as the workload of the registry office employee, the duration of pregnancy, etc.

In order to reduce the waiting period for the registration date, applicants must attach proof of the bride's pregnancy to the list of required documents.

This must be a certificate from a medical institution with all signatures and seals. The document must contain information about the duration of pregnancy, the expected date of birth, etc.

The certificate will reduce the time it takes for the registry office to consider the application and will allow you to formalize the marriage before the established mandatory period of 1 month.

Registration of marriage during pregnancy: terms and documents.

Marriage with a foreign citizen.

If one of the future spouses is a citizen of another state, then the marriage procedure will not have any fundamental differences.

The only peculiarity of submitting an application is that additional documents will be required. The list includes a document confirming the legal presence of a foreigner in the country.

A marriage certificate entered into on the territory of Russia has legal force in a number of other states. But to do this, you will need to legalize the marriage in the country of which one of the spouses is a citizen.

Getting married to a foreigner in Russia: step-by-step instructions.

Special cases

There are some circumstances due to which changes occur in the conditions of marriage. It is possible to reduce the waiting time for the ceremony. The need for this will have to be proven.

Those getting married may require additional documents. In this case, the period for consideration of the application does not increase. Certificates and certificates are a guarantee of the legality of the union, so it is better to take care of their availability in advance.

There are situations that exclude the possibility of applying through the Government Service. Future spouses will have to personally bring the necessary documents to the registry office or MFC.

Second time

The situation when those getting married have experience of family life is not uncommon. In this case, it is required to provide evidence of termination of the previous marital relationship to the registry office.

The type of document[1] depends on the specific circumstances :

1. Official divorce – certificate of divorce.
2. Widowhood is a certificate of death of a spouse.
3. Annulment of marriage is a court decision.

The only exception to providing proof of divorce is the conclusion of a new union in the same department where the first marriage was dissolved.

Copies will be required for this. As a rule, they are available on hand and do not require time-consuming collections. Providing proof of the absence of a registered marriage excludes the possibility of polygamy.

No eighteen

Persons at least 18 years of age can register a marriage. There are exceptions: local authorities allow, at the request of the bride and groom, a person who has reached the age of 16 to marry.

The reason for early entry into marriage is:

• pregnancy or motherhood;
• a difficult, financially or morally, situation for the expectant mother;
• fatal disease;
• conscription into the army.

Any of the cases requires evidence. Regional authorities may allow you to start a family at an earlier age - from the age of 14[2], if there are significant circumstances. Parental or guardian consent is not required.

If the spouse is a foreigner

The legislation does not limit the right because a man or woman who decides to enter into a marriage relationship is a foreigner.

A citizen of the Russian Federation can start a family with a non-resident of the country. The order of the ceremony and the process of registering relationships in this case does not change.

Foreign bride or groom provide an extended package of documents. When the spouse does not speak Russian, the form is filled out in their native language and a certified translation is provided.

Documents are certified by a state representative or a notary. The fact that the spouse is absent from his home country is confirmed.

The remaining conditions for marriage with a foreigner remain the same. The amount of the state duty does not change and is 350 rubles.

With a convict

If one of the spouses is imprisoned, the possibility of his presence when applying to the registry office is excluded. Then, the convicted person draws up a statement on his own. The form is certified by the head of the correctional institution and sent to the registry office.

The prisoner may initiate the marriage. In this case, the application form is provided by the administration of the colony. The marriage process itself is also carried out in a colony or pre-trial detention center through on-site registration.

The list of documents remains unchanged. The costs of services and fees are borne by the bride and groom. Consent to conduct a marriage ceremony is issued by the head of the colony and depends on the characteristics of the prisoner and his lack of punishment.

Conditions for the Russian procedure

To get married, two conditions must be met:

• mutual consent of the parties;
• reaching the age of 18.

However, in some cases, the age of marriage may be lowered, but only for good reasons. These include the bride’s pregnancy or the birth of a joint child. In this case, the norms of Article 13 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation apply.

Obstacles to state registration

Marriage cannot be concluded for a number of reasons:

1. one of the future spouses is already married;
2. if the bride and groom are close relatives, including not registering the adopted child and the adoptive parent;
3. one of the parties is declared incompetent.

Sometimes registry office employees do not accept an application if one of the future spouses does not have registration at the place of residence. However, this is illegal: the lack of registration cannot be an obstacle to registering a marriage.

Read about obstacles to marriage in this article.

Which registry office should I contact?

Submitting an application is acceptable at any registry office . Previously, this could only be done at the place of registration of one of the future spouses. Please note that if an application is refused, you should ask for it to be in writing, so you can appeal it.

Good to know! Not all institutions are authorized to enter into unions with foreign citizens; it is worth finding out in advance whether the registry office has the right to register such a marriage.

List of documents

The standard list of documents that future spouses must attach to the application includes:

• personal identification materials - applicants’ passports;
• copies of the above documents;
• receipt of payment of state duty - three hundred and fifty rubles.

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As for additional papers, they may be required in special cases.

List of documents required in special cases

Depending on the past and present of the future spouses, the registry office authorities ask to provide additional materials. Let's consider several special cases.

Second wedding

If one of the spouses was previously married, then it is necessary to provide the original certificate of its dissolution.
Please note that the corresponding stamp in the passport is not evidence, so you need to find the document or make a copy of it. It is important to know! You can get a copy of the divorce certificate at the registry office, where it was made upon presentation of your passport.

Until adulthood

According to the law, if there are good reasons, or rather pregnancy, it is permissible to register a marriage before reaching the age of majority - at sixteen years of age.

Depending on the specific situation, the following documents are submitted:

• permission from legal representatives - parents or guardians;
• emancipation document - a certificate recognizing a person as fully capable until he reaches eighteen years of age.

Marriage with a foreigner

When concluding a union with a citizen of another country, you will need to prepare the following package of documents:

1. Application for marriage registration, filled out in the foreigner’s native language with a notarized translation into Russian;
2. Official translation of a foreign citizen’s passport;
3. A certificate from the embassy confirming that the applicant has no other marital relationship.

Healthy! The procedure for marrying a foreigner is standard. The rules set out in Russian family law will apply to him.

Marriage to a prisoner

It is allowed to formalize a relationship with a person in prison if there are no grounds for refusal, that is, the newlyweds meet the basic requirements.

The registration procedure is as follows:

1. The applicant, who is at large, contacts the registry office and takes an application form;
2. The second citizen fills out the form in prison in the presence of a notary, who records the authenticity of the information;
3. On the appointed day, registration takes place at the correctional institution, where employees from the registry office arrive.

Statement

The application form is unified and approved by the Government of the Russian Federation.
Today, the form can be obtained either at any registry office office or downloaded from the Internet. Filling out is acceptable by hand or on a computer. The main thing is that the final document bears the signatures of the bride and groom. Attention! The date and signatures of the parties are placed in the presence of the registry office employees; this should not be done at home, as you will have to rewrite the application.

Filling out an application

The application itself consists of two parts - for the groom and the bride. They record their personal information, passport data, age and surname that they want to have after marriage.

The registry office employee checks the correctness of the information entered, clarifies the date chosen by the future spouses for concluding the union, and stamps acceptance of the application.

Sample

Let's look at an example of filling out an application for marriage registration:

Is it possible to apply alone?

As a general rule, both applicants submit an application. If for good reason one of the spouses cannot be present, then the documents will be accepted from one. To do this you will need to do the following:

1. Two applications are filled out - by the groom and the bride;
2. The applicant, who cannot be present at the filing, has his document certified by a notary.

One of the future spouses brings a complete package of materials with copies, which will also need to be notarized.

Can I apply online?

Today it is possible to submit an application online through the State Services portal. However, this procedure is only available if both future spouses are registered on the portal and have confirmed their identity. The procedure is described in more detail below.

How to withdraw an application for marriage registration

Until the official registration of marriage, citizens do not bear any responsibility to each other.
If you wish, you can withdraw the application, moreover, one of the parties can do this. It is recommended to notify the registry office in advance about the withdrawal of the application, but even if the applicants do not do this, but simply do not come on the appointed day, then no liability is provided. The state fee is not refundable.

On a note! Upon revocation, a person has the right to immediately apply for marriage either with another person or with the same person.

What does the registry office give out when submitting an application?

When submitting an application, employees do not issue any documents reflecting the fact that the materials were accepted. The date and time are indicated verbally. The exception is wedding palaces, where, as a rule, a beautiful invitation to the ceremony is issued.