Find out on our website how to register a newborn at the place of residence of the father or mother, whether this can be done through the MFC or the State Services portal, and also whether it is possible to register him temporarily.
What does a child's testimony provide?
In fact, a document certifying the fact of the birth of the baby will be required in the very near future.
Such a document in the Russian Federation is a child’s birth certificate. Until he reaches the age of 14, the certificate will be the main document identifying the child. This is an analogue of a passport for young children; it can be provided to various government agencies to apply for benefits, subsidies for the child, etc.
Without a birth certificate, it will not be possible to issue a SNILS, compulsory health insurance policy, etc.
In order for a minor to be able to obtain a Russian passport at the age of 14, he must provide a birth certificate.
By providing this document, the child’s mother can apply for a childcare benefit for children up to 1.5 and 3 years old (the amount of such benefit in 2020 is equal to 40% of the average salary).
The certificate is also necessary to register maternity capital funds, which can serve as a down payment for obtaining a mortgage from a bank.
Without a birth certificate, it is impossible to enroll a child in kindergarten.
Thus, there is no way to do without obtaining this document.
General concept
When a little person is born, certain documentary procedures are followed to ensure that he becomes a full-fledged citizen.
A birth certificate is an individual type of documentation that can confirm the identity of a child under fourteen years of age. The process of obtaining it is very easy. And most importantly, it doesn’t take much time.
This important document is issued no later than 1 month from the date of birth of the baby. However, the law does not specify penalties for failure to comply with this condition. But don’t delay this; this document may be needed in many situations.
For example, receiving benefits, an insurance certificate or a policy. It is impossible to do without this document until the child issues a passport in his name.
During the process of registering a baby, both the mother's and father's last names may be indicated on the certificate. Here the spouses negotiate themselves. But usually the husband and wife have the same last name, and there is no dispute about this.
When parents are married, one of them has the right to order a certificate confirming the birth of the baby. Both immediately have the opportunity not to come to the registry office, and there is no need to bring your child to this organization either.
If the parents are not married, both spouses must visit the registry office. Otherwise, in the father's column, they will write the name and patronymic indicated by the mother. Only the last name will automatically be designated as the mother's. Or there will simply be a dash at this point.
There is a possibility that the baby is born after the breakdown of the family or the death of the father. In such a situation, the data in the birth document is entered by the registry office specialist, based on the divorce or death certificate, depending on the case.
It is important to know that such a procedure is possible if less than three hundred days have passed since the date of divorce or death.
This official paper has been prohibited from being laminated since 2013. If this does happen, you need to get a duplicate. It is important to understand that a laminated document may not be considered valid.
To obtain a new paper, you will have to re-apply to the same organization that issued the certificate with a request to create a duplicate, due to the original being rendered unusable. When replacing a document, you will have to pay a state fee in the amount of three hundred and fifty rubles.
Where to get it
The newborn's document can be issued at the civil registry office. But which civil registry department should parents contact?
As usual, registration of the birth of a child is carried out at the place of residence of one of his parents at their discretion, or at the place of birth of the baby.
There are situations when a child is born on a train, ship, plane or other transport at its destination.
According to Art. 15 of the Federal Law of November 15, 1997 No. 143 “On acts of civil status”, in this case the certificate can be obtained not only at the place of registration of one of the parents, but in any department of registration of acts of the city. states located along the transport route.
Part 4 of this article provides for cases of the birth of a child on expeditions, at a polar station or in a remote area. State registration of the birth of a baby is carried out in the registry office closest to the actual place of birth of the child.
You can obtain a certificate for a child born on the territory of foreign states with the help of consular offices of the Russian Federation. It is also allowed to register a civil status act by authorities of a foreign state. In this case, re-registration of the child’s birth with the civil registry office in Russia is not required, and such a document will be valid on the territory of our country.
You can find out the location, operating hours and telephone number of a specific civil registry office department on the Internet. But, before contacting the employees of this institution, you should inquire that civil status records are not registered in this department in the multifunctional public service center (“My Documents”). If done, then you need to submit documents to the MFC.
Documents for registering the birth of a newborn
The procedure and conditions for registering a birth, as well as the list of required documents, are detailed in the articles in Chapter 2 of Federal Law No. 143 of November 5, 1997.
In addition to this legislative act, civil registry office employees use in their activities the Administrative Regulations for the provision of public services for state registration of acts of civil status, which was approved by Order of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation dated November 29, 2011 No. 412. It contains all the features of issuing birth certificates, but He is contacted only when controversial situations arise.
The list of documents required to obtain a certificate is as follows:
- Application in the prescribed form No. 1;
- Birth certificate. It can be issued free of charge in several places: in the maternity ward of the hospital,
- in a hospital, if a medical worker delivered the baby outside of the department,
- in the hospital where the mother was admitted immediately after giving birth,
- from a private doctor if he delivered the child.
In addition, you will need the following documentation:
- Passports of both parents (if there are two of them), or the passport of the only parent submitting the application;
- If the application is submitted by a representative, then a power of attorney certified by the chief physician or a notary is required;
- Documentation of paternity of the infant.
In accordance with the law, the application can be made orally, but in practice, registry office employees will not accept such an application.
There is a specific application form that you can download, print and fill out without haste at home. You can also ask the civil registry office for the form and fill it out by hand (in this case, the registry office staff can tell the parent how to fill out the application correctly).
It is possible to submit an application through the website of the local administration or through the official Internet portal of the State Service. However, after some time, you will still need to come to a personal appointment at the civil registry office to provide the original documents to register the birth of the child.
Submitting an application electronically allows you to pre-book an appointment at the exact time and not waste extra time.
There may be cases where a baby is born without the help of doctors. In this case, the fact of the birth of a newborn must be confirmed by a witness, who must do this in the registry office. If he cannot personally visit the department, then a written application is allowed, which is certified at the eyewitness’s place of employment or in the Criminal Code. Such an application is submitted along with other necessary papers.
Document confirming paternity
If the child’s parents are married, then such a document is a marriage certificate. In case of divorce, from the date of which no more than three hundred days have passed, a certificate of divorce is required.
If the baby’s father dies before he is born, and the period of 300 days has not passed, then in addition to the marriage certificate, you will need a certificate of the father’s death.
In the above situations, the law presumes paternity of the child.
It is also possible for a newborn to be born to parents who have not formalized their relationship. But, despite the fact that they are not married, the father has the right to recognize paternity. In this case, in the civil registry office, without any difficulties, he has the right to obtain a certificate of paternity establishment (CPA). This document should be applied for if the parents are not officially married, and a birth certificate was previously received, but it does not contain a record of the father.
It should be taken into account that the issuance of the SLA is paid. To register the establishment of paternity, you need to pay a state fee, which is 350 rubles . A procedure for establishing paternity through the court is possible if the father does not recognize his child. The cost of a DNA examination is approximately 10 thousand rubles.
According to Russian legislation, parents can seek the services of a surrogate mother. In this case, registration of the birth of a baby is carried out on the basis of the written consent of the woman who carried him. Consent must be certified by the hospital where the newborn was born.
From the above we can conclude that under standard circumstances, to obtain a birth certificate you will need a minimum of documents, which are issued free of charge.
If the birth took place outside of a medical facility
The fashion for home births or the emergence of unusual situations often leads to difficulties . The basis for registration according to the law is the fact that a specific woman confirms the birth of a child with a document.
If the birth took place in a hospital, the mother receives an official certificate upon discharge, which she submits to the registry office.
When organizing childbirth at home, the basis may be a statement from an obstetrician or other person present during the process.
Immediately after the birth of a child, a woman can go to the medical institution where the pregnancy was monitored and receive a certificate of the established form .
There are often situations when it is impossible to obtain a document. Then you will have to go to court . The birth of a baby will have to be proven by collecting documents and witness statements and submitting them to the judicial authorities.
Application for the birth of a child outside a medical organization, form No. 6.
Sample of filling out form No. 6.
Who has the right to register a birth?
The following persons have the right to initiate the birth registration procedure:
- One of the parents or both parents;
- Third parties authorized on the basis of a power of attorney, if the parents gave them a power of attorney to issue a birth certificate;
- An employee of the medical institution where the baby was born, or a doctor assisting the mother during childbirth;
- Guardianship and trusteeship authorities, social authorities - in relation to an abandoned or found newborn.
What is the document
The birth certificate is the first and so far only one of the newborn. He will remain this way until he is 14 years old, until the child receives. It is important to note that upon receipt of a passport, the certificate is not confiscated from its owner.
This document reflects basic information about the new member of the society:
- FULL NAME.
- The locality and region where he was born.
- The date on which this important event occurred.
- Nationality (at the request of the parents).
This is followed by information about the parents: full names of the father and mother, their dates of birth. Upon written application, they can also indicate their nationality. If such an appeal is not received by the authorized authority, a dash will be placed in the “Nationality” column.
Along with the certificate, parents will receive certificate No. 24, on the basis of which they will be able to receive a one-time child benefit. A little later you will need to go to the migration service office.
For those who are expecting their first child and have never encountered formalities of this nature, we invite you to read more about.
Registration deadlines
According to the law, birth registration with the civil registry office must be completed within 30 days after birth.
This period corresponds to the period of validity of the birth certificate from the maternity ward.
If you do not have time to issue a birth certificate within this period, then the certificate will need to be done again. The law does not provide for any liability for failure to comply with these deadlines, and there are no penalties for delay. But, as mentioned earlier, without this document, parents will not even be able to register a newborn in their apartment.
From a legal point of view, parents who are not particularly hasty have the right to register a minor after a few months or even a year. But, if the birth certificate is lost, then before registration you will need to submit an application to the court to establish the fact of birth. Therefore, it is better not to bring it to this point and fill out the documents without postponing this event for later.
What does a birth certificate look like?
The newborn's identity document is prepared on a sheet of A4 stamp paper, which is protected by a watermark.
The birth certificate has its own details (series, number), is sealed by the registry office department and signed by its head.
The surname of the newborn is recorded according to the surname of his father or mother. If the parents have different surnames and they could not decide which surname to choose, the dispute is resolved based on the opinion of the guardianship authorities.
It is prohibited to use numbers, ranks, titles and special characters in the child's name, with the exception of a hyphen (they can be used to separate a double surname).
If the father is not identified, then the child's surname is recorded using the surname of his mother. In this case, the mother herself can choose a middle name for her baby. The “father” column can be left blank at the discretion of the mother.
Certificate cost
The procedure for registering the birth of a child with the civil registry office is free, and there is no state fee for issuing a certificate.
But, if the document is lost, then you will need to pay 350 rubles for providing a duplicate certificate.
The deadline for receiving the certificate is not established by law. But, as a rule, a birth certificate is issued immediately, i.e. on the day of contacting the relevant registry office.
Information about father
If the parents are spouses, then they are automatically listed as the father and mother. In this case, only one parent is allowed to apply for a certificate. The situation becomes more complicated if there is no father or the marriage is not registered. Let's consider the situations:
- If the marriage was not registered, information about the father will be entered on the basis of the paternity record (if it is issued simultaneously with the certificate).
- If paternity has not been formalized, then at the request of the woman, the father can be indicated with her last name, while the information about the first name and patronymic of the child’s father is recorded as she indicates. In the future, the law allows the paternity of the actual parent to be established.
- In the case where the mother wishes, data about the father may not be entered at all - for example, when he actually does not exist. In this case, a dash is placed in the “paternity” column of the certificate.
- When the marriage was dissolved, but from that moment less than 300 days passed before the child’s birthday, a record of the father will be made based on the certificates of marriage and divorce that were in force previously. The same rules apply when a marriage is declared invalid or the child’s father dies.
For example , a woman gave birth to a child on 01/01/2020; on 08/01/2019, the court decided to dissolve her marriage with her husband Ivanov I.I. Since the court decision entered into legal force on September 1, 2019 (that is, a month from the date of issuance), there were 121 days left until the child’s birthday. In this case, when the mother presents a divorce certificate to the registry office, the child’s surname will be Ivanov.
How to get it through State Services?
You can apply for a birth certificate without leaving your home.
- You need to go to the State Services Internet portal. First of all, you need to register on the site and confirm your account. Log in to your personal account by entering your username and password.
- Go to the “All services” section. In the category, in particular, Birth Registration.
- Next, you will need to choose one of two options: registering a birth from two parents; registration of a child by a mother who is not married to the child’s father;
- Select the type of service received - electronic service;
- Now you can fill out an application electronically (you must enter the details of your parents’ passports and their marriage registration certificate); You will need to indicate your place of residence, information about nationality, which can be selected from the drop-down list, fill out information about the newborn (full name, date of birth, gender, place of birth), information from a medical certificate of birth;
- Next, select the search location for the civil registry office (you need to enter the address of your place of residence and the corresponding civil registry office will be automatically substituted);
- Specify a convenient time to receive the result of the service.
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Who, how and when conducts it?
In which registry office should I register my child? Parents or any other person can submit an application if they have a notarized power of attorney . If the marriage is not registered, the application is submitted by the mother or father of the child in her presence.
On what days are children registered at the registry office? You can receive a Birth Certificate on any working day. The specific opening hours of the registry office at your place of residence can be clarified at the office at your place of residence or on the organization’s website.
For example, Moscow registry offices process documents from Tuesday to Friday . Monday is a sanitary day, and on this day only the Death Certificate is issued.
What documents will be required at the registry office to register a child?
