Where and how to get a Muscovite social card: quick registration through the government services portal

The Muscovite Social Card (SCM) is a microprocessor plastic card that is issued to beneficiaries living in the capital of Russia.

You can apply for a social card through Gosuslugi, the mos.ru portal, or at the MFC - in person or through a representative (by proxy). For all questions regarding the registration of a social card, you can contact us by phone from 8:00 to 20:00 every day.

The procedure for issuing a card is regulated by Moscow Law No. 70 of November 3, 2004 “On measures of social support for certain categories of residents of the city of Moscow.” The categories of residents of Moscow and the Moscow region who are eligible to receive a social card are listed in Moscow Government Decree No. 668-PP dated November 18, 2014 (Appendix No. 3).

The service can be obtained at any of the 100 state centers, the addresses of which can be found on the official website of the mayor of Moscow (you must first register on this portal), and you can also make an appointment there. In some cases, the application can be submitted electronically.

Types of Muscovite social cards and benefits

There are several types of SCM, including:

social card of the beneficiary;
SCM of a university student or resident;
school or college student card;
SCM for a pregnant woman;
card for an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs;
SCM for citizens eligible to receive housing subsidies.

What advantages does SCM provide?

Reduced or free (for privileged category of citizens) travel on public transport.
Possibility of contactless payment for purchases.
4% per annum on the balance (for beneficiaries).
Possibility of quickly making an appointment with a doctor through information kiosks in the clinic.
Possibility to pay for a social taxi (for disabled people and members of large families living in low-rise housing in Moscow).
The opportunity to receive social benefits, a pension (for this, pensioners need to contact the regional department of social protection or a pension fund), a scholarship (for this you need to contact a university or social protection authorities), a child benefit (by first contacting social protection or an employer), a housing subsidy (for To do this, you need to contact the MFC, the social protection department, the Russian Pension Fund or the City Center for Housing Subsidies).
Payment for housing and communal services without commission on the ru portal or through VTB Bank of Moscow.
Payment for purchases with a social certificate (for beneficiaries and expectant mothers).
Discounts at 5.5 thousand retail and service points in the capital (provided to all SCM owners, with the exception of employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs).
The opportunity to use the Moskvenok service, with which parents can check their child’s attendance at an educational institution, and students can visit Moscow museums for free (for schoolchildren and college students).

Features and benefits of the card

The social card has many possibilities. The full list of services and benefits provided with the card depends on which particular preferential category its owner belongs to.

Service discounts

Today, the partners of the Muscovite Social Card project are more than 7,500 points of the trade and service network in Moscow and the Moscow region. By paying for goods or services using a social card, its owner can receive discounts:

in pharmacies;
in shops and supermarkets;
in catering establishments;
in insurance companies;
in banks when applying for a loan, etc.

Each partner has the right to independently set discount rates for cardholders.

A complete list of partner companies can be found in the “Benefits and Advantages” section on the official website of the “Muscovite Card” project (https://www.mos.ru/karta-moskvicha-skidki/).

Transport services

All categories of citizens entitled to free travel can use a social card. It will provide free use of any city public transport, including the metro, as well as commuter trains.

The card gives schoolchildren, students, students and graduate students the opportunity to purchase public transport tickets at a discounted price. In addition, from September 1 to June 15, using a plastic carrier, you can buy a ticket for commuter trains with a 50 percent discount. This opportunity is provided to students in Moscow and the Moscow region, as well as graduate students and residents in the capital.

Additional services

A Muscovite’s social card provides the owner with many significant and useful advantages:

crediting pensions, as well as subsidies for utility bills and other preferential payments;
using SCM as a regular bank card, using it to pay for the purchase of goods or services, as well as withdrawing cash;
making an appointment with a doctor through terminals in clinics;
payment for social taxi services;
for schoolchildren – admission to school and payment for meals in the canteen or buffet;
For students, the card combines the functions of a university pass, a library card, a discounted travel ticket and a bank card, on which a university student receives a scholarship.

Finally, a social certificate can be written onto a Muscovite’s card, granting the right to emergency food assistance in the amount of 1,000 rubles. This certificate is awarded to residents of the capital who find themselves in a difficult life situation.

Beneficiary social card

Who is included in the category of beneficiaries?

WWII veterans.
Heroes of the USSR and the Russian Federation, awarded orders and medals of the USSR and the Russian Federation, bearing honorary titles.
Orphans.
Disabled people of groups I and II, disabled people of groups II and III with limited ability to work, as well as persons accompanying them.
One of the parents and children of a large family.
Pensioners.

What documents are needed for registration?

Papers that can confirm the right to receive benefits (pension certificate, disability certificate, war veteran certificate, certificate of a mother of many children, etc.).
Passport.
Birth certificate (up to 14 years old).
Medical insurance policy.
SNILS.
3x4 photo (optional).

The procedure for registering SCM involves 3 stages.

Submit an application through the MFC “My Documents” with a full package of the above papers.
The card is prepared within 30 calendar days after submitting the application. For this period, a discounted pass for all types of public transport is issued.
Receipt of the SCM is carried out in the same place where the documents for its registration were submitted. You need to take with you the tear-off coupon of the application for the issuance of SCM and your passport.

It is better to write down the 16-digit bank card number somewhere so that if the card is lost, it can be quickly restored.

Social card of a university student or resident

SCM is provided to university students and residents subject to the following conditions.

For full-time study at higher educational institutions in Moscow (applies to foreign citizens receiving higher education in the capital of the Russian Federation).
For full-time studies at universities in other cities of Russia, if you have Moscow registration.

The registration procedure depends on whether the student is a citizen of the Russian Federation.

Before applying for SCM, you must find your name in the student register on the website. If you have not found yourself, you need to sign a consent to the processing of personal data at the university.

Students who are citizens of the Russian Federation can apply for SCM online (to do this, you need to be registered on the mos.ru portal). In the application, you must indicate your passport and compulsory health insurance policy information, registration address, select a university and course of study, leave your contact information, and attach a photo in JPEG format. After this, you need to select a bank and MFC where the student can receive a card. As soon as the SCM is ready, a message will be sent to your personal account on the website.

In other cases, the service can only be received in person. To do this, you need to take with you an identity document (foreign citizen’s passport, residence permit, etc.) and a 3x4 cm photo.

You can get a card by contacting, taking with you your passport and application number.

School or College Student Card

Students of Moscow schools and colleges, regardless of the place of registration (including citizens of other countries), as well as students with Moscow registration who are receiving education in other cities of Russia, can receive a social card for a schoolchild or college student.

How to apply for this type of card?

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Next, you need to fill out an application form, indicating the educational institution, details of the student’s birth certificate or passport (if available), compulsory medical insurance policy, passport of one of the parents, and also uploading a photo in JPEG format.
When the card is ready, you will receive a message in your personal account.
You can get a card at school or college. To do this, you need to show an identification document and the card application number.
Within 30 days, SCM must be activated in your personal account.

Those who are registered in the capital, but study in another city, need to contact the public services center, taking a certificate from the place of study (no more than a month old), the passport of the student (if available) or one of the parents, and a birth certificate.

Persons registered and studying outside of Moscow, under 14 years of age or who do not have registration marks in their passports, must also provide a single housing document, a copy of the financial and personal account of the tenant of the residential premises or an extract from the house register.

You can pick up the SCM at the MFC where the registration took place. To do this, you need to have an identity card and a tear-off application slip with you.

Social card for a pregnant woman

Women who register with an antenatal clinic before the 20th week of pregnancy and are registered in Moscow are also entitled to receive SCM.

The following documents will be required for registration:

passport;
compulsory medical insurance policy;
certificate of registration before the 20th week of pregnancy;
SNILS.

Registration procedure:

You must contact the above documents to write an application for a card;
You can get ready-made SCM at the same MFC. To do this, you need to take with you a tear-off coupon for issuing a card and a passport.

What to do if your social card is taken away for traveling without a student ID

Despite the fact that there are plenty of warnings about the need to show a student ID to confirm a discounted fare, many students forget the document at home. Do they have the right to select SCS? Indeed, inspectors can confiscate a social card on a bus, metro or train if the bearer does not have a document confirming the right to preferential travel.

There is an opinion that they do not have the right to do this and their actions are illegal. This is not so simple, because the product has a dual purpose: preferential and banking. However, we recommend watching the video below, perhaps it will help you one day avoid problems with returning your card.

Instead of the card that was taken, employees must issue a certificate confirming the seizure. The issued document indicates the telephone number you should call to return the transport card. The center staff will tell you where to go and what documents to provide. We recommend bringing your student ID and passport with you.

When will the confiscated card be returned?

You can pick it up in 4 days at the address specified by the operator.

How to check the readiness of the card?

The manufacturing process of SCM takes 30 days. You can check readiness on the website mos.ru. To do this, you need to enter the number of the application and document specified in the application form (as in the sample).

SCM provides residents of the capital of the Russian Federation with various benefits: from payment of housing and communal services to discounts on shopping in Moscow stores. Getting a card is quite simple. The main thing is to collect all the necessary documents and submit an application.

How to get a social card at the MFC

And so, you have collected the necessary package of documents, now all you have to do is come to the nearest MFC, get a coupon and wait your turn.