Registration or registration of a citizen at the place of residence in 2022

Differences between registration by place of residence and place of stay

Registration at the place of residence is often called “propiska”, but this is a relatively outdated term that is no longer used in many places. It is definitely not in the 2022 regulations. But “permanent registration” is common. Permanent registration is confirmed by a special mark that is placed in the passport. Thus, permanent registration at the place of residence is usually carried out in relation to real estate that is owned by a person.

Where you stay is a little different. Typically, a citizen registered here is not the owner of the property, but is in it on a temporary basis. For example, he rents a house. Moreover, you can register at your place of residence regardless of what type of permanent registration a person has at your place of residence. They run parallel and independently of each other.

Registration at the place of stay is not recorded in the passport with a special stamp, but the person who receives it is issued a certificate. Temporary registration allows you to quickly find a citizen if for some reason he does not live in his home. For example, he left to work or study in another city.

Place of residence is the place where a citizen of the Russian Federation is actually located. It may be identical to the place of registration or stay. The Main Directorate for Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs must be notified that the place of residence has changed. A week is given for this after the move. If a citizen will live here for more than 90 days, then registration should be completed. You can register at your place of stay or residence in 3-8 days. The exact timing will depend on how the documents were submitted.

Example for a business letter

It is also important to write the postal address correctly if the letter needs to be sent not to a person, but to a legal entity, i.e., an organization or its individual work unit. Below is an example of sending a letter to the accounting department of one of the UK banks:

The Accounts Department (branch of the organization: accounting) UDD Bank Ltd (full name of the organization: bank) 22 Lombard Str. (street and house number where the building is located) London 3 WRS (city, zip code) UK, Great Britain (country name)

Consent of other residents for registration at the place of residence

How easy it is to obtain registration in an apartment at your place of residence depends on whether it is your apartment or not. If a person cannot even claim a share in an apartment, he will be able to register in it only after permission has been received from all owners. Moreover, consent must be formalized. The owner and other people registered in the apartment must personally attend the reception at the registration authorities, or give someone else a notarized consent to the procedure in question.

Sometimes a citizen rents housing in a state or municipal fund and has a child. In this case, a rental agreement, social lease, use (free of charge) is concluded. If this is your case, there is no need to take permission from other employers. It’s another matter if the name of the employer does not appear in the contract. Then registration will be possible only in a number of cases:

• registration of the employer's child is required (provided that the child is under 14 years of age);
• another member of the tenant’s family must be registered, and there are no objections from other parties to the rental agreement and the landlord.

It is important that during registration, the consent of the landlord and his family members is expressed in personal presence. This applies even to a child who is 14 years old. Sometimes it may be necessary to draw up an additional agreement to the rental agreement if a child under 14 years of age is registered.

Basic Rules

If you need to figure out how to write a postal address correctly, you need to know that there are several simple rules that are important to follow:

• the envelope can be either postal, lettered, or simply white;
• You need to write on the envelope in calligraphic, legible handwriting, preferably in block letters, so that postal workers can accurately determine the location of the addressee;
• the text on the envelope can be either handwritten or printed on a computer or typewriter;
• Printed labels can be glued to the envelope, this is also allowed;
• double house numbers are written through a fraction (for example, house number 15/2);
• if the house number has a letter, it must also be indicated (for example, house number 5a);
• if the letter is sent within the borders of the Russian Federation, the address must be written in the state language (a nuance: you can write the address in the native languages ​​of the republics, but it must also be duplicated in Russian);
• As for international shipments, in this case the address is written in Latin letters, as well as Arabic numerals (the name of the country of destination of the letter can be duplicated in Russian).

Documents for registration at the place of residence

To obtain a permanent type of registration in an apartment or house where you have the right of residence, you will need to collect documents for registration. First of all, you must have a passport to prove your identity. Next, you need to collect papers that can be considered the basis for obtaining registration.

For example, if the applicant has an apartment, he only needs to present a certificate of ownership of the property. He will be able to obtain a permanent registration. If you are renting a home, a tenancy agreement for the right of temporary registration is sufficient. Sometimes a court decision can be used, which confirms the person's right to use the housing in question.

Also, if one of the registered persons is a citizen over whom guardianship or guardianship has been established, an act from the guardianship authority is needed stating that the guardian has been officially appointed. You will definitely need an application, which is drawn up according to Form No. 6. You can fill out this form in person when you get an appointment, or by using the State Services portal. Then the form will be filled out online.

The format for registering a minor who is not yet 14 years old is slightly different. The child's legal representative (his parent or guardian) must collect a slightly different list of documents. Including the following papers:

• Instead of a passport, you will need to prepare a birth certificate;
• parents/guardians must confirm their identity with a passport (other identical document);

If guardianship has been established over the child, you will have to present a certificate from the guardianship authorities. Also, some documents must be collected by the owners of the property (if the applicant himself is not the owner of the property and his name is not in the rental agreement). They must also provide proof of identity and ownership of the property.

Documents confirming residential address

It is easy to confirm your residential address if you have permanent registration at it using your passport. A corresponding mark is made in it. It is affixed by employees of the Main Directorate for Migration Affairs or the passport office. The mark also indicates the date when the person was registered in this residential premises.

The fact of residence at the temporary registration address can be easily confirmed with the help of an appropriate certificate. It is issued by GUVM employees when registering a person.

Sometimes it is necessary to confirm a residential address where there is neither temporary nor permanent registration. Usually this can be confirmed with the help of an act drawn up by a commission of at least 3 people. Sometimes you can also try to confirm this fact using one of the following documents:

• bills for gas, electricity, and other utilities (provided that the full name is indicated);
• certified statements from bank accounts, provided they contain information about the address and full name;
• various official documents (for example, orders of bailiffs), if they are sent to the address of actual residence, and there is a corresponding note about this.

Where to apply for registration

Place of residence and registration must be registered. Once you have collected your documents, you should submit them to the correct address. You can do this in several ways, choosing the one that is most convenient in your case:

• using the State Services portal;
• through, selecting the area where the house or apartment is located;
• by contacting the management company, having first made sure that the range of its services includes the tasks of the passport office;
• residents of Moscow, more precisely Troitsky and Novomoskovsky admin. districts can register to submit documents to the MFC through the mos.ru portal.

Usually, the virtual option of submitting residence documents is more preferable, since then you will only have to take time off from your affairs once - to pick up the documents. Another thing is personal presentation. First you go to submit documents, then to pick them up. If you are not the owner, you will have to submit documents not only yourself, but also taking with you all the owners of the property.

Online submission is more convenient in this sense because it takes less time. The application will be processed within three days after submission. Then the applicant will be invited to put a stamp stating that you have a residence permit in the house. If the registration is temporary, you need to invite not only the applicant, but also people who are ready to temporarily share with him a living space that their new neighbor has nothing to do with (does not own it).

When visiting in person, you need to take all the documents listed above. In particular, a passport, certificate of ownership and other documents confirming claims for housing. An additional lease agreement may also be required for state or municipal property, even if we are talking about temporary registration.

In addition, it is important to draft the application correctly. You can fill it out according to the following example.

Is it necessary to write your address?

Some people make the mistake of leaving a letter without a return address. You also cannot send a parcel without writing your zip code, city, street and house. The fact is that letters and parcels may not reach the recipient, for example, a student has left one dormitory for another or a soldier has been transferred from one military unit to another. In this case, the letter is returned to the recipient's post office, then with the note “the recipient is not at the specified address” it is returned to the sender.

You learned that the mailing address is the key to ensuring that the item and letter reaches the right person. Without the index and exact coordinates of the recipient, the letter or parcel simply will not arrive and will eventually be returned to the “native” post office. It is worth noting that without an index, letters and parcels are invalid, as well as without a full address.

Register for a child

The permanent registration of children under 14 years of age corresponds to the place of registration of their parents or guardians. This is also true for incapacitated citizens. To register children and incapacitated citizens, the consent of the homeowners is not required, provided that the child’s guardians are already registered there. This eliminates the need for homeowners to visit a government agency when submitting an application.

Moreover, it is not necessary that both parents have the right of residence. But when the second parent is registered at a different address, his consent is required for the operation. When registering a child, you should not put a mark in his personal documents; in return you will receive a certificate. But for children over 14 years of age, the procedure is identical to registration for adults.

How to confirm actual residence

First of all, you need to submit an application to the authorized body . Most often, this is necessary to exercise social rights, for example, to receive a pension, preferential payments, and health care.

Often the need for confirmation is a necessity for litigation regarding the collection of utility bills and other disputes. There are three ways to confirm your place of actual residence:

1. Provide a rental or social tenancy agreement.
2. Recourse to the testimony of witnesses, for example, neighbors in the building.
3. Take supporting data from the house register and other documents.

Apply for registration for a student and military personnel?

Temporary registration of citizens of the Russian Federation may be required for military personnel and students. Military personnel can be registered not only at their place of stay, but also at their place of registration. True, everyone is registered at their place of residence on a general basis, except for sailors, sergeants, conscripts and soldiers. Registration at the place of stay can be obtained by military personnel who have a vacation ticket or travel certificate. But only on condition that the business trip lasts more than 90 days. Contract servicemen, officers and conscripts can be registered on the territory of a military unit. Their family members can receive the same registration.

Full-time students of universities and vocational schools who live in a dormitory during their studies must register here. In order for temporary registration to be carried out correctly, you need to contact the official authorized to accept such applications. You must register within three days of receiving a place in the hostel.

Sender and Recipient

On the envelope, as well as on the package or box with the parcel, there are lines with the phrases “from” and “to.” It is quite clear that the person sending the letter must write their mailing address on the form labeled “from.” Accordingly, the one who is engaged in sending is the sender. As a rule, when sending a parcel, a check is issued with the address of the sender and recipient, as well as the cost of shipping, and a postal identifier. But for now we are only interested in the sender and the recipient. Thus, the recipient is the one to whom the parcel or letter is sent.

It is very important to understand this, since the post office may ask a question, for example: “Do you know the recipient’s address?” Or they will ask who the sender is.

Registration documents in one package when changing place of residence

After you have changed your place, you need to mark your new residence by contacting. In this public services center you can complete the entire package of documents and receive a variety of services:

• use parking after receiving a resident residence permit;
• receive a subsidy for housing and communal services, as well as transfer recalculation of payments for housing and communal services;
• accept applications for pension delivery, pension file request, etc.;
• military personnel can receive a document about changes in military registration;
• obtaining benefits for citizens who may qualify for them.

These services can only be received after a registration mark has been placed on the document. You can find out more about what rules and features when preparing documents on the official website of government services or by making a request to the help desk of the Russian Federation. For Moscow this is the phone number +7 (495) 777-77-77.

What does the stamp on a passport look like?

On the page where registration information should be indicated, a special stamp is affixed in which the address is entered.

The stamp looks standard:

• square shape;
• mark “registered”;
• indication of the region, locality, street, house and apartment, etc.;
• indication of the body that issued the registration and its code;
• signature of the person who verified the correctness of the data.

All listed data is required. They must be true and accurate as error is not acceptable.

How to get permanent registration if you have no housing

In the Russian Federation, not all citizens have permanent registration, but many need it. According to the norms prescribed in the Constitution of the Russian Federation, all citizens have the right to housing. This obliges the state to help people who do not have housing and cannot earn it themselves. Of course, no one will buy apartments for everyone. Typically, such programs are intended for citizens who are left homeless. For example, after a dilapidated house is resettled or if we are talking about a large and low-income family.

Sometimes you can take out a mortgage, pay maternity capital as a down payment on an apartment, apply for a subsidy, etc. You don't have to buy a whole apartment. You can also get a permanent registration if you only bought a room in an apartment or an inexpensive house in the village. Therefore, it is much safer for a citizen to take care of his own home, where he can obtain the right to reside. Temporary registration, of course, can help out in some situations, but it is associated with some risks. Although having temporary registration allows you to use all basic government services.

You can get legal assistance on registration or residence registration issues on our website.

Where is the registration address indicated in the passport?

It is often necessary to know where the registration address is in the passport.
Usually this page is known to all citizens who have already received the document. It must always be presented to different authorities to obtain certificates, loans, etc. Usually during the registration process they require the submission of pages with a photograph and this particular one. A stamp indicating the registration address is affixed starting from page 5 of the civil passport. Since registration may change, several pages in the document are allocated for this purpose - from 5 to 12.

This is necessary so that it is not necessary to obtain a new personal document every time a person changes his place of residence. The stamp is simply affixed again on the next page.

When information about permanent residence changes, another stamp is affixed to the previous registration indicating “deregistered.”