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

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

Important clarifications

As already noted, in order to register a child on a permanent or temporary basis, the parent must also be registered in this area. That is, you cannot register a child with a grandparent if one of the parents is not registered there.

This strictness is due to the fact that, according to Russian law, parents are obliged to take care of the baby while living together with him.

It is important to understand that if the living space does not belong to the mother or father, the children will also not be able to make a claim to participate in the inheritance, regardless of the type of registration. And vice versa, if the mother and father are the owners of privatized housing, the child registered here will claim part of the property.

A single father has exactly the same rights as a single mother, so he can also obtain registration for a newborn. But in addition, he will need to provide a certificate of death of the mother or her official refusal to raise the baby (a certificate of deprivation of her parental rights).

It is curious that when registering a baby, you do not need to ask the permission of the other residents of this living space. Registration will take place even if other residents categorically oppose such a legal procedure.

If the child is not registered for the first time, two copies of the de-registration coupon (also known as the “departure slip”) are submitted. This coupon is issued upon discharge from the previous place of residence.

A child can be registered in an apartment or house, even if the area of the housing does not meet the standards for residential premises. This clarification was adopted in order to protect children from the fate of becoming a person without registration.

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.

Registration through the Multifunctional Center

If you are afraid of queues at the passport office, you can contact the Multifunctional Center for State and Municipal Services, where the queues are usually shorter. Select the branch closest to you, make a call to clarify any questions you may have, come to the branch, submit documents, and receive a receipt for receipt of documents. The employee will inform you where and when you can pick up the completed documents.

Registration through the State Services website

The baby can also be registered through the State Services website. To do this, you need to be a user of the site (you can register here, but you will have to go through an identity verification procedure, which may take several days). Next, go to “Personal Account”, find the item “Electronic. We fill in the appropriate fields in the “Get a service” section.

It is important to carefully and patiently fill out the fields so that the information is not distorted; it is better to prepare documents for this process in advance, complete 7 steps, then select your passport office (division of the Federal Migration Service). Soon a confirmation letter will be sent to your email, and after a while (usually 3 days) you will either be invited to receive registration or will be refused to accept the application, necessarily indicating the reason. After approval of the application, it is recommended to call the executor and get advice: are additional documents needed, do they need to be certified, do you need to contact the homeowners department where the baby is registered, is it possible for one parent to appear for registration, and not two.

We hope our instructions will help you easily and without problems register your baby and make him a full citizen of our country!

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

How can a child acquire a share in an apartment?

The purchase of a home by a child’s parents does not automatically give him the right of ownership to a share in the apartment.

An exception to this rule is cases of purchasing an apartment using maternity capital. Property purchased during marriage belongs exclusively to the spouses in equal shares. A child can receive such a right only with the consent of the parents.

A child can receive a share in an apartment:

As a result of inheritance from a deceased relative by law. Either the apartment or a share in it can be left to him by will by any person.
As a result of purchasing a home . In this case, when purchasing an apartment, parents or guardians must include the minor among the buyers and indicate his share. Such transactions take place with the consent of the guardianship and trusteeship authorities. If a new apartment is purchased after the sale of the old one, the child’s share in the apartment should not decrease, and transactions for the sale of one and the purchase of another apartment must occur on the same day.
As a result, the purchase of an apartment using maternity capital. This is a special case, since the law requires the allocation of a mandatory share in the apartment to minors. This problem becomes especially difficult if, in addition to maternity capital, borrowed funds are used and the apartment is purchased with a mortgage. Minors are never included in mortgage agreements, since it is impossible to seize their collateral. Parents need to notarize the obligation to allocate a share in the apartment 6 months after repaying the loan.
As a result of donation. Parents, guardians and other people may wish to transfer to the child the right to a share in the apartment, which he did not legally have. Such transfer of rights is formalized as a gift.
As a result of the privatization of a state apartment. In this case, the mandatory allocation of the children's share is provided.

Real estate transactions involving minors may be challenged in court. When registering a share in an apartment for a child, we strongly recommend that you involve professional lawyers in this work.

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.

Rules for writing consent to register a child

The consent must be handwritten by the father (mother) in legible handwriting. The document must indicate:

name of the addressee - where the consent is submitted (to the migration department);
information about the applicant - about the person who writes the consent. You must indicate your full last name, first name, patronymic, and residential address;
document name – “CONSENT”;
in the text, once again duplicate the information that the consent is written - full name, indicate the applicant’s passport details, his registration address;
the text must contain the following wording - “I give my consent to register the child”, be sure to indicate the child’s full name and date of birth;
signature of the person who writes the consent;
date of.

Written consent is written on the standard form of the Federal Migration Service.

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.

Possible difficulties

The list of necessary documents, as already noted, is determined by legislative acts. However, some employees of the Federal Migration Service sometimes require additional documents (for example, a certificate of family composition), which is not entirely legal.

It often happens that employees of the registration organization engage in arbitrariness, which is expressed in the form of:

refusal to accept and register an application submitted later than 7 days from the date of birth of the child;
refusal to register the baby in a small apartment;
requirements to pay a fine for late application to the passport office.

In such cases, parents need to insist that they are right or contact higher authorities. If this does not help, you can contact the prosecutor's office. Employees of the supervisory authority may even bring a negligent employee to administrative responsibility for exceeding his authority.

Now you know how to register a newborn baby without any problems. Timely registration will not only save you from numerous hassles, but will also make it easier to receive various benefits and benefits. Therefore, try to complete the paperwork for children at the time recommended by law and regulations.

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.

For a short period

Temporary registration of a newborn can be carried out for a period not exceeding 3 years; it is not necessary to be discharged from the place where the child will live all the time. For example, there are situations when the place of permanent residence is in Moscow, and a family with a baby decides to leave for a long period to visit relatives, on a work trip, or for any other reason to St. Petersburg or another city in Russia.

There may also be a situation where parents are waiting for the apartment to be vacated by previous tenants or after renovation in order to move in. When temporarily registering a child, the parents or legal representative must also have any type of registration at the same address. Confirmation of this, together with the main list of documents, is provided to the territorial migration department.

It is still very advisable to complete this type of registration, even if it is not immediately necessary, because this way the child will be able to receive medical services if necessary or will be freely registered in kindergarten.

Certificate of registration of the child at the place of stay

Temporary registration is carried out a week in advance; if you have permanent registration in another region of the country, the period may increase due to data verification and waiting for a response to the relevant request.

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.

Do I need to register a newborn baby?

First of all, it should be noted that passing and obtaining registration is the responsibility of every citizen.
Naturally, due to the child’s age, he cannot undergo this procedure on his own, so the parents must register the child. All this is understandable, but the registration of a newborn baby continues to raise many different questions. Including due to contradictory information that is available in open sources, for example, on the Internet.

Let's take a closer look at all the controversial issues that relate to the registration of a child after birth:

Issuance of compulsory medical insurance policy. It is generally accepted that it cannot be obtained without first registering the child. However, according to the law on health insurance, organizations are required to issue a policy to a newborn, even if his parents have not registered him. But the mother must have this registration.
Receiving benefits. In such a situation, it does not matter what kind of registration the child has - permanent or temporary. However, it is necessary to register a newborn in order to receive benefits.
Obtaining family capital. It is impossible to obtain a certificate for the use of maternity capital without registering the child at the place of residence of the parents.
Registration for kindergarten. In order to put a child on the kindergarten queue, and then to go to a preschool institution, you must first obtain a registration. By the way, it may be temporary.

In addition, not all parents understand how long a newborn needs to be registered. The legislation of the Russian Federation does not determine a specific period in which parents must register their child at their place of residence. It turns out that penalties are not provided for in such a situation.

At birth, the baby is purely automatically “registered” where his mother is registered.

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.

How long does it take to process

In general, a permissible period of 3 months is allotted for the preparation of relevant documents. If registration is not completed during this time, then when submitting an application later, you may need an explanatory note indicating the reason for the delay.

If the child is not registered after the allotted period and there are no compelling reasons for this, the state may take a punitive measure against his representatives, namely the obligation to pay a fine in the amount of up to 5,000 rubles.

During the registration period, which lasts up to several days, the parents’ passports are kept in the Main Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is better to clarify the exact time frame when submitting your application.

The following video is about the timing of registration of newborns.

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

Where to apply

To apply for registration you can contact:

To the department of the Main Department of Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs at the place of residence of the parents or one of them, if they live separately.
To the territorial MFC.
On the Internet through the official portal for the provision of government services.

Registration through multifunctional centers

Registration for a newborn at the MFC is a simple and convenient way to carry out the procedure without standing in long queues and encountering bureaucratic difficulties that may arise when contacting directly the department of the Main Department of Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The advantages of this option:

The organization works at convenient times.
Documents are submitted and collected in one window, there is no need to get confused in different offices in search of what you need.
Often, MFC centers have a more convenient location than government department branches.
You can seek advice and help from the center staff.

At the same time, the registration procedure itself is no different in both structures; data from the multifunctional center is sent to the migration service for registration, then the completed documents are returned to the filing department, where the applicant receives them. There is also no need to pay when applying through the MFC.

Memo for parents of a newborn baby

On the State Services website

This method is suitable for everyone who prefers online registration to the standard procedure. The procedure can be carried out at any convenient time, there is no need to spend hours on the road and nerves waiting for your turn. The baby will receive registration after the parents perform a simple series of actions:

If you have not previously registered on the government services portal, you will need to create a personal account.
Go to the “Electronic Services” tab.
Select the “Receive a service” item.
Complete an appropriate application indicating yourself as an official guardian or parent. If a parent submits information, it will be necessary to indicate who the applicant is to the newborn.
Enter personal information as requested by the system.
Entering information about the ward.
Information about the residential property where the child will be registered.
Select a department of the Main Department of Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to obtain a completed certificate.

After completing all the steps described above and submitting the application, you need to wait for a notification that the application has been registered in the system. After its approval, the applicant will receive an invitation to the relevant department on a certain date to submit the supporting documentation.

How to register at your place of residence through the State Services portal. Detailed instructions in the next video.

There are situations when online applications are rejected, based on the specified reasons, the applicant needs to either repeat the procedure or come to the department directly.

Service cost

Since 2005, the registration procedure has been carried out completely free of charge, without paying any fees. However, such a statement is true in cases where the child has Russian citizenship. Otherwise, a fee of 350 rubles will be charged.

If the registration deadlines specified in the legislation are not met, a fine of 2,500 rubles may be imposed on parents. It is important to take into account that when a child is registered in municipal housing, he is automatically allocated a share of the premises on an equal basis with other persons registered there. Privatized housing does not provide for such an opportunity and only allows the child to live on the territory of such an apartment.

Extract from the Unified State Register of Individual Entrepreneurs confirming ownership of the apartment

Deadlines

If we are talking about a newborn, then the registration period is 7 days from the date of receipt of the birth certificate, and at the same time no later than 1 month from the date of birth.

When a child under the age of 14 has already been registered and is now deregistered at the previous address, then within 7 days you need to submit papers for registration at the new address .

Processing of documents and the procedure for linking a child to a new address lasts several days, but no more than 7.

What document should be issued after the procedure?

At the appointed time, you should come to the same place where the documents were handed in and get back the originals of your documents , for which you will need to present a receipt from the passport officer indicating which papers he took.

At the end of the procedure, a registration certificate will be issued (form No. 8).

What is the procedure?

Registering a child with his mother is a simple procedure from a legal point of view; you should pick up the required papers and visit during reception hours the official whose responsibilities are to check the documents and accompany them.

The mother must write an application requesting that the child, her son or daughter be registered at her address.

The application form is standard, of an established form, it is usually issued by institutions, this is the so-called f. No. 6.

Find out whether the consent of the owner of the residential premises will be required for the registration of a minor, as well as how to remove a minor from registration at the place of residence in order to register him at another address.

Specifics of the procedure

There are a number of features and nuances regarding the registration of a minor child in an apartment, which it is advisable to familiarize yourself with in more detail in order to avoid possible problems. First of all, it should be taken into account that up to the age of 14, a child can only be registered where his parents are registered .

It is possible to register him at the place of residence of other relatives, including grandparents, brothers and sisters, only if the child’s parents have registration in the same premises, or if one of the relatives has custody of the child.

When a child has reached the age of 14, he can register with one of his parents without the consent of the other, and on the basis of an application written on his behalf. With the consent of the parent, he can register in another place by submitting an application and documents confirming the right to reside to the appropriate authority.

In practice, parents often have to deal with illegal demands from GUVM employees regarding the consent of both parents necessary for such a procedure. According to Article 61 of the Family Code, each parent can solely represent the interests of his child without the participation of the other.

Excerpt from the Family Code of the Russian Federation