Citizens living on the territory of the Russian Federation are required to have registration at their place of residence or place of stay. This is required by law.
In Russia, there are two types of registration: at the place of residence - permanent and at the place of stay - temporary, issued for a certain period.
When moving to a new permanent place of residence, citizens must deregister at the old address - in simple terms, sign out and register in a new place. The registration procedure is simple and free of charge. There are two options for deregistration, the nuances of which will be discussed later in this article.
○ What does deregistration at the place of residence mean?
The implementation of this procedure is regulated by the “Registration Rules...” dated July 17, 1995 N 713 (hereinafter referred to as the Rules).
In accordance with Article 13 of the Rules, a citizen is deregistered if:
- His place of residence changes.
- He joins the army.
- Deprived of liberty as a result of conviction by a court.
- Missing for more than six months.
- Dies or is declared dead by the court (in case of absence).
- Evicted from the living space on the grounds that its use has been declared illegal.
- In case of discrepancy between the information submitted to the registration record and reality.
In the last 4 cases, deregistration is possible only on the basis of a corresponding court decision.
This procedure is necessary for registration authorities to control the process of movement of citizens. The consequences of deregistration is the cancellation of registration at this address.
○ Methods for deregistration:
A citizen can deregister in two ways, each of which will be discussed in detail.
✔ Before leaving for a new place of registration.
In this case, before moving, the citizen applies to the territorial office of the FMS, where he fills out an application to cancel his registration. The document is filled out in free form; it is mandatory to indicate the current place of residence and future. Thus, deregistration is carried out before the citizen actually leaves the living space. Confirmation of successful cancellation of registration is an address sheet, which is handed to the applicant. It must be presented at the new place of registration.
This method has disadvantages:
- The need to contact the registration authorities twice: when deleting and registering.
- Period of stay without registration. When a citizen is discharged from a living space, he or she does not automatically receive registration at the new place of residence. This procedure must be carried out separately. Therefore, there is a period of time when he does not have a permanent residence permit.
✔ After arriving at the new registration location.
A citizen can move to a new place of residence without being deregistered. When registering at a new address, its old registration will be canceled automatically.
In this case, you need to fill out a registration application, including a tear-off coupon. The latter will be sent to the old address of residence and will be the basis for deregistration.
The advantage of this method is:
- Save time. You only need to visit the registration authority once at a new location.
- Reliability. By receiving a residence permit in a new place and automatically canceling the old one, a citizen insures himself against risks such as the loss of an application for withdrawal and the onset of a period without a permanent place of registration. By choosing this method, you can hope that the procedure for changing your registration address will be faster and easier.
When is it possible to resume accounting?
63. Resumption of state registration of a vehicle terminated in accordance with paragraph 56 of these Rules in the absence of a transfer of ownership of it is carried out by the owner of the vehicle, information about which is contained in the state register of vehicles, when the owner of the vehicle or his representative submits an application for registration actions, a document identifying the vehicle, a document confirming payment of the state duty, a document certifying the identity of the person applying, and in the case of an application not on one’s own behalf, also a document confirming his authority.
Resumption of state registration of a vehicle terminated in accordance with paragraph 56 of these Rules, in the event of a transfer of ownership of it or a change in the owner of the vehicle, is carried out by the new owner of the vehicle. In addition to the documents specified in paragraph one of this paragraph, documents confirming ownership of the vehicle and an insurance policy for compulsory civil liability insurance of vehicle owners are presented, and the vehicle is also inspected.
Paragraph 63 of the rules talks about exactly what options exist for renewing accounting:
- The owner himself. Example 1 discussed above: Once the vehicle is completely repaired, the registration can be restored. In this case, a vehicle inspection is not required.
- New owner. Example 2 discussed above. After selling the car, the new owner can register it without any problems.
If we summarize the information from this and the previous article, then from January 1, 2021, when replacing a car, the following opportunity has become available to save on government duties:
Suppose Alexander owns a Volga car. He buys a new Lada car, but wants to sell the Volga. Let's consider how in this case you can save on getting numbers.
1. Alexander stops registering the Volga car, while he retains the license plates (the plates with the license plates remain with him).
2. Alexander registers the Lada car and asks to assign storage numbers to this car. He installs plates with numbers immediately after registration. Since license plates are not issued, the state fee of 2,000 rubles is not paid.
3. The Volga car remains without license plates and it is in this form that Alexander sells it. The new owner receives license plates for the car independently. For example, he can also get numbers that he previously reserved.
○ Who deregisters and the procedure for deregistration.
At the present stage, the procedure for changing your registration address has been significantly simplified. Now, to deregister, you can contact the following authorities:
- FMS.
- MFC.
- Management company servicing the house.
In each of these cases, the algorithm of actions is the same:
- Collection of the required package of documents.
- Filling out an application for deregistration with the necessary papers attached.
- Receive the result of the application within the prescribed period.
When choosing a body to carry out the procedure, it should be taken into account that the procedure for deregistration, as well as making a final decision on the submitted application, is under the jurisdiction of the FMS. Other authorities act as intermediaries; they only collect a package of documents and provide them to the migration service, then receiving a response. Therefore, to save time, it is wiser to contact the FMS directly.
How to check out of an apartment using a power of attorney?
The process of deregistration can be entrusted to a third party; this may be required, for example, in the absence of a citizen in the country or in case of physical impossibility to contact the Ministry of Internal Affairs (due to illness, etc.)
. However, the representative must have a notarized power of attorney, which gives the right to represent the interests of the applicant in government bodies.
If the process of deregistration needs to be entrusted to a third party, first of all, it is worth consulting about this possibility at the department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs where the documents will be submitted. Sometimes inspectors prohibit such procedures, associating this with increased cases of fraud; in this case, it is quite difficult to influence the situation. If permission is received, you can contact a notary, who will issue a power of attorney.
In this procedure, it is desirable (but not mandatory) for the personal participation of a representative. the execution of a power of attorney must be accompanied by consent from both parties so that it can be notarized.
First, the notary needs to submit an application for a power of attorney, and also fill out a form (form No. 6)
, indicating all the required personal data, and after this the notary can certify the documents.
Next, the authorized person can submit documents for an extract (principal’s passport and application)
to the Ministry of Internal Affairs
(this can be done through the MFC)
. After checking the documents, the inspector must indicate the period during which the deregistration procedure will be completed. The representative can receive the passport of his principal after he is deregistered.
○ Documents for deregistration.
The package of documents for cancellation of registration is minimal. Required to submit:
- Completed application (form provided by the registration authority).
- Identification document of the applicant (photocopy).
- An extract from the house (apartment) register (take it from the housing office, management company or MFC).
Also in certain cases it may be necessary:
- Departure address sheet (if deregistered before moving, issued by the registration authority).
- Sheet of statistical records of disposal (issued by the registration authority).
- Consent of the guardianship and trusteeship authorities (issued by the relevant authority).
✔ Identity document.
According to current legislation, the applicant may submit:
- Internal passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation.
- Foreign passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation.
- Passport of a citizen of the USSR.
- Birth certificate (for applicants under 14 years of age).
Any of these documents can be used for personal identification only if it is valid. If it is subject to replacement, the application for deregistration will not be accepted until a new document is received.
✔ Application for deregistration.
There is no established template for this document; different registration authorities may provide their own form. There are general requirements for drawing up an application:
- In the upper right corner is written the full name of the appeal authority, indicating the head to whom the application is sent.
- Below are the details of the applicant and his contacts.
- The name of the document is written in the middle.
- The text of the application for deregistration is filled out in business style.
- The grounds for cancellation of registration are indicated.
- The new place of residence is indicated.
- Signed and dated.
It should be taken into account that the text of the application should not contain abbreviations or abbreviations.
✔ Departure address sheet.
This document is issued by the registration authority.
- “When canceling a citizen’s registration at the place of residence, an employee of the registration authority fills out the departure address sheet for him in Form No. 7 (Appendix No. 4 to the Regulations), makes an entry in the upper right corner “Canceled” and sends it to the address and reference work department of the territorial body . In this case, in the journal according to Form No. 4 (Appendix No. 10 to the Regulations), opposite the registration record, the entry “Canceled “__” ___________ 20__” is made. The maximum time for performing an action is 10 minutes. (Article 125 of the Rules)"
This document serves as confirmation of deregistration and the basis for registration at a new place of residence.
✔ House apartment book of residential premises.
This document is required when canceling registration if the owner of the living space has not entered into an agreement with the management company to maintain registration records. If there is such an agreement, no document is required, since all the necessary information is indicated in the registration and apartment cards.
✔ Sheet of statistical accounting of disposals.
This document is required if the new place of registration is outside the country.
- “When citizens leaving for permanent residence outside the Russian Federation are deregistered in accordance with the procedure established by the Regulations from the registration register at the place of residence, they are filled in with sheets of statistical accounting of disposal in Form No. 12B (Appendix No. 12 to the Regulations) (Article 131 of the Rules).”
✔ Written consent of the guardianship and trusteeship authority to change the child’s place of residence.
This document must be obtained from the relevant authority when moving an orphan or a child left without parental care.
Possibility of registration only after applying additional markings
18. If signs of forgery of submitted documents, state registration plates are detected, changes or destruction of markings applied to vehicles by manufacturing organizations, as well as if there is information about the presence of vehicles or main components of vehicles (body, cabin, frame) in the wanted list or the submitted documents - among the abducted persons, the internal affairs body carries out an inspection in the manner established by the legislation of the Russian Federation.
In these cases, registration actions are carried out upon completion of inspections carried out by internal affairs bodies, and in relation to vehicles with changed (destroyed) markings - after applying additional markings.
This item applies to vehicles whose body number (VIN) has been destroyed or changed.
For example, the number may be damaged by rust.
Another option is a car that was previously stolen. For such a car, the body number may be “interrupted”.
In general, if the body number is damaged and cannot be read, then such a car is not registered with the traffic police. The car owner is sent to the procedure for applying additional markings . It is discussed in detail in a separate article:
How to restore a damaged body number?
After the marking is restored, the car can be registered with the traffic police.
○ Deregistration period and cost.
The deadline for completing the registration cancellation procedure is 3 days.
- “The deregistration of citizens at their place of residence is completed within 3 days by affixing stamps on deregistration in registration cards in Form No. 9 (Appendix No. 13 to the Regulations) or house (apartment) books in Form No. 11 (Appendix No. 8 to the Regulations). The maximum time for performing an action is 3 minutes.
- In this case, departure address sheets in Form No. 7 (Appendix No. 4 to the Regulations) are sent within 3 days to the address and reference work department of the relevant territorial body, notices of deregistration in Form No. 14 (Appendix No. 16 to the Regulations) - to registration authority at the new place of residence of citizens, and sheets of statistical registration of disposal monthly to the territorial body of Rosstat (Article 133 of the Rules)"
Thus, if the application for withdrawal is not submitted to the FMS office, the time for preparing documents increases by another three days and amounts to 6 days.
The deregistration procedure is free; state duty is not paid in this case.
Where is it carried out?
You can submit documents for withdrawal or registration at your place of residence:
- in the departments of the Main Directorate for Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation;
- in multifunctional centers of the MFC;
- in the passport offices of the EIRC;
- through the State Services portal.
Typically, residents choose to submit a single information and settlement center of the EIRC at their place of residence or MFC because of the convenience of their work. Next, these documents are transferred to the Main Directorate for Migration Issues of the Main Directorate for Migration of the Main Directorate for Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation - the body that maintains registration records of citizens.
○ Deregistration of minors.
If the place of permanent residence of a minor child changes, the procedure depends on the method of deregistration.
If we are talking about voluntary cancellation of registration, the procedure has a standard scheme. In this case, a child over 14 years of age writes an application independently; a parent (legal representative) does this for a child under this age. A special feature of the procedure is the need for written consent to deregistration from the second parent.
A minor can be removed from the register through a court order. In this case, a statement of claim is filed indicating the grounds and attaching the necessary documents (indicating the reasons for such actions). If the court decision is positive, the procedure for canceling registration follows the standard procedure.
○ Deregistration without the participation of a citizen.
A citizen may be deregistered without his participation if:
- Missing for more than six months.
- Dies or is declared dead by the court (in case of absence).
- Evicted from the living space on the grounds that its use has been declared illegal.
- The information submitted to the registration record does not correspond to reality.
- The corresponding application comes from a citizen living outside the country, provided that the document is certified by the country's embassy.
- The fact of fictitious registration was revealed.
In each of these cases, a court decision is required to begin the deregistration procedure. The application for deregistration is filled out by the citizen who filed the corresponding claim.
○ Extract by court order.
With an appropriate court decision, it is possible to force deregistration. Only the owner of the living space has the right to initiate legal proceedings on this issue. Upon receiving a positive decision, it is he who fills out the petition to cancel the registration and provides the registration authority with a package of documents (including a court decision).
Thus, the deregistration procedure has many features that should be taken into account in order for the issue to be resolved quickly enough.