How to check out of an apartment while in another city or country

There are situations when a person leaves for another city or even country for work, due to family circumstances, or for some other reason.

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It's fast and free! He remains to live there, being registered in his hometown. He needs to check out of his old apartment, being away from home.

The process of being discharged from housing when a person is in another city or country is not complicated and consists of several steps. By the way, there are several ways to help implement this idea.

By following the step-by-step instructions, you can easily unregister yourself even when you are outside your current place of registration.

Step-by-step instructions for deregistering minors from privatized and municipal apartments can be found at this link: How to deregister from an apartment: the procedure for legally deregistering and the package of documents required for this.

Check out of your apartment while living in another city

Living in another city, it is much easier to check out of housing than while living in another country. There are two ways to check out of your apartment without coming to your hometown. It should be noted that the first method is more practical, and the likelihood of receiving an extract is much higher than in the second case.

ATTENTION! Do not believe those who offer to check out of your apartment if you are in another city via the Internet. There are no such services. Even if this were possible, scammers would have already taken advantage of this situation, registering others, and also registering themselves.

Deadlines for discharge and registration at the place of residence

How long does it take to get issued at the passport office? This question worries every person who is preparing to change their place of residence. Let's take a closer look at how long this bureaucratic procedure will take.

Most often, the procedure for deregistration and registration takes no more than 1-5 days. However, the legislator allows that employees of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation can draw up documents for up to 15 days (excluding weekends and holidays).

If it is necessary to obtain a court decision on eviction or move-in, then a longer period will be required, which depends on many circumstances. For example, on the positions of the parties to the dispute, the sufficiency of the evidence base and other objective factors. In any case, the trial will not last less than 1-2 months.

Method No. 1

The first way, which provides the opportunity not to come from another city in order to be discharged, is to register in another housing. In this case, you need to follow a certain procedure and submit some personal documents.

Algorithm of actions for checkout from the old apartment and registration in the new one:

First you need to come to the regional passport office, which is located in another city where you want to get a new registration.

You need to have the following documents with you:

passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation;
a document that confirms ownership of an apartment, a social tenancy agreement or a warrant.

If you are going to register not in your own housing, but in someone else’s (for example, with your relatives or close friends), then all owners of the apartment (only adults) must come to the passport office. If the property is municipal, then all tenants come.

You need to fill out an application on the spot (Form 6) . It contains your request to register at a new place of residence. The sample is in the passport office. It can always be found at the information stand in the Office of the Federal Migration Service.

The statement states:

where the application is submitted (to which registration authority);
FULL NAME. applicant ;
where the applicant came from (indicate the exact address);
who provides the housing (if the housing is not your property, then write the full name of the person who provided the right to register, as well as who this person is related to);
address of the residential premises (what locality, street, house, apartment) where you want to register;
information about the document that identifies your identity (passport or birth certificate for children under 14 years of age): type, number, series and where issued, in what region;
applicant's signature and date;
signature of the person who provided the accommodation.

If the applicant registers in someone else's housing, then the owners or tenants write statements stating who they will not be against this registration (each owner/tenant fills out a separate application).

In this case, homeowners/tenants, along with an application to the passport office, submit:

passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation;
documents that confirm the ownership rights of each owner to a share of the apartment ;
if the housing is not privatized, but municipal, and the applicant is not a close relative, then it is necessary to obtain consent from the state in the Department of Property Management for registration;
If you take out a mortgage on your home, you need to check the terms of the agreement , since some banks require their consent to register new residents.

1. The next step is to draw up a document in which you officially declare deregistration at your previous place of residence.

The application contains the following information:

where the application is submitted (to which registration authority);
FULL NAME. the applicant;
information about the document that identifies your identity (passport or birth certificate for children under 14 years of age): type, number, series and where it was issued, in what region;
reason for withdrawal (“in connection with registration at a new place of residence” and address);
please write out from the old registration address (indicate the address);
applicant's signature and date.

2. At the passport office, a passport is collected from someone who needs to register in an apartment in another city. An employee of the institution puts all the necessary stamps on the document. In this case, for some time, a person is issued an identity card, which can replace a passport or other document identifying his identity. Its validity period is one month from the moment the person receives it.

NOTE! It often happens that passport office employees do not issue such certificates for various reasons. They may simply forget, but the main reason, most often, is that people are not aware of their rights. You have the right to demand such identification, since a person should always have at least some document according to which his identity can be established.

3. Meanwhile, the passport office sends a request to the city where you were registered so that you can be deregistered at your old place of residence. The deregistration process may take two months. The period for deregistration depends on how far the cities are from each other, as well as during what period the application was submitted. For example, an application submitted before the May holidays will take much longer to be considered, since government agencies do not work on holidays.

4. During these two months, a letter will be sent to the email address you provided. It will indicate that you have been removed from your previous place of registration and are registered at a new address. After receiving the letter, you need to go to the passport office where you submitted the documents and pick up your passport with your new place of registration.

REFERENCE. There are cases when the passport office requires you to first check out from your previous place of registration, and then come and register at the new one. You can't get lost in such a situation. You have to stand your ground because they are wrong. You are illegally denied an extract and registration. Go to your boss and tell about this violation. If your boss refuses you this service, then demand that his refusal be documented in writing. Then you can appeal this in court and achieve justice.

Forced discharge without going to court

Remotely evicting a person from an apartment without his or her consent is not easy. According to paragraph 1 of Art. 35, a citizen can be evicted only on the basis of a court decision.

Only the owner of the apartment or the landlord has the right to apply for forced eviction. When considering such disputes, the following factors may be a prerequisite for making a decision on termination of the right to use residential premises and deregistration:

Privatized apartment:

change of owner of housing during purchase and sale, donation, inheritance;
change of owner of housing during purchase and sale, donation, inheritance;

Municipal or state apartment (Article 83 of the Housing Code of the Russian Federation):

absence from the place of registration for more than 6 months;
use of the apartment for other purposes;
non-compliance with sanitary and hygienic standards;
destruction of housing;
hooliganism, violation of the rights of neighbors;
failure to pay utility bills for more than 6 months;
illegal registration.

The owner of the property can only check out on his own initiative - forced check out is not possible in this case.

Receiving a court decision on the loss of the right to use an apartment allows bona fide owners or tenants to remotely deregister citizens whose actions violate their legal rights.

The law provides for cases when it is impossible to forcibly deregister a citizen even through the courts. These include:

absence from the place of registration for a valid reason: military service, undergoing treatment, serving a sentence in prison;
the condition of lifelong residence in the apartment, stipulated in the marriage contract between the spouses;
minor age. Discharge is possible only with the consent of the guardianship and trusteeship authorities;
joint ownership of housing or contributing part of the share for a cooperative apartment.

If a person does not belong to any of the above categories, you can safely file a claim in court.

Before you start collecting documents, you should try to resolve the conflict peacefully in a pre-trial manner, justifying to your opponent the inevitability of the future loss of the right to use housing and listing the consequences of a court decision.

If you cannot do without forced deportation, find out in more detail how to deregister a person from an apartment.

Method No. 2

The second way to deregister if you live in another city is to deregister without registering in a new place. In other words, this is a statement “to nowhere”. You become a person who is not registered anywhere and has no legal place of residence.

Familiarize yourself with the procedure for discharging deceased persons from apartments, as well as the consequences of non-compliance with the procedure established for this here. Don't know how to evict tenants from an apartment? Read our new detailed article with step-by-step instructions.

The process of deregistration without further registration in another apartment is handled by an authorized representative of the person who lives in another city. To do this, you need to make a power of attorney in writing. It must be certified by a notary. There is an algorithm of actions that need to be performed in order to check out of the apartment with the help of a trusted person.

Step-by-step de-registration process:

1. Before a trusted person handles your registration, call the district passport office of the city where you are still registered. Explain the situation and clarify whether they can write you out through a proxy or not. Sometimes employees of such institutions do not want to deal with such statements, since fraudsters often take advantage of such situations.

2. If you have received an extract agreement from the passport office, then contact a notary. He has an application for deregistration, which is filled out by the registered person. Your signature must be there, and it is also certified on the spot.

You can immediately issue a power of attorney to the person who will handle the registration of the extract at the passport office, so as not to go to the notary twice. Make sure that this document states how long it is valid. To obtain a power of attorney, you must have a copy of the passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation of the person for whom it is issued. If you are in different cities, a copy sent by email will do.

3. If he cannot come and pick it up in person, the principal must be sent by mail, preferably by registered and certified mail, the following documents:

Russian Federation passport of the registered person;
certified application for deregistration;
certified power of attorney (indicating the validity period).

4. After receiving these documents, the authorized representative goes to the regional passport office where you registered for the apartment. An employee of the institution accepts them if they are completed correctly. After this, you just have to wait for a similar registered letter, which will contain a response to your request for an extract.

IMPORTANT! Be prepared for the fact that the answer may come in the negative, even if you called the passport office in advance. This happens quite often with absentee discharge. You should also take into account that you are sending your passport, which means you must understand that for some period you will be walking around without this main document confirming your identity. If, when deregistering in a new home, you submit documents yourself and are given a certificate that replaces a passport, then when you deregister in absentia, you do not receive such a document. The discharge process takes at least one month.

Receipt of a registered reply letter depends on the work of the post office, as well as the period in which it was sent (if before holidays, the post office may not work, and there will be a delay in receipt time). The length of time it takes to receive a letter is also affected by the distance between cities.

✅ Legal assistance

At first glance, the apparent simplicity of remote discharge has many risks. Being in another city creates obstacles to visiting the migration authority. The second common mistake is incorrectly filling out the application for discharge. Errors in personal data lead to refusal by registrars. Finally, there is a high risk of encountering inaction by police department employees.

A free consultation with our portal’s lawyers will help you register without any problems.
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Maxim Privalov

Lawyer. 2 years of experience. I specialize in civil disputes in the field of housing and family law.

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Check out of an apartment in Russia while living in another country

Checking out of an apartment while in another country is more difficult than when in another city. The deregistration process is similar to deregistration “to nowhere” through a proxy. You need to understand that the percentage that you will actually be discharged is small.

Find out the legal procedure for removing citizens from apartments without obtaining their consent here. The nuances and features of registration of foreign citizens at the place of stay, as well as the grounds for registration, the procedure for filling out the notification of arrival form are contained in our new detailed article.

Algorithm of actions for deregistration while in another country:

1. The first thing to do is go to the Russian embassy in the country where you are. There is a notary there. He needs to certify a power of attorney for the person who will handle your registration in Russia. Be sure to have your passport (Russian citizen) with you, as well as a copy of the passport of the person who will deregister you. The best option for receiving a copy is via email.

2. At the same notary, you need to write an application requesting an extract. You will receive the application form from the notary. The application contains your signature. The document is certified by a notary.

3. You must send the following package of documents to the authorized representative:

original power of attorney, certified by a notary;
certified original application for removal from the place of registration;
no need to send your passport;
photocopy of the passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation;
a copy of the visa for the country you are in.

Documents are sent by registered certified mail using special services or international mail, which is available in the country where the registered person resides.

4. After receiving these documents, the authorized representative goes to the regional passport office where you registered for the apartment. In this case, the person submitting documents by power of attorney must also present his passport. An employee of the institution accepts them if they are completed correctly.

ATTENTION! As in the case of an extract without further registration, if you are in another city, be prepared for the fact that this procedure may be denied to you. If you do check out while in another country, then the process of registration at your new place of residence already requires compliance with the rules of that locality. Therefore, detailed information about registration at a new place of residence in another country can be found at the Russian Embassy.

The process of checking out of an apartment while in another city or country is accompanied by a simple algorithm of actions. The only question is whether they will discharge you without your presence. The passport office is a government agency, and registration and registration in an apartment are serious transactions. Therefore, being wary of scammers, passport office employees limit as much as possible the participation of their institution in such processes.

Deregistration

The procedure for deregistering citizens is determined and.

It depends on many factors, including:

type of citizen registration - temporary or permanent;
territorial location;
the need for subsequent registration or its absence.

The status of housing (municipal or private) does not matter.

When registering temporarily at the place of stay/residence, a citizen is not even required to submit an application - the registration is canceled automatically after the expiration date.

To deregister at your permanent place of residence, you need to complete some documents.

Read more about the legal aspects of how to leave a residential premises.

What you need to leave at your own request

In all cases of registration/extract, the FMS authority will require (variably):

passport;
documents (optional) or their “details” (required! number, name, time of issue) certifying the right to move in - a housing certificate or a rental agreement;
parental consent to register the child;
house book;
consent of the owner of the apartment (house) and his family members to move in the tenant;
A departure slip is desirable, but not required.

Everything necessary to fill out the form is provided by the Federal Migration Service free of charge. Filling out is carried out by the person moving in or moving out and the person providing the housing.

Passport officers do not have the right to demand military registration marks.