How to register a newborn through the MFC

1. Procedure and necessary documents for submission to the MFC Application procedure
2. Refusal

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Registration through the MFC: types, grounds, rules and advantages

Registration of a newborn is the responsibility of legal representatives. Bypassing the procedure, it is problematic to obtain social and medical services. A developed system of contacting government agencies allows you to submit an application without queues: in multifunctional centers (MFC), on the State Services website, passport office and territorial management structures of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD).

To register a child through the MFC, you will need documents; which ones are needed depends on the situation: whether the placement is carried out with both or with one parent.

How to register a newborn in Moscow through the MFC?

To register a newborn child at a specific address, parents can use one of the options:

• contact the passport office on the days of reception of citizens;
• submit an application and necessary documents to the MFC;
• submit an application for registration through the State Services portal.

For your information
, MFCs were created specifically to relieve government agencies from long queues. In these centers, employees are responsible for receiving and issuing various applications from citizens.

Registration of a newborn in Moscow is carried out according to the same principles as throughout the Russian Federation. You can find out the details you are interested in on the website of the Moscow Mayor.

For your information

The only restriction that may affect the rights of a newborn is the building being prepared for demolition. Registration in such buildings is terminated by decree of the Moscow Government.

In this case, you should be guided by the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of July 17, 1995 N 713, which describes the registration rules and registration procedure, which you need to draw the attention of MFC employees to. A newborn in this situation cannot remain without registration.

Registration of a newborn at the MFC

In order to save time and make admission more convenient, the state invites parents to apply for a solution to the issue of registration at the MFC. After receiving registration, the mother can immediately enroll her baby in kindergarten[/anchor] and apply for financial assistance while on maternity leave.

The legislation of the Russian Federation establishes that every person must have a permanent or temporary registration. More recently, this was a difficult procedure, requiring several trips to the passport office, waiting in endless lines, and the inability to obtain prior consultation with a specialist.

Today, such a procedure will take a minimum of time and effort. At the same time, you are allowed to submit the necessary documents for registration of a child through your personal account by registering on the MFC portal and filling out the proposed application form.

Is it possible to register a child through the MFC?

You can register a minor citizen at your place of residence:

• by contacting directly the Main Department of Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (passport office);
• submit an application for registration or make an appointment with the registration authority using the State Services portal;
• through MFC.

Multifunctional centers have convenient opening hours; the time for submitting documents usually does not exceed 15 minutes. Only parents or legal representatives of a minor can apply for registration. If the mother and father are registered at different addresses, then the minor must be registered with one of them.

As a result of the application, parents receive a registration certificate:

• at place of residence (form No. 8);
• at the place of temporary stay (form No. 3).

Parents must keep the registration certificate.
The document is issued in a single copy, parents are responsible for its storage. Each certificate is assigned a unique number. The document contains the child's last name, first name and patronymic, as well as information about the place and date of his birth.

The certificate in Form No. 8 is valid until the minor receives a passport with a stamp confirming his registration. The temporary registration document is valid for the period for which it is issued. After this period, it ceases to be considered valid.

Sample certificate of registration at place of residence (permanent)

Sample certificate of temporary registration at the place of stay

The immediate answer is illegal. Civil legislation provides that minor children live with their parents. This means that the registration of a child at the place of residence of the father or mother is legal under any conditions, even if third parties oppose it. But what about the terms of the agreement with the bank or homeowner?

In this case they are illegal. Another explanation is that all these agreements, written instructions in the bank, have significantly less legal force than the Civil Code. Therefore, its norms are of paramount importance and are taken into account, while the terms of agreements are ignored. Parents should note that they not only have the right to register their child at their own place of registration. The legislator obliges them (or their representatives) to do this within a week after changing their place of residence.

Algorithm for registering a child at the MFC

If the child is not yet eighteen years old, then the parents are worried about what to do in this case. It must be borne in mind that until the child turns fourteen years old and until he is issued a passport, he can only be registered with his parents, or one of them.

This means that you can apply for registration in the same way as for a baby. When a young citizen turns fourteen years old, he has the right to register elsewhere. In this case, registration will be carried out in the same way as for an adult, and his parents or guardian must sign instead of a minor child.

This regulation remains in force until the young citizen turns eighteen years old.

Newborn

Before registering a child through the MFC, you will need to collect all the necessary documents in advance. It is worth noting that the center’s employees rarely provide advice on the rules and nuances of registration. You can find out what documents are needed on the MFC website or from other reliable sources.

Registration must be completed within one month after the birth of the baby. Before this, you must obtain a birth certificate. If more than one month has passed from the moment of birth to registration, the passport office employees have the right to issue a fine. The amount of the fine ranges from 1,500 to 2,500 rubles.

Regardless of the choice of the organization that arranges the registration, after completing the procedure, parents receive a certificate stating that the child is registered at the place of residence. No additional stamps are placed on the birth certificate.

Is it possible for a newborn child to have a temporary registration? If new parents do not have permanent registration, they have the right to temporarily register the baby at their place of residence for a period of 30 days to five years. A prerequisite in this case is the registration of the child at the place of residence of one of the parents.

Consent form for child registration

Step 1. Make an appointment

The whole advantage of the MFC is that you do not need to stand in line - you can choose a time convenient for you to submit documents yourself. Pre-registration is carried out by phone, on the website of your city MFC or directly at the nearest Center in a special window for registration.

Step 2. Prepare documents

Take only original documents with you - if necessary, MFC employees will make copies themselves. We still recommend checking with the MFC in advance what documents are needed to register a child, depending on your situation. The above describes only a standard set that does not take into account the specifics of individual situations.

Step 3. Visit the MFC

We arrive at the MFC at the chosen time. We contact the official at the table for which you are registered. We present him with all the necessary documents. We receive an application form and, together with an MFC employee, fill it out in legible handwriting (or the MFC employee independently fills it out electronically based on the documents submitted, prints it out and gives it to you to sign). Having accepted the applications, he issues you a certificate of acceptance of documents with their list and date of acceptance (clause 80 of the Administrative Regulations).

Step 4. Waiting for the result

After receiving the documents, MFC employees forward them to the Department of Internal Affairs at your place of residence. Migration agency employees have 3 days from the moment the documents are received from the MFC to consider the application and make a decision. Having made a positive decision, OVM employees prepare a certificate of registration at the place of residence and send it back to the MFC along with the original documents. The center will notify you of the decision in the manner you choose.

Step 5. Go to the MFC again

This time we receive from the MFC a certificate of registration of the child at the place of residence and original documents. There is no need to pre-register for this; you can contact us at any time in accordance with the Center’s work schedule. There is no need to go anywhere else. The entire procedure will not take more than 5-7 days, taking into account the deadlines for sending documents.

Minor

The algorithm for registering a minor through the MFC is no different from registering a newborn. Until the minor receives a passport, all documents are completed by one of the parents or other legal representative. Parents also decide where the child will be registered. In controversial situations, the issue of registration is decided by the court.

A child under 14 years of age, like a newborn, must be registered at the registered address of one of the parents. After 14 years of age, a citizen has the right to independently change his place of residence and register with other relatives.

To do this, the teenager, together with his parents, must visit the MFC or FMS and submit all the necessary documents. Starting from the age of 16, a minor has the right to register with strangers, but only after undergoing judicial emancipation.

In addition, minor citizens who are students often require temporary registration in a student dormitory. In this case, you can also contact the MFC. Registration at the place of residence is required only if the citizen plans to stay here for a period of more than three months.

Temporary registration of minors has a limited validity period. For citizens of the state this period is five years, for foreigners – one year. After the expiration of this period, the applicant must register again or register at the place of permanent registration.

Application form for child registration from the owner

Who has the right to registration?

Attention:
You can register a child through the MFC in the living space of one of the parents. Each of them has the right to this. Registration requires the presence in some cases of one, in others of both parents. Grandparents, uncles, aunts cannot do this.

The presence in the center of the owner of the premises, the tenant, the child himself and other persons registered in the apartment is not required. There are several rules regarding the initial registration of newborns through the MFC:

• Documents for registration of a baby can be submitted by the mother alone, without the participation of the father.
• If the mother cannot appear at the MFC, then the father can submit documents. No additional permits are required.

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Step-by-step instructions for registering

According to Russian legislation (Article 20 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation), an infant can and should be registered at the place of residence of one of the parents.

IMPORTANT

It is necessary to complete the paperwork procedure within a month after the birth of the child. Delay threatens parents with an administrative fine.

To timely register an infant at the MFC, you must complete the following steps:

1. Find out the coordinates of the nearest multifunctional center.
2. Call the MFC hotline, find out the details of the procedure and ask to make a preliminary appointment.
3. Collect documents and copies required for registration.
4. Visit the center at the appointed time. To confirm your intention, you need to go and get a coupon from the administrator at the reception.
5. Go through the reception and receive a receipt at the window confirming the delivery of documents.
6. On the day appointed for you, pick up your passports and certificate of registration of the newborn.

The procedure for registering a minor child through the MFC takes place in several stages:

1. First you need to find out the address of the nearest MFC and make an appointment in one of the following ways:
   call the hotline or local office contact number;
2. through an electronic reception on the website of the MFC of your region;
3. You can also get an appointment in a “live” electronic queue. To do this, you need to take a coupon at the branch terminal and wait for a call to a specialist.
4. The mother or father must provide a package of collected documents to the center employee, and also fill out an application on form No. 6. The presence of the minor is not required.
5. An MFC employee checks the correctness of filling out the application, makes copies of documents and issues a receipt for receipt of documentation, using the number of which you can track the status of the application on the MFC website.
6. On the appointed day, the applicant must visit the center again and pick up a certificate of registration of the child at the place of residence. In this case, no stamp is affixed to the parents’ passports.

After 14 years of age, you can register yourself.
Registration at the place of residence of citizens who are already 14 years old is carried out on a general basis. When completing the procedure, the minor must be personally present at the MFC branch. He needs to fill out an application on Form No. 6 himself, and also provide the center employee with his passport.

What documents are needed to register a child in an apartment through the MFC?

To register a young child through the MFC, you must provide the following package of documents:

1. A completed application form from the legal representative of the minor (parent, guardian or trustee).
2. Birth certificate.
3. Passports of parents (representatives).
4. Act on the appointment of a guardian (if there is one).

Additionally, the consent of one of the parents may be required to register the child if they do not live together or are no longer married.

In addition, if parents plan to register a child in a residential building in which other relatives are registered besides them, consent to registration is not required. It is also not required if a minor is registered in a municipal apartment, and the number of square meters of living space does not matter - the child can be registered even if there are not enough of them. A minor registered in a non-privatized apartment will certainly receive a share in the housing if the property is subsequently privatized.

If you want to register a newborn child through the MFC, you will have to prepare the necessary package of documents.

Registration of a newborn: documents at the MFC

If the child’s parents are registered at different physical addresses, you should think in advance where the newborn will be registered.

If registration is carried out at the mother’s place of residence, then the father provides a certificate that the child is not registered with him.

If the baby is registered at the father’s place of registration, then written consent will be required from the mother.

Please note that temporary registration at the MFC is also possible for both Russians and foreign citizens. At the same time, the package of documents is almost the same.

Provided:

• Child's birth certificate and copy;
• Parents' passports and copies;
• Application with a request to register the child at the place of residence;
• Marriage certificate and copy;
• Additional papers (if needed).

If one of the child’s parents is considered the owner of the living space, then there is no need to submit documentation for it.

Legislative obligations, deadlines and penalties

The child must be registered at the place of residence within 7 days from the actual moment of arrival at the new place of residence. As a general rule, when submitting documents to the passport office, the registration period does not exceed 3 days. However, due to the need to send documents from the MFC branch to the registration authority and back, the process may take up to 8 days.

Fine for a child not having a registration
The service is provided free of charge. If a minor citizen does not have a residence permit, the parents may be brought to administrative responsibility (Article 19.15.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation). For violation of registration rules, a fine of 2 to 5 thousand rubles will be collected from the legal representative.

The maximum period for registering a newborn through a multifunctional center is 8 days.

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Attention

Registration of a child through the MFC is free of charge, without paying state duties and fees.

To receive a completed certificate of registration of a newborn, you will have to visit the MFC on the appointed day. As with the previous visit, take a ticket and wait for your turn. At the window you will give your receipt and receive documents.

Legislative acts on child registration:

• The Civil Code of the Russian Federation (it states that until the age of 14, registration issues for minors are decided by their parents);
• Federal Law No. 5242 describes the rights of citizens (including minors) to move freely throughout the territory of the Russian Federation;
• The Code of Administrative Offenses talks about penalties for lack of registration;
• Resolution No. 713 approves the general rules for registering Russians.

If a child changes his permanent place of residence with his parents, he must be registered in the new apartment (or house) a week after the move. If this does not happen within 7 days, the parents or other legal guardians will pay a fine:

• 3-5 t.r. – for Moscow and St. Petersburg;
• 2-3 t.r. – for other cities of Russia.

Legislative responsibilities: periods, fines

Legislative acts on child registration:

• The Russian Civil Code provides for strict registration of a minor with one of the parents.
• Art. The Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation introduces the procedure for liability for late registration of a minor. Penalties and summons to the competent authorities are possible.
• Federal Law N 5242-1 regulates freedom of movement and choice of place of residence within the Russian Federation.

If parents change their residence, the children's registration must be changed within seven days. Fines for non-compliance with this regulation range from 2 to 4 thousand rubles.

Is it legal to demand that children not be registered with their parents?

In the case of a complete family and parents living together, both of them come to the MFC and fill out an appropriate application for registration of the child.

If a child needs to be registered at the place of stay rather than permanent residence, there will be slight differences in the procedure. In this case, you can find out how to apply for temporary registration through the MFC using this link.

If a minor has only one parent (usually the mother) on the birth certificate, and there is a dash in the other column, then permission from anyone else for registration is not required. To register a child at the MFC, a standard package of documents is submitted. The law does not provide any benefits on registration deadlines for single mothers (or fathers).

When a minor reaches 14 years of age, he can register separately from his parents, but only with their written permission. Also, if the father and mother are deprived of parental rights, the child is registered with his guardians.

A teenager over 14 years old can apply for registration himself. To do this, he should provide a passport and other set of certificates to the MFC. Upon expiration of the standard period, the minor will be issued an identity card with a registration stamp, and not a registration certificate.

Registration of a newborn (as well as a child of any other age) in non-privatized housing does not require the consent of municipal authorities or the responsible tenant. After registration, the minor receives rights to use residential premises (including privatization). He retains these rights even if he is discharged from the apartment.

The key difference between registration in a private house and registration in an apartment is the provision of a house book to the multifunctional center. This document records all registration actions with living space.

Children can be registered in emergency or dilapidated housing if their parents are registered there. If the MFC refuses to register a minor in the premises, you should go to court.

To register a minor at the permanent registration address of his mother, the woman must provide the necessary package of documents to the MFC and also write an application. However, she does not need to provide written consent to registration from the child’s father.

When registering a child at the father’s place of residence, it is also necessary to provide a standard list of documents and consent from the mother. This document is mandatory; without it, a minor cannot be registered. It is impossible to register a minor at the father's registration address if the parents are divorced and by court decision the child must live with the mother.

If a child needs to be deregistered and registered in a new home, then it is necessary to prepare a certificate of marriage or divorce, as well as copies of the mother’s and father’s passports.

As a general rule, a child under the age of fourteen can be registered only in the residential premises where at least one of the parents is registered (Clause 2 of Article 20 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation). After a minor receives a passport, from 14 to 18 years of age he can register in any living space with the written consent of one of the parents and homeowners.

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List of documents

To register a child at a permanent place of residence, you must provide the following package of documents:

• completed application for registration in Form 6;
• child's identity document. This may be a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation, if the child is already 14 years old, or a birth certificate;
• identification document of one of the parents or other legal representative of the child. This must be a Russian passport with registration at the same address where the child is registered;
• a marriage certificate (if the parents are registered at different addresses), or a divorce certificate (if the parents are divorced).

Also, in some cases, additional documents may be required.

For example, if the parents are divorced, some passport offices request the consent of the second parent to register at the place of residence of the first.

Additionally, you may need a certificate confirming that there is no debt to pay for housing and communal services at the place of the child’s future registration.

Change of registration through the MFC

When changing the place of registration of a baby, much more documents will be required than during its initial registration. The sequence of actions will be similar, but more people will have to come to the MFC. To change a child's registration record, consent will be required from all persons who own the living space. They will be able to express their approval by personally filling out papers at the Center or at a notary, signing the appropriate document.

IMPORTANT
In addition to the owners, all persons registered in this apartment or private house must agree to the registration of a new tenant. Documents certifying the right of ownership or use of residential premises will be required. Such official documents include an extract from the Unified State Register of Real Estate, a house register, or an extract from it indicating the persons registered at the address at the moment.

In the event of a change of registration of a newborn, the presence of both parents is required. The presence of the father when submitting documents to register the child at another place of residence is mandatory. His visit is not required only if one mother is indicated on the birth certificate, and there is a dash in the father line.

Who has the right to register a newborn through the MFC

To register a newborn child at your place of residence, you will need to collect a package of documents. You can clarify the list of required documents on the official page of the MFC website.

You can register a newborn with your grandparents if one of the baby’s parents is registered in the same living space.

If this turns out to be difficult or you have a difficult situation with registration, please contact the specialist consultant of the multifunctional center located at the registration desk with questions. Employees will provide up-to-date information and answer any questions you may have.

This is interesting: Is it possible to register a minor child without parents in an apartment?

According to the laws of the Russian Federation, it is possible to register a child at the place of residence of one of the parents, as well as (in special cases) other legal guardian representatives. The place of registration is: a private house, a privatized or municipal apartment, a room (as a share of the housing property).

How to register a newborn at the mother’s place of registration.

Permission to carry out the procedure for registering a child does not need to be taken from the owner of the property if the mother or father of the baby is registered there.

Registration must be completed within the first month of the child’s life. The initial step in this process is to obtain a birth certificate. Next, you should visit the MFC with a package of papers. Upon completion of registration, parents will be given a Form 8 certificate stating that the child is registered at the address.

Sometimes an employee of an institution may issue a fine for delaying the specified registration period, which is illegal. The state has not established a strict restrictive framework within which children must be registered.

Where can I get a child’s registration certificate?

As of 2021, the issuance of certificates of registration at the place of residence has been discontinued. In connection with the publication of Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia No. 984 dated December 31, 2017, banks, various departments and other organizations must independently request information on the registration of citizens through the interdepartmental electronic interaction system.

Registration information is stored electronically

Currently, registration of citizens is carried out in electronic format through the MIR system. Paper documents such as registration cards, apartment cards, and house books are outdated and no longer used.

Pros and cons of registering a newborn through the MFC

Nuances of the procedure

Let's look at some features of registering newborns at the MFC. As already mentioned, the center’s employees only accept documents and do not process anything themselves. This means that they will only be able to tell you general points. If you have a complex case, you will have to get advice at the passport office. An MFC employee acts within his competence; he will not be able to tell you in detail what and how to fill out.

Attention

The correctness of filling out documents and their quantity is checked by an employee of the Federal Migration Service after reception at the center. If some papers are missing, or their correctness is in doubt, you may be denied registration. Refusal must be made in writing and with reasons.

There are quite difficult situations, but the main principle that is used in solving them is respect for the rights and interests of the newborn. For example, registration of a baby is carried out regardless of the living space standards per person. That is, FMS employees do not have the right to refuse registration if a large number of people live in the apartment.

Additional information
A separate case is the temporary registration of an infant. A baby can only be temporarily registered with the mother, at her place of temporary residence. Without registration of guest registration, the child will be deprived of a package of social services in a foreign city. Free care in Russian hospitals is available only at the place of primary residence.

It should be noted that registration at the place of residence of an infant allows you to resolve a large number of issues. Registration allows you to receive child benefits, get on the waiting list for kindergarten, etc.