To register at a new address, you must check out from your previous place of residence. There are several options for checking out of an apartment:
- Public Services Portal;
- Passport Office;
- MFC.
The discharge procedure through the MFC is simple and convenient:
- Statement period is up to three working days; the period can be extended to a maximum of seven days, taking into account the delivery of documents;
- The service is provided free of charge;
- Minimum package of documents: passport, application, consent of the guardianship and trusteeship authorities upon discharge of minor children;
- Minimum probability of failure. Exception: errors in the application, lack of a new address for a minor.
Description of the process of checking out of an apartment through the MFC
Let's take a closer look at the algorithm for checking out of an apartment through the MFC.
MFC is an aggregated complex for providing services to the population. When choosing this method of receiving services, you should not be afraid of confusion with documents and information, since the database provided by the migration service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is uniform.
You can submit documents in person or by proxy. If the previous address and the new place of residence are located within the same municipality, the process of deregistration and new registration can be carried out simultaneously within one window.
Receiving documents takes about 15 minutes, processing the application takes no more than three working days. Sometimes it takes an additional two to three days to send documents from the MFC to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and back. During the period of consideration of the application, the citizen’s passport is confiscated and returned with a stamp indicating deregistration. In addition to a passport with a stamp, a citizen deregistered receives a departure slip.
Extract without subsequent registration - is it possible through the MFC?
One of the frequent questions is whether it is possible to check out of a residential premises through the MFC if there is no information about the future place of registration.
There is only one circumstance that excludes this possibility - deregistration of a minor. A child under 18 years of age may be discharged from residential premises only with a specific indication of a new address.
In all other cases, the person can be discharged “to nowhere.” However, the law imposes an obligation on citizens to register at their place of residence within seven days. Violation of this rule may result in penalties.
The law allows several exceptions to this rule. The fine for long-term absence of registration can be avoided if the following circumstances exist:
- business trip;
- inpatient hospitalization;
- sale and purchase of an apartment.
Valid reasons must be documented. You can notify the migration service about the presence of special circumstances using a waybill, a certificate from the place of work, an extract from an outpatient card, or a contract of sale of residential premises.
Specifics of registration and how long it takes to register
These regulations establish maximum periods for providing citizens of the Russian Federation with the result of providing the registration service, which is affixing a stamp of the established form in the passport about the place and permanent registration at the place of residence:
Russian legislation establishes very specific deadlines for conducting registration activities in the field of migration registration for citizens and organizations providing registration services. By the way, in order to comply with the registration deadlines and not receive a fine, you can check out of the apartment and register in another at the same time when submitting documents for registration.
Is it possible to check out of an apartment through the MFC if you have debts?
The question often arises whether the presence of arrears in utility bills is grounds for refusing an application for deregistration.
There is no such reason. When checking out from an apartment, MFC employees do not request information about debts, there is no need to confirm the absence of debts, and payment receipts are not required to be attached to the application.
If you refuse to accept an application on the basis of debt, the official’s actions can be appealed in court.
Features of registration in Moscow and St. Petersburg
Moscow and St. Petersburg are the leaders in the number of migrants, which is why migration policy here differs from other settlements. Citizens who want to leave their city and move to live in the country's largest metropolises should know that the rules for migration registration here are more stringent.
There is a rule according to which it is prohibited to live in Moscow and St. Petersburg for more than 3 months without registration. Therefore, many migrants use the services of fictitious registration. However, GUVM employees regularly conduct raids, and if a fictitious registration is discovered, the violators will be held accountable. Criminal proceedings are provided for the owner and residents of so-called “rubber” apartments.
How to check out of an apartment while in another city or country?
Sometimes circumstances develop such that it is necessary to deregister, but there is no opportunity to submit an application in person. In this case it is necessary:
- issue a notarized power of attorney for another person;
- fill out an application in form No. 6 and have it notarized.
The authorized representative applies to the MFC with the following documents:
- Power of attorney for representation indicating the relevant powers;
- Application (form No. 6);
- Principal's passport;
- Passport of the authorized person.
Temporary registration - nuances and pitfalls
When using the State Services portal, the period is also three days. After checking the submitted documents, the applicant is notified of the registration date. At the appointed time, he must appear with the original documents and pick up the completed registration certificate.
When is the discharge procedure not required?
When moving to a new place of residence (purchasing residential premises at a new address in another city), it is possible to submit documents for registration without a preliminary extract. Deregistration based on previous residence will occur automatically.
Sometimes the question arises as to why it is necessary to pre-register before a new registration. It is necessary to record the fact of deregistration when selling a home. The new owner must receive the residential premises without encumbrance in the form of the previous tenant in the apartment card. A departure slip or a house book with an extract stamp is required by banks when concluding a mortgage agreement.
Can MFC employees require additional documents, for example, information about residential premises?
There is an exhaustive list of documents required for deregistration. There is no warrant, no certificate of title, no lease agreement on this list. The specialist’s demands to provide them are illegal.
The actions of a person who refuses to accept an application, citing the lack of documents that are not on the list of required ones, can be appealed.
Features of the discharge of minors
Due to the fact that minors do not have a full opportunity to protect their rights, the state provides them with increased protection. In order to prevent abuse by other persons, guardianship authorities are involved in the process of deregistering a child.
In addition, when a child lives in an apartment with both parents, an application is required from each of them. When submitting an application, each parent presents a passport. When the child is discharged, a new address must be indicated. The guardianship and trusteeship authorities are checking the condition of the new housing. It is important that the child’s situation does not change for the worse after the change of registration.
Who fills out an application for a minor?
For a child under 14 years of age, the application is filled out and signed by his legal representative (indicating the details of the birth certificate). From the age of 14, a citizen writes an application independently, entering the details of his own passport. In this case, the legal representative of the child who has his own passport is also required to present his identity card.
Is it possible to register deregistration through temporary registration through the MFC?
Temporary registration can be completed through the multifunctional center. The question naturally arises about the possibility of terminating registration in the same way.
Temporary registration is registration at the place of temporary residence. It is issued for a specific period ranging from 3 months to 5 years. It automatically expires on the specified date. Additionally, there is no need to contact the MFC or other authorities.
Step by step registration procedure
The registration procedure for a private home through the MFC consists of several key steps. The registration procedure will be approximately as follows:
- Make an appointment with MFC staff. This can be done over the phone or through the State Services portal. In addition, you can visit a nearby one at any time and make an appointment using the electronic queue.
- Receiving consulting support from MFC specialists on an issue of interest (for example, changing your registration), and setting a date for submitting documents. The passport office in your region of residence can also provide advice.
- Collecting documents necessary to register in the house.
- Visit of the MFC employee at the appointed time, submission of documents. An authorized specialist checks the submitted documentation and issues a receipt of receipt of the application.
- After checking the documents, specialists from the multifunctional center must submit the documentation for registration to the Main Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (or the Federal Migration Service). When it is ready, the applicant will be notified remotely.
- After some time (usually the wait lasts about 8 days), applicants return to the MFC and pick up documents certifying the person’s registration.
Is it possible to discharge a person through the MFC without his consent?
Registration of a person’s discharge from a residential premises without his consent is possible only by a court decision.
A special case is the discharge of a deceased person. In this case, you must contact the multifunctional center at the place where the deceased lived. The following documents are submitted for this procedure:
- statement of established standard;
- death certificate issued by the civil registry office/court decision declaring deceased;
- house register for the residential premises where the deceased lived (if the apartment/house was owned);
- certificate of family composition;
- passport of the person making the application,
- a document confirming family ties with the deceased.
A document confirming the absence of the deceased among the registered persons is:
- house book with a deregistration stamp (if the residential premises are owned);
- renegotiated social tenancy agreement.
How to register as a foreigner
In 2014, changes were made to the legislation on regulating the registration of foreign citizens. If a foreigner stays on the territory of the Russian Federation for more than 7 days (citizens of Tajikistan for more than 15 days), he must register. To do this, you need to contact the territorial office of the Federal Migration Service at the location of the apartment or send them the following documents by mail:
- a completed application form, which can be found on the FMS website;
- rental agreement for rented premises;
- the basis for a person’s presence on the territory of the Russian Federation (migration card, residence permit or work permit);
- passport of the receiving party;
- proof of ownership;
- written consent of all owners;
- payment slip for state duty.
If you have any questions, consult a lawyer
(free of charge, 24/7, 7 days a week):
- MOSCOW (extension 327)
- SAINT PETERSBURG: +7 (812) 425-66-30 (ext. 327)
- REGIONS OF THE RF (extension 327)
