Detailed instructions for registering a person in your apartment in 2021

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The question of how to register a person in an apartment is asked by almost all citizens. Some people need to register their relatives or children, while others need registration themselves. Let's look at the basic rules, registration requirements and its nuances.

The term registration lost its relevance back in 1993, with the adoption of the Law on Freedom of Movement, Choice of Place of Stay and Residence No. 5242-1 of June 25, 1993 (last amended April 2019). But this word is still used in everyday life as more understandable and familiar. Further we will apply such concepts as: registration at the place of residence (= permanent registration) and registration at the place of stay (= temporary registration).

Rights and responsibilities of citizens

The state has introduced a mandatory registration regime for all citizens on its territory.

Registration on the territory of the Russian Federation, or registration in common people, is the responsibility of every person. However, its absence cannot be used as a reason for limiting any rights of a citizen. There are simply fines for its absence.

If having a residence permit is a person’s responsibility, then the ability to register another person in an apartment can be both an obligation and a right. In the first case, such an obligation is assigned to certain officials, as well as to parents in relation to minor children. But the right exists for any person who is the owner of a residential premises or rents an apartment for social rent.

Registration for citizens of the Russian Federation is provided free of charge; for foreigners the state fee is 350 rubles.

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The term “propiska” in Russia has long been replaced by “registration”, but the word has turned out to be so tenacious that even employees of passport offices still use the term. In everyday life, both definitions are used with equal frequency. The owner can register either a relative or a stranger in his apartment.

The sole owner has every right to register anyone he wants, even without being registered in this housing himself. In this case, neither the size of the apartment nor the degree of relationship (or lack thereof) is important.

Two types of registration

Registration at place of residence

also called permanent residence. It records the fact that a person lives in a specific place on a permanent basis. The citizen’s duty in this case is to register within 7 days.

Temporary registration

– this is registration at the place of stay. A person is required to register temporarily if he plans to stay in a given place for at least 3 months. At the same time, temporary registration does not deprive him of the right to permanent registration.

How to temporarily register a person in your apartment? The procedure is no different from permanent registration, it’s just that with permanent registration a special stamp is affixed to the passport, with temporary registration a certificate with a red stamp is issued indicating that the person has a residence permit.

Temporary registration

If you are on a long business trip, receiving treatment in another city, or moving to a rented apartment, you can apply for registration at your place of stay. It is issued for a period of up to 6 months, after which it will be automatically canceled if not extended.

Temporary registration is issued in the same way as permanent registration. The only exception is that you will need to contact the Federal Migration Service with a complete package of documents, where they will ask you to fill out an application in Form No. 1. document can be found here.

It is especially recommended to use the type of temporary registration to register a stranger, because this way you can avoid a situation where he refuses to register. Additionally, read about the consequences of temporary registration for the owner.

What documents will be required

Required documents:

1. Application in the prescribed form (issued on site).
2. Passport of the person registering in the housing (child’s birth certificate).
3. Documents establishing the rights to the apartment. Depending on the type of room, this may be:

- certificate of ownership of the apartment or part of it;

- warrant, social, municipal, official employment contracts (or their number should be indicated, since they are at the disposal of state bodies and their submission is not required);

- a court decision on moving into housing can also be a special document.

1. Passport of the owner or tenant.

Additional documents:

1. When registering in a municipal square - permission from municipal services.
2. If the apartment is in shared ownership - permission of all property owners.
3. If the apartment is on social rent and a non-family member is registering, the consent of all adults is required.

In these two cases, third parties may be required to personally appear and sign on the application, or each of them must sign their own document. It is also possible to provide a notarized permit.

1. When registering in a communal apartment, everything will depend on whose ownership the square meters are - relevant documents will be required either from the owner or from the municipality.
2. If there is a document stating that the person was discharged from the previous place, but in principle the discharge process can occur automatically at the time of new registration.

The specified list is submitted to the subscriber department or to the Multifunctional Center for the Provision of State and Municipal Services (MFC).

Documents can also be provided to authorities through State Services in electronic form.

Registration of a person without his presence

According to Art. 31 of the Regulations of the Russian Federation, a person cannot be registered or discharged without his personal presence, but exceptions are possible in the case of sick or elderly family members who need care. In this case, the registration procedure remains the same, but you will need to issue a one-time or special power of attorney for the authorized person.

The document must be notarized. You can also fill out a statement in advance about your desire to register in an apartment using Form No. 6, which must be certified by a notary.

So, the owner of the apartment and the authorized representative (this can be the same person) go to the passport office. They submit the following documents:

• passport of the apartment owner;
• power of attorney to represent the prescribing person;
• passport of the person being registered;
• certificate of ownership of living space;
• application for registration (if notarized);
• departure slip (if there was a previous statement);
• military ID and capital letter of the person registering (if available).

The registrar accepts the documents, and the owner of the living space fills out an application. If necessary, an authorized person on behalf of the person registering also fills out an application. You can come back for a passport with a registration stamp after 3-7 days. It can be picked up by the person registering or by a trusted person. It is worth noting that in cases falling under clause 62 of the Administrative Regulations of the Federal Migration Service of the Russian Federation No. 339, registrars will bring the passport to your home.

Municipal housing

The tenant of a municipal apartment has the right to register both temporary and permanent residents in it (Article 67 of the Housing Code). But there are certain rules here. How to register a person in a municipal apartment legally and without legal delays?

If you can register any number of individuals in your own apartment and the law does not limit the owner in this, then in municipal housing the number of meters of living space per person is considered (in different regions from 8 to 18). If the footage does not allow, it is not possible to register a person.

The registration permit is issued by the Property Management Department after reviewing the application, subject to availability (that is, if the meters allow). The only exception to this rule is the registration of minor children. The child is registered with the parent, regardless of whether there are conditions for this, and permission is not required.

Family members of the employer are registered with his consent without obtaining permission from third parties. This applies to the following relatives:

• spouse);
• children;
• parents.

But how can you register a stranger in a social rented apartment? This will require the consent of everyone else registered, even if you are the main employer.

Set of documents

It's time to discuss what documents are needed to register a person in an apartment. Their list, regardless of the type of registration, includes:

1. National passport. Mandatory requirements:

• the passport must be valid, an expired document will not be accepted;
• the original is withdrawn for the duration of registration actions for affixing a stamp;
• children under 14 years of age provide a birth certificate;
• no other identification documents, such as a foreign passport, will be accepted.

1. Documents for living space. Among what is needed for registration in the owner’s apartment, you should list a certificate of ownership or an extract from Rosreestr, if the apartment was purchased after 06/15/16 (from this date the issuance of certificates was stopped). When registering in municipal housing, a tenancy agreement or warrant is provided.
2. Application from a citizen registering (form No. 6). You can ask for its form from the employee receiving the documentation. If, simultaneously with registration, the applicant is discharged from his previous place of residence, he must fill out the application on both sides.
3. Departure sheet. It is issued if the applicant has already been discharged from his previous place of residence.

Analysis of legislation helps determine what is needed to register in an apartment:

1. All documentation is provided in originals.
2. Absentee submission of documents is allowed. In any case, you will have to submit the originals to the government agency.
3. During the period of absence of a passport, the applicant has the right to request that he be provided with a temporary identity card.

There is often information that men are required to provide a military ID or registration certificate. This is not entirely true. Citizens liable for military service, when changing their place of residence, report to the military registration and enlistment office themselves to notify them.

The answer to the question of how to register in your own new apartment depends on who wants to register. If the matter concerns the owner himself, then the consent of other persons, even if it is shared ownership, is not required. If we are talking, for example, about a relative of the owner, then despite the family ties, permission from all owners will be required. Consent is not required from other citizens registered in this living space.

Package of documents for temporary registration

Let's list what is needed to temporarily register a person in an apartment:

1. Passport.
2. Extract from the house register.
3. Consent of interested parties. If the housing is privately owned, all owners with passports must be present during the registration procedure. They confirm their consent by signing in a special column. In the case of shared ownership, the owners can entrust the right of signature to a representative by issuing a notarized power of attorney.
4. Statement from the owner or tenant.

It is worth considering the nuances of how registration for a minor child is done. When temporarily registering a minor citizen, the consent of both parents is required, which is formalized by filling out the appropriate lines of the application.

Features of permanent registration

When registering permanently, interested parties often ask whether the owner of the apartment is needed for registration. This procedure requires the mandatory presence of the owner of the living space in which the applicant is registered. However, it is not always possible for owners to visit a government agency at the same time as the registered citizen. In this case, the notarized consent of the owner will help.

If the applicant has a general power of attorney for the home, the presence of the owner is not required.

In this regard, it is necessary to list who can register a person in an apartment without an owner, if citizens have the full right to live with the owner. This category includes all family members. In addition, they may be other relatives or disabled dependents who are not related, but permanently reside with the owner of the premises. In this case, the issue of registration is resolved in court.

To study in detail the features of permanent registration, refer to the material “What documents are needed for registration”.

Communal apartment

Unfortunately, there are no fewer communal apartments these days. On the contrary, very often former close people become strangers, divide their accounts and either live in the same area as in a communal apartment, or sell their part to others.

Communal housing is housing in which several owners live (and they can be not only individuals, but also the municipality), they have a living space allocated for each, as well as places for common use.

How to register another person in a communal apartment? The owner of a communal apartment has all the rights of an ordinary, sole owner. He can register anyone for his living space, the main thing is that this area is allocated in the form of a separate room.

If the communal apartment belongs to the municipality, then the rules of the municipal apartment apply. When registering other persons, it is necessary to obtain permission from the Department and other persons registered. When receiving permission from the municipality, compliance with area standards also plays a big role.

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How a Mother Registers for an Apartment with her Son

The concept of "registration" - a legacy of the Soviet past - is no longer used in the official lexicon. It was replaced by the term “registration at the place of residence”. In everyday parlance we call this “persistent registration.”

Permanent and temporary registrations do not give a person the right to dispose of the real estate in which he is registered: sell, donate, rent. Having a disability, state awards, or refugee status also does not allow you to apply for an apartment. But a relative with permanent registration can register his minor children with you. They will also not be able to dispose of real estate. But if you decide to sell the apartment, you will have to go through the courts to discharge other people’s children without the consent of their parents.

Features of permanent registration in a municipal apartment (read more...)

Registration in the apartment of a sole owner

If a citizen owns an apartment individually (has entered into a housing purchase agreement, received it as an inheritance, through a deed of gift) on the basis of a document of ownership, then without asking the permission of third parties, he has the right to register any person. This could be a close or distant relative, or a complete stranger. In this case, the registration of the owner himself does not matter.

How to register a person in a privatized apartment? If a person already owns a home, registering other persons in it is no different from the rules that apply to apartments purchased or received by inheritance and gift. If there is not one, but several owners, then we will consider this option below.

There is only one way to register a person in an apartment without the consent of the owner. A housing rental agreement must be registered through the MFC or in Rosreestr. In this case, the tenant has the right to independently, but temporarily (for the period of validity of the contract) register himself without informing the owner. The owner has the right to challenge this decision only in court.

Registration process

The procedure for registering an apartment includes the following steps:

1. Selecting an institution to submit an application.
2. Collection of a set of documentation.
3. Submitting documents and completing an application.
4. Receipt of an original stamped passport or temporary registration document within the prescribed period.

This is the standard registration procedure, which may differ depending on whether the applicant is the owner of the home.

The rules for registration in the apartment of the owner of an unauthorized person state that the owner must be present during registration.

Registration in an apartment with shared ownership

How to register a person in an apartment with the owner if the other owner is against it? The answer is clear - no way. Again, there is one exception - minor children. But any other, even the closest relatives - parents, spouses, children of the owner over 18 years old and others, do not have the right to register with one of the owners if the other is against it.

In addition, if one of the owners is a minor, consent to registration of any person (even his parent) is issued with the permission of the guardianship authority.

The only way out of this situation (especially when the husband and wife plan to live together, but the owners do not give this opportunity) is to donate part of your living space to the person you want to register.

There are situations when persons who do not own property are registered and living in an apartment. How to register a person in your apartment if others registered are against it? The MFC or passport office will not ask for permission from them. Registered people only have the right to use the property, they do not have the right to dispose of it.

How a Mother Registers for an Apartment with her Son

The main documents that specify the rules of registration and the rights of owners are: Law No. 5242-1 on the right to freedom of movement, Rules for registration and deregistration, as well as two codes - Civil and Housing. Links to some of these documents are below the article. If we put together the necessary provisions, we get the following.

The stated processing time is 3 days. With this method, stamps will be placed in your presence, and your passports will not be taken away. You must come for a new registration with the originals of all documents.

Registration at the MFC, OVM or passport office (read more...)

Registration of minors

As mentioned earlier, you can register his child in an apartment in which a parent is already registered with virtually no restrictions. This applies to both owned apartments and service, municipal, and communal apartments. The only thing is that if a parent is registered temporarily, then the child can only be registered for the same period. The permission of the owners, the tenant, the Department is not required, and their presence is not required.

Usually newborn children are registered in this way, but there are cases when older children live or remain without registration. The law protects minors by allowing them to live at the place of residence of their parents. This applies not only to relatives, but also to adopted children. At the same time, the parent is not even required to document ownership of the property or that he is the tenant.

How can you register a child if you require the permission of the second parent (if they are not registered together)? This issue is quite controversial, since according to the law, any parent can register their child with them. Most often, the mother's consent is required if the child is registered with the father. You have the right to refuse to provide such a document, but you should keep in mind that the resolution of your issue will simply be delayed.

How to register in a new place?

It is possible to register at a new place of residence by following a certain algorithm of actions:

1. Appeal to the Federal Migration Service with the provision of a certain set of documents to this authorized body:

• main document;
• a written application for registration at a new place of residence, accompanied by a tear-off coupon for deregistration at the previous place;
• a document that confirms the residence of the visiting citizen in a residential premises: these are civil contracts or hiring;
• if children under 14 years of age are involved in this process, their birth certificate is provided.

The citizen is given an arrival address sheet of a certain form by a person who is personally responsible for the document flow in the registration authority.

• Waiting for the return of the main document with a record of registration at the new place of residence. There must be a note indicating that the citizen was deregistered in his previous home. Children under 14 years of age are issued a certificate.

An employee of the authorized body who has accepted documents from a citizen must submit them to the FMS unit within three days. Within 3 days, employees register a citizen and enter his data into the Russian automated database. If the FMS division requested information about a document that is the basis for registration at the place of residence, the citizen must be registered within 8 working days from the date of acceptance of the documents.

If one of the parties is missing

During registration, both parties must be present - the one with whom they are registering and the one who is registering. This does not apply only to cases where the housing is owned by government agencies - in a municipal or communal apartment, where the owner is the municipality, it is enough to provide permission from it.

If the owner of the property is absent, you can register without him, provided you have a specially certified permit. The document can be certified by a notary, and if the person is in a hospital, then by the chief physician.

How to register a person in an apartment if he himself is absent? At State Services you can submit documents in advance, but in any case, the presence of the person being registered or his authorized representative is required during registration. The power of attorney must be notarized by visiting a notary in advance or inviting him to your home.

Children are not required to be present during registration.

Where to contact

In order to register a person, you can contact any of these organizations:

• in the MFC;
• Passport Office;
• FMS or FMS (Federal Migration Service and its Directorate).

You should know that the latter authorities are the ones that deal with registration, and the documents will still get to them from the MFC or the subscriber department. That is, the first two bodies are intended to simplify the procedure and help citizens with registration.

The most accessible way at the moment is to register for an apartment through the MFC. Moreover, this can be done at any branch closest to you, regardless of where you live. There are many specialists in the centers, there are fewer queues, and the process of accepting documents is faster.

Many Federal Migration Service have special days when you can submit documents for registration. But usually these days a lot of migrants and people with certain registration problems are accepted, so it is so convenient that there is another way to submit documents for registration.

Definition and purposes of registration

Registration at the place of residence or stay is a legally established obligation of citizens of the Russian Federation. The main regulator is Art. 3. It was with the adoption of this law that the term propiska was replaced by registration.

The additional article “What is the difference: registration and registration” will help you find the differences between these institutions.

To understand what registration at the place of residence or stay means, consider the main types of registration in an apartment:

1. Permanent – ​​registration at the citizen’s place of residence.
2. Temporary – registration at the place of residence.

First of all, the state needs registration to control internal migration, as well as to collect statistical information, which is intended for the development of socio-economic policy. However, registration plays a significant role in the lives of citizens themselves.

Before researching how to properly register in an apartment after purchase or in other situations, you should evaluate the benefits of registration. Thus, it gives the right to perform the following significant actions:

• receiving pensions and benefits;
• seeking medical care and treatment in public hospitals;
• registration of documents such as SNILS, TIN, driver's license and so on;
• placement of the child in kindergarten and school.

According to the law, registration in the owner’s apartment when enrolling a child in an educational institution is not required, however, applicants with registration are considered first. In other cases, the requirement for mandatory registration is illegal.

When getting married or issuing a foreign passport, a registration mark is not required. In its absence, officials do not have the right to refuse to provide such services.

It is also worth mentioning who registers in the apartment. If registration is carried out specifically in a house, apartment or room in communal housing, then the citizen is responsible for the procedure independently. But when you temporarily move into a room in a sanatorium or medical institution, registration of registration falls on the shoulders of the administration of this organization.

Registration procedure through State Services

Many people use a simplified method of submitting documents to various authorities through State Services. This allows you to save time in queues and when filling out documents.

First of all, the applicant must be registered on the portal and confirm his account. You can register remotely, from your phone, tablet or computer, but in order to confirm your identity, you must personally come to the MFC, provide your passport and indicate your credentials.

After this, all the above documents are submitted scanned or photographed (in good quality). And all that remains is to wait for the message (in the form of SMS and email)

The easiest way to register a person in an apartment is through State Services, but do not forget that in any case you will have to come in person and provide permission for registration, or get permission from a notary, paying additional money. But there is an opportunity to save time and avoid standing in lines.

We have reviewed all the basic rules on how to register any person in an apartment through government services, the MFC, the passport office or the Federal Migration Service, for various forms of ownership of the living space. In fact, the process is not complicated; in just 7 days you can receive the coveted stamp in your passport or temporary registration paper.