Register a child through the MFC: what documents are needed, rules and registration procedure

The birth of a child entails not only joyful and pleasant moments, but also additional troubles and worries that can take a lot of time and effort. These include the need to issue the first official document in a person’s life—a birth certificate. Russian legislation (Federal Law No. 143 of November 15, 1997 “On Civil Status Acts”) requires that such a document be received within a month from the date of birth of the child. This can be done at the registry office. Those who cannot go to the registry office have no choice but to obtain a child’s birth certificate at the MFC.

Multifunctional centers (MFC): what is it?

The abbreviation “MFC” is known to almost every Russian today. The decoding speaks for itself: a multifunctional center that provides both individuals and legal entities with a wide range of government and municipal services.

The exercise has become very popular among the population of the Russian Federation. Constant improvement of the MFC system, expansion of the list and range of services, updating of the regulatory framework contribute to the implementation of the main idea of creating such centers - promptly providing every Russian citizen with the necessary documents for:

birth of a child;
changing the last name, first name and patronymic;
registration of a pension;
loss of documents;
individual construction;
;
driver's license exchange;
the emergence of land and property relations;
entrepreneurship;
loss of a family member or relative;
purchasing housing, etc.

More information about the activities of multifunctional centers can be found on the website.

Registration of a newborn at the place of residence

In the first month after birth, it is necessary to have time to register the child's parents (parent) (according to Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 713 of July 17, 1995). In this case, a certificate will be issued (form No. of registration.

It will be needed when applying for benefits, financial assistance, enrolling in a preschool, joining a clinic, and in other situations.

To receive the document, you must fill out an application (form No. 6)

and prepare the necessary papers. To register, you will first need the child's birth certificate.

According to paragraph 28 of Resolution No. 713, it is recommended to set aside a seven-day period for such registration from the date of receipt of the certificate. You can register your child at the passport office, in the State Services online service, or at the MFC.

Read in more detail about all the subtleties.

How to register a newborn child through the State Services website

The legislation of the Russian Federation does not regulate the period during which it is necessary to obtain registration for a newborn. At the same time, there are many situations when registration will definitely come in handy, for example, when receiving a compulsory medical insurance policy for a child, when visiting a clinic, or when placing a child on a waiting list for kindergarten. Therefore, it is very important to register a newborn as quickly as possible. The opportunity to register appears immediately after the issuance of a birth certificate, which must be obtained before the child turns 1 month old. Fortunately for young mothers and fathers, there is now no need to visit the FMS several times and waste time waiting in line. Now there is a wonderful opportunity to register a newborn child through the State Services portal.

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What are the benefits of contacting the MFC?

To understand why multifunctional centers are useful, you just need to remember the numerous offices of officials, waiting in queues, inconvenient schedules of visiting and non-reception days, doors that slam in front of you due to a lunch break, and other bureaucratic joys.

Among the main advantages of the MFC are:

wide range of services. It is possible to obtain dozens of documents in one place;
reducing the waiting time for documents to be ready;
electronic queue. You can freely manage your time and show up exactly at the appointed time;
convenient working hours (from 8.00 to 20.00, without lunch breaks, including on Saturdays from 8.00 to 17.00). You can receive the required document at any convenient time;
leveling out factors such as bureaucracy, rudeness, and inattention on the part of officials. Increased comfort;
the ability to contact any MFC, regardless of place of residence (with the exception of Moscow and St. Petersburg);
excluding the use of corruption schemes.

The procedure for registering through the MFC step by step

Depending on the type of residence, deadlines are set for citizens, as well as legal representatives of minors, to contact the relevant authorities.

Deadlines for submitting required documents:

If you change your permanent place of residence, you are given 7 days from the date of arrival at your new home.
When moving to a temporary place of stay - no more than 90 days to show up at the registration authority.
In the situation with newborns, no other deadlines are provided, that is, according to the law, the prescribed week is given. It happens that the process is delayed due to a lot of hassle associated with processing other papers for the baby. In this case, you still shouldn’t delay registration, as it will be useful for receiving other social services.

Procedure for contacting the MFC:

Collection of all necessary originals and copies of documents.
Visit to a nearby center. You can make an appointment in advance through the State Services website or by calling the hotline.
Only a legal representative who registers the minor in his/her living space can apply for registration. It is not necessary to take the child to the contact center, and the presence of the second spouse is also not essential.
In the presence of the applicant, an MFC employee checks all papers for completeness and correctness, and issues a certificate of acceptance.
On the day appointed by the contact center employee, the parent will be given a certificate.

Since a minor citizen does not have a passport, to confirm his registration, a certificate is issued, depending on the situation:

on registration at the place of residence according to Form No. 8;

on registration at the place of stay according to form No. 3.

The certificate is assigned an account number. If the child previously lived in another place, then when a new document is issued, the child will be automatically deregistered at the old address.

Who can act as an applicant to the MFC

Any parent can act as an applicant on behalf of the newborn. The question of whether it is possible to issue a birth certificate to non-parents at the MFC is quite common. Yes, an authorized relative or acquaintance can replace parents: parents must write a letter of application in any form. In addition to information about this person, it must indicate the child’s desired name and patronymic (if the mother is a single mother). To submit documents, the authorized person must present a letter and his passport.

In Moscow and St. Petersburg, applications to the MFC are submitted if the child was born in these cities or if both or one of the parents is registered here.

What documents need to be submitted to the MFC

Those who do not know what documents are needed to obtain a birth certificate at the MFC should take into account that in addition to the mandatory basic ones - an application, parents’ passports (subject to its conclusion) and a medical certificate of birth (from a maternity hospital or from a private doctor) you may need additional papers.

This will happen if:

parents are in a civil marriage. An additional certificate of paternity establishment or a court decision recognizing it will be required;
the child was born from a surrogate mother. This is a rarer situation, and in this case, the consent of the woman in labor will be necessary to register the biological parents in the certificate;
the child was born outside the maternity hospital and without medical care. A statement is required from a witness who was present at the birth.

Check out the list of required items in more detail.

The procedure for obtaining a birth certificate at the MFC

First of all, you should make an appointment in advance. This can be done in person by visiting the MFC and receiving a card indicating the day and time of the visit from the operator, or remotely. This can be done remotely:

On the site .
You need to go to the site and register/log in. On the website - select “Enroll in queue”, find the desired region, select a specific MFC and make an appointment
When registering, you must select the desired service. Indicate: the number of cases, the desired date and time of the visit, your full name and phone number. Fill out the captcha (enter the numbers from the picture) and get your number in the queue.
by phone. The telephone numbers of all MFCs are on the website https://mfc.rf/. Having called the desired MFC, all the necessary data should be discussed with the operator, who will offer possible dates and times of the visit.

It is important to know: you must appear on the appointed day exactly at the appointed time. If you are late, after a few minutes of absence, your turn automatically moves to the next customer behind you. In this case, you will need to repeat the queuing procedure.

Obtaining a birth certificate from the MFC involves a visit to the center by parents (in case of an officially registered marriage and a common surname, one of them) or authorized representatives.

They must fill out application form No. 1

and submit all papers. In the case of a civil marriage or if the surnames of the spouses are different, both must be present. When registering a child for a single mother, all information is recorded in her words, and the child receives the mother’s surname.

How much does registration cost and when can I receive the document?

Registration of a birth document does not require payment. Everything related to the necessary documents - the issuance of a medical certificate at the maternity hospital, the application form, the certificate itself and its execution, as well as the subsequent registration of the child’s place of residence - are free services.

Speaking about the timing of readiness and issuance, it should be noted that issuing a birth certificate for a newborn at the MFC is a process as short as a visit to the registry office. Provided that a complete set of required papers is submitted, the completed document will be delivered on the same day. The process can be delayed by the absence of a document or a detected error in the parent documents.

It is important to know: the child’s birth certificate received since February 2013 (Federal Law No. 183 of November 12, 2012). Otherwise, it will lose legitimacy and you will have to contact the registry office or MFC to replace it.

What documents are issued by hand?

To obtain a birth certificate, the recipient must present his or her passport. The applicant receives a completed document form with a signature and seal, as well as a certificate F-No. 24.

This certificate is given in place of a medical certificate from the maternity hospital, it remains valid for 6 months and will be needed to receive a one-time federal financial benefit for a child (in 2020 - 15,512.65 rubles) from the Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation. This benefit is paid to each newborn child. Single mothers are given a certificate F No. 25 to receive a monthly benefit.

Registration deadlines

You can receive a certificate with a stamp about the child’s place of residence by contacting the Multifunctional Center with a complete package of documents.

This institution operates on a one-stop principle, that is, parents only need to provide the center’s specialist with the collected papers and receive a certificate of registration of the baby at the appointed time.

The MFC must provide:

parents' identity cards (passports);
children's metrics;
marriage certificate, if available (read about registering children with unmarried parents);
in the case where the parents are registered at different addresses, the consent of one parent (written, certified by a practicing notary) will be required for the baby to be registered with the second (if the baby is registered with the mother within 1 month of life, then this paper is not required);
when registering a minor with the father, it is necessary to bring a certificate confirming that the baby is not registered with the mother;
fill out an application at the institution.

After submitting the documents to the MFC, the specialist will issue a receipt for the documents provided and notify you of the date when the completed certificate can be picked up.

The baby will be registered in 3 days, but if the employee needs to make a request for additional information to complete the procedure, the time increases to 8 days.

The advantages of carrying out the procedure through the MFC are:

the opportunity to receive specialist advice and assistance in completing documentation;
ease of filing papers;
short processing time for applications.

Despite the fact that the law does not establish an exact period within which it is necessary to obtain a certificate of the child’s place of residence, you should not delay this procedure, otherwise a fine of 1.5-2.5 thousand Russian rubles may be assessed.

In addition, without registration it is impossible to obtain a compulsory medical insurance policy, apply for benefits and other necessary documentation.

Find out on our website what liability is provided for the absence or delay in registering a child, as well as how to register a newborn temporarily.

The procedure is completely free - no state duty is paid for it and no other payments are made.

But, if the registered minor has no citizenship or is a foreign citizen, a fee of 350 rubles will need to be paid, and the receipt will need to be attached to the rest of the documentation.

Parents have the right to choose the most convenient and acceptable way to obtain a certificate of the child’s place of residence. Timely completion of papers will save you from problems in queuing up for kindergarten, obtaining an insurance policy, benefits, allowances and solving other equally important issues.

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As a rule, the procedure for registering a child through the MFC takes 3-5 days.

BY THE WAY, it will take at least a week to complete the same document through government services.

In general, registration is a free procedure. However, when contacting the MFC, you will have to pay for the services of the center itself. The amount of payment depends on the region in which the multifunctional center is located

You can register your baby if you come to the MFC with the necessary documents. This organization operates in a single window mode.

Thus, the mother and father can bring the necessary documents to the organization’s employee and they will be informed of the date when they can pick up the minor citizen’s registration certificate.

To register a baby with the MFC, you need to take the following steps:

Prepare a complete package of documents and make sure they are correct.
Appear with these documents at the MFC.
Complete an application and submit it along with the documents.
Get a signature from the MFC employee stating that he accepted the documents.
Ask when you can come back for the results.
Appear for registration documents when required.

The Russian Migration Department has created new regulations on the registration of infants in housing.

Previously, from the moment of birth of the child, they were given thirty days to register the baby and receive a birth certificate.

According to the new rules, thirty days are given to apply for a certificate, and another week from the date of receipt of the certificate to register.

IMPORTANT! If a young citizen already has registration at the place of residence, then for re-registration in connection with the move, one week is given to prepare and submit documents.

Registration is absolutely free. There is no need to pay state duty or make other payments.

Attention! If the child who needs to be registered does not have citizenship or is a foreigner, then a payment of 350 rubles will be required. The payment receipt must be attached to the remaining documents.

How to obtain registration for children of foreign citizens? The answer to this question can be found on our website.

Multifunctional centers were formed with the aim of increasing the comfort of providing services to citizens, in particular those provided by the Federal Migration Service. Here you can prepare almost any documents.

The way this technique works is simple and easy, and does not require contacting additional services or companies. To register or change your registration in this way, you should:

Make an appointment at the nearest MFC hotline, clarify all the details and work schedule.
Prepare the necessary package of documents;
Arrive at the appointed time; if for some reason you were unable to sign up, you can get in line by receiving an electronic coupon at the reception desk.

Please note that to carry out this procedure, the owner of the housing space or the tenant must be present.

The period for completing this procedure is 8 working days. All services related to registration are provided to citizens absolutely free of charge and no state fee is charged.

As a result, a special stamp will be placed in the citizen’s passport, which reflects the notification of the migration service about the person’s permanent place of residence.

The stamp lines indicate the date of registration and address details of permanent residence.

You can receive a stamped passport in the same window where you submitted all your documents from the very beginning.

Through the MFC you can obtain a child’s birth certificate by making an appointment in advance. This can be done in three ways:

Come to the center in person and register through the terminal. Receive a registration coupon indicating the date and time of your future visit to the center.
Sign up at the MFC via the Internet and wait for confirmation, which should come with the relevant details to your personal email.
Get in line for a personal appointment by first making an appointment by calling the hotline of the multifunctional center indicated on the website of the desired MFC. The operator will fill out your details and verbally notify you about the timing of your visit.

Step-by-step instructions for obtaining a child’s birth certificate through the MFC:

Collect a complete package of documents. It is prepared taking into account the nuances (presence of one or both parents, birth outside the walls of a medical institution, etc.).
Provide the relevant documents to the MFC.
Wait for the period allotted for checking the provided papers.
Appear in person within the specified time frame to fill out the fields in the application of a certain form.
Obtaining a birth certificate from MFC employees.

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Attention

The possibility of obtaining a certificate for a newborn directly on the day of the applicants’ official visit to the center often depends on the technical workload of the MFC. There is a high probability of receiving the certificate later than the stated period - from 2 to 7 days.

If you have all the necessary documents and comply with their provision in advance to MFC operators for information verification, the procedure for issuing a birth certificate, scheduled for a certain time, can take up to 60 minutes.

For your information

If it is necessary to clarify information at the Main Department of Internal Affairs, the process of obtaining a birth certificate at the MFC may take up to 3 days; at the place of registration - until the 1st day; for technical reasons - for an indefinite period, but not longer than 6 working days.

Registration of a birth certificate at the multifunctional center is free of charge. The fee is charged only in case of loss of the certificate, subject to its restoration and amounts to 350 rubles of state duty. Payment is made through a bank, MFC terminal, or Internet banking. You can also pay directly on site from a center employee.

The list of documents for a newborn begins with a birth certificate. The birth certificate is the main document of the baby. Its presence is mandatory in almost every legal procedure, so it is mandatory to obtain it. The law requires parents to obtain the certificate within the first 30 days of the baby's life.

Certificate of birth of a child from the maternity hospital.
Parental passports
If available - marriage certificate / or 350 rubles state fee for filing an application to establish paternity (if the parents are not officially married). The application is submitted simultaneously with the issuance of the certificate.

Civil registry office (any nearest, does not depend on the place of registration of the parents/child)
MFC (similarly, you can choose any convenient MFC)

It is issued immediately, on the day of application.

Registration of a birth certificate. Detailed instructions.

Like any resident of Russia, the baby will need a policy in order to gain access to free medicine. Without a policy, a baby will be admitted to clinics only for 60 days from the date of birth (30 days from the date of birth are allocated for obtaining a birth certificate (which is necessary to obtain the policy), and another 30 days for the child to issue the compulsory medical insurance policy itself).

Birth certificate
Passport of one of the parents

MFC (any one closest to you)
Any insurance company accredited to issue compulsory medical insurance policies. (for example, Rosgosstrakh, AlfaStrakhovanie and the like).

The policy takes two to three weeks to complete. When submitting your application, you will be told when you will need to come for the completed document. During the registration of a permanent policy, the child will be issued a temporary one.

How can I restore a birth document through the MFC?

There are several reasons for restoring a birth certificate. This is its loss, rendering unusable, lamination. Restoring a lost certificate is possible by personally contacting the registry office, through State Services, or the MFC.

Not only children's birth certificates are lost, but also documents of adult family members. A certificate may be urgently needed if:

;
registration of inheritance;
confirmation of family ties;
confirmation of maiden name;
registration of pension, etc.

The question of how to restore an adult’s birth certificate through the MFC or in another way becomes especially relevant in the context of natural and man-made disasters, fires, and military operations.

To issue a new document for an adult or child through the MFC, you must:

sign up for the electronic queue;
appear on time, leave the completed application F-No. 18
package of documents and pay the state fee (the amount is the same for both adults and children - 350 rubles). For an adult applicant, a passport and receipt must be provided. For a child - parental passports, parents' marriage certificate, receipt.
It is possible to issue a duplicate even for a person who is no longer alive (this may be necessary in property disputes, inheritance issues, etc.). In this case, you need to add to the list of necessary documents confirmation of your relationship with this person (marriage certificate, birth certificate, adoption certificate, will).
receive a receipt for documents and find out when you can receive a new document.

If the applicant is unable to be personally present at the MFC, his authorized representative has the right to receive a second birth certificate. To do this, you need to write a power of attorney in the name of this person and have it notarized. This power of attorney must also be present in the package of documents.

The procedure for obtaining a duplicate may take several days.

How to make a temporary registration through the MFC?

A citizen who resides for more than 90 days in a place other than his primary place of registration must apply for temporary registration. To obtain it, he needs to provide the following to the MFC:

Passport.
Application in the prescribed form No. 1.
Written consent of the owner and other citizens registered in the apartment for the temporary registration of the applicant.
For registration in rented housing - a rental or rental agreement.

The applicant must visit the MFC branch together with the owner of the property where he plans to apply for temporary registration. The owner must have a passport with him, as well as documents confirming ownership of the property. He also needs to fill out an application indicating his consent to the provision of living space. If the owner cannot be present in person on the day appointed for the reception, it is necessary to issue a power of attorney in the name of the applicant.

How can I replace a birth certificate through the MFC?

Replacement of birth certificates through the MFC is practiced quite often. The reason for the replacement may be an undetected error in time and the need to make any amendments or changes to the document, a change of surname or first name. This service is paid - in 2017, for changing your full name with registration and issuing a certificate, you need to pay 1,600 rubles, for correction or change (with the issuance of a new certificate) - 650 rubles.

Free replacement is provided in the following cases:

errors caused by a government official;
name changes upon adoption.

To make changes you must submit:

application (form No. 17);
passport (for a child - parental passports);
valid certificate;
marriage certificate of one or both parents (if you intend to take the surname of your stepfather or stepmother or one of your parents);
to change your full name - f. No. 15;
passport;
valid certificate;
decision of the registry office to correct incorrect information in the document.

The period for reviewing submitted documents is from 1 to 2 months.

How to register a child through the MFC

According to the law, a newborn can only be registered at the place of residence of the father, mother or other legal representative. The place of residence is the residential premises in which one of the parents or guardians of the child is officially registered. This could be an apartment, a private house, a room in a communal apartment or part of an apartment (private house). Regardless of the form of ownership, permission from the owner of the living space for registration is not required. Registration in non-residential premises is prohibited.

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

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.

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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

Required documents

Package of documents required for registration of a child:

birth certificate;
passports of both parents;
Marriage certificate;
application for registration of a child at the place of residence of one of the parents;
copies of all the above documents in good quality.

If the child’s parents are registered at different addresses, it is worth deciding in advance where the child will be registered. Also in this case, it will be necessary to draw up the consent of one of the parents to register the newborn in the spouse’s living quarters and have it certified by a notary. A pre-prepared package of documents is handed over to an employee of the district or city MFC. You can view the addresses of the centers and their work schedule on the official website of the organization.

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Sometimes an application to register a newborn is rejected. The reason for this may be incorrect execution of documents or doubts about their authenticity. Another common reason for refusals is when parents try to register their child in a residential area where none of the parents are registered.

If you need to change your registration through the MFC, the algorithm for parents’ actions is similar. The child is discharged from his previous place of residence automatically.

Sample marriage certificate

Going abroad: apostilling a birth certificate

To legitimize a birth certificate when leaving for permanent residence, getting married abroad, traveling a child abroad and in other cases, a special stamp is required - an apostille.

The easiest way out would be to affix an apostille to the original certificate. The state duty for this service is 2500 rubles. To do this, you need to make an appointment through State Services or the MFC, provide a passport and the original certificate.

Abroad, they often require a translation with an apostille along with the certificate. To do this, you must contact a translation agency in advance and have the translation and translator’s passport details certified by a notary. In this case, you will have to pay the state duty twice - for apostilling the translation and the document itself. In this case, you must contact the FKU GIAC of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, the Information Center of the territorial bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

If you are planning to travel abroad with children, then in order to avoid problems with customs and border services, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with where and how you can place them.

Refusal to register the birth of a child at the MFC: what are the grounds for this?

In case of refusal of registration, the applicant will be issued a certificate with the reasons for the refusal.

The only reason for an unequivocal refusal to issue a certificate at the MFC may be the foreign citizenship of the applicant. Stateless persons will also receive a refusal.

Citizens of other states and stateless persons will have to apply to obtain a certificate for the child at the registry office.

All other reasons (lack of necessary documents, their inconsistency, errors in filling out forms) will lead to an increase in the period for obtaining a certificate - the number of applications for registration is not limited.