Our article will tell you how to properly register a newborn baby. You will also get acquainted with information about when this needs to be done and what happens if this process is put off for a long time.
- With the birth of a baby, parents have a lot of worries and, unfortunately, not always very pleasant ones. After all, almost immediately after a little miracle is discharged from the maternity hospital, its immediate registration is required
- Therefore, new parents have to find time to run around government agencies and collect the necessary documents. After your baby receives a birth certificate, you will need to make another important document - registration
- After all, only after you register your child in an apartment or private house can he count on prompt medical care, a place in kindergarten and the social benefits he is entitled to. Therefore, let's figure out how and in what time frame you need to register your son or daughter
Does a newborn need a registration?
Registration will help your child become a full member of their country.
Many parents try to postpone the process of registering their child’s place of residence for as long as possible. Some do this because they are busy, others simply due to ignorance of the laws.
The most unpleasant thing is that such negligence can lead to not entirely pleasant problems. Therefore, it will be better if you find time, collect all the necessary documents and register your child in an apartment or house.
Registration of a newborn is needed for: • To comply with all norms of the legislation of your country. Legislative acts clearly indicate that a newborn baby must be registered at the place of residence of one of the parents as quickly as possible • This is the only way your baby will become a full-fledged citizen of his country. Timely registration will give him the right to apply for a place in kindergarten, school and obtain a medical policy • To obtain a foreign passport. If you really like to travel and plan to conquer distant countries with your child, then you definitely need to decide on his place of residence
Is it necessary to register a newborn child?
The law states that the child must be registered within seven days following the mother's registration of the birth certificate. In turn, the document itself can be obtained within thirty days, counted from the date of birth of the child.
If the baby’s parents did not enter into a legal marriage, then written permission from the second parent is required for the baby to live at this address. In this case, the consent of other residents registered at the same address is not required.
As for the mandatory registration of a newborn child, the law here establishes the following procedure. In theory, the child may not be registered at his official place of residence at all; in certain situations this will not entail any administrative punishment or penalty. However, this will lead to various problems related to the right to receive social benefits and benefits, the right to free medical care and obtaining a place in a nursery or kindergarten.
Rules for registering newborns
The child is registered in the living space of the father or mother
• According to all legislative acts, a small person can be registered either in the living space of the mother or in the living space of the father. If a child does not have parents, then an official guardian or adoptive parent can register him with him.
• It is prohibited to register newborn children in the apartment of grandparents. Therefore, if new parents do not have their own home, then first they need to register themselves and only then register their child in this living space. Basic rules for registration: • It is easiest to register a baby within 30 days. To do this, you will only need a statement from the mother and a certificate of the biological father’s place of residence • If the child is registered with the father, then in this case both the father’s statement and the mother’s statement will be required. Moreover, the latter must be certified by a notary • A child can be registered in any living space that legally belongs to his parents. If this registration is temporary, then the baby can be registered exclusively with the mother
How to register a newborn child in an apartment
For old times' sake, this procedure continues to be called registration.
But much more important than these expenses is the lack of time at first. How to be? By law, spouses are required to register their children, and always with one of the parents. According to Article 20 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, the place of registration of children under 14 years of age can only be the place of registration of their father or mother.
When the child grows a little, gets stronger and can remain without his mother for some time, you can start preparing the documents.
What documents are needed to register a newborn child at the place of registration of the mother or father?
Registration of a baby is of particular importance in the life of any parent, if only because all subsidies and payments will be transferred exactly to the address indicated in the registration.
Parents often live separately, so registration has its own characteristic features, knowledge of which will help reduce the risk of problems to a minimum. What documents are needed to register a child at the mother’s place of residence? To begin registration, you need to prepare a certain package of documents.
Law on registration of newborns
Law on registration of a child
Probably few people know that back in 1995, at the legislative level, the term registration was abolished and it was replaced by registration at the place of residence. In principle, the essence of the procedure has remained virtually unchanged, it has simply become easier for people to migrate within the country.
Following legislative act No. 5242-1, any resident of the Russian Federation, in case of moving to another city or region, must register his place of residence within the established time frame. This law also applies to minor children.
There are two types of registration:
• At the place of residence. It is this type of registration that can be called standard registration and more desirable for newborn children. After all, this is the only way you can be sure that when your baby grows up, he will find a place in the nearest kindergarten and school
• At the place of temporary residence. In this case, you can also register your child in the same place where you live, but be prepared for the fact that you may have some problems with the implementation of civil rights guaranteed by the Constitution
Where can I register a newborn?
Registration of a newborn
• The procedure for registering a baby is carried out strictly in accordance with all legal norms. Therefore, it is possible to register a child in a certain apartment only if the mother, father or official guardian lives there
• After the little person receives a birth certificate, his official representatives must contact the passport office closest to his place of residence and submit all the necessary documents. In approximately 7-10 days you will receive your passport with a stamp confirming the registration of your child
In addition, a bewitched child can be registered as follows:
• Multifunctional Center. In this case, all you need to do is contact the nearest branch of this institution, submit a package of required documents and receive a receipt for their delivery. After this, you can safely go home and wait for a call from the center employee
• Register through the State Services website . In this case, you will simply need to register and indicate in which department of the Federal Migration Service you are registered. After all your data has been verified (this usually takes 3 days), an invitation to register will be sent to your email. If you receive a refusal, you will be told the exact reason and advised on how to correct all the shortcomings
Application for registration of a newborn: sample filling
Sample application for registration of residence permit
• In principle, you should be given a standard application form in any institution to which you apply for registration of your child. If government agency employees have not done this, then simply find a sample on the Internet, print it on a printer, enter all the necessary data into it and take it with the rest of the documents to the passport office
• But remember to enter only truthful information into the application; if you make a mistake or write the information unclearly, you will most likely be denied registration until you correct all your mistakes. Therefore, it will be better if you fill out the application carefully, reading all the details and fields.
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What documents are needed to register a newborn child in an apartment?
Documents for registering a newborn
So, the first thing you should do is go to the passport office and take registration form No. 6 from the employee and carefully fill it out in blue or black ink.
The rest of the documents are attached to this form and given to the passport office employee. In about a week, you will be able to return and pick up your passport, in which your son or daughter will be registered in the children column.
Documents for registering a child in an apartment: • Birth certificate of the baby and its notarized copy • Passports of both parents or official guardians and their certified copies • Marriage certificate of the parents, as well as its notarized copy • Statement from father or mother about the desired place of registration • Standard extract from home ledger with full indication of all personal accounts
Procedure for registering a newborn child
Registration of a newborn has certain deadlines and differs from registration at the place of permanent residence or temporary stay of adults. Let's consider several options for possible registration of newborn children.
- Registration of minors with legally married parents.
Registration for a child can be completed literally in one day if you prepare the necessary documents in advance. In order to register a child, first of all, it is necessary to obtain a birth certificate; for this, to the district registry office, either spouse must provide:
- a passport certifying Russian citizenship;
- a certificate from the maternity hospital confirming the fact of the birth of the baby, indicating information about the time and date of birth, gender and weight of the child;
- Marriage certificate.
Important! To avoid fines and administrative warnings, a birth certificate for the baby must be obtained within 1 month after his birth.
Having received the birth certificate in your hands, you can go to the passport office to register the child at the place of residence, where you need to fill out an application in Form No. 6 and provide the following documents with it:
- original and copy of the baby's birth certificate;
- originals and copies of Russian passports of both parents;
- original and copy of marriage certificate.
Important! If the child is registered at the father’s place of residence, a notarized consent from the mother will be additionally required.
The period for completing the registration procedure for a newborn baby is from 1 to 7 days from the date of submission of the application and documents. The presence of a child's registration is entered in the parent's passport.
Is it possible to register a newborn without the consent of the owner?
Permission from the other apartment owners is not required to obtain registration.
- If you live in the apartment of your close relatives (and are registered there), and they do not want to register your baby there, then you have no choice but to try to persuade them to do this
- In principle, according to the law of the Russian Federation, a bewitched person can be registered exclusively in the same place where his parents live
- Therefore, you can quite easily write an application and register your child in this living space. But as practice shows, such self-will can lead to a deterioration in family relationships.
- Therefore, it will be better if you explain to your relatives that if your baby is registered, he will be listed as just another tenant, but he will not have any rights to square meters
How long does it take to register a newborn?
If you wish, you can register your baby within seven days
- The first thing you should do before you start registering your child is to contact the registry office and issue a birth certificate for the child there. This must be done within the first month of the baby’s life. After this period, a fine will be imposed on parents
- When you have the certificate in your hands, you can begin registering your child in the apartment. To do this, you will need to go to the passport office or MFC and take the necessary forms there to fill out. Be prepared to pay money to provide them.
- At the last stage, you will fill out all the receipt forms, attach to them the baby’s birth certificate, marriage certificate and copies of the parents’ passports. If everything is in order with the documents, you will be immediately told when you can receive a certificate of registration of the newborn. In large cities, this procedure usually takes from 3 to 5 days
List of documentation for registering a newborn
To register a newborn child through State Services, you will need the following documents:
- baby's birth certificate;
- passport of the mother or other legal representative of the child (father, guardian, trustee).
Important! When registering a newborn at the place of residence of the mother or father, you do not need to provide additional documents, such as the consent of the apartment owner.
It is worth noting that when registering a child at the father’s place of registration, the mother’s written consent will be required. If you register with your mother, the father’s consent is not required.
Terms of registration of a newborn in an apartment
The optimal period for registering a newborn is 30 days
- Current legislation requires registration of a newborn in the first three months of his life. But it is still advisable to do this within 30 days.
- Sometimes parents delay the registration process and, as a result, while all the documents are collected and processed, the deadline allotted by law is exceeded. Sometimes this happens due to a long queue, sometimes due to the negligence of the passport office workers
- Therefore, if you want to avoid such problems, then start registering as early as possible. At the initial stage, you can simply call the passport office or migration service and find out what documents you need to collect
- Your presence will only be required to fill out form No. 6 and when receiving the certificate
