In the fall of 2018, a number of adjustments made to the procedure for applying to civil registration authorities came into effect. Accordingly, those wishing to officially register a marriage should know that it is already possible to submit an application to the registry office from October 1, 2018, taking into account the changes. The main innovation concerns the choice of wedding date. Now citizens can independently set their wedding day.
Back in the summer of 2018, the text of the bill was finally completed, introducing a number of changes to the current rules for registering marriages. The law on amendments No. 319-FZ of 2018 was signed on August 3. But the innovations finally came into force on October 1. It is from this moment that submitting an application to the registry office is allowed, subject to adjustments.
As for specific transformations, now the rules for applying to civil registration authorities provide for the possibility of future newlyweds independently selecting the day and date of the upcoming event.
If previously the application had to be submitted a month before the wedding, now it is allowed to express and confirm the desire to tie the knot 1 year before the expected date.
Moreover, it is interesting that previously the possibility of appeals was already practiced both in person and via the Internet using the official portal of State Services. However, in the latter case, the maximum period for sending an application was 6 months, and not 30 days, as in the case of a visit to a particular registry office.
Now it is still possible to record an application both through a personal visit and. However, the rule of submitting papers no earlier than 30 days and no more than 12 months before the selected date will now apply in both cases, and not only when appearing at the registry office. From now on, future spouses can choose the day and hour themselves from the proposed time intervals and leave a corresponding request. Moreover, when sending a request via the Internet, you don’t even need to leave your home.
And one more thing - after submitting the application yourself, you will no longer be able to change the date (clause 2, article 2 of Federal Law No. 319).
However, the new rules also provide for the possibility of exclusion if there are special reasons (clause 3, article 2 of Federal Law No. 319). In particular, paragraph 1, paragraph 11 of the Family Code indicates circumstances that make it possible to register a union earlier than 30 days after filing an application or directly on the day of the initial visit.
The list of valid reasons includes:
- filing an application when the future spouse is pregnant;
- birth of a child;
- the presence of circumstances that pose a threat to any of the partners;
- serious illness of one of the future newlyweds.
To make changes, you will need to draw up a joint application addressed to the head of the registry office. If approved, the date may be officially changed.
Otherwise, the regulations remained the same. Citizens are required to prepare documents, pay the state fee and hand over a package of papers to an employee of the institution along with a completed form of the appropriate form. And then you just have to wait for the chosen day and show up for the ceremony. By the way, the future newlyweds also have the right to choose whether the order is solemn or non-solemn.
When submitting an application, future spouses are required to provide the following documents:
- passports of both applicants, as well as their copies;
- certificate of termination of previous relationships, if any;
- permission from legal representatives (parent or guardian), if those getting married submit an application earlier than the age threshold established for registering a union;
- a receipt for the transfer of the mandatory fee - 350 rubles;
- additional papers if prompt registration is required - pregnancy certificate, health report, etc.
The mandatory contribution can be paid through any bank branch or terminal. Users of the Sberbank-online system are allowed to make payments using the service.
In addition, if the application is sent through State Services, then there is a 30% discount on the fee. You can pay directly through the website using online banking or any electronic wallet.
And do not forget that the fee is paid not by the bride and groom separately, but jointly. Because the payment covers the application fee, and the document is submitted by the man and the woman at the same time.
The main innovation when filing an application for marriage in 2018 is the ability for future newlyweds to choose the date of the ceremony. Moreover, it is now possible to leave a request 12 months before the expected day of celebration. In addition, if there are special circumstances, it is possible to register the union directly on the day of application or a little later, but without waiting for the expiration of the minimum period of 30 days.
Marriage is a solemn and joyful moment for any person, opening a new stage in life. And it begins with submitting an application to the registry office to register a marriage. What is needed for this, how to submit an application correctly, what restrictions exist, how much does it cost? Answers to these and other questions.
Options for submitting an application to the registry office for marriage registration in Russia
More recently, it was possible to submit an application only in the same way as our grandparents did - by personally contacting the registry office and filling out an application form. From 01/01/2013, the ability to submit documents through a single portal of public services was added, and from 04/01/2015 - through a multifunctional center for the provision of state and municipal services. Each of these methods has its own advantages and disadvantages.
Table: pros and cons of different application methods
| Traditionality and publicity of the procedure | Opportunity to immediately receive advice, correct errors, check the correctness and completeness of documents | Additional time costs for visiting institutions | The need for registration on the portal for both applicants, the presence of an electronic signature, office equipment, Internet access | Specific opening hours | Reduced state duty | |
| By personal contact to the registry office | There is | There is | There is | No | There is | No |
| Through the portal of state and municipal services | No | No | No | There is | No | There is |
| Through the multifunctional center | No | There is | There is | No | There is | No |
How to submit an application to the registry office in the traditional way
Until now, visiting the registry office to apply for marriage registration is popular among future newlyweds. The reasons for this are as follows:
- first visit to a government agency as a future husband and wife at the beginning of family life,
- traditional procedure,
- plunging into the solemn and majestic atmosphere of the registry office departments or wedding palaces.
In which city and department is the application submitted, is it possible to apply at a location other than your place of registration?
You can submit an application to the registry office of any district and city, regardless of the place of registration or lack thereof. The same right exists for citizens of the CIS member states. Marriages with citizens of other countries are registered in St. Petersburg Wedding Palaces No. 1 and No. 2, in Moscow Wedding Palace No. 4. Registration is carried out in the same body to which the application was submitted. When choosing a civil registry office and planning the time of your visit, you need to consider some points.
Choosing a wedding day and waiting period
The number of marriages concluded in the country has changed little over the past 10 years and fluctuates between 1,100,000 and 1,300,000 cases, with no clear trend of growth or decline observed. However, this is a sufficient amount for the registry office to work at full capacity. Traditionally, the peak of weddings occurs between April and October. The most popular days are Friday and Saturday. In large civil registry offices and wedding palaces that are attractive to newlyweds, during the “hot” season the number of people willing to apply and book a Friday or Saturday reaches several dozen couples. Considering that the gala event takes about an hour, it is impossible to satisfy everyone.
As a general rule, the wedding must be scheduled 1 month after filing the application. Based on this data, illegal “registry office lists” began to be formed on the Internet for a certain date, which are counted based on the first registered couple. They are also entrusted with the “duty” to monitor that unregistered couples are not able to get into the registry office, for which purpose, a few days before the day from which you can submit an application for the date of interest, a round-the-clock watch is introduced near the institution.
They talk about cases when civil registry office employees requested such lists from those on duty and destroyed it, after which they organized the usual live queue. But this does not solve the problem entirely, since with proper organization of the Internet queue, “outsiders” will still not be able to break through to the desired date.
Regular long-term live queues are often organized. This is typical for megacities; in less populated cities the situation is much more favorable. However, when choosing a place and time to register a marriage during the “hot” season, you must take into account that you will not be the only one wishing to do so. Therefore, it is recommended to consult with the registry office employees in advance or use the portal of state and municipal services. Civil registry offices practice booking a wedding date 3 months or more in advance, which does not replace filing an application.
Video: huge queue at the registry office of St. Petersburg
List of required documents
The state proceeds from the fact that civil registration, which includes marriage registration, should be carried out as simply as possible for the applicant, with a minimum number of documents and actions. When applying for marriage registration, you must complete and submit the following documents:
- , drawn up jointly by the future spouses;
- documents identifying the future spouses depending on their status and situation (passports, temporary identity cards, military ID cards, etc.);
- a document indicating the termination of a previous marital relationship, if any (divorce certificate, death certificate of one of the spouses, court decision on the invalidity of a previously concluded marriage);
- marriage license for minors.
This list can be shortened if the dissolution of a pre-existing marriage took place in the same department of the registry office in which the new one is registered. In this case, there is no need to present documents indicating the termination of the previous marital relationship. This circumstance must be reflected in the application for marriage registration.
How to fill out an application correctly: form and example
The process of writing an application does not cause any difficulties, however, it is necessary to pay attention to the following points:
- Filling out the application begins with a paragraph with the words “To the registry office ...”, everything above is filled out by service employees.
- Filling out is carried out personally by each of the future newlyweds in the appropriate column.
- In column 1, the line “Patronymic” is not filled in if national characteristics do not provide for its assignment.
- The “Nationality” column is filled in at the request of each applicant. The information does not affect the procedure and is of a notification nature for statistical purposes.
- Column 6 contains the actual residential addresses.
- In column 7, when indicating the authority that issued the document, generally accepted abbreviations are allowed; writing in two lines is possible.
- If the marriage is the first, column 8 indicates “First”, “For the First Time”, etc. You cannot write “Absent”, this will be regarded as the fact that there was a marriage, but the documents were lost or not received.
- When filling out the line about assigning a surname after marriage, indicate the surname that the spouses will bear. The following options are possible: premarital surnames remain, the surname of the husband or wife is assigned, a double surname is selected, consisting of the surname of the husband (indicated first) and wife (written with a hyphen and a capital letter).
- The signatures in the application must match the signature in the passport (other identification document).
In any case, the employees of the registry office will help you fill out and issue a new form if the old one is damaged.
How much does it cost to submit an application, procedure for paying state fees
The state duty is 350 rubles; for Heroes of the USSR, the Russian Federation, participants and disabled people of the Second World War, a 50% discount is provided. Payment can be made by one of the applicants in any way. You can often find information on the Internet that payment must be made by both applicants and in fact the state fee will be 700 rubles. This position directly contradicts paragraphs. 1 clause 1 art. 333.26 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation and does not comply with the general principles of payment of state fees for registration of acts of civil status - future newlyweds submit one joint application and receive one document confirming the registration action (marriage certificate). Each spouse pays the state fee in the event of a divorce, since each of them will subsequently receive a separate document confirming the registration actions (divorce certificate).
Payment of the state fee is carried out before submitting the application through banking institutions. Submission of a document confirming payment is not necessary; the registry office authorities will independently verify the fact of payment within 5 working days, after which the application will be officially accepted. By not submitting a receipt, applicants will thereby delay the completion of registration actions, create additional work for the employees of the registry office and unnecessary worries for themselves - after verification, they will need to re-visit the registry office to agree on the date of registration. In practice, such problems do not arise - by contacting the civil registry office, applicants simultaneously receive an application form and details for paying the state fee. In modern conditions, finding an ATM or bank branch is not difficult. At the same time, the verification will still be carried out if payment is made:
- via the Internet and present a printed receipt for online payment;
- through payment terminals (except for terminals of Sberbank of the Russian Federation).
No verification will be carried out and the application will be accepted on the day of application upon submission:
- a receipt or payment order for payment of state duty in non-cash form with a bank mark;
- a receipt for payment of state duty through the terminal of Sberbank of the Russian Federation;
- a printed receipt confirming payment of the state duty via the Internet, through a terminal that does not belong to Sberbank of the Russian Federation, with the original seal of the bank affixed.
Solemn and non-solemn ceremony
The state fee is the same for all regions and all types of ceremonies. Non-ceremonial registration looks like this: the bride and groom simply come to the registry office, sign on the form, give their passports for stamping, and then receive a marriage registration certificate. Relatives may be present. Everything else is considered attributes of the ceremony and is paid additionally. Registration conditions are discussed with the Civil Registry Office employees in advance when submitting an application.
Is it necessary to submit an application jointly? Will it be accepted from one person by proxy?
The application is a joint document and is submitted in the presence of both applicants. If the simultaneous appearance of the future spouses is impossible, the application may be submitted by one of them. In this case, it is submitted on various forms, each person filling out their own column. The application of a person who cannot appear at the registry office is signed, the date of completion is indicated on it, and the signature is certified by a notary. Confirmation of the reasons for absence or attachment of any additional documents is not required. In cases where the future spouse is in custody or in prison, the signature is confirmed by the head of the relevant institution. In all other cases, notarization will be required. There is no possibility for close relatives or other persons to submit an application in the absence of both applicants.
Rules for setting the date and time of marriage, minimum and maximum period
Marriage registration is scheduled one month after submitting the application. This time is given for final consideration of the decision made. Any of the applicants has the right to refuse the marriage during this time. The specific date is determined taking into account the wishes of the future newlyweds about the day of the week on which the wedding is scheduled. If there are valid reasons, the registry office may increase this period to 2 months or reduce it. These reasons in practice include:
- a long business trip ahead of one of the applicants;
- illness, need for long-term treatment;
- assignment to serve in the army;
- circumstances related to parents or close relatives;
- other significant reasons.
If there are special circumstances, the time frame for scheduling a wedding can be reduced to one day and registration is carried out upon submission of the application. This is possible in the following cases:
- pregnancy;
- birth of a child;
- immediate threat to life;
- other special circumstances.
The decision to shorten or increase the time limit for setting a wedding day is made by the head of the registry office department. Circumstances indicating the validity and peculiarity of changing the deadlines must be documented. In large metropolitan areas, due to heavy workload, the appointment time for marriage registration is automatically extended to 2 months.
How to change the wedding date or cancel registration
If the wedding does not take place for objective reasons or the couple changes their mind about getting married, according to the law, it is not necessary to withdraw the application. But you can pick it up at will, so as not to take up extra space in the schedule of the busy registry office. To do this, you need to come there with your passport and write a free-form application. Registration will be cancelled, but the state fee will not be refunded.
If there is a need to change something (for example, the future spouse has changed her mind about taking her husband’s last name), you can also contact the registry office with a request to make changes to the application. This can be done at any time before registration begins.
Procedure for submitting an application through the MFC
Contacting multifunctional centers is no different in content from the procedure at the registry office.
How to fill out and submit an electronic application for marriage registration
Submitting documents electronically has its own nuances and takes place in three stages:
- filling out information about you, choosing the place and date of marriage registration, paying the fee. The state fee is paid by one of the applicants;
- filling out information by the bride/groom, confirming the place and date of marriage registration;
- checking the entered data and sending a joint application to the previously selected civil registry office.
To submit an electronic application, you must not only register on the government services portal, but also confirm your account. This can be done from the operators listed on the website. By following the instructions, you can easily go through all the stages and appear at the Wedding Palace on the chosen day and time directly for the ceremony. The relationship between the civil registry office and applicants is built by transmitting information through a personal account. At the request of the couple, you can choose the option of painting in a non-ceremonial setting. The state fee for filing an application for marriage registration electronically has been reduced by 30% since 01/01/2017 and amounts to 245 rubles. When you arrive for registration, you will need to submit the originals of the applications filled out on the website.
Video: how to register with the Civil Registry Office through the State Services portal
What do you need to get married as a minor?
Marriage is permitted upon reaching 18 years of age (marital age), however, numerous exceptions are allowed and there are often cases when marriages are registered from 16 or even 14 years of age. The Family Code gives municipalities the right to grant permission to marry teenagers from 16 years of age if there are valid reasons. In the traditions of some peoples of our country, earlier weddings are also accepted, therefore, at the level of the constituent entities of the Federation, laws can be adopted establishing the procedure and conditions for the marriage of adolescents from 14 years of age.
The main condition for early marriage is the presence of good reasons. In all regions, their lists are legally defined. Typically these include:
- pregnancy;
- the birth of a common child;
- immediate threat to the life of one of the parties;
- actually existing marital relations (civil marriage);
- conscription of the groom to serve in the Russian Armed Forces, etc.
Where can future spouses under 18 years old sign?
Marriage is allowed from the age of 14 in the following regions:
- Chechnya;
- Adygea;
- Moscow region;
- Tyumen region,
- Kaluga region;
- Tula region;
- Tyumen region;
- Kaluga region;
- Vologda Region;
- Oryol Region;
- Nizhny Novgorod Region;
- Tambov Region;
- Jewish Autonomous Region;
- Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug.
From the age of 15 marriages are registered:
- in the Chelyabinsk region;
- in the Ryazan region;
- in the Murmansk region.
List of documents
The application is reviewed by the municipalities. Depending on the region, there are different requirements for the documents provided, but at a minimum you will need:
- applications from persons wishing to get married;
- a document confirming the presence of valid reasons (medical certificate of pregnancy, birth certificate of a joint child, certificate from the military registration and enlistment office, etc.);
- originals and copies of birth certificates;
- passports and copies of passports;
- statements of consent to marriage of parents (optional document);
- certificates from the place of work (study) indicating the salary of persons wishing to get married (required in most cases).
Applications for permission to early marriage are submitted both by the future spouses themselves and by their parents (persons replacing them), but the consent of the bride and groom is necessary in any case. The head of the city (district) issues a resolution to issue a marriage license, which is a necessary document for presentation to the registry office. Otherwise the procedure is no different. Parents' consent is not required, but their position is taken into account when considering and making a decision. After registering a marriage, minor spouses are emancipated and acquire all the rights and responsibilities of adults.
Video: what awaits you at marriage registration, minute-by-minute schedule
After submitting the application, a much more important event awaits - the marriage itself. We wish the young people good luck in passing through all stages with dignity and a long and happy life together!
Current legislation allows you to submit documents to any territorial registry office or palace of special events. This process involves solving a number of issues related to wedding preparations. You should first decide on a date so you know when to submit the papers.
According to Article 27 of the Federal Law on Acts of Civil Status, the date of official registration is set 30 days after the submission of documents. To have more time to prepare the event, you should use the online service of the multifunctional center for the provision of public services.
Thus, you can book a time, a specific date and month, six months in advance.
Confirming information will be sent to the applicant’s email address. The area of residence does not matter. At the same time, Article 11 of the Family Code provides the opportunity to reduce the established period. You can get married earlier when:
- the bride's pregnancy is confirmed by an official certificate from a doctor;
- the young family managed to give birth to a common child;
- the serious illness of one of the spouses is confirmed by medical documents;
- a long business trip is planned for the future husband or wife;
- the young man received a summons to be called up for military service.
At the discretion of the responsible civil registry office employee, the period is also subject to reduction if other circumstances exist. However, this step must be legally justified. does not allow you to speed up the marriage process. Therefore, if such a question is very urgent, you should personally seek help from the civil registration department.
Required documents
Before going to the registry office, you need to prepare the necessary documents. These include:
- application for marriage completed by the newlyweds;
- copies of passports identifying the spouses;
- bank document for payment of state duty.
If one of the future married couple was previously married, you must provide evidence of divorce or a document confirming the death of the second spouse. For persons under the age of majority, it is necessary to have an appropriate permit, the issuance of which is entrusted to local authorities.
As a general rule, the lower age limit is 16 years. Some regions of the federation have lowered it to 15 and 14 years. However, in any case, the voluntary consent of the spouses is required. Art. 14 IC prohibits marriage of persons:
- when one of them is in a registered marriage;
- who are close relatives, brothers and sisters, full and half blood;
- adoptive parents and adopted children;
- one of whom was declared incompetent.
After completing the official procedure, the spouses' passports are stamped and a certificate is issued. The data of each marriage is recorded in civil status acts.
Filling out the application
To register a marriage, an application to the registry office is required. It must be drawn up in writing, in the prescribed form. The law does not provide for the possibility of oral appeal.
The form can be issued by the responsible person of the civil registry office, the territorial division of the MFC for the provision of public services, or downloaded from the website. :
You can fill it out at home by looking at the example online. But it is necessary to put down the date of its preparation and sign only in front of the registry office employees. It should be understood that inaccuracies and corrections are unacceptable. The form consists of two identical halves. Each of the newlyweds fills out their details.
When drawing up a document, you must adhere to certain rules, entering the following information in the paragraphs, in order:
- Last names, first names and patronymics of both applicants.
- The date, month and year of birth of each newlywed, how many full years are on the day of filling out the form.
- The place of birth is indicated exactly as it is recorded in the citizen’s national passport.
- Nationality of the bride and groom.
- If desired, you should write down the nationality of the spouses.
- Each person's residential address. It should not be confused with the place of registration. They may or may not match.
- Passport data indicating the series, number, date and which department it was issued.
- Information about previous marriages, if any. If this is the first such event, this must be indicated.
Below you should indicate which surname each spouse chooses upon registration. After checking the correctness of completion, the application is certified by the signature of the responsible person and the seal of the registry office. The final date and time for painting is set.
The procedure for filing an application for marriage registration by one person
To create a new family, newlyweds can apply documents to the registry office or wedding palace. If the first institution is authorized to register all events that happen to people: birth, wedding, divorce, death, then the second institution deals only with the ceremonial part: the official registration of a new family in a specially equipped room. The palace premises provide rooms for the newlyweds, guests, musical accompaniment, photo and video shooting. This applies to the city. In rural areas, marriage is formalized by the local government body.
The law stipulates that future spouses must apply for marriage registration together. However, there are situations where it is physically impossible to perform such a procedure together. For example, one of the newlyweds goes on a business trip, undergoes military service, and serves a sentence. Therefore, the following steps must be taken:
- Receive a blank application form for marriage registration.
- First, a person who cannot come to the registry office must fill out his side of the form.
- His signature must be certified by a notary or a person who exercises such authority. This could be the unit commander or the head of the correctional facility.
- The application is handed over or forwarded by mail to the second newlywed, who fills out his part.
If one of the spouses is Russian and the other is a foreigner, then the latter’s signature is certified by the country’s consulate. Once the document is completed, it can be handed over to one of the future family members. Since the law allows you to register a marriage regardless of the place of registration of the newlyweds, a non-solemn procedure can be carried out at the temporary residence address of one of them - obtaining a certificate will be ensured.
Applications for marriage registration can also be accepted via the Internet. To do this, you should go to the portal of the online public services service, following the recommendations and instructions. The service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. With the usual method - only on weekdays, during working hours. Painting is carried out on any day, including Saturday.
If one of the young people changes his mind about formalizing the relationship, he can withdraw his application. There is no need to explain the reason for this. It is advisable to inform about this in writing, regardless of the method of filing documents for registration of marriage.
Russians have already appreciated the convenience of an electronic service for easily obtaining documents that previously took a lot of time and effort. The portal //www.gosuslugi.ru/ has developed a service that determines how to submit an application to the Civil Registry Office through State Services. This will allow future spouses to easily choose the date of the celebration and focus on preparing for it. The future spouses will arrive at the Wedding Hall for the official ceremony.
The site allows you to use two different services:
- to book a marriage date;
- pre-registration online for an appointment at the registry office to submit an application.
The unconditional advantages of such registration:
- there is no unnecessary waiting when submitting papers;
- during the most popular wedding periods, there is no need to stand in line;
- it is possible to book two dates;
- the application can be sent to a suitable civil registry office from all over Russia;
- The bride and groom may be in different cities of Russia.
You can submit an application to the registry office online no later than one month before the registration date. In Moscow and St. Petersburg, preferably six months before the selected date.
This period is given to potential newlyweds in order to once again weigh their decision and make it consciously.
If the application is submitted, the date is chosen, and the couple decides not to register the relationship, they will not have any consequences for such a decision.
Civil registry office employees have the right, upon accepting a document, to shift the date of formal registration by up to one month.
The law provides for the possibility of concluding a union earlier than a month, the grounds for this are documented facts about:
- woman's pregnancy;
- the birth of a child common to the couple;
- severe and prolonged illness of one of the persons entering into the relationship;
- conditions that threaten the life of one of them;
- the expected long-term absence of one of the parties to the marriage.
Important! Decisions to register relationships earlier than a month are made by a representative of the registry office, guided by the law and the submitted documents.
If there are grounds for earlier registration of relations, it is advisable to pre-register for an appointment on the government services website and then come to the Wedding Palace with the originals of supporting documents for the application.
Can an online application be refused?
In order to successfully apply online, future spouses will need to check the expiration dates of their passports.
To successfully enter the form on the site, their passport data must be entered into a unified identification system and confirmed by the migration service.
If the passports have expired and the documents need to be replaced, you need to get new ones, make corrections to the database, wait for their confirmation, and submit applications.
Attention! Passports must be replaced upon reaching 20 or 45 years of age. After 45 years of age, documents are issued on a permanent basis.
The law establishes obstacles for some persons who wish to get married (Article 14 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation).