How to apply to the registry office for marriage?

A wedding event is always a special and exciting celebration. Two people loving each other decide to legitimize their relationship, creating a strong and reliable alliance. But for the celebration to take place, future newlyweds need to go through a number of formalities, without which it is officially impossible to formalize the relationship. And the main stage in this event is the application to the registry office.

Such a crucial event has its own rules, which must be observed both by the future spouse and by the spouse.

• An adult couple is allowed to register a marriage - both newlyweds must be eighteen years old. The exceptions are the sixteen (in some regions, fourteen) age of one of the future spouses.
• The decision must be mutually agreed and voluntary.

The reasons why the registry office employees have the right not to accept the submitted application can be described as follows:

• the kinship between the bride and groom;
• adoption relationship between the bride and groom;
• marriage due to threats, blackmail and other coercion;
• court recognized incompetence of future spouses;
• the presence of a stamp in one’s passport;
• the state of intoxication in the newlyweds during the application process;
• minority of one of the newlyweds (or both).

Previously, the place where the marriage was registered had to coincide with the place of registration. Now this condition has been canceled - the newlyweds are free to choose any Russian city: from Moscow to the village outback. The registry office does not have the right to refuse to accept documents due to a mismatch in the place of registration, otherwise the bride and groom can write a complaint and even resolve this issue in court. It is advisable to dispense with the complaint, because the time for its consideration is 5-10 days, but litigation will last about two months.

In order to apply for marriage, you will need to pay a state fee. In 2018, its amount is 350 rubles (only 245 rubles will be released through the electronic state duty application). Only one person in a couple needs to pay it. The procedure can occur in any bank. Thus, the registry office needs to show a receipt indicating that the state duty has been paid. A number of some documents will also be required, which will be discussed below.

• Of course, without the passports of the bride and groom, a statement will not be accepted. Sometimes a military card is enough, but it’s better to provide an identity document.
• If one of the future spouses (or both) has not yet reached the age of eighteen, then the permission for them to form a marriage should also be confirmed with a document.
• If someone from the future couple has already been married, then this should be confirmed by evidence. The same applies to the situation when one of the newlyweds is a widower or widow. In the case when one of the couple is still not divorced, a new marriage is impossible. It is worth noting that a certificate of divorce from a previous marriage is not required if it is dissolved in the same registry office.
• It happens that the bride or groom is a foreign citizen, then a passport is required, all documents must be translated.

The application itself looks quite standard and is easy to fill out. Spouses must indicate their last name, first name, patronymic, place of birth and residence, citizenship, nationality, as well as passport data and data on divorce (if any). When the registry office employee checks the submitted application with documents, it will be possible to book the date of the wedding event.

To do this, there is a certain procedure that must be followed. Some couples think that they will be signed the next day after they fill out the application, and are surprised at the long wait. It is necessary to take care of such an important point in advance, otherwise an untimely submission of the application can cause the collapse of wedding plans, especially with regard to the date of painting, because the bride and groom usually want to celebrate their celebration on a certain day, symbolic of both of them. If the date plays a big role in marriage, it is best to apply for painting as soon as possible.

It is important to decide on the Wedding Palace. Just get ready for the queues. Each couple wants to choose the best date for themselves, especially for the warm season - few people want to get married in slush with rain or severe frosts. Some newlyweds can even spend the night at the registry office to be the first in the line and get the cherished date. But such radical actions should not be taken - it is better to just think about this issue as soon as possible.

You need to be prepared for the fact that the selected date will be already taken or the registry office will not work on this day, so the ceremony may not take place. For this reason, you should study the schedule in advance. For example, some hold ceremonies only from Tuesday to Thursday or on weekends. It is better that the planned date was not one - so more likely to occupy the desired number. When choosing a future wedding day, some nuances should be taken into account - they are described below.

It is worth thinking about the time of year. Of course, if the date is planned for six months or a year, then you can not predict the weather on a certain day, but still the choice of the month is already in many ways a guarantee that nothing will spoil the wedding. For example, knowing in advance that spring brings with it mud streams and showers, you should not be guided in the date of the future celebration in March or April. Usually the bride and groom want to have a wedding in the summer, although winter and fall also have their charms.

Worried about a marriage of a certain number, the newlyweds sometimes forget about the guests. In order for all close people to be near the bride and groom on this day, you need to choose a date that would be convenient for them. In this case, it is better to separate the painting and the celebration. You can register the union on the selected date, and organize the solemn part later, so that all guests can attend this important event. Some couples when choosing a suitable wedding day can be guided by numerology, astrology, folk signs. Do not forget about the most popular dates, for example, 08.08, 11.11 and others - it is better to occupy them in advance.

The application process involves choosing the type of ceremony. There are four of them; we will discuss them below. You can stay at a simple option. It involves the newlyweds coming to the registry office at the appointed time and day, painting them, obtaining a certificate and a stamp in the passport. The process lasts about 10 minutes. As for the costs in this case, the money goes only to pay the state fee. Earlier, witnesses of the bride and groom signed in the registry office, but now this is not a necessity. Painting is needed only from the bride and groom.

The choice of the ceremony suggests that the newlyweds must appear at the registry office for registration on the weekend (it takes place on Saturdays). At the same time, the ceremony itself is accompanied by music and the work of the photographer. The procedure takes place with solemn reading of oaths, exchange of rings and painting. After that, the newlyweds accept congratulations from the guests. Such a ceremony lasts from half an hour to an hour.

An important point - not every Wedding Palace allows the use of their own music. Usually the bride and groom choose one or another classic composition from the proposed options. It is worth submitting an application in advance, because many couples want to have such a wedding. The price of such a service today is from 5 thousand rubles. There is an option of an exit procedure. Usually the newlyweds choose a place somewhere in nature, for example, a park or square. Of course, everything is decorated, musicians are invited, guests are present. Registration takes about an hour.

When choosing this method, the decisive role is played by the weather - no one wants to freeze on the street in a downpour and slush. The cost of such a service is not cheap, and not all registry offices are engaged in on-site registration (only 20-30 in Russia). Moscow, for example, is famous for its Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve, where such festive events are often held. Such an event is today from 25 to 100 thousand rubles.

It includes simple and field registration. First, the newlyweds sign in the registry office without a solemn part, including music and a photographer, and on the weekend, the bride and groom hold a ceremony in nature, where guests are also present. The procedure involves the exchange of rings and vows. Often, newlyweds prefer just such an option for a wedding. Not only the registry office accepts applications - you can apply at the multifunctional center (MFC).They are in every city, and their work schedule - from 8 am to 8 pm - is quite convenient. The duration of the application process at this center is from 15 minutes to half an hour.

In order to correctly fill out the application, you need to follow some rules described below. First of all, you need to choose the MFC, take an identification document with you, purchase a special ticket and wait for the moment when the consultant calls. Waiting in many centers brightens up comfortable chairs and watching TV, sometimes you can even find a coffee machine. Some centers suggest recording online, but not all. This point should also be clarified in advance.

After the consultant calls the groom with the bride, you need to go to the appropriate window to fill out the application. You need to fill it out correctly, because this is a document. There will be two counts - for the bride and groom. It is necessary to enter the data of passports, indicate citizenship with nationality, the desired date of the wedding, choose the name. It is worth adding that according to statistics, approximately 60% of girls take the name of the husband. But this rule is not mandatory - you can leave your last name and add a new one to it. Thus, we get a double surname (for example, Smirnov-Postyshev).

We must not forget that when changing your last name with an old passport you can walk no more than a month - during this time you need to change all documents. A change of surname implies a change in the work book, driver's license, documents for housing and other events.

• We must not forget about the payment of state duty, which is currently 350 rubles. It must be paid in advance - for this you need to come to any bank or make a payment in one of the MFC terminals.
• After the end of the procedure, the IFC consultants will submit the application to the registry office, which will be selected by the newlyweds, after 2-3 days. After that, the registry office employees will contact the future couple to clarify the time of registration or booking a new one.

Usually the newlyweds file an application together, but it happens that one of the couple takes full responsibility. This option is also possible. For example, only a girl can come to the registry office, because her lover is on a business trip, in the service, or even in prison. But the statement of the groom in this case must be certified by a notary. He can personally transfer it to his future wife or use the mail to send. The bride fills out her application in the registry office herself. A notary can come to the house if, for example, one of the couple is sick. No one is safe from force majeure circumstances. It happens that the bride and groom need to postpone the date of registration of marriage. If time and day are only booked, then there are no problems with the transfer - just cancel the reservation and take another, more convenient number.

If the change in the decision on the date occurred after the application was filed in the registry office, then the transfer is not possible. In this case, only a new application is possible. If the new date is much further than what it was before, then you can write a new statement no earlier than two months before the celebration. Nevertheless, it is worthwhile to approach the final approval of the date of the marriage with maximum responsibility, because its transfer in most cases is impossible, especially with regard to earlier dates. The only exceptions are some cases, for example, pregnancy or a serious illness.

A modern and convenient way to submit an application is remotely using the government services site. Thus, the bride and groom will not need to stand in lines at the registry office, while it is possible to more productively determine the date of the future wedding. The step-by-step instructions are as described below.

• First of all, you must enter www.gosuslugi.ru and register. You can find out how to do this on the site itself, following the prompts.
• After registration, you need to fill in the fields with passport and SNILS data.
• The application itself is located in the “family of children” tab. To do this, go to the “service catalog” and click on “marriage registration” in the same place.
• In the “acceptance of documents” section, it is necessary to fill out each column of the application item by item. But the certificate itself is not issued in electronic form - to obtain it you need to come to the registry office.
• It is also important to choose a registry office where the bride and groom plan to register an alliance and book the desired date and time. It is better to apply in advance so that there are more places.
• In conclusion, you should click on the button to receive the service and wait about a day to approve the application. The result will be in your account, after which you need to come to the registry office with all the necessary documents.

The advantages of this method:

• You can apply not only from another city, but also from another country;
• no need to adjust to the working hours of the registry office - on the site you can apply at any convenient time;
• when booking, you can not be limited to one date, but just in case, book two at once;
• data processing takes a short period of time;
• in order to submit documents to the registry office after approval of the electronic application, you do not need to stand in line, because the date with the time of arrival will be clearly determined in advance.

This method also has disadvantages:

• if the bride and groom do not have experience with such forms, then it will not be easy for them to avoid mistakes when filling out the application, and the registry office workers will not be able to help in this case;
• if the newlyweds do not come to the registry office on the day appointed by him after considering the remote filing of papers, the application will be considered canceled;
• not all registry offices have the technical capabilities to conduct the remote filing of applications, so in some cases, the bride and groom will have to draw up an application in person.

Terms of consideration. Article No. 11 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation states that marriage is concluded 30 days after the submission of the application. This period is considered optimal for future spouses to weigh this crucial decision once again. It also happens that the bride and groom take the application, suddenly changing their minds to sign it. The law allows registry office employees for one reason or another to extend the period to two months.

Sometimes there are situations when the waiting time for marriage registration is reduced. But for an urgent wedding, the couple should have good reasons, which will be discussed below.

• The painting can take place earlier than after 30 days, during the pregnancy of the bride or already in the presence of a child. A pregnant girl should have a supporting certificate from a gynecologist with a seal. But it is worthwhile to understand that if the delivery term is not close, then the registry office employees may refuse urgent registration, and it will take a month to wait.
• If one of the couple is terminally ill, then this is a serious reason to reduce the waiting time for registration.
• Ambulance in the army is also considered a good reason (the same applies to the long business trip of the groom or bride).

When submitting documents to the registry office, the application shall indicate the place of residence and registration. But according to the law, marriage registration is possible without registration - only a passport will be enough, because the lack of information about the place of registration does not mean the document is invalid. In the application, the bride or groom will need to indicate this moment (there is no permanent place of residence).Employees of the registry office do not have the right to refuse registration for this reason, otherwise the couple can solve this issue in court.

Foreign citizens are also special cases. You must have a passport, a passport with a transfer and confirmation of legal residence in the country (visa, residence permit or temporary residence permit). It will not be possible to apply online for marriage with a foreigner - you need to come to the registry office in order to personally transfer all the necessary documents. And it is worth knowing in advance in which registry offices draw up such an alliance.

It is also important to understand that each country has its own nuances and laws of marriage. For example, in Russia, the minimum age for marriage is considered to be 18 (sometimes 16) years. And German youths have the right to marry only from the age of 21, or the foreign groom already has an official wife in another country where polygamy is officially allowed. Then the registry office has the right to refuse to marry a girl from Russia.

There are situations when, for one reason or another, the bride and groom change their minds to marry, then the application can be taken away, and this can be done both together and alone. Until a marriage is registered, a man and a woman are not required to comply with any legal obligations. Some nuances are described below. If the newlyweds submitted an application to the registry office, then you need to come back there, taking your passports with you. You will need to write a statement, the reason for the refusal is indicated at the discretion (you can not write it). But it is worth remembering that the registry office employees do not return the state fee in case of refusal of registration.

If the bride and groom filed an electronic application because the registry office was not in their hometown, then it is enough to call there to notify employees of their decision. But many failed spouses choose another option - simply not to appear in the registry office without warning. Administrative responsibility for this is not provided. Thus, you can always pick up the application. Moreover, after this, the failed spouses have the right to file it again with each other or already with other people. As for filing an application for a divorce, it is also important to know all the nuances and general rules, which will be discussed below.

• The application must indicate the passport data, place of residence. You can not do without the details of the certificate of registration of marriage. After compiling the text of the application, the spouses must sign and indicate the date.
• The registry office divides people by their common consent and in the absence of children under the age of eighteen. Such applications are submitted by both spouses.
• If there are minor children in the marriage, one of the spouses is legally incompetent or has been in custody for more than 3 years, then only one person in a couple can file for divorce.
• A court can divorce a husband and wife - then it is enough to appear at the registry office to file an application with one of the spouses.

Thus, filing an application for divorce includes these documents and a receipt on payment of state duty. Today it is eight hundred rubles (the total amount for both spouses). Divorce in court is accompanied by an opinion. In general, divorce occurs thirty days after the application. This time is needed to think about a solution. During this period, the application may be withdrawn.

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