After the birth of the baby, parents must draw up a document proving their identity. This paper is considered the basis for building all relationships in the legal sphere and does not require payment of state duties. It is important to know what documents are needed to obtain a birth certificate.
Order of registration
The list of documents for obtaining a child’s birth certificate is established by law and has not changed for a long time. Data is entered on the form with the coat of arms. Document falsification is not possible.
In respect of forms on which information about a minor is recorded, strict reporting is applied. Their fake entails the imposition of sanctions in accordance with the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
Registration of a child’s birth certificate by deadlines is strictly regulated. According to the norms of paragraph 6 of Article 16 of Federal Law No. 143, which regulates the procedure for recording acts, the document must be executed within one month from the moment of birth of the child.
An important feature of receiving paper is that at the level of legislation, no sanctions for violation of this paragraph of the law are provided. Thus, theoretically, you can draw up a document at any time until the child is fourteen years old.
Despite the absence of punishment for refusing to receive a certificate in a timely manner, it is not recommended to delay applying to the registry office, since without this document they will not be accepted in a number of bodies and without it it is impossible to obtain a passport of a Russian citizen at the age of fourteen.
When paper is drawn up on the birth of a minor, the names of two parents (or one of them if the names of the father and mother are different) are recorded in it.
If the child’s mom and dad are legally married, only one of them is sufficient when drawing up a certificate of the birth of a baby. If the parents are not married, when drawing up an application for a document, the presence of both is required. If dad does not appear in the registry office, data about him will not be recorded, and a dash will appear in the corresponding column.
If the baby was born after the father died or the parents divorced, an entry in the certificate on the basis of the civil acts law will be made according to the divorce or death document. In such situations, the deadline for receiving a paper on the birth of a child on the basis of these certificates is three hundred days.
The list of necessary certificates for registration in the registry office
To draw up papers for a newborn, it is necessary to collect a package of documents. To obtain a birth certificate, the following is required:
- Passports of parents (or one of them, if someone came to registration).
- The original certificate of marriage (if the child was born in a legal union).
- Help from the hospital, which certifies the fact of the birth of the baby. If the birth was taken in another medical organization, this certificate draws up the appropriate institution. It can even be issued by assisting physicians in private practice.
In some cases, these papers are not enough. Therefore, it is important to know which documents are needed. A certificate of the birth of a child out of wedlock shall be issued upon provision of an additional certificate of the fact of establishing paternity or a court decision on this matter.
If the baby was born by engaging a surrogate mother, the baby's birth certificate will only be issued upon presentation of a special official paper. It should contain information that the woman who bore and gave birth to a child agrees to write biological parents as such in all official papers.
Another feature of paperwork for obtaining a birth certificate is the acceptance of childbirth not in a medical institution. Such cases are rare, but, nevertheless, have their own procedure.
There are situations when there are no documents of a medical type, an organization rendering qualified assistance to women in labor was not involved in childbirth, or a child was born at home without medical assistance. In this case, a child’s certificate can be issued on the basis of a written application drawn up by the person who participated in the birth. This statement will act as a kind of birth certificate. The specified citizen must be present in person when drawing up a document for a child.
Where can I get a baby's birth certificate
According to the norms of paragraph 1 of Article 15 of the Federal Law, which considers acts of civil status, the corresponding document is drawn up in the relevant bodies.
You can get a certificate in one of the places of the applicants choice:
- in the place where the parents live;
- in the place where one parent lives (when separated);
- at the place where the child was born (in this locality).
On the issue of determining the birthplace of the baby, there are a number of nuances that are fixed in the norms of legislation.
Birth of a child on the road (in an airplane, in a car, on a motor ship, on a train, etc.)
If the child was born on the way from one point to another, the document on the birth of the baby, according to the norms of articles FZ 143, can be obtained in the same three ways as mentioned above (at the place of residence of the parents or one of them).
If applicants choose the third option for registering a newborn, they can apply for a certificate for the child to any registry office located along the route of the vehicle on which the birth took place.
Paperwork on the birth of a child during childbirth outside the country
If the baby was born in a foreign country, parents should contact the consulate or embassy of the Russian Federation in the specified country.
The appeal is filed at the location or place of residence of the parents at the time the child was born. An appropriate certificate will be issued here. The layout of the certificate will be the same as in the Russian Federation.
Obtaining a certificate during childbirth in an area where there is no registry office
According to the norms of the federal law on acts of civil status, if a child was born in an area where there are no registry offices, the certificate is issued in a special order.
To obtain a document for the child, parents must contact the place of their residence (one of them) or the registry office, which is located closest to the place of birth of the baby.
Paperwork on the birth of a child abandoned by parents or found on the street (in other places)
In our country, such cases are extremely rare, but still sometimes occur. Therefore, the procedure for action in such a situation is also regulated by the rules of Federal Law 143. Registration is carried out by the relevant authorities authorized for this.
In such cases, the place of detection of the newborn will be considered the place of his birth. After the transfer of the child to the appropriate institution, all documents for the infant will be executed by the registry office, to which the specified institution belongs.
There is a rule regarding abandoned children: a citizen who has discovered a newborn is required to report the find to the police department or bodies involved in guardianship and trusteeship within 48 hours.
Procedure for drawing up a document on the birth of a child
The process of obtaining a certificate after giving birth takes a small amount of time. This is due to the fact that obtaining a certificate does not provide for any difficulties of a bureaucratic type.
Parents or one of them must come to the registry office at the place of residence of the parents or the place where the child was born, and draw up a written application for a certificate based on the birth certificate of the child.
To draw up the document, parents must fill out form No. 1, which you can take at the registry office and enter the data yourself. Currently, there is a second version of the application - by downloading and printing the form on the Internet.
Russian law allows for the possibility of oral appeal to the registry office in order to issue a certificate for a child. But in practice, this method does not apply.
In the application for the issuance of the certificate, the following information from the certificate of birth of the child must be indicated:
- Gender of the newborn.
- Place of birth of the baby.
- Date of birth.
- Information about parents (names, surnames, patronymic (if any), nationality (if desired), birthdays, identity papers, place of residence, citizenship).
- Grounds for recording father's data in the birth certificate. This column shall indicate the details of the marriage certificate, certificate of paternity, court decision on recognition as a parent.
The procedure for obtaining a birth certificate considers cases where parents do not have the physical ability to come to the registry office to draw up an application and give a package of documents.
In such situations, parents can take advantage of help from relatives or authorized officials of the medical organization where the baby is or the mother was at the time of birth or during the recording of the birth of the baby.
In any of these cases, the trustee must bring to the registry office the necessary package of documents and additional paper confirming the relationship or authority of the official.
Regulatory legal acts do not contain clear instructions on the timing of obtaining the first certificate in the life of an infant. In practice, paperwork takes place on the same day within an hour.
The certificate form issued on the basis of the application resembles a paper sheet (slightly smaller than a sheet of A4 format), on which there is a stamp and watermarks.
Each form contains a series and an individual serial number. The text of the document records information from the statement of the parents (name, surname, middle name of the child, date and place of birth, information about the parents).
Other cases of issuing a certificate
There are situations when a baby is born stillborn or dies during the first week of life. For such cases, the legislation establishes a special procedure for issuing a birth certificate, since this fact must be officially registered and recorded on paper.
If a stillborn baby is born, there is no need to issue a birth certificate in relation to it. In the maternity hospital (or other institution in which the birth took place) parents will be given a certificate in their hands, which will contain information about the fact of the birth.
If the baby died within a week or the first month of life, parents will need to issue a simultaneous birth and death certificate for the child. To do this, it will be necessary to submit the same package of documents (passports of both parents, certificates from the maternity hospital, etc.).
Size of state duty for issuing a birth certificate for a baby
The Russian regulatory legal acts do not contain information about the need to pay the state fee for issuing a certificate of the birth of a baby. If the document is lost or damaged, it will be necessary to pay a state fee in the amount of three hundred and fifty rubles for its repeated receipt (issuing a duplicate).
In the case where the parents are not married, they will need to first obtain a certificate of paternity. This paper can also be obtained at the registry office. Without it, the birth certificate of the baby will not be given to parents. If it is a question of determining a citizen as a father in court, such a document does not need to be drawn up. His role will be played by a court decision that has entered into legal force.
Applicants will need to pay a state fee of three hundred and fifty rubles for the execution of this certificate. It is best to pay it before going to the registry office in order to quickly arrange the birth of a baby and get all the necessary documents. The main paper will also remain a birth certificate.
Within one region, most often the details of a banking organization for the payment of state duties are the same. For example, within the city of Chelyabinsk and the Chelyabinsk region, the details for any registry office will be identical. Exceptions often apply only to cities of federal significance.
So that there are no problems with determining the details for paying the state fee, before you receive a child’s birth certificate at the registry office, you need to contact the appropriate department of the body or go to the official website of the relevant committee. There you can download and print the form with the details.
Issuing a certificate of the birth of a baby is the first and most important documentary procedure in the life of a child. This is due to the fact that a document confirming the fact of his birth is necessary for the implementation of actions in the framework of building the majority of legal relations. Therefore, it is recommended that parents first of all, after returning from the maternity hospital (or other place where the baby was born), issue a certificate. The package of documents for receiving paper is small, and includes only the most basic documents.
So easily and simply you can get a birth certificate. The main thing is not to get nervous to mom, but to help relatives, as far as possible, to take part of the care of obtaining a certificate for themselves.