How to enter a child into a passport through State Services - Step-by-step instructions

Previously, a note about children was made in the registry office along with the issuance of a birth certificate. Then this provision was canceled because, in fact, the information was duplicated: the confirmation of birth was a certificate, and the full names of the parents were also entered there. How to enter a child into a passport through State Services or government agencies, and is it worth doing it at all?

Required documents

To enter information into the parents' passports, you need to collect a package of documents for the child.
To include children in the passport, you need the passports of Russian citizens of the mother and father, and the child's birth certificate.

There may be some nuances that make it impossible to include in the passport. This is the case when the parents are not citizens of the Russian Federation.

Can they refuse?

Grounds for refusal arise extremely rarely. An applicant will be refused registration of information about children in a passport if:

some of the required documents are missing;
the applicant and (or) the child do not have Russian citizenship;
The child has reached the age of 14, at which age the citizen must already have his own document.

If a question arises about the need to register data about a child in a foreign passport, it is recommended to issue a separate passport for the child. This mark does not guarantee that a minor will travel abroad.

Advantages and disadvantages of the State Services website

Each service has pros and cons. What does it mean to include children in a passport for parents and their children?

Entering information into parents' documents will be necessary in a number of cases: when receiving benefits, traveling abroad, etc.

Pros:

receiving social payments and benefits;
presentation to general education authorities, kindergartens;
if you forgot your birth certificate, your passport can be used even when going through passport control;
travel abroad (no visa required).

There is, perhaps, only one disadvantage - hiding your family status (for example, when applying for a loan or mortgage in the absence of dependents, it becomes possible to receive a larger amount).

There is an opportunity to enroll your child in kindergarten or school

The State Services website also provides the service of adding children to the passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation. The benefit of other bodies doing the same job is time savings. We will tell you more about the procedure itself below.

Procedure for entering information about a child

Until recently, children were entered into their passports at civil registry offices when issuing a birth certificate. The rules have changed since 2021. Now the migration service is in charge of assigning citizenship with a mark.

You can submit an application for registration directly to the Main Department of Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, through the multifunctional.

GUVM MIA

Parents contact the department at the place of registration. The employee verifies the submitted documents. When no shortcomings are identified, a mark certified by a red seal is entered into the passports.

The child must be registered directly on the day of the visit. Postponement to a later time or request to come for passports a few days later is contrary to the law and is grounds for going to court.

MFC

The MFC serves as an intermediary in the interaction of ordinary citizens with government authorities. To make a mark, you should collect the required papers and contact the specialists of the nearest MFC branch. From there, the information is sent for processing to the Main Department of Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the applicant receives a receipt confirming the acceptance of the package of documents.

Contacting through the MFC is easy and convenient. The service will be provided within several business days.

How can parents register their child in their passport through a service website in the Russian Federation?

Including children in the documents is evidence of recognition of his citizenship.
According to Order No. 64, clause 21.2, in order to include children in the passport, one of the parents must submit to the migration department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (at the place of registration) some documents that will confirm the citizenship of the youngest citizen. In the event that you have all the necessary documents with you, the employee can immediately put a stamp and signature, confirming the citizenship of the children.

The process of entering data about children into a passport on the State Services website is very simple and does not require special knowledge or skills and is carried out quite quickly.

Step 1: register on the site

To receive the desired service, you need to pre-register on the State Services website in order to gain access to government services.

After receiving an account, you need to go through several levels of protection. Maximum account protection is provided when using an electronic digital signature or an electronic card. The authorization service is absolutely free. After activation, you will be able to open functions and perform any actions.

When creating an account, you need to keep complete information about yourself, which gives you access to the services.

Step 2: make electronic copies of the necessary documents

You need to convert documents into electronic form - scan them.
Here a scanner and a flash drive will help.

Step 3: submit an application to enroll children

Submit your application online on the portal.

Find the “Personal Information” button and click on it. We are looking for the “Add information about a child” button.

Then, in the form that appears, information about the children is entered.

By filling out the required form on the website, entering the required data, you submit it for review. Do not rush to send the application after filling it out. Double-check the accuracy of the entered values. If the information is entered incorrectly, further attempts to enroll children will be futile.

Step 4: get a coupon

You need to get a coupon to go to the IMF to fill in all the necessary information.

Step 5: visit to the FMS

Go to the FMS to make amendments to your passport.

Why does a child need to register?

Once parents register their child at their place of residence, they will have access to various social services - for example:

registration of compulsory medical insurance policy;
registration for a visit to the clinic;
placing a child on a waiting list for kindergarten;
registering a child in a school;
registration of cash payments, benefits, government benefits.

A newborn child must be registered at the place of residence within 1 month from the date of birth.

Where can I register a child after birth, up to 14 years of age?

Possible difficulties

Problems with registration may arise if one of the parents is a foreigner.
Difficulties in entering the offspring into a passport may arise with citizens who have a passport of another country. Those. if the father is a foreigner or both parents are citizens of another country, there is no reason to enter their passport, and most likely you will be refused. Even if you manage to convince them otherwise, you will have to work hard to prove that the children do not have another citizenship and were born on the territory of the Russian Federation.

Is it possible to record it yourself?

The law stipulates that only FMS employees can record information in a passport. Independently entering information, as well as other marks, is regarded as intentional damage to the document. Such a passport will be considered invalid. To change it, you will have to contact the passport office at the place of registration, first paying a state fee and a fine of 100-300 rubles provided for an administrative offense.

Reasons for refusal

If both parents are citizens of another country, then a refusal will be sent to them. There
may be several reasons for the refusal, and they are so serious that they can only be appealed in court:

the child has a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation (upon reaching 14 years of age);
lack of necessary documents;
lack of Russian citizenship;
documents are invalid or damaged (expired, false, expired);

The reasons are specified and approved in Order No. 64 of the Main Directorate for Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Since, today, the service of entering children into a passport is not mandatory, it is not subject to a fine if there is no entry.

When registering, be sure to check that all data is entered correctly.

After entering data into the document confirming the identity of children, check for the presence of a wet seal, signature and the correctness of the entered data.

About the internal passport of the Russian Federation

- This is the main identification document, instead of .

During the life of the passport, when its owner turns 20 and 45 years old; if a document has been stolen, damaged or personal data has changed, it can be exchanged or restored.

In some cases . A passport is issued at the department of the Main Directorate for Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation at the place of residence. In addition to personal data about the owner of the document, additional information is included in it, including a note about the presence of children. Not all Russians know whether such a mark is needed today and how to put it.

Features of applying for a service if the second parent’s passport cannot be provided

Sometimes circumstances arise when it is necessary to include a child in the passport of only one of the parents, but it is impossible to provide an identity document of the other. Such situations include divorce, the death of one of the parents, or the father or mother living in another state. In such cases, in addition to the passport and birth certificate, one of the following documents should be added:

death certificate;
a statement in any form that the actual whereabouts of the second parent are unknown;
a certificate from the registry office stating that information about the father was established from the words of the mother;
certificate of divorce;
a court decision declaring the second parent missing;
a document confirming the parent’s residence in another state.