Is it possible to laminate a marriage certificate in 2021?

Some citizens try to laminate their marriage certificate in order to keep it in good condition. Few people think about whether this can be done, because some documents are already issued by government agencies in laminated form. Such documents include, in particular, a driver’s license, SNILS, as well as some other documents. But not everything is so simple. And not all documents are allowed to be laminated by law.

Marriage certificate. What is it?

A marriage certificate is a document that is issued to confirm the official marriage between spouses.

A certificate is issued on a special paper form. Such a document contains information about the persons entering into an official union, the registration number, the surname assigned to the spouses after registering the marriage, the signature of the person who issued the certificate, the seal of the registry office, as well as the name of the territorial department of the registry office that registered the marriage in the prescribed manner.

A marriage certificate is issued for an indefinite period. That is why it is so important to ensure its proper storage and careful use.

How are official documents laminated?

To protect documents from moisture, dust and abrasion, the cold lamination method is used, which does not deteriorate the paper and does not distort the printed text and seals. Document sheets are placed between laminating film, which heats up to 60-75 degrees and evenly seals the paper.

Copy centers and printing houses use various films: matte, semi-matte, glossy, colored or textured. They can offer one- or two-sided lamination of documents, as well as film with a reversible effect - with the possibility of delamination.

How to delaminate a document back?

Unfortunately, a laminated document cannot be delaminated back. And any attempts to do this will lead to damage to the paper certificate form itself, which will also become the basis for its replacement.

Thus, according to the law, any damaged certificates are subject to replacement, in particular if the text or seal of the issuing authority is difficult to read, as well as in other cases when the possibility of their use is lost.

The only way out in this situation is to obtain a second marriage certificate.

Disadvantages of laminating documents

As a rule, government officials do not warn citizens about the possible consequences of this step.

So why can't you laminate your marriage certificate?

This procedure is not advisable because:

Claims from civil servants arise, first of all, due to the inability to make legally required notes and seals, which are sometimes required to be affixed.
Sometimes the marriage certificate has to be shown to a notary, but he may not recognize the authenticity of the document. And this is understandable, since the plastic coating can distort colors, it allows you to hide the fact that the photo has been re-taped, corrections have been made by erasing the original text, or even computer editing. Of course, as a result of the influence of all these factors, it will be quite difficult for the notary to determine whether it is an original or a fake. In this case, a meticulous lawyer may demand an examination of the document or even refuse to provide services, arguing that such a marriage certificate is invalid.

Of course, the legislation of the Russian Federation does not directly prohibit covering a marriage certificate with plastic. However, it is useful to think carefully and weigh all the pros and cons before laminating such an important document.

Thanks to this reflection, many have come to the conclusion that it is better to try to preserve the marriage certificate on their own, without covering it with plastic.

For example, you can preserve a document for a long time without lamination if:

keep your marriage certificate in a small plastic folder;
insert it into the frame;
use a regular file to store the document.

All of the above methods for storing a marriage certificate have been time-tested and have proven themselves to be extremely simple, on the one hand, and, on the other, very reliable.

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What to do if the document has already been laminated?

If a citizen, out of ignorance, nevertheless laminated the document, then he needs to contact the registry office to obtain a second marriage certificate.

To obtain a duplicate, you must submit an application to the registry office, a receipt for payment of the state fee in the amount of 350 rubles and your passport. The application form and receipt are issued by the department staff. When filling out the application, it is important to clearly indicate all the necessary information, without errors or abbreviations, including the applicant’s data, the date and place of marriage, as well as the reason for applying for a duplicate. Either spouse can contact the registry office. However, if the spouse wishing to receive a duplicate certificate is incapacitated at the time of filing, then the documents must be submitted by his guardian.

If it is impossible to contact the registry office in person, you can authorize another citizen to apply to the registry office for a second certificate. To do this, he needs to issue a notarized power of attorney indicating the relevant powers. You can receive a duplicate on the day of application, provided that the application is submitted to the registry office where the marriage was registered.

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The law also allows the submission of documents through the MFC. The procedure is the same as when applying to the registry office, but the time frame for obtaining a repeat certificate is 6 working days. However, contacting the MFC is not possible in all regions of Russia, but only in those that have such centers.

You can also submit documents through State Services. To do this, the applicant must be registered on the portal and have a standard account with data confirmed in the prescribed manner. The applicant must also have a simple electronic signature.

When submitting an application via the Internet, a citizen has the right to choose a convenient way to receive a duplicate - by mail or at the registry office. The time frame for receipt at the Civil Registry Office is 1 business day. The delivery time by mail, depending on the region, can be 5-7 business days, and sometimes more.

Lamination

Many people are interested in the question of how best to save important documents. Some believe that it is easier and more expedient to laminate the marriage certificate in order to reliably preserve it from mechanical damage. It should be noted that such a procedure is not advisable for the following reasons:

Lamination of the certificate should not be used, since no notary will undertake to certify such paper.
Covering the document with a special film prevents new stamps from being left on the paper, which in some cases are necessary.

Lamination, as such, is not prohibited. Evidence of this is the issuance of some documents already covered with film, for example, driver’s licenses, SNILS and others. However, processing paper yourself can result in significant inconvenience. Thus, when contacting government agencies or a notary, they may be asked to replace laminated samples.

An official who refuses to accept a document may refer to Article 2 of Federal Law No. 183 of November 12, 2012, which equates film coating to paper damage and requires its replacement.

In addition to the marriage certificate, the following documents are also subject to such replacement:

About adoption.
About changing the name.
Establishing kinship.
Birth and death certificates.

Thus, this method is best to extend the deadlines for those papers that are not intended for submission to government agencies, for example, certificates, award certificates, and letters of encouragement. Coating with film protects them from abrasion, dust and dirt for many years.

Is it possible to laminate a certificate?

Direct permission to laminate documents on which a seal is affixed with a reproduction of the State Emblem of the Russian Federation is contained in clause 6.6 of the State Standard of the Russian Federation GOST R 51511-2021 dated December 25, 2021.

It is prohibited to laminate Civil Status Acts, or in other words, documents confirming the following events: the birth of a new person; conclusion (dissolution) of a legal marriage; adoption; changing a person's name; establishing paternity; death of a person. The above documents cannot be laminated, this is confirmed by the new edition of Law N 183-FZ dated November 12, 2021 (in force from February 13, 2013).

Child's birth certificate

Based on the documents submitted, the registry office will issue you a child’s birth certificate (which indicates the child’s last name, first name, patronymic, date of birth, information about the mother and father) and form No. 24 “Certificate of the birth of the child.” You will need this certificate later to receive payments upon the birth of a child. Documents are issued free of charge on the day of application.

The baby has been born, and now you need to comply with a number of legal formalities in order for him to become a full-fledged citizen. The first official document your child will receive will be a birth certificate.

Is it possible to fold a birth certificate?

Place the document in a thick file, pin it in a plastic folder with the rest of the documents (so as not to wrinkle).
Can the certificate be laminated? It’s not advisable, but if you really want to, do it only on the front side and leave the back untouched.
You can buy a special cover for the certificate.
Insert the document into the frame. This will not only protect the paper from damage, but will also give the document some symbolism.

And the fact is that a long time ago we were given birth certificates the size of a notebook sheet, and we, who ourselves had a similar document in the form of neat crusts, immediately rushed to laminate the old, inconvenient piece of paper (this was not prohibited then.). And now they refuse to affix the citizenship stamp until we remove the film...

Laminated documents are not valid by law

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Unfortunately it is so.

The film itself is sensitive to high temperatures. Therefore, you can free the paper from it by using this particular factor.

You can use a hairdryer for this.

By turning it on to maximum temperature and pointing it at the injection, you will notice that the corner begins to move away. Here you can use the blade.

If you use an iron to remove it, you must first cover the document with material, otherwise the film will simply melt.

By ironing the paper with a hot iron through the fabric, you can easily remove the film. However, these methods do not provide a one hundred percent guarantee. Sometimes the film adheres quite tightly to the paper. Accordingly, removing it can damage the document.

You can avoid various hassles by leaving the document in its original form.

Moreover, all kinds of hard covers for various documentation are now sold.

Based on life practice, only notaries or courts do not take into account the documents of registration authorities.

Other authorities do not pay much attention to whether the document is sealed with film or not. This is only connected with the possibility of confirming the authenticity of the paper. How to remove film On a certain day, a thought comes to a person, there was no need to laminate the document.

Then he begins to wonder how to remove the film himself, so as not to waste time getting a duplicate.

Registration of a duplicate Registration of a duplicate If a person has not thought in advance whether it is possible to laminate documents in Russia, he will have to obtain a duplicate.

Important So, let's sum it all up together: In Russian legislation there are no restrictions on the lamination of documents. And if the document suggests that in the future it will be necessary to put seals, stamps or make notes on the reverse side, then there is a solution here that does not violate the law of the Russian Federation. Let us do one-sided lamination for you, technology now allows this.

There are no legal acts in Russian legislation stating that after lamination, a document loses its legal force. Since lamination cannot in any way affect the competence of the organization that issued the document. There are no legal acts in Russian legislation that state that a laminated document loses its authenticity.

If any of you finds laws that say the opposite of what was said above, then please send us a link and we will post it on the pages of our Togliatti website.

Some authorities will not accept laminated documentation issued by registration authorities. Therefore, most likely, the owner of the paper will have to apply for a new document.

This is not a troublesome procedure and will take no more than one day.

In this case, you must bring the following package of documentation:

identification
marriage document
damaged paper
fee payment document
application written to the registration authority

The application contains complete information about the applicant and the reason for replacing the document. Problems in issuing a duplicate may arise if people have gone to live in another city.

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Is it possible to bend a child’s birth certificate?

Nothing more, because birth certificates, marriage certificates, etc. do not need to be laminated. Even a notary cannot certify such a certificate for you. And they require it without lamination in order to check whether it is original or not. Moreover, how do you imagine printing on a laminated document? If you put a stamp, it can be erased immediately.

A long time ago I decided to make a cover for a friend as a gift, and my search for MK covers ended in disappointment. I found a couple in fabric ones, but no scrap ones, recently I decided to see if anything had appeared in the country and again there was silence. Either the covers are not in demand, or there is another reason for this, but I am increasingly asked to make a cover for a birth certificate (or for a marriage certificate, there is only one production method). I’ll also reveal a couple of secrets in scrap, maybe for some it’s not a secret for a long time and that’s good, but personally, I came to such things with experience, so I’m glad to share with those who don’t yet know about them, so to speak, so as not to suffer! I immediately apologize for the dark photos, because I work at night when my daughter is asleep and so on.