When a child appears in the family - this is a great happiness. Parents must register it with an official certificate. It confirms that the baby is a citizen of the Russian Federation, allows you to register with a pediatrician, etc. How to make a birth certificate for a newborn, in what time frame you need to receive a document will be discussed later.
Order of registration
How to get a birth certificate for a newborn? The outline of this process has remained unchanged for many years. Only the appearance has undergone some changes. Forms are invariably made on stamped paper, so their falsification is excluded. His fake is criminally punishable.
The timing for obtaining a birth certificate for a newborn is regulated by law. Parents must issue this official certificate within a month after the baby is born. However, a violation of this requirement does not entail any punishment. Therefore, in theory, you can get a certificate until the child is 14 years old. Otherwise, he will not be able to get a passport. But it’s better not to delay receiving a certificate.
When the registration of the newborn takes place, the names of both spouses or only mothers or fathers are entered on the form. They themselves agree on this. If the parents have registered their marriage, it is not necessary to be present when receiving a certificate together. Only one of the spouses may be present at the registration. If they are not married, the mother and father are present together during extradition. Otherwise, data about the father will be entered into the register according to the mother. In some cases, a dash may be added to this column. Therefore, the father of the child must be present at the extradition.
How to get a birth certificate for a newborn if the parents divorced during pregnancy or if the father died? In this case, the column about the father is filled out on the basis of the relevant certificates. This can be a certificate of divorce or the death of a father. This procedure is possible only if three hundred days have not passed since the moment of the corresponding event.
What do you need to prepare before going to the registry office?
Parents need to collect a list of documents for the birth certificate of the newborn. With the necessary papers and their copies you need to drive to the civil registration department. The list of necessary official references is as follows:
- Passports of father and mother. If only one of them is present, then you need to confirm the identity of one parent.
- A certificate of marriage, if the father and mother officially issued it.
- Help from the hospital. It is necessary to provide an appropriate statement on the birth of the baby. A different type of medical facility may take birth. An extract can be issued by a doctor who has a private practice of assisting in this process.
These are the main documents for the birth certificate of a newborn. In some cases, you need to collect additional paper. So, if the parents are not legally married, they must bring a certificate of paternity. In this case, it is confirmed in the process of registration of the newborn.
In some cases, paternity is determined in a judicial proceeding. In this case, an appropriate court decision must be brought to the civil registry office.
If the child was born from a surrogate mother, the form cannot be filled out until an official confirmation is issued. It should indicate that the woman who has taken the baby agrees to the birth parents record on the birth certificate.
Other certificates may be required, a list of which will be provided by the staff of the recording department. This is required in rare cases provided for by law and relevant regulations. So, for example, if the birth was not held in a medical institution, a statement by a person who was nearby during this process is required. When collecting a package of documents for obtaining a birth certificate for a newborn, you need to provide this certificate if the baby was born outside the walls of the hospital and without the help of doctors. Such situations are also possible, although they are extremely rare. In this case, the statement of the witness is required (which may not be a doctor) provided to the relevant authorities.
Inquiries from the hospital
Considering the procedure of how to make a birth certificate for a newborn, you need to pay attention to several of its nuances. So, at the birth of a baby from the hospital, you will need to take 2 extracts.
The first of these is an exchange card. Rather, the rest of it. These are the 2nd and 3rd extract sheets. The second sheet shows information from the hospital and its department about the puerperal. This information is indicated by the doctor of the hospital, which took birth. It indicates the condition of the woman after childbirth, describes the complications, if any. Also, on the second sheet of the exchange card, the doctor indicates which therapy the woman was given. This sheet is given to the antenatal clinic.
The third sheet is intended to reflect the information of the hospital about the newborn. This part of the statement is filled out by the pediatrician or neonatologist. Information on the features of the course of childbirth, on the consequences of this process for the child, is indicated here. Data on the growth, weight of the baby, as well as their dynamics in the first few days of the child’s life are also indicated. Information about the method of feeding, vaccinations that were made in the hospital is reflected. This is the information that the district pediatrician takes into account in the process of patronage. This part of the exchange card is transferred to the children's clinic. Here the child will be monitored by a pediatrician. Without these data, the picture of the baby’s development will be incomplete.
The second required document issued at the hospital is a certificate issued by a midwife. She takes birth, and then fills out and certifies the relevant certificate. It shows the time, date of birth of the baby, his gender. It should be noted who took birth. It is this certificate that needs to be taken to the registration authority in order to obtain a certificate.
Where to go
Having considered what documents for the birth certificate of a newborn you need to provide to the appropriate authorities, you should pay attention to another important issue. Which institutions are eligible to issue a birth certificate? The departments of the registration of acts of civil status that are located at the place of residence of the parents have the right to issue the corresponding form. You need to contact the district registration authority, collecting the appropriate package of documents.
Moreover, such an institution may be located at the place of registration of one of the parents. This simplifies the procedure for obtaining a certificate. You can also get a certificate for a child in the registration department, which is located at the place of birth of the child. The accuracy of this definition lies within the scope of the locality.
You cannot get a birth certificate from any registration authority. You need to contact the institution that meets the listed requirements. These rules, established by law, cause a lot of controversy and questions. In some situations, it is difficult for parents to determine which department of civil registration they can turn to.
Some unusual situations
There is an established procedure for obtaining a birth certificate for a newborn. However, there are situations in which it is difficult to determine which registration authority needs to be contacted. One of such situations is the appearance of the baby on the road. What if the baby was born in a car, airplane, motor ship, etc.? In this case, you can contact the registry office at the place of registration of one of the parents. In this case, you can also contact the appropriate institution along the route of the transport on which the birth occurred.
And what about parents whose child was born outside the country? Where to make a birth certificate for a newborn in this case? You need to contact the Russian embassy or consulate on the territory of the state where the birth took place. This is where the certificate will be issued and issued. The whole procedure will comply with the requirements established by our state. To obtain a certificate you need the same list of official papers. If the parents are legally married, only one of them can receive the document.
In some localities of our country there are no civil registration departments. What to do to parents whose children were born in such villages? If the registration of one of the parents corresponds to the locality where there is an institution for registration, they should contact here. You can also contact the nearest registration department, which is located in the neighboring village.
If the child was abandoned by his parents, he was found on the street or in another place, there is also a certain procedure for issuing a birth certificate. Although such cases are rare, but they happen in Russia. In this case, the child’s certificate is issued by authorized bodies. The place where he was found will be considered his birthplace.
Such children are registered in the appropriate institution. His birth certificate will be issued in the registration department, which is located in the same area. It is worth noting that a person who has found a child is required by law to report him within 48 hours to the guardianship authorities or the police. Otherwise, he will be responsible.
How is the clearance procedure?
Knowing what is needed for a newborn’s birth certificate, you can go to the appropriate civil registration department. The procedure does not take much time. She does not suggest any bureaucratic difficulties. Parents (or one of them, if the marriage is official) must come with a package of relevant official papers to the institution for registration. They write a declaration of desire to register their child. This appeal is drawn up in form 1. Paper for the application is issued at the registration office. The form is filled by hand.
You can do a little different. The procedure for obtaining a birth certificate for a newborn is somewhat simplified today. You can download the corresponding form on the official website of the registry office. It is printed on a printer.
The law establishes that parents can also apply orally to the institution for registration. But in practice today, this is impossible. The responsible officer will require a handwritten statement or a printout on the printer. Based on this appeal, a certificate is issued. It will indicate the following information:
- Baby's date of birth.
- The name of the child.
- Place of Birth.
- Gender of the child.
It also provides the appropriate rows for parent data. Their surname, first name and patronymic are indicated. If father or mother wishes, nationality is indicated. Data on the date of birth and place of residence, data on the person are entered. Citizenship is also indicated on the certificate.
How to get a birth certificate for a newborn, which will contain information about the father? In this case, you must provide either a certificate of marriage, or a certificate establishing the fact of paternity.
Choosing a baby name
When considering how to make a birth certificate for a newborn, you need to pay attention to such an important stage as the choice of the name of the child. By the time the parents apply to the registration authority, they must choose a name for their baby. The surname can be written both by father and mother.
In some cases, parents cannot agree on the choice of first name and / or last name. In this case, an entry is recorded in the assembly book on the basis of instructions from the guardianship authority. Parents must contact this before applying.
Middle name record
How to make a birth certificate for a newborn if the parents are not married? If paternity is established, the relevant data will be entered on the certificate. But this is not always possible. In this case, the fact that paternity in relation to the child is not established is accepted. The name of the baby is chosen by the mother. Patronymic is indicated in the record of the birth act, which the mother named. The surname of the child in this case corresponds to the surname of the mother.
A woman who has given birth to a child who is not legally married may not indicate her father. A dash will appear in the appropriate line.
A few more nuances
In some cases, parents, due to certain circumstances, cannot personally come to the registration authority and receive a birth certificate for a newborn child. In this case, relatives can do it for them. Also, authorized officials from the medical institution where the birth took place can file the appropriate package of official papers. Representatives of the organization in which the child or his mother is currently located can also contact the institution for registration.
Representatives of parents must come to the civil registry office with certificates confirming their position. For relatives, you need to prepare a certificate confirming kinship.
The law does not stipulate the time frame from which the certificate will be issued from the moment of filing the application. But, as practice shows, the procedure occurs rather quickly. On the day of application submission, an appropriate form is filled out. It takes only 20-60 minutes.
The form that parents receive is A4 sheet size. It has a stamp, and also has watermarks. The birth certificate must bear the series and number. It is necessary to carefully double-check the data entered in the form. Accurate personal information about the child and its parents should be indicated here.
Registration of the birth certificate of a newborn is not required if the child died during childbirth. In life, there are tragic situations that are regulated in a separate order. If the child was born dead or died in the first week of life, state registration is also carried out. A birth certificate is not issued in this case. A certificate is issued to parents that records the fact of childbirth. If death occurs during the first month of life, a birth certificate is issued, which is issued along with the death certificate.
State duty
How to issue a birth certificate for a newborn? Do I have to pay state duty? At the initial appeal of parents, there is no fee for issuing a birth certificate. If you need to make a duplicate, in this case, parents pay 350 rubles. state duties.
If the parents are not officially married at the time of the birth of the child, a paternity certificate must be obtained. This is a required procedure. Help is issued at the registration authority. It must be obtained before the testimony. The certificate of paternity also requires payment of state duty, which is 350 rubles. It is better to deposit funds according to the relevant details before visiting the civil registry office. In this case, you can issue a birth certificate promptly.
Within one city, the details of all registry offices are usually the same. Exceptions are registration institutions located in cities of federal significance. This is Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sevastopol. Here details will not coincide in different registration authorities. You need to know about them in advance by contacting the institution for registration. This information is also presented on the official website of the State Civil Registry Office. The resource should match your area. Here you can download the receipt form for payment of the fee.