Even if the baby was born in Russia, and both of his parents are citizens of this country, he will still need to obtain citizenship. A child may need it, for example, to travel with adults to another country. Many do not even suspect this until a trip abroad with a baby breaks.
It is very important to know how the citizenship of a child (newborn or already grown up) is made out, because it frees parents from many problems in the future. This issue is also interesting for foreign immigrants, because for children the legalization procedure is always different from adult citizenship.
What does the confirmation look like?
For those children who were born before July 1, 2002, there are special rules. Earlier citizenship of the child It should have been obtained by him when he was born and was an insert in the birth certificate. But since then, some amendments have been made to the legislation.
Each child who was born after the deadline (1.07.2002), the citizenship of the Russian Federation is put on the birth certificate. But parents who have already completed an old-style document for their baby are not required to reissue it. AT birth certificate no printing required. In 2016, both options have the same legal effect.
Why does a child require Russian citizenship?
At certain points in the life of minors, information about their belonging to this state is not relevant. Nevertheless, it is better to arrange everything right away in order to save time in the future.
Citizenship of Russia for a child born in this or another country is necessary for several reasons:
- If the baby was born outside the state of the Russian Federation, then without a mark of belonging to her, he will not be able to attend educational institutions, register at the place of residence and use free medical services.
- Citizenship of a child born in Russia, he will need for a passport upon reaching the age of 14.
- Also, without establishing this fact in 2016, children cannot be issued an international passport (or enter information about them in their parents ’certificates) and travel outside the Russian Federation.
- In addition, a mark may be required upon admission to school or in the preparation of benefits. Of course, these requirements are not regulated by law, but parents often encounter them.
Where can I apply for citizenship?
Since the bills are periodically reviewed and some rules change, it is recommended to apply for or confirm citizenship for the newborn as soon as possible. The procedure in 2016 will not take much time, there is no state duty for receiving a stamp - but everything can change at any time.
In addition, a trip abroad may turn out to be urgent and spontaneous, and without the above procedure, a child cannot be taken out even to the nearest visa-free countries, such as Kazakhstan or Belarus.
It may also be problematic to obtain a stamp in the event of a divorce of the parents or one of them on a long business trip. The fact is that the passports of both of them are necessary in order to confirm or obtain the Russian citizenship of the child.
You can make a note on the minor’s belonging to the state at the nearest department of the FMS on the day of contact. Any parent is allowed to go there or legal representatives of the child, being a subject of Russia.
Depending on the birth on the territory of the country or abroad, as well as on the nationality of the parents, the receipt of a stamp in the birth certificate confirming the citizenship of the child occurs in different ways.
New rules
Citizenship of a child in Russia differs depending on the date of birth. Registration of its official affiliation to the country takes place in different ways.If he was born before the Russian government revised the corresponding clause of the law, then he needs a procedure for obtaining citizenship that is much more complicated than babies who were born after the mentioned date. The amendments entered into force on July 1, 2002, and since then, obtaining citizenship by a child has been reduced to the press, which is put on the birth certificate.
Old rules
For those who were born before the named date, the registration of Russian citizenship requires the provision of certain documents:
- passports of parents;
- birth certificates of the child;
- papers confirming the absence of other citizenship.
Moreover, it is important that one or both parents have citizenship of Russia at the time of the birth of the child; this requires the provision of a supporting document.
Before the change of law, citizenship was a separate document. For those who were born in Russia after an amendment to the law, they do not need to receive it, but only officially confirm it by submitting an application and a list of papers to the OUFMS at the place of registration of the child.
The nuances of obtaining Russian citizenship
The question of what kind of papers and certificates are needed to begin the process of obtaining citizenship for a child cannot be answered unambiguously. There are several different situations involving a different list of documents. And only the availability of everything necessary makes it possible to quickly pass it.
First of all, you need a birth certificate. This document assumes the existence of data on parents and, depending on whether there is a mother, a father or only one, their passports are provided. Photocopies are not required in this case.
If the child has a single parent, then it is necessary to confirm this. For example, to provide a certificate from the registry office stating that the second parent is not installed, recognized as missing, deprived of parental rights or dead.
There are times that obtaining a Russian citizenship is necessary for a child who was born in another country and has a foreign birth certificate. In this case, it is required to make a translation and notarize the document according to all the rules. On the territory of the Russian Federation this particular paper will have legal force, and a citizenship stamp is put on it.
Typically, difficulties arise when obtaining citizenship for children who were born before they revised and amended the relevant law in Russia. As a rule, the migration service requires applicants documents proving that their parents belong to the Russian Federation at the time of the birth of the child (if their passports were issued after the baby was born).
If the passports of both parents were issued after the birth of the child, you must provide documents that can prove that the parents (or one of them) had Russian citizenship. This can be extracts from house books, a military ID of a father, a certificate from an educational institution about parents passing a course of study and living in Russia.
A special case when parents cannot prove their belonging to Russia on February 6, 1992. In this case, it will be necessary to provide the documents of grandparents proving that the parents were Russians at the time of the birth of their child.
List of documents if the parents are Russians
Registration of juvenile citizenship begins with the submission of an application by his parents or representatives to the migration office. Here you can find a list of other documents required to obtain Russian citizenship by a child, depending on individual circumstances. For example, if you have Russian citizenship, only one of the parents needs to write a statement in duplicate and provide the following:
- documents for the child;
- certificate of family composition and place of residence;
- identity card of a parent with Russian citizenship;
- written permission of the child to obtain Russian citizenship if he has reached the age of 14 years (at the same time, the signature of the minor must be notarized).
Temporary residence permit for a child involves the presentation of all the listed papers.
If the child has a single parent, a citizen of Russia
Another option when you need to apply for a child’s citizenship. Documents in this case are required in a minimum quantity:
- Papers confirming that the second parent is not installed (recognized dead, deprived of parental rights, missing).
- Passport of the Russian Federation single parent.
- Statement.
- Certificate of residence of the child.
If the second parent has the citizenship of another country
In this case, you need a statement on joining the Russian citizenship of a minor from a foreign parent. If the child is more than six years old, then 3 photos are needed. In addition, a state duty of one thousand rubles is paid. In this case, not only the complete list of documents is important, but also the presence of a notarization on the application from the foreign representative of the child.
Determination of minority citizenship
If not only registration is required, but also the establishment of the child’s affiliation to the Russian Federation, then the following must be provided:
- Applications from legal representatives in duplicate.
- Birth certificate of a child.
- Documents for parents and their photocopies.
- It is very important to have a certificate for parents - Russians, which will confirm their place of residence in the country in February 1992.
Joining the child’s citizenship with parents
If a child was born to foreign nationals immigrating to Russia, citizenship is issued together with their parents, then additional papers and copies must be provided. In this case, when applying for the parents, the information about the child and all documents for him are additionally attached:
- Birth certificate with translation into Russian and certified by a notary with an apostille.
- Documents that the child lives in Russia. This may be a residence permit, registration at the location and so on.
- The passport for the second parent (if any) of the child who is not Russian and does not enter the citizenship of the Russian Federation, and a statement from him.
- Consent from the child if he is over 14 years old.
- 2 photos in shape.
- If there is no second parent, then documents are needed to prove this.
- State duty receipt.
It is important to make a translation and photocopy of all foreign documents, as well as notarize the papers.
Orphans
In order to confirm that children who are left without parental care belong to Russia, the employees of the orphanage in which they live contact the migration service. A child who is adopted can receive citizenship if one or both of the adoptive parents are Russians.
If one of the parents belongs to the citizenship of another country, and the other to Russian, the citizenship of the child is obtained according to the simplified legalization program in the Russian Federation. In addition, the adopted child automatically becomes a Russian by foreign citizens who live in Russia, but did not contact the OUFMS in order to confirm the citizenship of the child for 12 months.
If foreign guardians enter Russian citizenship, the child can also be granted citizenship if the guardian so wishes.
