Sometimes parents learn that the citizenship of children in the Russian Federation needs to be registered, since it is not automatically assigned to them by citizens, even if a child was born in Russia, only when the long-awaited trip abroad is frustrated. Unpleasant situation. Therefore, it is very important immediately after birth to submit documents for the citizenship of the child to the appropriate authorities. Especially those parents who travel outside the country.
Does a child need citizenship?
Some parents do not understand why this seal is necessary for a child, if he can do well without it, attend kindergartens and schools, as well as medical facilities.
And this is true: a child can easily do without citizenship until the age of 14, provided that he will not be taken out of the country. But by the time you receive your passport citizenship of children still have to install and execute, so it is much better to do this in advance. In addition, it will be required for those parents who apply for maternity capital. That is, if this is not the first child in the family, then delaying the design is not worth it.
What is citizenship?
In 2015, the procedure for processing many documents was greatly simplified. In particular, citizenship was previously issued in the form of a separate document, which was enclosed in the birth certificate of a child.
But since 2007, citizenship of children in the form of a seal is put on a certificate next to information about the place of residence. In the presence of all the necessary papers, parents can put this stamp right on the day of treatment. But this order is established only for those families whose children were born after 2002. For everyone else, there is an order of execution, including the need to collect a whole package of documents. At the moment, both options are legal, and re-registration of the liner is not required for children whose citizenship was established and issued before 2007.
Documents for registration
In order to affix his affiliation to the Russian Federation on the birth certificate of a child, the following papers will be required:
- Application (from both parents, guardians, guardians, single parent).
- Passports of both parents with information about the child on the relevant pages (or single parent, guardians, guardians, adoptive parents).
- If the citizenship of children is registered as guardians, then it is necessary to submit the relevant papers confirming the fact of their guardianship.
- Child's birth certificate with information about the place of residence and about the parents and their citizenship.
- For children over 14 years of age, notarized consent for citizenship will be required.
- For foreign citizens immigrating to Russia with their children: 3 photos of the child (3x4 cm) and a receipt on the payment of the consular fee or state fee.
- An insert to the birth certificate issued in another country or in Russia, if received earlier than February 6, 2007.
Parents have the right to submit any of these documents, and choose for themselves which one.
How to apply for a child’s citizenship
All of the above papers are submitted to the district or city department of the FMS of Russia, where citizenship is issued on the day of application. For foreign citizens, a different order - it will take time to verify the authenticity of the submitted documents.
Citizenship of children, if they, together with their parents, immigrate to Russia, can be issued in a special manner.If one of the parents is a Russian, then the child can become one if there are no objections from the second parent. If the child lives in the country or has only one parent, then permission is not required. If one of the parents has Russian citizenship, and the other is a foreigner, then in order for the child to become a Russian, the permission of the father and mother is necessary.
When does a child automatically acquire citizenship?
There is a special case when a baby born in the Russian Federation immediately becomes its full citizen. This occurs provided that:
- One of the parents is Russian, and the second has no citizenship at all or has been missing for a long time.
- The baby officially has only one parent (father or mother, as well as the adoptive parent), and he is a Russian.
- One of the parents is a Russian, and the second is a citizen of another state (in this case, the child must be born in Russia).
- A baby was born in this country, and his parents, although they live on its territory, are not Russians, and the country of which they are citizens refuses to grant citizenship to a newborn.
- If the child is left by the parents without providing any other information for more than 6 months.
Registration of citizenship of orphans
In addition to parents and guardians, a child may be granted citizenship by authorized official representatives of the state institution in which the child resides, who for some reason is left without parental care.
Adopted children become citizens of the Russian Federation if one of the adoptive parents or both are Russians. No matter where the children live together with new parents. Children living with adoptive parents who are not citizens of Russia on the territory of the Russian Federation automatically become Russians if the adoptive parents did not apply for registration within one year after entering the country.
