A wedding is a pleasant and exciting event in the life of young people who want to create a strong family legally. To officially register a marriage, the bride and groom must complete certain formalities taken into account by legislative documents.
According to the rules of the Family Code of the Russian Federation, citizens planning to enter into a legal marriage must draw up a written application on a special form and submit it to the registry office.
In the article we will look at the nuances of filling out an application for marriage registration, how to fill out the points of the document, a writing sample, and the main mistakes.
How to fill out a marriage application correctly
The application for marriage registration is filled out point by point in clear handwriting, without errors.
The application form has three columns:
- The first is information with data requests that need to be entered into the document.
- The second column is filled in by the groom.
- The third is the bride.
At the top of the document there is a “header” to be filled out, where the data of the citizen from whom the application is received is indicated. Personal information is written in the genitive case.
In the right corner you can also indicate the approximate date of the wedding day at the request of the couple, but the final decision on the day of marriage registration will be made by the registry office employees, taking into account free time and days in the schedule. You can read about the conditions and procedure for marriage in Russia here.
Writing Requirements
The application for marriage registration consists of 8 points, they must be filled out step by step. If at least one paragraph in the document is left blank or information about the newlyweds is indicated in abbreviated form, the application will not be accepted. The exception to filling out is the last column indicating the document data on the previous marriage. If the couple is getting married for the first time, a dash is placed in this paragraph.
Point by point analysis
The application is filled out in person by each party (bride and groom) and confirmed by the personal signature of the couple.
What information needs to be provided on the marriage registration form:
- Full name of the bride and groom (in full, without abbreviated initials).
- Date of birth, age. Date, year – in license plates, month – in letters.
- Place of birth – region, district, city/village.
- Citizenship by passport.
- Place of residence – according to the current address of residence, not registration.
- Details of identity documents (passports of the bride and groom). It indicates in which country and by whom the passport was issued, the date of issue of the document, series and number.
- The last section contains the data of the document confirming the termination of the previous marriage in which the bride or groom was previously a member. Such a document may be a death certificate of an ex-husband or wife, a divorce certificate, or a missing person certificate.
In the application for marriage registration, the couple also needs to indicate the chosen surname for the family. The wife can take her husband's last name or keep her maiden name. The husband also has the right to change his surname.
The application is certified by the personal signature of the future husband and wife, and the date of completion is indicated.
Rules to follow when writing
Here are a few rules that must be followed:
- The application must be filled out by hand, in legible handwriting, or typed on a computer and printed.
- Both parts are filled out by the bride and groom themselves. Everyone fills in what directly concerns him (her).
- Pay attention to the letters е and й , which may appear in the surname, first name, patronymic, and names of localities. Use the same letters that are used in the passport.
- The signatures of the newlyweds and the date below must be put down only in the presence of a registry office employee.
- When signing, the premarital surname is indicated.
Errors in the application for marriage registration
In order for the application for marriage registration to be accepted on the day of submission, the newlyweds need to fill out the document without errors. Let's consider what primitive errors are most often found in statements from married couples.
Errors when filling out:
- incorrect passport details;
- abbreviated name and patronymic data;
- indication of the place of registration according to the passport, and not the actual place of residence;
- “absent” – is not put in the column where the data of the document on the dissolution of the previous marriage is indicated; here you need to put a dash or indicate that the marriage is primary.
Be careful when filling out the marriage registration form, as any error in the data may result in the document being rejected, and the wedding will have to be postponed for some time.
Download a blank application form
Here is the link you can download blank marriage application forms in Word and PDF formats
You can download them, fill them out in advance , at home in a calm environment and come to the registry office with the document already completed. Save time for both yourself and the registry office staff.
We recommend that you print several copies of the form at once in case of errors when filling it out.
Another important thing that you definitely need to know before going to the registry office is the application deadline. We will tell you how many months before the wedding to apply in a separate article.
State registration procedure
In order for the relationship to be officially registered and the marriage to have legal force, the conditions stipulated by Russian legislation (Family Code) must be met.
In particular, the marriage must be registered in the registry office. Any other methods of marriage are considered unofficial and have no legal force. For example, a wedding in a church or a union established according to national traditions will not be recognized as legal. (Article 10 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation.)
Registration begins with the submission of an application from the bride and groom.
How to submit an application?
Having collected all the necessary documents, the bride and groom go to the registry office to submit and fill out an application. You can contact not only the territorial office for registration, but also any other office - at the request of the spouses. This could be not only another area, but even a city.
Do I need to register?
Officially, the application is submitted 30 days before registration. But you can usually choose a date in advance. This is a kind of “reservation”. In the central branches of the registry office, records are kept for the entire year. Connoisseurs of “beautiful” dates reserve them long before the ceremony. Whatever date and when is chosen, you will still have to come to the registry office 30 days before the wedding day: to submit an official application.
In addition to applying in person to the registry office, you can submit an application online through the State Services portal. To do this, the bride and groom must fill out an application. It is joint, but is filled out separately by each party in the personal account of the State Services. It is necessary to enter information about those getting married, select the date and place of the wedding.
In what time?
Once the application is accepted, 30 days are counted. This period is established by law for two purposes: to give future spouses time to test their feelings, and also to allow interested parties to declare obstacles that exist to marriage. (Article 11 of the RF IC).
On what days?
Before going to the registry office, it is better to familiarize yourself with the work schedule of the desired department. As a rule, applications for registration are accepted 2-3 days a week at strictly designated hours. You can find out more information on the website of the territorial authority or by calling.
Is it necessary for both future spouses to be present?
When submitting an application, the presence of both parties is required (Article 26 No. 143-FZ “On Acts of Civil Status”).
If the bride or groom is absent for a valid reason, you can provide a notarized document in Form 8 on behalf of the spouse.
Documentation
07.10.2019 Application for apostille
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25.11.2021 08:57:52 Form No. 1 Birth Application, filled out by the child’s parents who are married at the time of the child’s birth
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25.11.2021 08:58:39 Form No. 2 Birth Application, filled out if the mother is not married to the child’s father and paternity of the child has not been established
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25.10.2018 12:13:04 Form No. 3 Birth Application, filled out by the parents (parent) of the child, a child who has reached the age of majority, an interested person
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25.10.2018 12:13:12 Form No. 4 Birth Application, filled out by an employee of a medical organization in relation to a stillborn child or a child who died in the first week of life
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25.10.2018 12:13:20 Form No. 5 Application for the birth of a found (abandoned) child left by the mother is filled out by an employee of the internal affairs, a guardianship and trusteeship authority or a medical organization, an educational organization, a social service organization
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25.10.2018 12:13:32 Form No. 6 Birth Application, filled out by the person present during the birth - during birth outside a medical organization and without medical assistance
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28.12.2021 12:12:23 Form No. 7 Application for marriage, filled out by persons getting married
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13.09.2019 12:19:33 Form No. 8 Application for marriage is filled out by a person getting married and who is unable to personally contact the body carrying out state registration of civil status acts to submit an application for marriage.
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13.09.2019 12:19:46 Form No. 9 Application for divorce by mutual consent of the spouses
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13.09.2019 12:20:03 Form No. 10 Application for divorce, filled out by one of the spouses divorcing the marriage, who is unable to personally contact the registry office to submit a joint application for divorce
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13.09.2019 12:20:18 Form No. 11 Application for divorce, filled out by one of the spouses divorcing the marriage, if the other spouse is recognized by the court as missing, incompetent, or sentenced for committing a crime to imprisonment for a term of over three years.
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13.09.2019 12:20:32 Form No. 12 Application for divorce, filled out by former spouses (one of the spouses) in case of divorce in court
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13.09.2019 12:20:44 Form No. 13 Application for entering information about the ex-spouse into a previously compiled entry in the act of divorce and for issuing an initial certificate of divorce
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28.12.2021 12:13:36 Form No. 14 Application for adoption, filled out by the child’s adoptive parents
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25.10.2018 11:54:30 Form No. 15 Application for establishment of paternity, filled out by the father and mother of the child who are not married to each other at the time of the child’s birth
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25.10.2018 11:47:29 Form No. 16 Application for establishment of paternity, filled out by a father who is not married to the child’s mother at the time of the child’s birth and who is unable to personally contact the registry office
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25.10.2018 11:47:49 Form No. 17 Application for establishment of paternity, filled out by a mother who is not married to the child’s father at the time of the child’s birth and who is unable to personally apply to the registry office
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25.10.2018 11:44:13 Form No. 18 Application for establishment of paternity, filled out by the mother or father of the child, the guardian (trustee) of the child, the person who is dependent on the child, the child himself, who has reached the age of majority, when establishing paternity in court
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25.10.2018 11:42:19 Form No. 19 Application for establishment of paternity, filled out by a father who is not married to the child’s mother
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What do you need to submit it?
First of all, you will need to collect the necessary documents:
- Written application for registration.
- Passports of the applicants (bride and groom).
- Receipt for payment of state duty.
In some cases, you may additionally need:
- Divorce certificate (when one of the parties was previously married).
- Death certificate of the previous spouse (if the applicant is a widower).
- Parental consent to the marriage of a minor child (if one or both applicants are under 18 years of age).
At the time of submitting documents to the registry office, the state fee must be paid. Its size is 350 rubles.
You can save money by filling out an application online (through State Services). The discount will be 30% and will reduce the cost to 245 rubles. You need to pay for the fact of registering a marriage, and not for servicing each of the applicants. That is, one receipt is issued for two. Payment can be made at any bank branch and terminals. Some registry offices are equipped with payment terminals.
