How long does it take to submit an application to the registry office to register a marriage in 2022?

Submitting an application to the registry office for marriage registration is not the most common situation in life) Not long ago, changes in the deadlines for filing an application came into force. To avoid getting confused in the subtleties, read the article below. I will tell you how much time and where you can submit an application, what documents are needed for this, as well as other nuances of the process of state registration of marriage. Read the article.

One of the main questions: when can you submit an application, how long before the expected date? To begin with, you and your significant other should thoroughly discuss the date when you would like to register your marriage.

Procedure for registering marriage

The procedure for registering a brew in the registry office is quite standard and does not offer unnecessary difficulties; you need the following:

— Fill out a joint application in the prescribed form No. 7;

— Pay the state fee (350 rubles in 2022 or at a discount through State Services);

— Come to the registry office on the appointed date and time;

— After registration, receive a marriage certificate.

Each stage has its own characteristics and nuances that need to be taken into account. For example, an application can be submitted to several registry offices if you have not yet decided exactly where you want to register, but in this case the fee must be paid in each individual case. And through State Services you can submit an application to only one registry office.

There are also some nuances in certain cases:

- if there is a good reason, marriage registration is possible from the age of 16, in this case it is necessary to provide permission for marriage for persons under the age of majority;

— the registration date can be postponed only in exceptional cases, but even in this case, an exception can be made no later than 7 days in advance;

— registering a marriage earlier than a month after filing an application is also possible only in exceptional cases, for example, during pregnancy.

Remember the main thing:

1. The application must be submitted no earlier than 30 days before the wedding and no later than 12 months.
2. If the bride is 7-9 months pregnant, they will get married on the day the application is submitted, but a doctor’s certificate is required.
3. Through government services, you can submit an application even 12 months before the wedding.
4. In 2022, the most popular dates will be 02/22/2022 and 12/22/2022.
5. The busiest months are from May to September, so it is more difficult to guess the date these days - there may be a queue. It is best to apply for the summer months in February via the Internet.

Choosing a registry office

A separate article can be devoted to choosing a place to register your marriage! This choice is really important and there are a lot of options now, but we won’t talk about the subtleties of the choice here, they depend on such nuances as: location; availability of the necessary free time; beauty of the interior; possible number of people at registration...

In this article I want to focus specifically on the importance of early choice. Yes, you need to decide on the registry office as early as possible, because the likelihood of having the free time that you need decreases every day, and popular or beautiful dates are sorted out first!

The question also often arises: what is the difference between the registry office and the Wedding Palace?

So, in the registry office you can register not only marriage, but also other events: the birth of a child; establishing paternity; adoption; change of name, etc. And in the Wedding Palace, only marriage registration is possible, which is the focus of the entire work of the establishment. Also, it is in the Wedding Palaces that the ceremony is held more solemnly and in more beautiful interiors.

And not many people know, but you can register a marriage at one of the sites in Moscow that provide this service. Here you can choose the height of Moscow City, the spaciousness of the Spartak stadium, the sophistication of the Matrei Mauravyov-Apostol Museum and other interesting places. Spisak can be viewed, for example, on the website of the mayor of Moscow.

It is worth paying attention to the fact that now you can register a marriage in any of the registry offices throughout the country, no matter where you are registered. If you refuse to accept an application drawn up in accordance with all the rules, you can write a complaint or go to court. Unfortunately, this will take extra time.

How long does it take to submit an application through government services?

Every day we receive questions on how to increase the period from 2 months to 12, this is stated in paragraph 2 of Art. 27 of the Law “On Civil Status Acts”. This is required for those couples who want to have more time to prepare their wedding.

This question becomes relevant in winter, as spouses plan their marriage date for the summer months.

Our lawyers have found one legal way to increase the term. To do this, the bride and groom must register on the government services website.

Then you need to submit an application to register the relationship there. As you fill out the data, you will have a step where you can select the date and time. It is here that you can indicate the number for several months in advance.

Let's give an example: today is June 12, we go to government services and look at what dates are offered.

So, back to the trick.

At the first stage, we indicate the city in which we want to hold the wedding. You can indicate your hometown or any other.

Now enter the address of the registry office in this city. If you don't know the full address, select it on the map.

This image shows a list of all registry offices, they are marked in blue.

When this stage is completed, detailed information will appear with the address and opening hours of the registry office. Just below you can see a blue button with the inscription - select an appointment time. Press it, now we will move on to the most important step.

A calendar appears in the foreground, showing that you can select a date from July 22 to December 13. It turns out that you can choose a wedding date six months in advance.

Well, after choosing a date, you need to indicate a convenient time. We chose December 12 as an example, this is the so-called beautiful number 12.12, on this date there are large queues every year. But if you apply 6 months in advance, then any time from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. is free.

State duty

To register your marriage you need to pay a state fee. In 2021, it is 350 rubles, but when submitting an application through the State Services portal, there is a 30% discount. In this case, the state duty will be 245 rubles. The amount of state duty may change in accordance with legislation and the tax code.

The state fee must be paid in advance, before sending the application, otherwise it will not be accepted. Only one of the applicants pays the fee, and if you change your mind about submitting the application after payment, the cost is not refunded.

Can I apply six months in advance or several months in advance?

If you want to coincide your wedding with a beautiful date or a honeymoon trip with a hotel already booked and tickets purchased, then it is better to sign up in advance.

When submitting documents in person, a problem often arises. Not all registry office employees will agree to record a date 60 days in advance. This is only possible in small registry offices located in small towns.

Any government agency is subject to regulations, laws and rules, but the law clearly states the date of 30 days with the possibility of doubling the period. But there is a way to get around this annoying limitation - submitting an application online through the government services website. This method allows you to choose the date and even time of the ceremony six months in advance.

You may have to travel additionally and re-submit the documents two months before the date, but the required date will already be booked and will not be given to anyone.

Statement

Whatever method of submitting an application (electronic or in person) you choose, the data and rules for filling out are the same everywhere. Form No. 7 of the application requires the following data:

— Personal data of each applicant: full name; date and place of birth (as indicated in the passport); citizenship; place of residence (not to be confused with registration); Family status; optionally indicate nationality, education and number of common children

— Identity document and its details;

— Name and details of the document confirming the termination of the previous marriage (if any);

— Last names that the spouses will have after marriage;

— Date of application;

— Signatures of future spouses.

The application form can be obtained from the registry office employees or downloaded application form No. 7 on the Internet. Please check again before submitting for any errors, otherwise your application will be invalid.

How long will the review take?

By law, the application is required to be considered within 30 calendar days. It may be increased to 60 days in case of high load on a particular institution.

All other options, both increasing the period to six months and decreasing it, are exceptions. In the first case, you reserve the date and working hours of the registry office, and your application lies and awaits the due date for consideration; in the second, documents are required confirming the possibility of emergency marriage registration.

Required documents

The list of mandatory documents required to register a marriage is very small:

— completed application;

- passports of future spouses.

When submitting an application through State Services, the passport data will already be in the system, but of course they are necessary for the registration itself!

In special cases, additional documents will be required:

— a document confirming that the previous marriage was dissolved (for those who are registering a marriage not for the first time);

— permission to marry (for minors under 18 years of age);

— if one of the future spouses is a foreigner, then a notarized translation of all documents will be required, as well as a certificate of his marital status in any case.

If a girl changes her last name after marriage, then she is given 30 days to change all documents, during which documents with the old last name will still be valid.

If the ceremony is not solemn

For registration in a non-ceremonial setting, the same rules and deadlines apply as for a standard ceremony. However, the procedure itself takes a maximum of 5 minutes, because the whole process consists of affixing signatures and issuing a certificate.

Usually the date of a non-celebratory wedding is set for Wednesday or Tuesday. In this case, you don’t have to worry about queues. Therefore, if the first place for future spouses is the speed of the process, then this option will be optimal. The maximum period that you need to wait will be no more than 30 days.

Types of ceremonies

There are two main types of ceremony when registering a marriage: solemn and ordinary. Voice your choice to the employee who accepts the documents or mark it in the appropriate field in the electronic application.

Regular registration is when you simply sign and receive stamps in your passports in a separate office of the registry office without guests and a formal atmosphere.

Solemn ceremony - takes place in the beautiful main hall of the registry office with invited guests accompanied by music with the reading of the registrar's speech, the ceremonial putting on of rings and the presentation of a marriage registration certificate. To film the entire registration process, you can invite your photographer and/or videographer. In different registry offices, ceremonies take place with their own characteristics, it depends on the place of registration of additional opportunities.

It is also now possible to combine registration at the registry office in order to simply put up a painting and not have to ride around with guests on your wedding day once again and a beautiful outdoor ceremony where all your desires will come true: going out arm-in-arm with your dad, vows, a beautiful speech by the host and other desired events . You can even formalize the official relationship on another day, when there will be a minimum number of people at the registry office.

Which registration to choose

Regardless of the choice of registration, each of them has the same legal force before the state.

Solemn

In Russian cities, it is possible to hold a ceremony only two days a week - Friday or Saturday. The registry office staff recommend inviting no more than twenty people as guests. Everything, of course, will depend on the size of the hall; sometimes more is allowed, and sometimes less.

Do not be late under any circumstances, because you are not alone and there will probably be other people following you. It’s better to arrive even a little earlier and spend this time on a photo shoot.

At the appointed time, you will be met by a special person who will need to give your passports and rings. Most often, such issues are dealt with by witnesses.

When it’s your turn, guests, a photographer and a cameraman, if any, will be invited into the hall first, and then you. The future spouses walk in to Mendelssohn's waltz. The employee will read a solemn speech and ask about your consent to get married, after the cherished “Yes” you need to sign the marriage registration certificate, then you will exchange rings and kiss to applause. At the end of the ceremony you will be given a certificate.

Unsolemn

With non-ceremonial registration, things are simpler. Most often, future newlyweds come to the event together, with a maximum of a couple of guests, who will most likely be asked to wait in the corridor. The couple is being signed in a regular office at the registry office.

The newlyweds will be asked about their consent to marriage, they will sign the appropriate documents, receive their certificate and can be free.

This procedure can take place on any weekday, except Monday, since it is a day off, and Friday, because it is intended for special weddings.

And remember that regardless of the date, time, ceremony, outfits and the rest you choose, the most important thing for a couple remains their real and sincere feelings, which are the main culprits for creating a family.

Where and how to apply

There are several ways to apply for marriage registration:

1) Personally. The application is submitted during a personal visit to the registry office. An important point here is that you need to clarify the operating hours of a particular department, after all, this is a government institution and the operating hours are often standard, but there are differences. There are “sanitary” hours, days when admission is limited, and other situations. It is better to ask this question in advance.

2) Government services. Documents are accepted through the State Services portal. A convenient and simple way, if you are registered on the portal, no queues or trips to the registry office until registration. The algorithm is simple and clear, there are not many steps, there is nothing special to describe, just select the desired service and go according to plan)

3) MFC. It is also quite convenient and comfortable to submit documents at the nearest MFC. An employee will answer all questions.

What needs to be done in advance?

First, you need to pay the state fee (in 2022 its amount is 350 rubles). This can be done online using a card or at any Sberbank branch. Newlyweds pay it together, in a single amount, since the application and procedure are carried out for them alone.

Then you need to prepare all the documents; their exact list will be presented below. Decide in advance:

• what numbers suit you;
• whether you want a shortened or formal ceremony;
• will the bride change her surname;
• Is this Wedding Palace important to you or will there be other options?

Check the opening hours of the selected registry office. Typically this is Tuesday-Saturday, but your specific facility may have a different schedule. In addition, the fourth Thursday of every month is often a sanitary day in government offices.

Advice! To avoid wasting time on unsuccessful trips, compare your work schedule with your plans.

Learn about organizational minutiae. For example, is it allowed to sprinkle confetti or flower petals on newlyweds as they leave? Some institutions prohibit this.

Are witnesses needed in 2022?

Everything is simple here; the official procedure for registering a marriage in 2021 does not require the presence of witnesses. They do not play any role in the official part. But if it is important for you to have a responsible person nearby who will help in times of need, you can give this unofficial title to those who deserve it)

Marriage registration process

The sequence of actions on the wedding day is as follows:

On the day of registration, you arrive at the selected registry office at the specified time;

You give your passports to the employee for verification (as well as the documents that were specified when submitting the application online);

The registry office employee draws up a record of the marriage act and reads it to the applicants, the applicants’ signatures are placed on the record, as well as the seal and signature of the authorized employee;

A marriage certificate is issued;

Marriage stamps with signatures are placed on the corresponding pages in the newlyweds’ passports;

The newlyweds check the data, sign in the register and receive a certificate.

If you chose ceremonial registration, then all these procedures fit into the total time spent in the registry office, and in the ceremonial hall itself, in addition to the speech of the registrar, you only put your signatures and exchange rings, after which you are presented with a certificate. Employees make all entries in advance, before entering the registration hall.

Additionally

Depending on the specific situation, those getting married may require additional documents.

What do minors need?

According to the law, if minors who are over 16 years of age wish to legalize a relationship, then parental permission is required under federal law. This point regarding the permissible age or required papers can be adjusted at the regional level.

Along with the application, it is necessary to provide passports and certain documents as proof that the couple must be allowed to register the relationship:

1. Application from a minor;
2. Written permission of parents (trustees, adoptive parents). If both future spouses are minors, then permission is required from the parents of both parties;
3. Documents that prove the existence of good reasons.

All of the above papers must be submitted to the administration of the district where the future spouses live. Permission can be obtained from local authorities. Most often, this permission is issued by the head of the district administration.

Remarriage

If one or both future spouses were previously married, they are required to provide evidence that the previous marriage was annulled, namely:

1. for divorced people – a certificate of divorce;
2. for a widow/widower – death certificate of the spouse;
3. in certain cases (the relationship was formalized by force, a fictitious marriage), it is necessary to have a document stating that the marriage was declared invalid by a court decision.

Advice! The certificates mentioned above are issued at the registry office.

With a foreigner

To complete an application to enter into official relations with a foreign citizen, you need to collect the following package of important papers in advance:

1. identity cards of future spouses;
2. translation of a foreigner’s passport certified by a notary;
3. marriage tax payment receipt;
4. a document confirming the absence of a legal wife;
5. certificate of divorce, if it was concluded;
6. registration of a foreigner or residence permit, if the future husband is not a resident of a country that has a visa-free regime.

All of the listed documents are basic in the case of registering a marriage with a foreigner. Without them, the registry office will refuse the procedure. All documents in a foreign language must have a translation certified by a notary. Or there must be a mark indicating that the documents are recognized as legal in Russia.

With a prisoner

To marry a person who is in prison, you need to prepare the following documents:

1. ID cards;
2. certificate of divorce from a previous marriage (if there was one);
3. marriage license for minors.

You must first go to the registry office and take an application form. After this, you need to go to the place where the prisoner is staying. He must participate in filling out the application in the presence of a notary. The marriage will take place in a place where it will be convenient for the staff of the registry office, as well as the prison. This is usually a separate meeting room.

What if you're late?

The wedding day is full of events and emotions, even if everything is carefully planned, there is a risk that at some stage there may be a hiccup due to which the entire event may suffer. Yes, anything can happen and you can also be late for the registry office. In this case, everything will depend on the employees of the institution themselves. As a rule, they meet halfway and register in the first free window. After all, your next registration will be done earlier, which means there will be a window! You can be almost sure that you will be signed on this day)

But here you need to understand that this is still a government agency. Formally, if you do not appear at the specified time, the application loses its validity and must be submitted again. Therefore, try not to be late and protect yourself in every way from such annoying moments; careful preparation throughout the entire time until the wedding day can help with this.

Registration in a short time

Sometimes the period can be reduced from 30 to 1-5 days, but a good reason is needed for the registry office to take this measure.

Or let's be more specific.

Here are the most common reasons:

1. If the bride is pregnant , she can bring a certificate from her gynecologist - then they will sign it on the same day. This document is issued on a special form with the signature and seal of the doctor. But remember that the pregnancy must be at least 2 months old.
2. If future spouses have a child together , this is also a serious reason to speed up the marriage registration procedure.
3. There is a high risk that one of the spouses will die (for example, serving in a hot spot);
4. A long business trip is planned (for example, a consul or minister is sent to another country for several years)

Also, registry office employees go to meet future spouses if one of them has a serious illness that threatens life. In this case, you will need a doctor's certificate with a diagnosis. If it is not possible to deliver the patient to the registry office, then on-site registration can be carried out. You don't have to pay more for urgency.

How long to wait during pregnancy

If you decide to sign while the bride is pregnant, you may be able to speed up the registration date so you don't have to wait 30 days. If the period is more than 8 months, then the registrar has the right to marry you on this or the next day.

But you must bring a doctor's certificate confirming the duration of your pregnancy. Make a notarized copy to give to the registry office employee. The certificate must indicate:

• Document Number;
• Full name of the bride;
• Name of the hospital;
• Bride's age;
• A doctor’s conclusion, with the obligatory indication of the gestational age;
• Date of issue of the certificate;
• Signature and full name of the doctor who conducted the examination;
• Seal and 2 stamps.

Here is a sample of what the certificate should look like

What to do then?

Submitting an application to the registry office with the choice of date and time of registration - although this is a very important and responsible part of the preparation, it is still far from the only one!

But now the application has been submitted, you can breathe out a little, there is still so much time ahead for other things, right? But no!)))

Yes, of course, there is still a lot of time before registration, but the truth is that, just like choosing a date, many things need to be done as far in advance as possible. For example, I strongly recommend choosing a photographer first. Why? It's simple!

A wedding photographer is exactly the specialist who sees the entire wedding from the inside! From the moment the bride gets ready, through the walk and the registry office, he gets to the banquet with you. It is he who can advise many non-obvious things, suggest what is best to do and what definitely should not be done so as not to be disappointed in this holiday!

He also sees from the inside the work of many other specialists: makeup artist, videographer, presenter, florist-decorator and can advise them.

And in order to prevent many offensive miscalculations and not to forget about the main stages in preparation, I recommend using my bride’s checklist “Prepare for the wedding correctly.”

Deadlines

I am asked from 5 to 15 times a week how many days or months in advance this can be done by law, whether it is possible to submit a year or six months before the desired date. In most cases, the application is submitted one month before the wedding. But there are exceptions to this rule.

In 2022, the deadline for submitting an application to the registry office is 12 months, instead of one, as before. However, the minimum period remained the same - 30 days. You can choose the date and time of registration yourself.

Recently, my friend was also planning to get married. She had already prepared the dress, calculated the approximate wedding date and wanted to start inviting friends and relatives to the celebration.

But her plans changed when the registry office said that the wedding would not take place earlier than in two months. To avoid getting into this situation, read the recommendations.

If the spouse is pregnant or seriously ill, the registry office staff will register the marriage on the same day. If you submit documents through government services, the period can be increased to 12 months.

Let's use an example.

Example: Marina and Vladimir delayed the wedding for a long time and reached the point where Marina was already 9 months pregnant. There are 3 weeks left before the birth, they cannot wait 30 days. In this situation, the registry office employees can register the marriage the very next day. This is necessary in order to register Vladimir as the father at the birth of the child, without conducting a DNA examination.

1. Sometimes situations arise when civil registry office employees can independently increase this period to 2 months. This was done in order to reduce queues and load during the summer months. According to statistics, in August, the number of couples wishing to get married increases by 3–5 times compared to February. Please take this point into account in advance.
2. There are days like City Day or a beautiful date, when the number of people wanting to get married increases tens and even hundreds of times. The civil registry office knows about such dates and tries to conclude all marriages scheduled for these days. Although it is not easy for them, they have to change the work schedule and call all employees to work on this day. There is already a large queue lining up for December 22, 2022, as it is a beautiful date, 12/22/22. You can try to guess with a similar event in order to have time to register the marriage.
3. The 1 month period between submitting the application and the wedding itself was not chosen by chance. It is expected that during this time the newlyweds will check the seriousness of their intentions. If something goes wrong, you will have the opportunity to withdraw your application without consequences. For those who have already decided everything a long time ago, it is better to use this time to prepare for the ceremony.
4. If you cannot get to the date you wanted to get married, try submitting an application to another registry office. Situations often arise that in one registry office everything is occupied for 2 months in advance, and in another only for one. If both spouses are citizens of the Russian Federation, they can submit an application at any registry office in our country.