Stamp (seal, insert) about citizenship in the birth certificate

Modern Russian legislation has established one important rule regarding citizenship. A child born to Russian parents automatically acquires Russian citizenship

. No action is required. At the same time, many people know that in special cases a stamp indicating the fact of citizenship is placed on one of the sides of the certificate. Based on this, the question automatically arises of who needs to make such a print. And if such a need arises, where is the stamp affixed? Information about this issue is presented in the article.

Main legal provisions

Previously, to confirm the Russian citizenship inherent in a minor, one standard document was not enough. Those born in Russian cities received a special supplement along with the certificate. Without it, it was impossible to obtain a Russian civil passport and become the holder of a foreign passport.

Since 2007, the situation regarding citizenship has changed radically. A new rule on Russian citizenship, No. 62-FZ, has come into force. Instead of an additional insert, imprints are placed on the certificate itself.

Features of the document

A standard birth certificate is a newborn's first official document. It confirms his identity in Russia until he is a full 14 years old.

Information that is important for a future citizen is written here, such as:

Child's full name.
Information about parents.
Date and city of birth.

Important!
The certificate is obtained within a month after the date of birth.

Registration of a foreign passport for a child

The new foreign passport for children has a number of features. Children under 14 years old and under 18 years old need different types of documents to obtain a passport.

This is what a child’s new sample international passport (biometric) looks like

Features of the document are as follows:

registration is possible from birth;
its effect lasts for 10 years;
for a child under 14 years old, the state fee is 2,500 rubles, and for children over 14 years old – 5,000 rubles;
the application form is submitted online;

The application form is submitted online
the child must be present during the execution of the document;
The passport photograph is taken exclusively by a GUVM employee;
Fingerprints are taken from children from the age of 12;
It is impossible to issue a new document on an urgent basis.

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If we are talking about issuing a new type of foreign passport for a child under 14 years old, then the parent must take care of the availability of the following package of documents:

application form filled out online
representative's identity card;
birth certificate;
payment of state tax with receipt;
an old-style foreign passport, if it has been issued and its validity has not yet expired;
digital photography;
any information that a change has been made in the child’s personal data, for example, a change in last name or first name.

Comparison of old and new international passports

To obtain a new passport for a teenager aged 14 to 18 years, parents need to provide:

a form filled out online;
child's identity card;
identification card of the person acting as the legal representative.

Mandatory mark

According to adopted changes in legislation and new provisions, children born after July 1, 2002 automatically become Russian citizens. But this rule applies under the following important conditions:

Both parents have Russian citizenship. In this case, the city of appearance does not matter.
Both relatives live in Russia, but at the same time they are citizens of another country. They may also not have any citizenship. But there is a condition here - the country of which the parents are considered subjects did not grant the child its citizenship for certain reasons.
One of the parents has a Russian passport, while the other does not have any citizenship or his location is unknown to relatives.

You can affix a stamp that confirms your legal status at the request of your relatives. At the same time, the fact of Russian citizenship for children is recognized. It is important to have a corresponding entry about them in the parents’ regular passports.

Where do they put it?

A stamp establishing civil status is placed on the back of the birth certificate. It must be borne in mind that laminating the surface is undesirable, since affixing a seal is not possible.

Sometimes citizens get worried and ask questions about where it is correct to put the citizenship stamp on the issued birth certificate: on the front or back side. This does not matter for the authenticity of the paper; the stamp can be placed on any side, it will have weight in any case.

Who may need a stamp

The stamp established by law, reflecting the affiliation of the Russian Federation, is usually placed on the back of the child’s certificate. It is not affixed in all cases and not to everyone, but when necessary. There are several cases in which a stamp is required:

Registration of a standard international passport.
A teenager receives an internal identity document upon turning 14 years old.
The procedure for obtaining a certificate for mat/capital.
Registration at a specific address.
Trip to some states.

Also, a mark will be required if the personal document does not contain information that the father and mother are Russians.

At the same time, we can note other situations when the presence of one certificate is not regarded as a fact of possessing citizenship, that is, when it is impossible to do without an official mark:

The child was born outside of Russia. On the basis of which he did not receive an indigenous status of another state by right of birth. A similar case is typical if one of the parents is Russian, and the second is considered a citizen of another country;
The child was born in the Russian Federation, but both parents at the time of birth were citizens of another country or did not have the required citizenship at all.

Expert opinion

According to the law, the official documents that will confirm citizenship are a standard passport, which is issued at the age of 14, and an international passport. If there are two documents available, there is no point in affixing an additional stamp.
Employee of the Kolomna District Migration Service, Sergey Vladimirovich Aleksin.

Procedure for stamping a birth certificate

There is a lot of talk and topics on the Internet about the fact that a legal stamp must appear on the back of the document about the birth of a child, but not everyone knows that such an exaggeration of importance is just a crude stereotype, because such a mark is absolutely not required from everyone. That is, the law does not require people to have citizenship as such. Accordingly, there can be no deadlines or talk about them.

Certificate of birth of the baby

Important! If there is no mark on citizenship on the certificate, this does not mean that it does not exist. At birth, the baby is already a legal resident, and the seal only confirms this.

A very large number of people do not even remember this until the need to obtain a passport arises.

Let's consider two points in which you need to mark:

When applying for a foreign passport for a child, you will need a document with a mark on citizenship;
In order to obtain a passport at the age of fourteen;
In case of approval of maternity capital;
To register your stay.

Note! Such seals began to be placed not so long ago, starting in 2007. Until this time, inserts were issued, which were proof of citizenship.

But the inserts were canceled due to inconvenience, since storing additional papers is much more difficult. And so, from the moment they started putting a mark on the certificate, it became easier even in solving problems with government agencies.

There are, of course, cases when citizenship cannot be confirmed by one certificate:

The birth of the baby occurred outside the country, as a result of which confirmation was not received, provided that one of the legal representatives is still a citizen of Russia;
The child was born in Russia, but the parents at that moment were not yet legal residents.

The baby was born outside the country

Placing a mark on a certificate is a common procedure, but the order of its implementation and the package of necessary documents may depend on several factors. For example, if both parents are citizens of the Russian Federation and have the same registration address in 2020, then the following documents from the list will be needed:

original certificate and one photocopy of the document;
original civil passports of each parent with photocopies of pages with photos and place of registration;
if the child has only a father or mother, then only one parent's passport is needed.

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This is a small stamp measuring 4 by 6 cm. It is affixed to the back of the certificate. The stamp can be applied by passport office employees or FMS employees. They also enter the child's personal information into a government database.

A note on the children's birth certificate may also be necessary if the parent decides to register the child in their real estate. Even one parent can carry out the procedure. However, this operation is possible only if the second parent writes a receipt confirming his consent that the child will be registered in a certain property.

There are also cases when the father or mother does not have citizenship in the Russian Federation, and the other parent is a foreign person. In this case, in order for the child to receive a birth certificate, certain documents will be required from the foreign citizen. These include:

original passport;
translation of a document certified by a notary.

If a child has only one parent, then only his internal civil passport is required from him without additional certificates, receipts, etc.

Documents for imprint

Important!
The list of necessary papers and certificates that may be required for the stamp depends on the situation.

The city of birth and the exact date matter. The nationality of relatives is also important. Each situation and the documents specific to it should be considered in more detail.

Born after July 1, 2002

You need to provide your parents' passports and the certificate itself. If the relatives are officially married and have a Russian document, one of them can put a mark.

If a minor was born before July 1, 2002, confirmation of the fact that his parents lived in the Russian Federation must be provided. It is equally important to prove citizenship at the time of the minor’s birth.

Absent parent

In such a situation, you will need to provide the organization with:

Death certificate, if the person died;
A certificate from the police, which proves that the location of the person in the process of conducting special search activities has not been identified;
An official verdict from the court regarding the deprivation of the rights of one parent;
An official certificate from the registry office that the father was recorded from the words of the mother.

Foreign parents

If a minor was born in Russia, but his parents are citizens of another country, you will need to collect the following certificates:

Statement written by both parents.
Civil passports of the Russian Federation.
Previously issued residence permit.

An official document obtained from an authorized organization of the country of which they are citizens. It contains information that the child, for a certain reason, does not have the right to become a citizen of their state.

Important!
After confirming the official citizenship of the Russian Federation, his relatives will be able to officially apply for a standard passport.

Stateless child

If a child was born to stateless parents, along with standard documents, you need to collect papers that establish this particular factor.

No passport

If relatives are citizens of the Russian Federation, but have lost their passport or are changing it, they should provide another official document that could confirm the fact of their residence in Russia as of February 6, 1992. This can be confirmed with the following documents:

Work record book, if the person was employed;
Extract from the standard house register;
Military officer, where a mark of completion of the required service is usually placed;
A special registration card, issued in a special form No. 9.

This rule applies to children born before July 1, 2002. Their relatives must provide the above evidence.

Foreign parent

When one of the relatives is considered a citizen of another country, the assignment of citizenship to him is automatically initiated. The following documents are collected:

Official consent of the parent, who is a foreigner, that it is required to grant the child Russian citizenship. It must be certified by a notary.
Application drawn up according to the sample.
Passport of a foreign citizen.
Registration for a child born in Russia. Having a residence permit is also suitable.
Two photos taken according to the rules.
Translated child certificate. It must be certified by a notary and affixed with an apostille. This is relevant when the child was officially born outside of Russia.

If the teenager is already 14 years old, his official consent will be required to obtain the required Russian citizenship.

How much?

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The procedure for obtaining an insert on the citizenship of a minor takes little time. Moreover, the process is carried out many times faster than for adults who are currently citizens of another country. In this regard, it is best to obtain citizenship on your own, without resorting to the services of various people and organizations.

the child’s foreign, diplomatic or service passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation, identifying the identity of a citizen of the Russian Federation outside Russia;
a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation of the parent, including a foreign, diplomatic or service passport, which contains information about the child;
birth certificate containing the following information:
about the Russian Federation citizenship of one of the parents, if the other parent is stateless or declared missing, or if his location is unknown (regardless of the child’s place of birth);
about the citizenship of the Russian Federation of one of the parents and the citizenship of a foreign state of the other parent (if the birth certificate was issued on the territory of the Russian Federation);
a mark on the translation into Russian of a document issued by a competent authority of a foreign state to certify the act of registration of the birth of a child, affixed by the FMS or its territorial body, a consular office of the Russian Federation or the consular department of a diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation;
a mark on a birth certificate issued by an authorized body of the Russian Federation, affixed by the FMS or its territorial body, a consular office of the Russian Federation or a consular department of a diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation;
an insert to a document issued by a competent authority of a foreign state to certify the act of registration of the birth of a child, or to a birth certificate confirming the citizenship of the Russian Federation, issued in the prescribed manner before February 6, 2007.

Initially, when leaving the maternity hospital, you should take a certificate confirming the birth of the baby.
With this certificate, the parents of the baby contact the registry office and register it in order to obtain a birth certificate.
Visit the territorial department of the migration service at the place of registration and submit documents.

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In this case, it does not matter whether a Russian citizen has the citizenship of a foreign state or not, whether he has a document proving his identity and belonging to foreign citizenship or whether he does not have such a document, whether he lives on the territory of Russia or outside the country.

A birth certificate is issued immediately after the birth of a newborn. The paper can be safely regarded as an official document indicating that the child has Russian citizenship.

Having completed the paperwork, parents affix a stamp confirming the citizenship of their child. The mark may be needed when registering maternity capital, a residential rental agreement, obtaining a visa, etc.

In the process of obtaining citizenship for a child, if both his parents are citizens of Russia and at the same time live in the country, there is nothing difficult. This is a normal procedure that does not require the collection of any additional documents. It’s another matter if the child was born on the territory of another state or if one of the parents is a foreigner. Then the situation is a little more complicated.

the corresponding statement (make it in 2 copies);
birth certificate (also a copy);
14-year-old children also provide identification;
passport of the parent who is a citizen of the Russian Federation;
a document officially confirming the residence of a specific child on the territory of the Federation. This is a temporary registration, possibly a residence permit;
children aged 15-18 additionally provide written consent;
Children over 6 years of age must also submit three photographs measuring 3 by 4.

internal passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation (for persons over 14 years of age);
foreign passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation (regardless of age);
birth certificates for a child born after July 1, 2002;
birth certificate of a child with an insert confirming Russian citizenship (until February 6, 2007);
child's birth certificate with a citizenship stamp (currently);
documents confirming the Russian citizenship of the person who is the legal representative of the child, which contains information about the child;
a written document, translated into Russian, on the registration of the act of birth and issued by an authority of a foreign state, if it contains a mark on Russian citizenship or such a document with an insert on Russian citizenship.

If a child is born to parents who are citizens of the Russian Federation, he has an unconditional constitutional right to citizenship. All that remains is to verify it. A child whose one of the parents is a foreigner acquires Russian citizenship upon the application of both parents. Procedures for registration and confirmation of Russian citizenship are regulated by Presidential Decree No. 1325, which was issued in 2002.

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In addition, according to Russian legislation, full-fledged documents confirming that a minor has Russian citizenship are a foreign passport or an internal Russian one, which is issued upon reaching the age of 14. If you have these two documents or one of them, there is no point in getting an additional mark on the certificate.

It is important to remember that the absence of these documents is a completely solvable problem. Any situation has a resolution, since this process is described in detail in the legislation of the Russian Federation.

Citizenship is often required for a child under 14 years of age. This provides exclusively for the affixing of a stamp by executive authorities in the field of migration (GUVM of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia) on the reverse side of the document.

According to paragraph 45 of the Regulations on the procedure for considering issues of citizenship of the Russian Federation, approved by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of November 14, 2002 No. 1325 (as amended), a document confirming a child is: In the cases provided for in paragraphs 40, 45.3, 45.4, 46, 48, 48.1 and 49 of these Regulations, the presence of children can be certified by a birth certificate with an insert.

Next you will have to go to the migration service with an application, a certificate obtained from the registry office, and a passport. After ten days, you can come and pick up your baby’s identity card with a stamp on it confirming his Russian origin. Now the question of where to get an insert about the citizenship of the Russian Federation for a child is no longer necessary. It was replaced by a regular stamp.

Dad or mom (legal representative, citizen of the Russian Federation) is sent by the FMS to their place of registration.
Writes an application (in the form) for registration of citizenship for the child - 1 copy. Conditions: no abbreviations/abbreviations, no errors/typos, handwritten, legible text, comprehensive information.
Submits all necessary documents along with the application.
Receives the child’s birth certificate back, already with a birth stamp. The waiting period is about 10 days.

On April 13, 2011, the President of the Russian Federation signed Decree No. 444 “On additional measures to ensure the rights and protection of the interests of minor citizens of the Russian Federation,” which defines a list of documents that confirm the citizenship of a child under 14 years of age. And in the presence of which, government agencies do not have the right to demand the provision of additional documents confirming the child’s citizenship.

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In 2021, in order to get a stamp to the state migration authority, you need to present the following documents:

Russian passports of both parents. If there is a marriage certificate, then one of the parents can do this;
Child's birth certificate issued by the Civil Registry Office

This is considered the entire list of documents that must be submitted to government authorities to affix a stamp on the child’s birth certificate.

In certain cases, additional documents may be required.

If one of the parents is missing from the child’s birth certificate, then you need to provide

· Death certificate of the second parent;
· A certificate from their police, which indicates that during the search for the parent, his whereabouts have not been established;

· Court decision on deprivation of parental rights;

· a certificate from the registry office stating that the parent was recorded in the certificate according to the mother’s words

If the child was born in Russia and his legal parents are foreign citizens

· Completed application from both parents;
· Passports of both parents;

· Residence permit (valid);

· A document from the authorized body of the country of which they are citizens, stating that the born child cannot be granted citizenship of that country.

If one of the parents has citizenship of another country

· Consent of a foreign parent to obtain Russian citizenship for a child;
· Completed application form;

· Passport of a parent who is a citizen of another state;

· registration for a child in the Russian Federation or a residence permit;

· photographs 2 pcs;

· translation of the birth certificate, certified by a notary;

This procedure is voluntary and is not subject to state duty. The exception is children born outside the Russian Federation, one of whose legal representatives is a foreigner. In this case, it is necessary to pay a consular fee for the procedure for accepting minors as Russian citizenship, which is 65 US dollars.

Since July 1, 2002, you can receive this service within one day. If the baby was born before this date, then due to bureaucratic difficulties the period may be extended.

In 2021, in order to get a stamp, you must submit to the nearest department of the Main Directorate for Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs or the migration authority:

original certificate;
original passports.

Stamping procedure

To affix the required stamp, you will need to appear at the Main Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This is an organization located strictly at the place of official registration of teenagers or relatives.

The procedure for adding a stamp to a document is accompanied by an oral statement. If a citizen is abroad, he applies to the consulate of the state in which he resides or to the special diplomatic mission of Russia.

Algorithm of actions

The operation of affixing the required stamp is quite simple. It has been simplified since the beginning of 2007. The action algorithm looks like this:

Parents of children born after July 1, 2002 contact the appropriate organization with a passport and a well-written application.
The necessary documents are provided.
Immediately after a thorough check of the papers and a correctly written request, the required mark is made.

This operation usually takes one day. There are no temporary delays noted.

Terms and cost of registration

Such a procedure is considered entirely voluntary. There is no need to pay a state fee for its implementation. An exception will be the situation when the children were born outside the Russian Federation, and the parent is considered a citizen of another country. In such a situation, you will need to pay a small fee. It is paid for conferring the required citizenship on a minor. The contribution amount is 65 dollars.

Here the procedure also does not take more than one day. An increase in the period for obtaining a new seal is possible if the child was born before the specified date. The reason lies in certain bureaucratic delays.

Common Mistakes

In the process of resolving an issue directly related to the citizenship of a child, parents make quite a lot of mistakes. To avoid them, it is worth studying the most common ones and options for solving them.

Mistake 1. Many complicate this situation by collecting documents to obtain an insert on the child’s citizenship.

This additional document has been completely canceled since 2007. It is replaced by the same seal on the certificate. Due to this, the fact of citizenship was significantly simplified and accelerated. If the insert is already on hand, it is considered valid. It replaces the stamp. There is no need to put down additional marks.

Error 2. Parents who fill out the documents believe that the stamp on the certificate was placed incorrectly.

Typically the stamp is placed in the upper corner on the back of the certificate. But in many organizations the seal was placed on the front side. In both situations it will be considered valid. In other words, it does not matter where the stamp is placed in the document. It will be valid in any case.

Procedure for obtaining a stamp

The question of how to get a citizenship stamp if necessary worries many young parents.

Where to contact

The powers of the migration department are vested in multifunctional centers (MFCs), so the easiest way is to go to the nearest branch. There you can receive your citizenship stamp on the same day of application on a first-come, first-served basis.

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A stamp on the child’s citizenship is placed on the birth certificate absolutely free of charge and the document with the stamp is issued on the day the information is provided.

The stamp marks the upper left corner of the back of the birth certificate. Sometimes it is placed on the front side - this does not invalidate the mark. The following data is entered into the rectangular print:

minor - citizen of the Russian Federation;
a link to the article of legislation under which the status was acquired;
full name of the authorized body;
date of;
signature of the person who affixed the stamp.

On top of the imprint there is an additional round imprint with the coat of arms of the state body that issued the entry.

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The procedure for affixing a citizenship stamp on a birth certificate is not difficult at all.

Algorithm for obtaining a stamp:

When a child is born in a maternity hospital, it is necessary to obtain a birth certificate;
The received certificate must be submitted to the registry office, on the basis of which the child’s birth certificate will be issued;
After receiving a birth certificate, you must contact the government migration authorities to have your citizenship stamped. You must have with you a passport of one of the parents, a child’s birth certificate and a marriage certificate. Write down an application to put a mark on the child’s birth certificate.
On the specified day, come and receive a certificate already stamped with a stamp indicating Russian citizenship.

No imprint

If there is no stamp on the certificate, there is no administrative liability. The seal is issued strictly on your own initiative. Simply, in order to avoid certain problems when traveling to certain countries or when filling out certain papers, you should definitely put a stamp. If the child’s certificate already contains information that the child’s relatives are citizens of the Russian Federation, the requirement for a mark may well be regarded as unlawful.

As for possible problems and delays in time, they usually arise if the child was born before the date prescribed by law. If he does not have a mark by the time the adult document is issued, this will be denied.

According to modern legislation, a passport should be issued within a month after the birthday and the age of 14. To avoid problems, the stamp should be affixed in advance. The procedure does not take a lot of time and does not cause difficulties.

Citizenship stamp on birth certificate