What documents are needed to register a child's citizenship: a list of documents and a legal video consultation

Under the law "On the Citizenship of the Russian Federation", a child becomes a Russian citizen by birth, if both his parents or one of them are Russian citizens. At the same time, the birthplace of the child is not important, but it is important that the parents or at least one of them should be a citizen of Russia at the time of the birth of the child. Therefore, the registration of citizenship to the child differs depending on the date of birth of the child.

Nationality of the child born after 1 July 2002.

The child is already a Russian citizen, you only need to certify it officially. For this it is necessary to apply to the Federal Migration Service.

What documents are needed to register a child's citizenship? You need to have your parents' passports( one or both with Russian citizenship) and a birth certificate. If the child has one parent, then there must be documents confirming this.

If a mother or father is a citizen of a foreign country, you must provide an official document stating that the child is not a citizen of this foreign country.

The note on citizenship is put on the blank of the birth certificate. In the case of a foreign birth certificate, a note on citizenship is placed on a notarized translation into Russian of a child's birth certificate.

Nationality of the child born before July 1, 2002.

In this case, problems arise precisely with the proof that the parents at the time of the birth of the child had Russian citizenship.

You must also apply to the Federal Migration Service for the registration of your child's citizenship.

What documents will you need from there? You will need to write an application in the prescribed form, have a parent's passport and a birth certificate with you.

What about the Russian citizenship of their parents? Parents have passports of citizens of Russia, but a sample of 2001, for example, and the child was born in 1998.Where to take the confirmation that in 1998 the parents were Russian citizens? Such proof can serve as an extract from the house book, military ticket, certificate from the place of study, confirming your presence on the territory of Russia on 06.02.1992.

Of course, the situation becomes more complicated if, for example, in 1992 you were a child and did not have a passport, or there could be some other reasons. Be prepared for the fact that you will have to prepare inquiries about your grandfathers and grandmothers. In each specific case, the situation is treated separately and it depends on which documents you will need to formalize the citizenship of the child.

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