How to register a marriage?
To date, more and moreyoung couples prefer a civil marriage. Therefore, the desire to formalize your marriage is very commendable. This indicates a serious relationship of the couple to family and marriage issues. In different states there are different laws governing such registration. Today we will consider the laws regulating the registration of marriage throughout the Russian Federation.
How to register a marriage on the territoryRussian Federation? According to Article 11 of the Civil Code, applications for marriage can be accepted only with the personal presence of everyone who intends to marry. In addition, the period within a month during which you can think over your decision is mandatory, and, if necessary, withdraw the application. This trial period is a prerequisite for those intending to marry. And only in exceptional circumstances it is possible to speed up the process of accepting applications and registering a marriage.
Registration of marriage in Russia is possible only inregistration authorities or registry office. Any other way of registration is not lawful and has no legal effect. It turns out that if the young decided to get married in the church, without registering an application with the registry office, their marriage will not be valid.
A question may also arise whereregister a marriage if one of the applicants is a foreigner? In this case, the marriage is not in the local registry office, but in the regional or central city if you live in the regional center. Both a foreign citizen and citizens of the Russian Federation need to provide a set of documents that will make registration possible:
- passport. In the case of a foreign citizen, a passport must contain a note on the legal residence in the territory of Russia.
- Application for marriage registration.
- If earlier one or both of the applicants were in a marriage, it is necessary to submit documents confirming that the previous marriage was terminated.
- Foreign citizens must file documents,They confirm that they are not married at the moment. The document must be provided by the body registering marriages in the country of which he is a citizen.
- Translation of all documents into the state language, confirmed by a notary.
And what if the circumstances do not allowwait a month before the wedding? How to quickly register a marriage? Indeed, the civil code allows to speed up the registration process, if there are valid reasons for the documentary evidence. The following may be taken into account:
- pregnancy;
- threat to the life of one of the parties;
- departure of one of the parties to the place of military service.
These reasons can be considered according to youra definite solution can be made. I want to note that the registration authorities are not obliged to satisfy the request to shorten the registration deadlines. They have every right to refuse faster registration at their own discretion.
You can also check out the civil registrar forplace of marriage. For example, persons serving time in correctional institutions can also register their marriage in the premises determined by the head of the correctional facility. In such cases, the civil registrar leaves the place of registration.
As you can see, it is not difficult to register a marriage in Russia, the main thing is to have a desire to create a strong family.
