Marriage with a foreigner - legal nuances of marriage with a foreigner. The process of registering a marriage with a foreign citizen on the territory of Russia.

01.05.2019

1 question:
The state fee for registering a marriage must be paid by both future spouses and who should be indicated on the receipt in the “payer” column? Are the payment details for paying state fees the same for all departments of the registry office and wedding palaces in Moscow?
Answer:
The state fee for registering a marriage is 350 rubles, and any of the persons entering into marriage can pay it. On the receipt, in the “payer” column, the person who paid the state fee is indicated.
Payment details for paying the state fee for state registration of civil status acts carried out by the Moscow Civil Registry Office are the same for all Moscow Civil Registry Offices (registry office departments and wedding palaces).

2. Question:
What documents does a foreign citizen need to apply for marriage with a Russian citizen?
Answer:
When submitting an application for marriage, a foreign citizen must submit:
1) identification document (passport, foreign passport);
2) a document on the termination of a previous marriage, if he was previously married;
3) certificate of marital status issued by the competent authority of the foreign state of which he is a citizen. Please note that documents provided by a foreign citizen must be legalized, unless otherwise provided by an international treaty Russian Federation, and translated into Russian by a Russian notary.
More detailed information about documents for a specific country you can get:
. for citizens of the CIS countries - in any wedding palace or civil registry office in Moscow, except for the Zamoskvoretsky and Lublin civil registry offices;
• for citizens of the Baltic countries and foreign countries - in the wedding palace No. 4 and in the Shipilovsky registry office.

3. Question:
I am a citizen of Russia, my wife is a citizen of Belarus. We registered the marriage on the territory of a third foreign country and have a marriage certificate issued by the competent authorities of that country. What is needed to recognize this marriage in Russia?
Answer:
A marriage between citizens of the Russian Federation and foreign citizens, concluded outside the Russian Federation in compliance with the legislation of the state in whose territory it was concluded, is recognized as valid in the Russian Federation if there are no circumstances, provided for in Article 14 of the Family Code, that prevent the marriage. Re-registration of a marriage previously registered with the competent authorities of a foreign state is not provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation. Regarding the legalization of your marriage certificate, you should contact the Consular Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1st Neopalimovsky Lane, 12).

4. Question:
How to obtain a certificate of marital status to register a marriage abroad?
Answer:
In accordance with paragraph 3.1 of Article 9 Federal Law dated November 15, 1997 143-FZ “On Acts of Civil Status”, an unmarried person, at his request, may be issued a document confirming the absence of the fact state registration marriage of the applicant. The certificate is issued by the civil registry office at the applicant’s place of residence. The place of residence is determined by an identity document or other document confirming the place of residence. In Moscow such a certificate is issued archival and information department of the Moscow Civil Registry Office .
When contacting the archives and information department, you must submit:
- passport and its usual photocopy;
- certificates (certificates) of marriage and termination (if previously married). Presentation of documents is not required if civil status acts were registered by the Moscow Civil Registry Office after 01/01/1990.
A state fee of 200 rubles is charged for issuing a certificate. The certificate is issued on the day of application.

5. Question:
The son registered his marriage with a citizen of a foreign state on the territory of a foreign state. They didn’t put a stamp in his passport. How can this marriage be formalized at the place of residence in Moscow?
Answer:
In accordance with Article 158 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation, marriages concluded outside the Russian Federation in compliance with the legislation of the foreign state in whose territory the marriage is registered are recognized on the territory of Russia. To mark the marriage, the son must contact the territorial body of the Federal Migration Service at his place of residence, presenting a marriage certificate and its notarized translation into Russian. The certificate must be legalized, unless otherwise provided by an international treaty of the Russian Federation.

6. Question:
When I get married, I want to change not only my last name, but also my first name in my passport. Is it better to simultaneously submit an application to change your first and last names after marriage, or first change your first name and then your last name a couple of months before the wedding? The marriage will be registered in Moscow.
Answer:
IN in this case You can leave your premarital surname when getting married, and then contact the civil registry office at the place of state registration of birth or place of residence to submit an application for a name change, within which you can simultaneously change both your surname and your first name. If you are registered at your place of residence in Moscow, you can apply to change your name at any Moscow civil registry office, except Zamoskvoretsky. You can read in more detail about the service for state registration of name changes, the timing of its provision and the documents required for filing an application on our website in the “Services” section. Registration of name change."

7. Question:
Is it possible to get married without witnesses now? Do witnesses sign when registering?
Answer:
Witnesses are not required to register a marriage. They don’t put their signatures anywhere.

8. Question:
Is it possible to find out exact time marriage? We'll sign next Saturday.
Answer:
For information about exact date arrival to register a marriage, you should contact the registry office at the place where the application for marriage was submitted, having your passport with you.

9. Question:
I am a citizen of Russia, and my future husband– citizen of a foreign state. At the moment I am temporarily in this state. Can we register a marriage in Moscow? And is it possible for us to reduce the waiting time from the moment we submit our application, since we plan to spend only two weeks in Moscow?
Answer:
You have the right to register your marriage in Moscow. You can find the list of documents required for your future spouse to submit an application in the “Frequently Asked Questions” section. At the same time, we inform you that the law establishes a one-month period for registering a marriage. Upon your joint application and if available good reasons The civil registry office at the place of marriage registration may allow marriage to be concluded before the expiration of a month. Extenuating circumstances must be documented.

10. Question:
Do we need to wait a month if we just want to get married, without a ceremony?
Answer:
State registration of marriage is carried out after a month from the date of filing a joint application for marriage, regardless of whether you plan to register the marriage in a solemn setting or in a non-solemn one.

11. Question:
Is it possible to apply for a marriage in absentia? Do we live permanently in China? For example, through parents.
Answer:
Filing an application for marriage and registering a marriage by power of attorney is not allowed. An application for marriage is submitted to the registry office personally by the future spouses or one of them. IN the latter case the expression of the will of the second spouse is drawn up in a separate application, his signature on the application is certified by a notary or the Russian consul in the host country. Please note that regarding marriage registration, you can also contact the Russian consular office in China.

12. Question:
We want to get married, but my girlfriend is now 17 years old, and at the time of the proposed wedding she will already be 18. Can we apply and do we need any additional documents?
Answer:
Yes, you can apply for marriage, but when applying, your fiancée must present a marriage license issued by the local government of her place of residence.

13. Question:
Where can you marry a foreign citizen from the far abroad (not the CIS) in Moscow?
Answer:
Registration of marriage with foreign citizens who are not citizens of the CIS in Moscow is carried out by the Wedding Palace No. 4 and the Shipilovsky Civil Registry Office department.

14. Question:
Where can you marry a CIS citizen in Moscow?
Answer:
Registration of marriage with citizens of the CIS is carried out by any civil registry office department or wedding palace in Moscow (with the exception of the Zamoskvoretsky and Lublin civil registry office departments). You can find the addresses, operating hours and interiors of our institutions on the website of the Moscow Civil Registry Office (website) in the section “Registrar Office Bodies”.

15. Question:
Is it possible to register a marriage at home in Moscow?
Answer:
Marriage registration at home, according to the law, is carried out only by medical indications, confirmed by documents from a medical organization.

16. Question:
In which department of the Moscow Civil Registry Office can you register a marriage on Sunday?
Answer:
You can familiarize yourself with the operating hours of the Moscow Civil Registry Office in the “Registration Office Bodies” section of our website.

17. Question:
How long before you can apply for marriage?
Answer:
An application for marriage must be submitted no later than one month before the wedding day.

18. Question:
How quickly can you register a marriage if the bride is pregnant?
Answer:
To shorten the monthly period, established by law To register a marriage, you and your future spouse must personally contact the head of the civil registry office together with a corresponding application. At the same time, you must submit a document confirming the circumstances of your request.

19. Question:
Do Russian citizens or foreign citizens require temporary registration in Moscow to register a marriage in Moscow?
Answer:
To register a marriage in the city of Moscow, registration at the place of stay in the city of Moscow is not required.

20. Question:
Do Russian citizens need to register their marriage in Russia if the marriage has already been registered on the territory of a foreign state?
Answer:
Re-registration of civil status acts, including marriages, previously registered with the competent authorities of a foreign state is not provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation.
A marriage between citizens of the Russian Federation, concluded outside the Russian Federation in compliance with the legislation of the state in whose territory it was concluded, is recognized as valid in the Russian Federation if there are no circumstances provided for in Article 14 of the Family Code that prevent the marriage (Clause 1 of Article 158 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation ).
A marriage certificate issued by a competent authority of a foreign state to certify the registration of a marriage according to the laws of that state is recognized as valid if it is legalized, unless otherwise established by international treaties of the Russian Federation.

21. Question:
If you got married in Spain and are registered in Moscow, is it possible to stamp your passports at the Moscow Civil Registry Office?
Answer:
To obtain a stamp, you need to contact the branch of the Federal Migration Service at your place of residence. The Moscow Civil Registry Office stamps passports only if the marriage is registered by the relevant Civil Registry Office, and only on the day the marriage is registered.

22. Question:
Is it possible to change the surname indicated in the marriage application on the day of marriage registration?
Answer:
Yes you can. On the day of marriage registration, you must inform the civil registry office employee of your desire to change your last name when completing the documents.

23. Question:
When getting married, I would like to change my last name to a double one, that is, add the last name of my future spouse to my last name, and he will accordingly remain with his last name.
Answer:
When registering a marriage, you can take a double surname only together with your future spouse, formed by adding your surname to the surname of your spouse.
If you want to have a double surname on your own, you must contact the civil registry office at your place of residence or the place where your birth was registered regarding a name change.

24. Question:
Can I take a completely different surname when getting married, and not the surname of my future spouse?
Answer:
No you can not. During the state registration of marriage for spouses, the common surname of the spouses or the premarital surname of each spouse is recorded in the entry on the marriage act at the choice of the spouses. The surname of one of the spouses may be recorded as the common surname of the spouses.

25. Question:
Is it possible for only one bride to apply for marriage if the groom is on a business trip and cannot go to the registry office on the day of filing the application?
Answer:
Yes you can. If one of the persons wishing to get married is unable to appear at the registry office to submit a joint application, their expression of will can be formalized in separate applications. The signature of a person who is unable to appear at the civil registry office for such an application must be notarized. When submitting an application, the bride must submit a notarized statement from the groom.

26. Question:
Can we register a marriage in Moscow if my fiancee and I are both citizens of Russia and are not registered in Moscow?
Answer:
Yes you can. Citizens of the Russian Federation have the right to register their marriage in any civil registry office of the Russian Federation.

27. Question:

The marriage was entered into and dissolved in Switzerland by the competent Swiss authorities. They confiscate the marriage certificate when filing for divorce. After the trial, each spouse is given a copy of the process itself and the words of the judge, where he announces the divorce. Thus, there is no document belonging to a specific person.
Do I need to get some other document or have the papers I have certified at the Russian Consulate in Geneva?

Answer:

In accordance with Article 13 of the Federal Law of November 15, 1997 No. 143-FZ “On Acts of Civil Status”, documents issued by the competent authorities of foreign states to certify acts of civil status committed outside the territory of the Russian Federation according to the laws of the relevant foreign states in relation to citizens of the Russian Federation, foreign citizens and stateless persons are recognized as valid in the Russian Federation if they are legalized, unless otherwise established by an international treaty of the Russian Federation.
The Russian Federation and Switzerland are parties to the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement for Legalization of Foreign Official Documents (The Hague, 10/05/1961).
In this regard, in order for documents on the conclusion and dissolution of your marriage to be recognized on the territory of the Russian Federation, they must be apostilled by the competent authority of Switzerland. We recommend that you have the translation of documents into Russian certified by a Russian notary. Otherwise, the apostille is also affixed to the notary’s signature.
To request personal documents drawn up by the competent authorities of foreign states from the territory of these states, you must contact the Consular Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the address: 119121, Moscow, 1st Neopalimovsky lane, 12.

28. Question:

Is it necessary to translate seals on documents if the document itself is in Russian and the seal is in a foreign language? Our certificate of marital status was issued in Belarus in Russian, and official seal in Belarusian.

Answer:

According to paragraph 5 of Article 6 and paragraph 1 of Article 7 of the Federal Law of November 15, 1997 No. 143-FZ “On Acts of Civil Status”, office work in the civil registry authorities is conducted in the state language of the Russian Federation - Russian, and documents of foreign citizens and persons without citizenships issued by the competent authorities of foreign states and presented for state registration of acts of civil status must be legalized, unless otherwise provided by international treaties of the Russian Federation, and translated into the state language of the Russian Federation (Russian). The accuracy of the translation must be notarized.
In accordance with these norms, both the entire document and part of the document (seals, stamps) drawn up in a foreign language are subject to translation into Russian with notarization.

Correct legislative registration of a marriage union is very important, since it directly determines what rights and responsibilities the spouses will receive.

And if no special issues arise with the procedure for registering a marriage between Russian citizens, then if one of the parties has foreign citizenship, difficulties may arise.

Therefore, it is worth considering in more detail what the specifics are when dealing with a foreigner, what is required for this, and what is the established procedure for carrying out this procedure.

The most important rule when concluding a marriage between a Russian citizen and a foreigner, this is the priority of the legislation of the Russian Federation during this procedure. This requirement must always be met, regardless of what legislative features or customs are accepted in the foreigner’s country.

In particular, the main requirements include:

Personal presence of the parties at the ceremony. For Russia, this rule is mandatory, although in some countries (for example, Spain) the groom can send his representative in his place.
Monogamy. Russian legislation allows marriage for a man or woman with only one partner. In some countries, polygamy is allowed.
. In the Russian Federation, it is the same for both parties and starts at the age of 18, in exceptional cases - at the age of 16. In some other states it can be either lowered or increased.
Official registration. For this, only one body is used - the registry office. All other methods of marriage (including various religious rites) are unacceptable and no legal force Dont Have.

The procedure for registering a marriage takes place entirely in accordance with the Family Code of the Russian Federation. The only difference is the list of documents that the foreign participant must provide. Read more about what papers you may need below.

Required documents

Below is a general list of documents that are needed to register a marriage, which includes both standard papers and those that are needed only for foreigners:

Statement of intent to formalize an alliance

It has standard form, the same for everyone, and is filled out at the registry office. It is worth noting that both future spouses must be present. If one of them cannot bring the application in person, it can be certified by a notary and sent separately.

Passports of both parties

Or other identification documents. As for a foreign citizen, he must also provide a Russian translation of his identification document, certified by an authorized body.

Such a body could be:

consulate or embassy of the state he represents;
Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
notary.

At the same time, it is important that the translation is carried out precisely on the territory of Russia.

Certificate stating that the foreigner is not in another registered marriage

You can also get it at the embassy or consulate of your state. It can be either in Russian or in a foreign language, but in the latter case you will need a certified translation. Its validity period is 3 months.

Document on the termination of a previous marriage

Required only if the foreign citizen was previously married. This may be a death certificate of a former spouse or, as well as a corresponding court decision.

If this document is not in Russian, a duly certified translation is required.

Receipt for payment of state duty

This fee is charged regardless of who gets married, and its amount is the same in all cases and amounts to 350 rubles.

Certificate from the place of residence of a foreign citizen

And also a document confirming the absence of obstacles to marriage. Their form will depend on the rules and requirements of a particular state, and can also be obtained at a consulate or embassy.

A visa confirming the right of the bride or groom to stay on the territory of the Russian Federation

This requirement applies only to representatives of those countries for which visa is prerequisite to enter Russia. Citizens of a number of other states (for example, Ukraine and Belarus) are not required to provide this document.

It is worth noting that a marriage concluded under Russian law and with the provision of these documents can be recognized in other states (including the one where the foreigner is from). This is due to the fact that in these countries there are different requirements for this procedure and the necessary documents (for example, sometimes permission from the parents of the bride or groom must be available).

Therefore, the parties must take this factor into account and take appropriate measures. For example, after registering a union in Russia, they can go to the homeland of one of their spouses and repeat this procedure there.

Marriage procedure

Procedure official registration In principle, there is no relationship between a Russian and a foreigner significant differences from the usual procedure. Conventionally, it can be divided into the following stages:

Preparation of necessary documents

Since in most cases a foreigner needs to obtain some additional documents from the embassy or consulate, it is better to apply for them in advance.

Submitting an application

With the documents collected at the first stage, the parties go to the registry office and fill out an application form, which they can receive there. It is worth considering that not every registration authority provides services for registering a marriage with a foreigner - this question already needs to be clarified on the spot.

Waiting within the specified period

As in other cases, the bride and groom are given a minimum period of one month after submitting the application in order to have the opportunity to change their decision or further strengthen their decision.

This period may be increased, since it often depends on the workload of a particular registry office. Here .

Countries with easier marriage regimes

When preparing the documents required for filing an application, they correct design occurs depending on which country the foreigner is a citizen of.

In particular, for the countries of the former CIS that have signed the Minsk Convention, only translation of documents into Russian is required if they were originally prepared in another language.

These countries include:

Azerbaijan;
Kazakhstan;
Belarus;
Armenia;
Tajikistan;
Uzbekistan;
Moldova;
Ukraine;
Turkmenistan;
Kyrgyzstan;
Georgia.

In addition, the Russian Federation may have separate agreements with some countries, so a simplified regime for preparing documents will also be established for them.

For all other cases, they will need to be legalized or affixed with an apostille on paper, which can be done at the consulate or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Obviously, the only difference and possible difficulty in concluding a marriage with a foreigner is the stage of preparing documents, at which they need to be certified in accordance with certain requirements. In all other respects, the procedure is the same, as well as the mutual rights and obligations that arise between the parties after the procedure.

The question is how to register a marriage with a foreigner in Russia, becomes more and more relevant every year. Whether we are talking about the countries of Europe, America or the more familiar post-Soviet republics - in any case, if spouses have different citizenships, they will face certain difficulties when getting married. Let's figure out how to reduce them to a minimum.

How to register a marriage with a foreigner in Russia and comply with the law?

Marriage is regulated in our country by the Family Code (RF FC) and the by-laws acting on its basis. In accordance with them, it is possible to register a marriage in which one of the spouses has the citizenship of another country or does not have any citizenship. However, some additional rules must be followed.

The first of them is that on the territory of Russia, marriage is concluded only according to Russian laws. This means that future spouses must apply to the registry office and go through the usual registration procedure.

Moreover, for a foreigner, the second rule immediately begins to apply: marriage with him requires that the conditions that are required of him by the legislation of the country of which he is a citizen be met. Requirements may be different: reaching a higher marriageable age than in Russia, parental consent or local authorities, pre-engagement, etc. The foreigner will have to confirm at the Russian registry office that, from the point of view of his country, all norms have been met. This rule does not apply only to those foreigners who, in addition to foreign citizenship, also have Russian citizenship: from the point of view of our legislation, they will be considered only as Russians.

In the same case, if a person has no citizenship at all, or has citizenship of a country unrecognized by Russia, but lives legally with us, only Russian legislation will also apply to him. But if a stateless person (that is, a person without citizenship) permanently resides abroad and is in Russia temporarily, then in this case one will again have to be guided by the norms of the country where his permanent place of residence is located. Finally, if a foreigner has 2 citizenships or more than other states (not Russia), he has the right to choose for himself which laws to follow when getting married in our country.

The third rule will be that in Russia only monogamous marriages are recognized - marriages of one man with one woman. If a foreigner’s home country allows polygamy, he will not be able to take a citizen of our country as a second wife in Russia. Even if such a couple applies to the embassy or consulate of the husband’s country, such a marriage will not be recognized in Russia.

What documents are required for marriage with a foreigner in Russia?

In order to marry a citizen of another country, you will need to submit the following documents to the registry office:

Application in form F-7, approved by the Government of the Russian Federation in 1998. The form for such an application can either be found independently on official websites, or obtained from the registry office where the registration will take place. If one of the spouses is unable to appear in person with an application, he has the right to send a separate application certified by a notary.
Personal documents of those entering into marriage (usually passports). It is required to submit copies of these documents, as well as present the originals.
For a foreigner, documents issued by government agency or the embassy of his country that, from the point of view of their laws, he has the right to marry.
A foreigner will also need a visa or residence permit confirming the legality of his stay in Russia. This is not necessary only for citizens of countries with which there is a visa-free regime (Belarus, Ukraine, etc.).
If one of the future spouses has already been married before, documents confirming that the marriage has been dissolved or terminated.

All documents must be in Russian. The easiest way in this regard is for citizens of countries where Russian has official status: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Also, documents in Russian, at the request of the applicant, are issued or certified by a notary in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. In all other cases, a foreigner wishing to get married on the territory of Russia must submit an officially certified translation from the official language of his country to the civil registry office.

In addition, if a foreigner presents documents issued in his country, they must undergo a legalization procedure - recognition of these documents as valid in Russia. The rules of two international conventions apply here - the Hague 1961 and Minsk 1993, as well as treaties between the Russian Federation and the country whose citizen is getting married. For countries party to the Hague Convention, it will be enough to affix a special mark on the document - an apostille. In the same case, if the country does not participate in the convention, a more complex procedure for consular certification will be required in the bodies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation located in this country.

Finally, for citizens of countries - republics former USSR who signed the 1993 Minsk Convention, legalization of documents is not required: a notarized translation into Russian is sufficient (if the documents were originally drawn up in a language other than Russian). These countries include:

Azerbaijan;
Armenia;
Belarus;
Georgia;
Kazakhstan;
Kyrgyzstan;
Moldova;
Tajikistan;
Turkmenistan;
Uzbekistan;
Ukraine.

The Baltic countries do not participate in this convention, however, separate agreements have been concluded with them, so legalization is not required for them either.

In addition to all the documents listed above, registration will require a receipt for payment of the state duty. In addition, if any special agreements have been concluded with the country whose citizen is marrying on the territory of Russia, other documents may be required, so it is advisable to first consult with a lawyer specializing in international law.

Where is marriage with a foreign citizen registered in Moscow?

Since marrying foreigners often requires the participation of foreign embassies (consulates) and the submission of documents from there, it is most reasonable to marry them in Moscow. It is there, as a rule, that all diplomatic missions of foreign states are located - and a citizen of the Russian Federation has the right to register a marriage in any registry office in the country.

However, in relation to foreign citizens, registration has its own characteristics. Foreigners in Moscow, from the point of view of the registry office, are divided into 2 categories:

citizens of CIS countries;
citizens of the Baltic states and countries that were not part of the USSR.

In the first case, marriages are registered in any Moscow registry office. In the second case, appeal is possible only to one - Wedding Palace No. 4 on Butyrskaya Street. In all others, according to the internal regulations of the registry office departments, applications from foreigners from non-CIS countries will not be accepted.

In addition, the marriage can be registered at the diplomatic mission of the state from which the foreigner arrived. However, this will require compliance with the laws of this country, as well as the presence of international acts according to which such a marriage will be recognized in Russia.

Marriage - an important event in the life of every person. Everything would O greater distribution in Lately receive marriages between citizens of different states. Persons entering into such marriages strive to please each other in observing all national traditions and customs of this sacred rite, often ignoring no less significant norms of legislation. But their observance plays a role decisive role in terms of the validity of the marriage. This note is dedicated to legal aspect marriage by persons of different citizenship on the territory of the Russian Federation.

In accordance with the Family Code of the Russian Federation, the form and procedure for concluding marriage on the territory of the Russian Federation, regardless of the citizenship of persons wishing to marry, are determined by the legislation of the Russian Federation. It means that marriage must be concluded in the civil registry office(hereinafter referred to as the civil registry office) in the personal presence of persons entering into marriage. Therefore, a marriage concluded according to any religious rite will not have legal force on the territory of the Russian Federation.

In addition, the conditions of marriage must be observed. For each person entering into marriage, these conditions are determined by the legislation of the state of which the person is a citizen at the time of marriage. If a person has citizenship of several foreign states, then the conditions are determined by the legislation of one of these states at the choice of this person. If the person is also a citizen of the Russian Federation, then the rules established specifically Russian legislation: voluntary mutual consent of a man and woman entering into marriage, and their attainment of marriageable age. convert Special attention on the conditions of marriage for its validity is simply necessary, because Often these conditions differ from country to country. For example, in India, parental consent is required for marriage; in France, general rule A man can marry at the age of 18, and a woman at the age of 15.

It is also important to remember that, according to Art. 14 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation on the territory of the Russian Federation it is not allowed to enter into marriage between:

persons of whom at least one person is already in another registered marriage (this circumstance especially needs to be checked in the case of registering a marriage with a citizen of a country where polygamous marriages are allowed: for example, Yemen, Egypt, Jordan, Algeria, Syria);
close relatives (parents and children, grandparents and grandchildren, full and half (having a common father or mother) brothers and sisters);
adoptive parents and adopted children;
persons of whom at least one person has been declared incompetent by a court due to a mental disorder.

It is worth noting that attempts to avoid the restrictions established by Art. 14 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation, by concluding a marriage on the territory of a foreign state can lead to undesirable consequences. So, for example, entering into a polygamous marriage with a foreign citizen on the territory of a state where such marriage is permitted will lead to this marriage will not be recognized and, accordingly, will not have legal force on the territory of the Russian Federation with all the ensuing consequences.

To get married on the territory of the Russian Federation, you must, in particular, provide the following documents:

joint application for marriage (in certain cases, separate applications may be submitted);
identification documents of those entering into marriage (for example, passport);
a document confirming the termination of a previous marriage, if the person was previously married;
certificates of residence of a foreign citizen and documents confirming the absence of obstacles to marriage (for example, for a German citizen A certificate of marital capacity (Ehefähigkeitszeugnis) is required, issued by the competent civil registry office (Standesamt) at the place of permanent residence, and confirming the absence of obstacles to marriage under German law);
In certain cases, permission to marry before reaching marriageable age is required.

Have you mutually fallen in love with a foreigner and are planning a future together? What documents will a foreign citizen need to register a marriage in Russia? What difficulties might you encounter? How to properly serve and assemble Required documents and apply? We will answer these questions in our article.

In Russia, legal marriage is controlled by the Family Code and is carried out in accordance with Russian legislation. In addition, foreign citizens will have to document that the future marriage also complies with all laws and regulations adopted in his country.

For example, in some countries there is an age limit for people getting married and this figure is different from Russian laws; confirmation of the local commune, diaspora, written consent of parents, etc. is required.

If a foreigner has dual citizenship(Russian and other countries) confirmation of these possible restrictions is no longer necessary. If he has several citizenships and does not have Russian citizenship, then he decides for himself which state’s laws to follow.

Consider the situation when a foreigner has no citizenship in any country. If you have permanent residence (permanent residence) in the Russian Federation, the marriage is regulated Russian laws and all possible restrictions are lifted.

In the case of the absence of any citizenship and the presence of permanent residence in another country, as well as the presence of restrictions on marriage in a given country, attention is paid to them, and it will be necessary to document that there are no obstacles.

Very important point, which women who marry men from Africa or the Middle East need to pay attention to. If, according to the laws of the country of a man marrying a citizen of the Russian Federation, polygamy is allowed, and the Russian citizen is not the first wife, then such a marriage not considered legitimate in the Russian Federation.

Required documents for a foreign citizen

Along with the application for marriage, a foreign citizen should submit to the registry office the documents necessary for marriage. Here is a detailed list of all required documents:

Passport and its copy
Confirmation from the embassy of his country (see paragraphs 1.1 and 1.2) that the citizen has no obstacles to marriage
Visa or residence permit - to prove the legality of a foreign citizen’s presence in Russia. This does not apply to citizens of a number of visa-free countries.
If a foreign citizen has already been previously married, he will need to present a certificate of divorce from that marriage.
Certificate from place of residence
Receipt for payment of state duty.

A prerequisite is that all documents must be translated into Russian, certified by a notary and have a special mark (apostille). Citizens of the republics of the former USSR do not need an apostille.

Submitting an application to the registry office for marriage with a foreigner

After you have collected all the necessary documents, you can safely go to the registry office and submit an application for marriage registration.

The application must be submitted at least 1 month before the scheduled wedding date. In practice, it is better to submit an application 2-3 months in advance. In some cases, the period may be significantly reduced. All the details about the deadlines: when is the best time to submit an application, what are the reasons for reducing the waiting period?

Here you can look. There you can download a blank application form and fill it out in advance at home in a relaxed atmosphere.

If a foreign citizen does not speak Russian, then he must fill out the application in his native language. At the same time, it is imperative to translate the document into Russian and have the translation and signature notarized. In addition, you will have to invite a professional translator during the application process and marriage registration. The translator must have documents confirming his qualifications.

The application procedure is described in detail in this article -. From this article you will learn about how and where this procedure takes place, what restrictions there are for newlyweds and what to do if one of the future newlyweds cannot appear at the registry office on time.

In addition, you will have to choose in what setting you want to register your marriage: .

Before submitting your application, you should definitely find out more about the rules for concluding a marriage in the country with a citizen of whom you are planning a future. It is necessary to study in detail information about possible restrictions in this country. This information in in full provided by the consulate of a foreign citizen.

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Can you register a marriage with a foreigner in every registry office of the Russian Federation?

According to the laws of the Russian Federation, a marriage with a citizen of foreign origin cannot be registered in any wedding palace. This procedure can only be carried out in the central registry offices of the city. In Moscow, marriages with foreign citizens are registered in the Civil Registry Office No. 4.