You can get married with a foreign citizen without hindrance on the territory of the Russian Federation. You just need to prepare the necessary documents and contact the competent authorities. According to the laws of the Russian Federation, an individual who is not a citizen of Russia and who has the citizenship of another state is considered a foreigner.
Necessary
- - statement;
- - passports;
- - documents on the termination of marriage, if one of the applicants was previously married;
- - a receipt for payment of the state duty in the amount of 200 rubles.
Instructions
Step 1
If you are going to marry a foreign citizen, you will need additional documents. It will be necessary to present a certificate issued by the competent authority of a foreign state that there are no obstacles to marriage.
Step 2
Make sure your passports have photos pasted in, they are not expired or have torn pages.
Step 3
According to the requirements of the Federal Law "On acts of civil status", all submitted documents must be legalized in the prescribed manner, translated into Russian and certified by a notary.
Step 4
Legalization is the confirmation of the authenticity of documents by the authorities of a foreign state. For the countries of the Hague Convention, this is the affixing of the “apostille” stamp. For other countries, the legalization of documents is carried out by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
Step 5
After collecting all the documents, take them to the registry office. In Moscow, marriages with foreign citizens are registered at the Wedding Palace No. 4. You may be asked to provide additional information. It all depends on which country the future spouse is a citizen of.
Step 6
Remember that in order to get married in Russia, your future spouse must be in Russia legally, have a valid visa and registration at the place of stay.
Step 7
The next step is to submit a joint application. In it, you will have to confirm mutual voluntary consent to the conclusion of a marriage union and that there are no reasons that prevent marriage. In the application, you will need to indicate your first name, last name, patronymic, date and place of birth, age and place of residence. Also, you will need to decide if you will change your last name.
Step 8
If your spouse is not able to appear at the registry office, you will need to write separate applications. Take the form in advance and give it to your future spouse. After the application is completed, it will need to be certified by a notary. Then you will need to collect all the documents, come to the registry office and write your application. You will be assigned a marriage registration date.
