Obtaining an insurance certificate confirms the registration of an individual who is a citizen of the Russian Federation in the compulsory pension insurance system. After registration, an account is opened for a person, where information on all pension contributions will be reflected.
An individual who is a citizen of the Russian Federation can independently obtain an insurance certificate of compulsory pension insurance (plastic light green card) at the territorial division of the Pension Fund of Russia at the place of residence, even if he does not work anywhere, is a serviceman or has not reached the age of majority.
In order to register in the compulsory pension insurance system and receive an insurance certificate, you must fill out a questionnaire in the form of ADV-1. It can be downloaded from the official website of the Pension Fund of Russia, it is posted in Word format. There you can also see a sample of filling out this form: this form contains information about the person who wants to get an insurance certificate, his address of residence and an identity document. It is necessary to fill out the questionnaire by hand in block letters or on a computer, and sign at the end.
An individual wishing to obtain an insurance certificate of compulsory pension insurance must submit a completed application together with a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation to the territorial body of the Pension Fund of Russia. You can clarify information about the addresses, phone numbers and contact persons of territorial divisions in the regions of the country on the website of the Pension Fund of Russia.
Children under the age of 14 can also obtain a certificate of compulsory pension insurance. In this case, one of the parents fills out a questionnaire for the child, submits the child's birth certificate and his own passport to the territorial division of the Pension Fund. Children over 14 years old can apply to the Pension Fund of Russia on their own and provide a completed application form, passport or birth certificate, if the passport has not been received yet.
