Replacement of passport when changing surname after divorce

How does the procedure for changing a surname work?

The most common reason for changing personal information is marriage. At the same time, Russian laws do not limit the right of citizens to change their last name, first name or patronymic, or all together at any stage of life and any number of times. However, one should not forget that if the applicant’s desire alone is sufficient to obtain a new name, then a basis will also be needed to assign a new surname.

Federal Law No. 143 “On Acts of Civil Status” of November 15, 1997 stipulates that the reasons for making changes to a citizen’s personal data must be significant. And although this formulation can have many interpretations, in practice the following reasons are considered significant:

• cacophony;
• foreign sound;
• the desire to bear the surname of a stepfather or stepmother if one of the parents remarried;
• desire to bear the surname of the second parent;
• religious considerations.

Please note that marriage and divorce, adoption and adoption are not included in the list. This is due to the fact that the possibility in such situations to change a surname is directly stipulated by law and, as a rule, does not imply refusal.

To change your personal data, you need to follow a clear procedure:

1. Contact the registry office with a certain package of papers and an application of the appropriate sample.
2. Pay the fee.
3. Submit a petition and wait for the result.

The review usually takes a month. Civil registry office employees are required to make all necessary changes to the registers and issue the applicant a certificate on the basis of which he can replace his civil passport.

If you intend to change the child's surname, you will need to obtain permission from the guardianship authorities. If the young Russian citizen is already 10 years old, you will have to obtain his consent.

And when a teenager reaches 14 years of age, he can submit an application himself, but in the presence of his parents.

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How much is the state duty?

Let us immediately note that the price for changing a surname at the registry office is a fixed amount, valid throughout the Russian Federation. It does not depend on the region or any other circumstances. Today it is 1,600 rubles for state registration. For making changes due to a change of surname (name), including the issuance of a certificate (for each new document), you will have to pay 350 rubles.

The only case where payment of the state contribution is not required is a change of surname upon marriage. If one of the spouses makes such a decision before the ceremony, there will be no need to even write a statement: the registry office employee will simply put a stamp in the passport confirming the need to replace this document. After this, the newlyweds have exactly one month to receive a new identity card. Thus, you will only have to pay for a new passport form.

If the decision to change the surname is made after the wedding ceremony, then the petition will have to be submitted on a general basis, which involves paying a fee of 1,600 rubles.

How to change your last name through the MFC

The replacement of the installation data, specifically in our case, the surname is handled by the registry office, the issuance of a new passport is carried out by the passport office (UFMS of the Russian Federation), however, from 2021, you can submit an application through the MFC.

The first thing you need to do is make sure whether such a service is available specifically in the department of the multifunctional center that you are going to visit.

To do this, select the required office in the table on the main page of the site, or clarify this question by calling the toll-free telephone number of the unified helpline.

If it is available, you can make an appointment at the nearest MFC, or come to the place to check with the administrator at the entrance, then receive a ticket for the queue, after which a polite specialist will tell you the further procedure.

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Typically the order looks like this:

• You prepare the necessary documents.
• Write a statement.
• Hand over the package of documents to the employee.
• You receive a receipt from him.
• You are waiting for a decision (you can track it yourself or wait for a specialist to call).
• You get the answer.

Procedure for replacing a passport after changing your last name

The state fee for replacing a passport in connection with a change of surname in 2021 is paid regardless of what exactly caused the changes to personal information. In general, obtaining a new identity card is the first thing that a person who has become the owner of a new surname has to do. Moreover, there is no point in delaying this process, since the old passport loses its legitimacy, and without it, as we know, it is impossible to carry out a single vital procedure.

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How much it costs to change the name in a passport in Russia also does not depend on the region where the application is submitted. This value is constant and strictly regulated by law. To obtain a new passport, you must contact the Main Department of Migration Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs at your place of residence or stay and submit the following package of documents:

1. Statement.
2. A certificate that certifies the fact of birth.
3. Marriage certificate.
4. Photo.
5. Old passport.
6. Receipt with paid duty.

Details of the state fee for replacing a passport after marriage in the Russian Federation can be clarified at the migration service department or at the place of payment. As a rule, if the payment is made at the post office, there will always be samples of filling out receipts.

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How much does it cost to replace a passport?

We found out whether it is necessary to pay a state fee when replacing a passport. You will have to contribute funds to the state budget in any case, regardless of the reason for replacing the document.

Today, to change your passport, you need to pay only 300 rubles for a new form. At the same time, the law provides for filing a petition through the Public Services Portal, where payment can be made immediately when registering in the electronic queue for an appointment at the Main Department of Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Moreover, this method allows you to save some money, since a 30% discount is provided for portal users. This means that you will have to pay not 300, but only 210 rubles.

The cost of changing your name in your passport at your own request is no different from what Russians pay to change their last name.

State Services Portal

The advantage of conducting transactions through the State Services website allows you to save money. The portal provides a discount on payment of state fees. Its size is 30%. To carry out payment transactions you need to take 2 main steps:

• register on the site;
• open a personal account.

The user-friendly interface of the site allows you to quickly adapt to it. When registering on the portal, the following information is entered into the form provided:

• FULL NAME;
• permanent mobile phone number;
• E-mail address;
• SNIL;
• passports.

You can get detailed instructions for registering on the portal from the video:

Video - Registration and confirmation of identity on the State Services portal

This information is processed and verified by the Federal Tax Service. It can take from a couple of hours to several days. To confirm your identity, an account is created on the portal. You can open an account on the State Services website by contacting the MFC. To do this, you will have to provide your passport and SNILS. Users of Internet banking can create a State Services account in them.

State Services Portal

How to make payments

You can make payments on the portal using a bank card. The site is connected to the Visa and MasterCard payment systems. Those who do not have bank cards of this type can write off amounts to pay the fee from their mobile phone account or electronic wallets: Qivi. WebMoney. Yandex money.

Using electronic money to make payments on the State Services portal is only possible if the user has the appropriate certificate. It is assigned to the system client after passing through several levels of versification of his personal data.

Payment system Yandex Money

In the event that none of the listed payment methods is suitable, you can print a completed receipt form on the website and pay it at a bank or through a terminal.

How much does it cost to replace a passport?

Once you have received a new national ID card, you can proceed to replace all other documents. First, you should take care of your foreign passport, since traveling abroad using a document with old personal data will be impossible.

This service also requires payment of a fee. And here it should be remembered that for the migration service, changing your last name does not involve making changes to an existing travel document, but issuing a completely new foreign passport. For this reason, you will have to go through the standard procedure for obtaining a document.

The amount of the state fee in this case will depend on the format of the certificate and the age of the applicant. For convenience, we present the data in the table:

State fee for changing the last name in the passport

In accordance with subparagraph 17, paragraph 1, article 333.33 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation

The state fee is paid in the following amounts: for issuing a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation - 300 rubles.

However, if you make a non-cash payment on the State Services website, you can do this with a 30% discount. The amount of state duty in this case will be 210 rubles.

Replacing TIN

The next document that many consider necessary to replace is an individual identification number. To carry out the procedure for replacing the TIN, you will have to contact the tax service. It is important to remember that the taxpayer number itself will remain unchanged, since it is issued once and for life.

After information about a change in the surname of a citizen is entered into the unified state database, information about this is transmitted to the tax authority automatically. All the citizen needs to do is write an application and provide his passport. And since the issuance of a new document is not considered a repeated service, accordingly, no state duty is charged when changing the TIN. You can submit a request for a new certificate either at the tax office in person or by mail, attaching a copy of your passport to the letter.

The main reasons for refusing to change a surname

As such, there are no reasons to refuse to change your last name; according to Federal Law 143-FZ “On Acts of Civil Status”, a person who is 14 years old has the right to change his first name, last name and patronymic, so your documents should be accepted in any case.

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If you were refused after submitting an application to the MFC, then the government body made such a decision, in which case the MFC employee is obliged to refer you to the registry office, where you must be provided with a written justification for the refusal, confirmed by the articles of the law.

Getting a new SNILS

When changing personal data, it is also mandatory to change SNILS. This procedure involves replacing personal data in the pension certificate. The number itself, as in the previous case, remains unchanged, since it is also assigned to each citizen forever.

If the applicant is officially employed, this function will be taken over by his employer. If not, you can contact the Pension Fund yourself. To do this you need to provide:

1. A document that can confirm a change of surname. For example, a marriage certificate.
2. Passport.
3. Old SNILS.

There is also no state duty charged when changing SNILS.

What do you need to change your last name in your passport?

The full list of documents that will need to be submitted when replacing a passport is indicated in paragraph 13 of the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 07/08/1997 N 828.

13. To replace a passport, a citizen submits: an application in the form established by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation; passport to be replaced; two personal photographs measuring 35 x 45 mm; documents confirming the grounds for replacing the passport specified in paragraph 12 of these Regulations.

Fee for replacing a driver's license

Another important document that needs to be replaced is a driver’s license. Please note that it is prohibited to drive a vehicle with a license that contains old data, as it is considered invalid. Therefore, the replacement process should be started immediately.

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The cost of traffic police services for issuing new documents tends to constantly change upward, and therefore it would not be superfluous to clarify the amount of the contribution in advance. Currently, the state duty when changing rights is 2,000 rubles. You will have to pay 3,000 rubles for the rights to a new model with a chip. From January 1, 2021, when paying through the Public Services Portal, you can receive a 30% discount. Thus, new rights will cost 1400 or 2100 rubles, respectively.

Where to contact regarding payment

All fees must be paid to the state treasury before submitting documents, since the receipt of the payment is included in their list. You can get it at the registry office, where you will contact to change your personal data.

You can make the payment directly as follows:

• on the State Services portal;
• through ATMs and terminals;
• at the cash desk of any bank;
• at the post office.

Please note that in some cases a fee may apply for completing a financial transaction. The most profitable payment method, as already mentioned, is the State Services portal.