Life in modern society is difficult to imagine without a vast number of official documents confirming the personality, rights and duties of citizens. The very first document the child receives already in the maternity hospital - it is on the basis of the certificate received there that the parents apply to the specialized bodies (registrar's office), subsequently they issue the birth certificate of the child.
After this, the child should be entered in the parent's passport. In this article, we'll talk about how to fit a child into a passport, where and why they do it, and how to fit a child into a biometric passport.
Why include a child in the passport?
To date, parents themselves decide whether to enter the child in the passport or confine themselves to other documents proving the kinship and citizenship of the baby (birth certificate and passport). Those who want to mark children in the passport in each case can decide for themselves whether they enter the children in the passport of only one of the parents, or both. In most cases, the record of the child in the parent's passport will remain only "for beauty". But it can also come in handy when you do not have the opportunity to show a birth certificate, and to confirm the presence of your children is urgently needed.
Where does the child enter the passport?
An appropriate entry in the passport of the parents is handled by the regional department of the migration service (more often they are called passport desks).
How to write a child in the passport: a list of necessary documents
To register a note on children, parents must present:
- the birth certificate of the child ;
- Parents' passports;
- a marriage certificate or a document confirming paternity (in the event that a formal marriage is not registered);
- a document confirming the registration of the baby from the parents (or one of them). Most often, a note on the registration of a child at a specific address is made on the back of the birth certificate or attached to it in the form of a document confirming that the child is registered at a particular address.
During registration of a note on children, it is not necessary to hand over the passports of parents, they only need to be presented. But you, most likely,
In the case where parents are registered at different addresses, the passport office may require a certificate from the migration service department where the second parent is registered. Such a certificate must confirm that the child is not registered at another address.
It is best to go to the local migration service department in advance and specify the full list of required documents, because in different regions this list may vary, albeit insignificantly.
if your documents are prepared in full and in accordance with official requirements, the procedure for recording will be fast enough. You will get a ready mark on the day of treatment.
How to inscribe a child in a foreign passport?
To register a note on children in a foreign passport of parents, you should apply to the regional office of the migration service with the appropriate application. You will also need some documents: a parent's passport and a copy, copies of the parents' civil passports, a birth certificate and two photographs of the child (photos of children under 5 years old are not required). Please note that after entering information about children in the parents' foreign passport, the child can cross the border only with the support of his parents. In addition, children over the age of 14 will still need to obtain a children's travel document for traveling abroad. In the case where the child is accompanied only by one of the parents, the second parent's notarized consent is also required, confirming that he is aware of the child's departure abroad and does not object to it.
How to inscribe a child in a biometric passport?
In connection with the introduction of biometric foreign passports, many began to wonder whether it is possible to include a note on children in the same way as was done in ordinary foreign passports. To find out, let's look at the differences between the biometric
The biometric passport has a chip that stores detailed information about the owner - a surname, a name, a patronymic, a date of birth, information about the passport and a two-dimensional photo of the owner.
Thanks to the automation of border controls, the processing of biometric passports is faster than normal. In addition, the possibility of error through the controller's fault is practically reduced to zero.
But at the same time it is impossible to inscribe children in a biometric passport. To leave with a child abroad, you need to make out a separate foreign passport (travel document) for the child.