Russia - Single Status Certificate / Certificate of No Impediment

ProcedureEdit

The Certificate of No Impediment must be obtained from the municipality where the citizen resided most recently (can be issued in English) and subsequently legalized by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

It is advisable to follow the guidelines that certain authorities deem necessary. Those wishing to marry overseas will need special documentation. First, couples will have to present a declaration that is processed by your local office where marriage documents are produced. This must be from the state where you live in Russia. On this statement will be recorded the fact that there has not be any marriage in recent years.

Due to the fact that these types of documents are sought for foreign involvement one will need the local or state registrars account or declaration to be authenticated to work abroad.

Go to the Civil Registry office where marriages are registered.
Present and submit required documents.
Complete a form and declare.
Pay the fee.

Required DocumentsEdit

Birth Certificate
National identity card or Passport.
Proof of address.
If divorced, Decree Absolute.
If widowed, Death Certificate of previous spouse (and Marriage Certificate).
If your name has been changed by Deed Poll, proof is necessary.
The relevant fee.

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation Contact information

Offices of Vital Records (Civil Registry Offices):
Office of Vital Records of the city of Moscow (Moscow Civil Registry Office)
119019, Moscow, ul. Novy Arbat 21
Tel: + 8 (495) 697-52-46
Fax: 8 (495) 691-23-96
Opening hours: (Mon-Thu: 8:00-17:00, Fri: 8:00-15:45)
Email; [email protected]

Registry Office Bezhitsk Bryansk region
241012, Bryansk, st. Orel St., 24 (registration of births gr.sost.'s Death)
Phone: 51-51-13
Email: [email protected]

Registry Office Volodarskogo Bryansk region
241022, Bryansk, st. Pushkin, 49-a,
241021, Bryansk, st. Pushkin, 11 (registration of births gr.sost.'s Death)
Phone: 26-11-61
Email: [email protected]

Russia, Ivanovo, Ivanovo Region Committee Registry
153000 Ivanovo street. Baturin, 8
Tel. / Fax (4932) 37-13-05
E-mail: [email protected] , [email protected]

Office of Vital Records of the Sverdlovsk region
620031, Ekaterinburg, October Square, Building 1
Ul. Rosa Luxemburg, 60
Phone: (343) 251-65-90 (City) Head Office
Email: [email protected]

Office of Vital Records Irkutsk region
664003, Russia, Irkutsk,
Str. Kiev, 1,
Phone / fax: (3952) 34-27-64,
Email: [email protected]

Civil Registry Office of the Kemerovo region
650064, Kemerovo, pr.Sovetsky, 58
Phone: (3842) 36-69-17, (3842) 58-44-46
Fax: (3842) 36-69-17

Office of Vital Records Kurgan region
640000, Barrow Street. Sovetskaya 98
Phone / fax (8-3522) 46-27-12
E-mail: [email protected]

Civil Registry Office of Ulyanovsk Region is located at:
432063, Ulyanovsk, ul. Lenina, d.83.
Tel. (8422) 58-44-61, tel. / Fax: 58-44-60, 42-04-80.
http://zags.ulgov.ru
E-mail: [email protected]

Diplomatic and Consular Missions of Russia

EligibilityEdit

Certificate Non-Impediment (CNI) is to be used as proof of unmarried status when getting married in a foreign country. It can be obtained through the embassy or by local authorities.

FeesEdit

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ValidityEdit

The certificate is valid for a period of up to 90 days from the date of issue.

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Processing TimeEdit

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InstructionsEdit

This document can be obtained through the embassy or through your local authorities.

If issued from the embassy, the CNI will be in Russian. It will be considered valid by the Russian officials for three months from the date of issue. Once issued, it should be legalised with Apostile stamp at a legalisation office as soon as possible.

After the Certificate of No Impediment is issued, it is necessary to have the signature of the consular officer attested at the Legalisation Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. You must visit the Legalisation Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in person in order to legalise the Certificate of No Impediment. This normally takes them five working days.

Required InformationEdit

Full Name
Passport or ID number
Place and Date of Birth
Nationality
Statement
Date
Signature of the person who declares
Signature of the witnesses

Need for the DocumentEdit

Certificate of No Impediment. This document describes your actual marriage status.

Most countries will require the presentation of a certificate of marital status/Certificate of No Impediment (civilstandsattest) to establish that the parties are not already married.

Information which might helpEdit

The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation (Russian Ministry of Justice) is a federal executive authority responsible for the formulation and implementation of public policy and legal regulation in the established field of activity, including in the area of execution of criminal sanctions, the registration of non-profit organizations, including the offices of international organizations and foreign non-profit non-governmental organizations, political parties and other public associations and religious organizations in the legal profession, notaries, state registration of civil status, the established order of the courts and of judicial acts and acts of other bodies, legal aid and legal education of the population, as well as law enforcement functions and duties of control in the field of registration of non-profit organizations to monitor compliance of the objectives of non-profit organizations provided their founding documents and legislation of the Russian Federation, the Control and Supervision of the legal profession, notaries, civil registry state.

External LinksEdit

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

The Russian Government

Ministries and Agencies

Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation

Civil Registry Offices (ZAGS) Links:

OthersEdit

The Russian government (ZAGS) requires official proof of your legal capacity to marry. If you had your previous marriages dissolved you can provide ZAGS with official divorce decrees and their translations. Please note, that divorce decree should bear an apostille. An apostille is the equivalent of an international notarial seal. Any document which bears an apostille is legally valid for use in all countries party to the Hague Convention of 1961 on the legalization of documents. This includes the U.S. and Russia. To obtain an apostille on documents notarized in the U.S. (including civil records), you must apply to the Secretary of State of the state in which the document was notarized. The Secretary of State's office will verify the notary public's or other notarizing official's signature by placing an apostille on the document. If you were not married before ZAGS might ask you to provide a certificate that no impediment exists to the marriage. The United States does not require such a document. If such a document is requested, you need to prepare an affidavit with basic biographical information about you and your fianc. The information should be in both English and Russian. It is important that the Russian transliteration of your name be identical to that on your Russian visa and that all information pertaining to your Russian fianc be correct and accurate.