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7 questions on the design of Russian documents for children born in the USA

The child of Russians, born in the USA, receives two citizenships - Russian and American. Photos of Russian Passport Agency

The child of Russians, born in the USA, receives two citizenships - Russian and American. Photos of Russian Passport Agency

In recent years, America has become a popular place where Russian women come to give birth. In addition to high quality medical services, they receive the main thing that forces them to fly across the ocean - an American passport for their newborn offspring. And since dual citizenship is allowed in the Russian Federation, the child also becomes a citizen of Russia. And from this moment on, parents have many questions: what documents should they use to enter their homeland, is it worth obtaining Russian citizenship if you live permanently in the United States, and is it necessary to indicate a middle name in American documents. Answers the main questions on the topic Natalya Vinogradova, manager of the passport processing service of the Russian Passport Agency.

1. My husband is an American, I am a citizen of Russia. I want to go to Russia with my children, but at the moment they only have US citizenship. What documents do I need to obtain so that they can enter Russia: a visa or a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation?

According to current legislation, children and disabled persons who are foreign citizens or stateless persons can be accepted into the citizenship of the Russian Federation in a simplified manner based on the application of the parent, guardian or caregiver of the child (the disabled person) who has citizenship of the Russian Federation. Thus, if one parent is a citizen of Russia, and the second is a foreigner, then you have a choice: if you want, you can get the child Russian citizenship and a passport, but this is not mandatory.

If there is no desire, a foreign child can get a regular tourist visa to Russia. For US citizens, the maximum duration of a tourist multivisa is 3 of the year. The permitted period of stay in Russia on such a visa is no more than 90 days out of every 180.

Useful links:

How to get Russian citizenship to a child born outside the Russian Federation

How to issue a Russian visa for a US citizen

2. My husband and I are citizens of Russia, our child was born in the USA. Can a child get a visa on an American passport to enter Russia?

A child by default acquires Russian citizenship by birth if, on the child’s birthday, both his parents or the only parent have Russian citizenship regardless of the place of birth of the child (part 1 section “a”, article 12 of the Federal Law “On Citizenship of the Russian Federation” 31 of May 2002, No. 62-ФЗ). Therefore, the question of whether or not to obtain Russian citizenship for a child is not worth it, and to enter Russia you should apply for registration of citizenship and a foreign passport of the Russian Federation for the child. Visa registration in case both parents are Russian citizens is impossible.

3. Does a child born in the USA need to issue a Russian birth certificate in addition to the birth certificate?

In accordance with Art. 13 of the Federal Law of the Russian Federation of November 15, 1997 No. 143-FZ “On Acts of Civil Status”, on the territory of Russia, an authorized confirmation of the fact of the birth of a child, equivalent to a Russian birth certificate, is an American birth certificate with an apostille and a notarized translation into Russian language. Consular offices RF in the USA Do not make state registration of birth, if it has already been registered by the US authorities.

Photo: Russian Passport Agency

Photo: Russian Passport Agency

4. Do I need to indicate the child's middle name in the American birth certificate?

In some countries of the world there is a practice of giving the child a second personal name (middle name), in some countries they use a patronymic name (patronymic name), but this is not the same thing.

Since the Patronymic Name is not provided in the forms of birth certificates in the United States, some Russian-speaking parents in the United States enter a middle name in the Middle Name box so that the personal data of the child look familiar to Russia in notarial translations into Russian. Especially often do tourists coming to give birth in the United States.

However, this is formally wrong. Those who are planning a child’s permanent residence in Russia and want to have a patronymic, we recommend that upon the initial receipt of the internal (civil) passport of Russia upon reaching the 14 age of a child, write a statement asking for the patronymic on the basis of the father’s record in the birth certificate.

5. What is an apostille and how to get it?

Apostille is an international standardized form of filling out information about the legality of a document for presentation in countries that recognize this form of legalization. These are countries that signed the 1961 Hague Convention, including the United States and Russia. The Apostille stamp is only placed on original government-issued documents, such as a birth certificate, by the secretariat of the same state where the document was issued. Documents can be submitted in person or by mail.

Also in each state there are commercial companies that can help you to get an apostille in an expedited manner by mail if you do not have the opportunity to personally come to the secretariat.

For legal use in the Russian Federation, the original document and the apostille on it must be translated into Russian and have a notarial certification of the translation made either at a consular office outside the Russian Federation or in the territory of the Russian Federation.

Useful link: What is an apostille and how to make it

6. Is it possible to travel with a child to Russia with a registered Russian citizenship, but without a passport?

Until mid-October 2012, this situation was allowed. Parents who arrived in Russia with a child with a registered citizenship of the Russian Federation, but without a passport, could pay a fine on the spot at the airport and issue a certificate of return to the Russian Federation.

However, since October 2012, by order of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, airlines have stopped registering for flights to Russia without a valid travel document. Now, for a child to enter Russia, it is necessary either to be entered in the passport of one of the parents, or to have a separate passport.

Useful links: How to enter a child in the parent's passport

How to issue a passport to a child

7. Is it possible to save a passport certificate for return instead of a passport in order to save time after obtaining citizenship for a child?

If the child was born in the United States, Russian citizenship was issued to him by one of the consular overseas agencies and he has never been documented by a Russian passport, then if you need to enter Russia, you should apply for a passport for a child. The certificate of return to the Russian Federation in this case is not issued.

Useful link: What is a return certificate?

See also:

How to get a US passport for a child

10 about honest ways to stay in the USA

Everything you need to know about US work visas

We live in the USA: how to find the first job

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