Is it possible to re-register a Megafon SIM card for yourself without the owner or by coming with the current owner? The SIM change procedure is required if: the subscriber purchased a card from someone else, took the SIM card of a friend who does not need a SIM, or wants to re-register the number for a child who has received a passport. Re-registration is an optional operation, but problems may arise when linking a mobile device for making monetary transactions to a payment service.
Let's consider the situations of carrying out the process of changing the owner of a subscriber number: the list of required documents, methods of submitting a request.
Why is it necessary to re-register a SIM card for yourself?
Modern technologies involve linking a bank card to the user’s number. When opening an account, the bank will easily send a confirmation code to the subscriber without confirming information about the owner.
However, the real owner of the number (the one for whom the SIM card is issued) can contact the communication salon and provide the necessary documents to restore the number to which he has every right.
As a result, he may have access to the subscriber’s bank accounts.
Therefore, for subscribers whose numbers are linked to third parties, there is a risk of being left without finances. Those subscribers who have linked Internet or SMS banking to their number are especially at risk.
How much does the service cost and how long does it take?
What is the cost of re-registering a number with Megafon? The standard price of the service for individual subscribers is 150 rubles.
The number being reissued must not have any debts. The amount for re-registration, as well as the amount equal to the regular subscription fee at the current tariff, must be on the account of the number intended for re-registration. You can top up your account in advance or directly in the salon, before starting the procedure for changing the owner of the number.
Re-registration usually does not take much time, and you will be able to get your number immediately after the procedure is completed.
List of documents for re-registration
The standard re-registration process takes place in permanent offices. During re-registration, the presence of the person to whom the number is registered, the person using the SIM card, is required. The operator will request the passports of both persons.
However, there are cases when two persons are in different cities, or it is extremely difficult to find contact information.
Many operators accommodate subscribers halfway by conducting the registration procedure without the presence of the formal owner, if the SIM card holder provides the necessary information on the transactions performed. However, MegaFon treats such manipulations with the utmost severity and may refuse to re-register.
To convince the manager that the number belongs to the SIM card holder, you need to provide company employees with:
- Detailed details of completed transactions. First, before going to the office of a cellular operator, you need to print out an archive of messages or calls for the last month, or better yet, for a whole year.
- If banking transactions were carried out using a cellular number, then it is worth picking up the entire archive of the mobile application and printing or at least recording all the transactions performed.
- Long before re-registration, gradually save your balance replenishment receipts. This entire process is designed by the operator so that registration takes place exclusively in his own name.
Providing these documents can serve as confirmation of the owner.
If the SIM card was purchased as a gift along with a mobile phone for immediate family, then the provider user almost certainly has access to the box and a card with PIN and PUK access codes. The presence of the box will be perceived by the operator as an additional argument for using the provider. All necessary documentation is as follows:
- Passport.
- Printout of calls made and messages sent.
- Balance replenishment checks.
- Number box.
Reasons for re-issuing SIM cards
It is worth noting that not all subscribers prefer to buy SIM cards in offices; some purchase the device from third parties or use the SIM card of a friend who gave it away as unnecessary. At the same time, sooner or later, the owner of a mobile chip needs to carry out monetary transactions or link a mobile number to payment services. This is what becomes the basis for re-registration of the chip. This action will allow you to protect yourself from all sorts of difficulties and sudden blocking of the number.
Main reasons:
- If you refuse to re-register, the previous owner of the SIM card gets access to online banking, SMS alerts and call details.
- To activate or deactivate the services presented in the tariff plan, the user is required to voice the passport details of the real owner of the mobile number.
- If the device is lost, it is impossible to restore the SIM card.
- Obtaining a refusal from the provider if it is necessary to replace the microchip. Similar situations arise when purchasing a new phone.
- The real owner is able to block the number at any time.
Algorithm for re-registering a MegaFon number to another person
To get the re-registration process off the ground, first try to find the owner. If it is found and is located in another part of the country, then the owner of the number must apply with a statement that the other party has no claims to the re-registration. If the contact person is located in the same city, then both parties must come to the company’s permanent office and contact the operator with the relevant documents.
If the person for whom the registration was made is not found, the owner needs to visit the company’s office.
Under certain conditions, the operation is possible even without the person in whose name the SIM card is issued; do not react to the provocations of the operator, who flatly do not want to register subscribers!
In order for the process to move forward, it is necessary to arm yourself with documentation that will confirm the use of the number by an individual. If a company employee continues to claim that the operator does not re-register, the situation will require contacting the security department. The manager is obliged to accept such a statement.
Save the operator’s call center number 88005500555 or 0555 in your phone and periodically ask how the re-registration process is going.
How to re-register a MegaFon number to yourself without the owner
In order for the application to be accepted by the operator, it is necessary to provide an impressive list of supporting documents about the use of the provider. Along with the application, you must have with you:
- Passport;
- Details of calls made, printed on paper, as a sign of confirmation of the use of the provider;
- Packaging and plastic card;
- Balance replenishment checks;
- Bank transfers in which the number was involved.
If the list of documents is complete, the specialist cannot reject the application.
Re-registration of a MegaFon SIM card with the owner
The presence of a person for whom registration is made speeds up the process of re-registration between individuals. And the list of documents is much smaller, since confirmation of using the provider is not required. To re-register a number, you need to visit the branch of the company with the formal owner and submit the appropriate application. It is important that individuals have a passport. This application is submitted locally and does not require any other procedures.
Rules for obtaining a SIM card
To receive a special chip, a potential client must follow certain steps:
- Visit the mobile provider's office or submit an application on the official website.
- Provide the manager of the institution with a document proving the identity of the buyer.
- Get a card with a personal PIN code that allows you to unlock the chip.
During the connection process, the client studies the available tariff offers in order to connect services on the most favorable terms. In case of loss of a mobile phone or malfunction of the chip, the owner of the device has the right to request a duplicate. Based on the provided passport data and the request for a duplicate, the cellular communications organization disables the functions of the old device and provides the customer with a new SIM card, while maintaining all connected functions, tariffs and services.
The owner can also re-issue the SIM card to another MegaFon person. To study the information in detail and familiarize yourself with the terms of the transaction, you need to use the official resource of the organization.
Step-by-step instruction:
- Enter the section covering the required topic.
- Selecting the appropriate topic, familiarizing yourself with the cost of the service.
- Compiling and sending a letter to the technical support department. This action will allow you to avoid the provider’s refusal to re-register.
- Contact centers are available for further information. To contact the institution, you can call 05 00.
If the application is rejected, the client can contact the management of the central office with the necessary documents and re-submit requests for re-issuance of the mobile chip. A strong argument for performing the procedure is the connection of the plastic card of the banking system to the SIM card.
Current restrictions
When re-issuing a SIM card, restrictions are imposed on sending and receiving SMS messages. The cellular manager warns the subscriber about this. It would seem that in the 21st century no one uses messages, but if a subscriber actively uses the operator, making a transfer of bank funds, he will not be able to receive messages confirming the operation within 24 hours.
The operator's client has 24 hours to notify the company about the unauthorized re-registration. This restriction applies solely for the safety of clients’ personal data.
Features of re-registration for legal entities
The requirements above apply to individuals. However, in a number of situations the subscriber wants to re-register the number as a corporate one. A similar trend is observed in the following cases:
- An individual has his own company, and his number becomes a working one. By re-registering it, a legal entity will be able to top up the balance non-cash, add numbers to the working network, and use tariff plans that are not available to the average user;
- If an employee wants to transfer his personal number to work status, since corporate communications are used at the place of work.
To begin, the subscriber needs to submit the appropriate applications. To do this, you need to visit a MegaFon branch and have your passport and completed applications with you.
The head of a corporation or company can send a power of attorney through his personal account. The process is carried out if the number is linked to a personal account. For the declaration to take effect, the presence of both parties is required. A legal entity requires the presence of the following documents:
- Passport;
- Power of attorney certified by the general director of the company;
- Power of attorney from a notary;
- Certificate of registration of a legal entity;
- TIN certificate.
For individual entrepreneurs:
- Passport;
- Copy of individual entrepreneur registration;
- Power of attorney certified by a notary.
The subscriber himself decides which connection to use: corporate or leave the current tariff. If there is a balance in the account, the subscriber can receive it in cash or the operator will transfer it to a bank account. If the subscriber does not provide any information about this in the form of a statement, then all funds from the balance will be transferred to the company’s personal account.
Answers to frequently asked questions
Is it possible to restore a SIM card without the participation of its owner?
This possibility exists; to do this, you need to provide a power of attorney certified by a notary to restore the SIM card and, of course, the passport of the citizen to whom it was issued. In cases where the owner of the number is an organization, the person applying for restoration must have a power of attorney from its head and a document confirming his identity. If the head of the company comes to pick up the SIM card in person, he will need to provide constituent documentation instead of a power of attorney.
Is it possible to restore a SIM card without providing a passport as an identity document?
In this regard, this telecom operator is loyal to customers - instead of a passport, you can use one of the following IDs:
- Driver license.
- Seaman's certificate.
- Serviceman's ID.
- Passport of a citizen of another country.
- Military ID.
- International passport.
- Certificate confirming refugee status.
- Certificate that the application for refugee status is under consideration.
- Temporary residence permit in Russia.
- Temporary identity card made according to form 2P.
- Resident card.
- Pensioner's ID.
- Social card of any form, but always with a photograph and personal data.
- Diplomatic passport.
