Apostille in Russia or consular legalization of documents in Moscow (hereinafter referred to as consular legalization in Moscow) are the services that our company renders.
Apostille in Russia is put by the following governmental agencies:
- General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation.
- Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation together with structural divisions, in particular, territorial information and analysis centers.
- Department of the Civil Registry Office of Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities.
- Ministry of Justice with territorial offices.
- Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
- Federal Archival Agency of the Russian Federation.
- Federal Education and Science Supervision Agency.
Our courier will visit any of the above agencies to put apostille in Russia.
Russia is the world`s largest country in terms of territory and the ninth in terms of population. Many students come to Moscow and St. Petersburg to get an education. Once graduated, students may need their diplomas to be legalized (apostilled) to be valid abroad. Many people chose to leave Russia to get an education or for emigration. In all of the above situations, you may need the legalization of educational documents, certificates of civil status, police clearance certificates, etc.
The most demanded apostilles in Russia:
Apostille of territorial civil registry offices, which is put on birth certificates, marriage certificates or death certificates.
The problem is that this apostille should be ordered from the civil registry office of the settlement that issued a certificate.
Apostille of the Ministry of Justice of Russia, which is put by territorial offices on court judgments and notarial documents.
Apostille of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation or territorial information and analysis centers, which is put on the police clearance certificates.
Sometimes, it is not enough to certify a document with an apostille in Russia to legalize it for use abroad. For instance, when a client needs to legalize a Russian document to acquire Italian citizenship, consular legalization in Moscow is required. For instance, if you need to legalize a police clearance certificate for the Italian migration service to acquire citizenship, you have to:
- Request a police clearance certificate.
- Apostille a certificate in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
- Translate an apostilled certificate into Italian.
- Pay the consular fee and certify a document with the necessary seals and stamps at the Italian Consulate in Moscow.
A sample of the final stage of legalization at the Italian Consulate in Moscow.
A sample of the final stage of legalization at the Portuguese Consulate in Moscow.
There are more complicated procedures for consular legalization in Moscow, which apply when a targeted country is not a member of the Hague Convention. In such a case, in addition to the certification at the consulate of a certain country, documents should be additionally certified by the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
A sample of the final stage of legalization at the Tunisian Consulate in Moscow.
The price for apostille in Russia or consular legalization in Moscow depends on the Russian ruble exchange rate. Thus, you are kindly asked to check the accurate price with our operators via phone or email.