Apostille

Apostille is a stamp of the special sample which appears in the documents of the participating countries of the Hague Convention. This stamp is required if, for example, a citizen of Ukraine enters the educational institutions of Austria (which is a participant of the Convention). In this case a translation of the diploma and personal documents are not only needed. Apostille should be put there. Often, apostille of the registry office documents (marriage certificate, for example), apostille of diploma, apostille of the notarially certified translation are used.

The list of the participating countries in the Hague Convention, since October 5, 1961
(information is provided alphabetically as of January 1, 2013)

Australia

Liberia

Uzbekistan

Austria

Lithuania

Ukraine

Azerbaijan

Liechtenstein

Fiji

Albania

Luxembourg

Finland

American Samoa

Mauritius

France ****

Andorra

Macedonia

Croatia

Antigua and Barbuda

Malawi

Czech Republic

Argentina

Malta

Switzerland

Armenia

Marshall Islands

Sweden

Bahamas

Mexico

Ecuador

Barbados

Monaco (Aomin)

El Salvador

Belize

Mongolia

Estonia

Belarus

Namibia

South Africa

Belgium

The Netherlands **

Japan

Bulgaria

Niue

 

Bosnia and Herzegovina

New Zealand

* The UK has also extended the Convention to the following territories:

Botswana

Norway

Bermudas

Brunei Durassalam

Oman

British Antarctic Territory

Vanuatu (formerly New Hebrides territory of the UK)

Gilbert Islands and Ellice Islands

Virgin Islands

UK *

Cook Islands

Gibraltar

Hungary

Panama

Jersey Guernsey Beyliuik

Venezuela

Peru

Cayman Islands

Germany

Poland

Montserrat

Honduras

Portugal

New Hebrides

Grenada

Puerto Rico

Isle of Man

Greece

Republic of Korea

Turks and Caicos Islands

Georgia

Russia

Saint Helena (Netherlands Antilles)

Denmark

Romania

Falkland Islands

Dominica (Commonwealth of Dominica)

Samoa

** The Netherlands also extended the Convention to the following territories:

Dominican Republic

San Marino

Aruba

Israel

Sao Tome and Principe

*** The United States also extended the Convention to the following territories:

India

Swaziland

U.S. Virgin Islands

Ireland

Seychelles

Guam

Iceland

VC

Northern Mariana Islands

Spain

Saint Kitts and Nevis

 

Italy

Saint Christopher and Nevis

**** France also extended the Convention to the following territories:

Cape Verde

St. Lucia

Guadeloupe

Kazakhstan

Serbia and Montenegro

Guiana

Cyprus

Slovakia

Mayotte

Kyrgyzstan

Slovenia

New Caledonia

Only Hong Kong China (Hong Kong) and Macau (Aomin)

Surinam

Reunion

Colombia

U.S. ***

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Costa Rica

Tonga

Wallis and Futuna

Latvia

Trinidad and Tobago

French Polynesia

Lesotho

Turkey

 

 

Cost and terms of the above services are:
 

Type of legalization

Period of execution

Cost per document

Stamping " Apostille" in the judiciary of Moscow

5 working days

2 800 rubles

Stamping " Apostille" in the Russian Ministry of Education

 

 

About 2 months

 
4 500 rubles

Stamping "Apostille" in Belize, Panama, Seychelles, UK, Cyprus and other jurisdictions

About 7 working days from 80 USD

 

 

Translation of documents into different languages

In addition, we provide professional translation of various documents: commercial contracts of any kind, the memorandum of association, shareholder agreements, articles of association, financial statements of offshore companies, etc. Our experts have not only linguistic education, but also juridical or economic.

 

Target language

Translation into
Russian language,
standard page

Translation
into a foreign language,
standard page

English 490 rubles 530 rubles
German 525 rubles 560 rubles
French
Italian
Spanish
another language by agreement by agreement

 

 

Apostille on certified translations

This service includes an apostille on a certified translation. That is, a translation with the notarized signature of the translator. Apostille of the certified translation is required if a notarized translation of the document will be used in a member country of the Hague Convention.

Price in this case is calculated individually depending on the complexity of the order.

 

Notarial attestation of documents. And notarial attestation of translations

Notarial attestation of the translations is an attestation of authenticity of documents for the further probiding it to the official bodies. If the notarial attestation is used, the document translation is carried out initially, and then the attestation of the translator's signature is made by a notary officer. A notarial attestation of the translation is an essential service for those who maintain contacts with foreign countries, whether trips abroad, exchanges with foreign partners, business information, etc. The notarial attestation of the translation of any document from a foreign language gives you the opportunity to make it legal in Russia. In the case of the use of the translated document abroad consular certification and apostille are often required.

Type of attestation

Period of execution

Cost of works
notarial attestation of translation 1 working day 500 rub. / document
0.5 working days 700 rub. / document
notarial attestation of the document copies 1 working day 60 rub. / page
0.5 working days 80 rub. / page
 

 

 

Consular certification:

Consular certification is needed to confirm the legal significance of a document. In other words, the consular certification of documents is intended to give the translated documents the legal force outside of the country. Consular certification is used in cases where it is impossible to put an apostille. it is more complicated and time-consuming procedure. First, the document is certified by the Ministry of Justice of Russia, then it is sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, and only after that it has a procedure of the attestation in the consular agency of the country where it will be sent.

Type of certification

Period of execution

Cost per document

Consular certification " to the consulate " (Ministry of Justice + Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

11 working days

4000 rubles

Consular certification full (Ministry of Justice + Ministry of Foreign Affairs + consulate of the country of destination)

+ 11 working days deadline set consulate of the destination country *

5000 rubles + the cost of services in accordance with official rates Consulates