NOTARIZATION

Our company offers a full range of legal document services, including legal certification, apostilles and notarization.

Notary Services for Translated Documents – Notarization is the first step one must take before having a document legally certified or before obtaining an apostille. Notarizing a translated document will also make it acceptable for submission to official Russian agencies. The notarization process typically requires 1-3 days for completion.

Legal certification - Legal certification is a special procedure that gives a document legal force abroad (in one country). This procedure requires 5-10 days for completion.

Apostilles – Obtaining an apostille is a simplified procedure granting legal certification in all countries that are signatories to the Hague Convention. The Hague Convention defines an apostille as a special seal granting official foreign documents legal force in signatory countries. As the Russian Federation is a signatory to the Hague Convention, official documents from government bodies and official organizations do not require additional certification once they have been apostilled and are recognized as official, legal documents in all signatories to the Convention. Apostille procedures require 1-7 days for completion.

Signatories to the Hague Convention

Antigua and Barbados Argentina Armenia Austria Bahamas Belarus Belgium Belize Bosnia-Herzegovina Botswana Brunei Darussalam Croatia Cyprus Fiji Finland France

Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Israel Italy Japan Lesotho Lichtenstein Luxembourg Macedonia Malawi Malta Mauritius Norway Panama

Portugal Saint Christophe and Nevis Seychelles Islands Slovenia Spain Surinam Swaziland Switzerland The Marshall Islands The Netherlands Tonga Turkey USA

Countries That Require neither Apostille nor Legal Certification (for documents showing proof of education)

Georgia Mongolia Romania The Czech Republic The People’s Democratic Republic of Korea The People’s Republic of China The Republic of Albania The Republic of Armenia The Republic of Azerbaijan The Republic of Belorussia The Republic of Bulgaria The Former States of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria

The Republic of Cuba The Republic of Cyprus The Republic of Estonia The Republic of Hungary The Republic of Kazakhstan The Republic of Kyrgyzstan The Republic of Latvia The Republic of Lithuania The Republic of Moldova The Republic of Poland The Republic of Slovakia The Republic of Tajikistan The Republic of Tunis The Republic of Uzbekistan The Socialist Republic of Vietnam Turkmenistan Ukraine