Do I need an apostille in Armenia?

Apostille is a form of legalization of official documents for their presentation in a foreign country.

This system was chosen by a number of states by adopting the Hague Convention in 1961. Russia also signed this document.

The form of an apostille is not established by the Convention. In Russia, this is a stamp that is placed on a document.

Although the form of an Apostille has not been established, the convention has clearly established the information that an Apostille must contain:

• The country in which the apostille was issued;
• Surname and position of the person who signed the document certified by an apostille;
• The name of the institution whose seal is affixed to the document;
• The name of the city in which the apostille was affixed;
• Apostille date;
• The name of the authority that issued the apostille;
• Apostille number;
• Seal or stamp of the institution that issued the apostille;
• Signature of the official who affixed the apostille;

Apostille can only be placed on official documents. Documents issued by state and local authorities:

• administrative documents;
• notarial deeds;
• official registration notes, visas, signatures requiring certification;
• documents from the prosecutor's office, the secretariat of the court or from the bailiff.

The apostille is placed by the authority that issued the document, or by a higher authority. In Russia, you can get an apostille through the MFC, but in the region where the document was received. However, this does not apply to all documents.

In the Ministry of Defense, you can get an apostille for documents of military registration and service.

In Rosobrnadzor - for documents on education. The place of apostille depends on the type of document.

A state fee of 2,500 rubles is set for apostilling a document. This is the amount for 1 document. It doesn't matter if it's an original or a certified copy.

Apostillization usually takes up to 5 business days. But the period can be delayed up to a month if you need to request additional information.

No, an agreement has been signed between Russia and Armenia on the abolition of the legalization of documents. These are the 1993 Convention on Legal Assistance and Legal Relations in Civil and Criminal Matters. The convention was also signed by Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine.