Provision of public services. Consular legalization

Consular legalization of documents that are compiled in the territory of the Russian Federation by official bodies is carried out in accordance with Order No. 9470 of 18.06.2012 of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. The provision of this service is provided, unless otherwise provided by the Consular Statute or by an agreement (of international significance), which cancels this procedure. The parties to the treaty are Russia and the state on whose territory the document has been or will be used.

Full consular legalization. General information.

Applicants can be legal entities or individuals. For use in the member states of the Hague Convention (5.10.1961), abolishing the requirements for the legalization of official foreign documentation, the Russian documents are stamped "Apostille". The RF Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not have the authority to put an apostille on contracts. Certification of the provisions related to the production of foreign economic activity is carried out by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation.

Consular legalization. Required documents. Deadlines

Provision of public services is carried out in the presence of relevant securities. In particular, they require: an application, a document that will certify the identity (for a person), a power of attorney for representation of interests (for legal persons), a document for legalization, a receipt for payment of state duty, a copy of a paper confirming representation or relationship (in case of demand Document by persons substituting parents, or parents with respect to children under the age of majority, as well as relatives of the deceased (deceased)). The term of the service is not more than five working days from the time of registration of the application in the relevant institution.

Reasons for refusal to perform

Consular legalization is not provided if the securities are intended for use in the Member States of the Hague Convention (5.10.1961), abolishing the requirement to legalize official papers; Are not intended to be exported outside of Russia (in accordance with the Law of June 24, 1991, No. 2261-1, which establishes the procedure for sending, exporting, demanding personal documentation of foreign and Soviet citizens, stateless persons abroad.) The service is not provided if the acts contain information , Contrary to the laws of Russia, information that could harm the interests of the country, discrediting the dignity and honor of citizens. Consular legalization is not carried out if on the given papers the seal of the seal and the signature of the official do not correspond to the samples available in the Ministry (or absent among the available ones); There are no obligatory requisites (seal, signature, date, number) or not clearly visible, contain subscripts or erasures, blots, corrections, crossed out or written in pencil words. The service can be denied in the absence of numbering and seals on the documentation of more than one sheet. Not accepted and not stitched papers.

The result of the service

The applicant is given a document containing a legalization inscription or a refusal to provide it.