Document Legalization and Apostille
The Russian Federation and the Republic of India are signatories to The Hague Convention of October 5, 1961. In accordance with the Convention, in order for Indian documents to be valid in Russia, they must bear an apostille certificate confirming the capacity of the government official signing the document, authenticity of the signature and, where appropriate, of the seal or stamp on the document. Documents with apostilles do not require any further legalization.
Attestation of Indian documents with an apostille certificate is performed by Indian authorities. Further information: https://mea.gov.in/apostille.htm.
Contact details of the outsourcing agencies for the apostille services http://mea.gov.in/images/attach/appendig_contact_details_all.pdf.
To make an Indian document valid in Russia please follow the process:
- Send the original of the document for Apostille;
- Translate the document and Apostille into Russian;
- Notarize the translation at the Consular Section of the Russian Embassy/any Consulate General of the Russian Federation in India or with a Notary in Russia.
The Hague Convention does not apply to documents executed by diplomatic or consular agents. Attestation of documents issued in Russia is carried out by corresponding authorities in Russia. Diplomatic or consular agents are not authorized to carry out legalization of the documents which are to be certified with apostille.
