Apostille in Saint Petersburg: where to apply, addresses, hours
Which authority apostilles which document in Saint Petersburg, with addresses and opening hours checked against official sources. Authority names and addresses are given in Russian: these are what you write on the application form.
We make the notarised copy, the translation and obtain the apostille or legalisation in Moscow, and return the document by courier with a tracking number. A receipt is emailed to you.
Authorities in Saint Petersburg
Which authority handles which document: address, opening hours, appointments and local practice.
Управление Минюста России по субъекту «Санкт-Петербург» (апостиль)
- One office serves both Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Region
- For the apostille you have to call specific extensions, the general enquiries line does not always transfer quickly
Информационный центр ГУ МВД России по Санкт-Петербургу и Ленинградской области (апостиль на справку о несудимости)
- Since 2014 the criminal record certificate can also be ordered through the district MFC public services centres of Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Region
- One Information Centre serves both regions, the city and the region
Комитет по науке и высшей школе Санкт-Петербурга (апостиль на документы об образовании)
- In Saint Petersburg the apostille on educational documents is handled not by Комитет по образованию but by Комитет по науке и высшей школе (КНВШ) — a frequent confusion
- The service takes 5 working days, but it can extend to 45 days if an enquiry to the university is needed
Комитет по делам записи актов гражданского состояния Санкт-Петербурга, отдел апостиля
- The head office of the committee is on Таврической, 39, while the apostille is affixed at a separate address, on Фурштатской, 52
- It works on Saturdays, which is rare among the authorities that affix apostilles
Civil status certificates are apostilled only by the region that issued them. If yours was issued elsewhere, either apply there, or, where the destination country accepts a copy, have a notarised copy made here and apostilled by the Ministry of Justice.
Your document was issued in Saint Petersburg: where are you taking it?
A notary comes before the apostille: they certify the copy of the document and the translator's signature. Addresses and telephone numbers are in the list from the Ministry of Justice register.
A notary charges the federal tariff set by law plus the regional tariff of the chamber. The figures in Saint Petersburg: notary fees.