No legalisation

Czechia: no legalisation needed

For Czechia neither an apostille nor legalisation is needed: the Russian document is accepted as it is.

Checked on 14 October 2026
Regime
No legalisation needed
Basis
The treaty of 12 August 1982 between the USSR and Czechoslovakia on legal assistance in civil, family and criminal matters, which Czechia succeeded to
Translation
A sworn translator in Czechia is required: a Russian notarised translation will not be accepted.
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The treaty on legal assistance applies and is observed: Russian official documents are accepted without an apostille or legalisation (letter of the Russian Ministry of Justice No. 06-35758/19 of 21.03.2019).

The translation is made by a soudní tlumočník, a court translator from the official register of the Czech Ministry of Justice.

Sworn translators in Czechia

Official register: www.justice.cz. We do not sell this step: the apostille is obtained in Russia and the translation is ordered from a translator in the destination country. How it works.

Checked on 14 October 2026 Sources: minjust.gov.ru, www.hcch.net, mzv.gov.cz, pravo.ppt.ru

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