Apostille on an archival statement: who affixes it, what it costs, how long it takes
Archival statement. Archival statements are often needed where the original civil status documents no longer exist: tracing a family line, confirming length of service, settling an inheritance.
- Who affixes it
- The authorised regional executive authority for archives, for statements from regional and municipal archives, or Rosarkhiv, the Federal Archival Agency, for statements from federal archives
- State fee
- RUB 2,500state fee for affixing an apostille, charged per document, Tax Code of the Russian Federation, art. 333.33(1)(48)
- Time
- 5–15 working daysno more than 5 working days at the archival authority itself; applying through an MFC public services centre adds the time to send documents back and forth, on average a few more working days
- Where to apply
- Only in the region of issueThe apostille is affixed by the archival authority of the region where the archive that issued the statement, extract or copy is located; for documents from federal archives it is Rosarkhiv.
- On the original
- Yes
- On a notarised copy
- Yes
Where are you taking the an archival statement?
Choose the region of issue and the destination country: the chain of steps appears at once.
What to do before applying
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Check that the destination country is party to the Hague Convention
Check that the destination country is party to the Hague Convention: archival statements for countries that have a treaty on legal assistance with Russia are not apostilled, and recognition follows that treaty
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Ask the archive which body is authorised to affix apostilles in your region: the procedure is set by regional legislation and the name of the body varies
An apostille can be affixed to an archival statement, an archival extract or an archival copy of a document.
Where an archival statement is apostilled
Only in the region that issued the document. Below are the authorities whose addresses we have verified.
Главное архивное управление города Москвы (Главархив, апостиль на архивные справки)
- The apostille is affixed to archival statements, extracts and copies prepared by the state and municipal archives of Moscow
- The signatures of officials and the seal impressions on the certificate must be clear and verifiable against the specimens held by Главархив
Управление архивами Свердловской области (апостиль на архивные документы)
- The apostille is affixed to archival statements and copies issued by the state and municipal archives of the region
Other regions: the city pages and the ‘Where to apply’ directory.
We can obtain the apostille on your an archival statement
A courier collects the document, we submit it to the authority and return it with the apostille. The state fee is itemised separately and you pay once the scope is confirmed.