Criminal record certificate for Montenegro: apostille step by step
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Criminal record certificate for Montenegro
One apostille stamp obtained in Russia is enough. No consulate is involved.
- What the apostille goes on
- On the original (a copy is also accepted)
- Second apostille on the translation
- Not required
- Translation
- A Russian notarised translation is accepted
- Under the treaty
- Legalisation is not required by treaty, but is asked for in practice
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Check the criminal record certificate before you apply
The stamp is only affixed to an original of the established form and in good condition. A laminated document, a Soviet-era form or one with corrections will not be apostilled: you need a duplicate first.
Under the treaty no legalisation is required
The 1962 treaty between the USSR and Yugoslavia on legal assistance, which Montenegro succeeded to is in force between Russia and Montenegro: formally the document must be accepted without a stamp. In practice institutions in Montenegro ask for an apostille, and an apostille is always accepted. The route is therefore built with one; if the receiving institution confirms in writing that no stamp is needed, the apostille step can be skipped.
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Have the apostille affixed to the original
The apostille on the criminal record certificate is affixed by the Main Information and Analytical Centre of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, or the regional Information Centre that issued the certificate. The state fee is paid in advance and the receipt is attached to the application.
The Main Information and Analytical Centre of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, or the regional Information Centre that issued the certificateThe certificate and the apostille on it can be obtained through the Information Centre of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in any region: there is no link to your registered address.
Next day: USD 287 1 working day - 3
Have the document translated into Montenegrin and notarised
The translation is bound to the document and the translator's signature is certified by a Russian notary. Such a translation is accepted in Montenegro.
Have it done for you
A CDEK courier collects the document anywhere in Russia and returns it with the apostille or legalisation. You pay step by step once a manager has confirmed the scope and the price.
Drop off documents in person
Drop-off points for notarised translation, apostille, legalisation and document retrieval orders:
- Москва 9 pointsБелорусская metroМаяковская metroЧеховская, Пушкинская, Тверская metroКузнецкий Мост metroКурская metroПавелецкая metroАвтозаводская metroПарк культуры (выход 1) metroВыставочная metro
- Химки, ул. Молодёжная, 70
- Краснодар, ул. Кузнечная, 6, офис 4; Краснодар, ул. Зиповская, 5/1
- Горячий Ключ, ул. Ленина, 37
criminal record certificate for other countries
The route depends on the destination: some countries need an apostille, some need consular legalisation, and some need nothing at all.
Other documents to Montenegro
Each type of document has its own authority and its own procedure — even when the destination is the same.