Divorce certificate for Moldova: no legalisation needed
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Divorce certificate for Moldova
The document is accepted as it is. Neither an apostille nor legalisation is required.
- Translation
- A Russian notarised translation is accepted
- Legal basis
- The Minsk Convention of 1993 on legal assistance and legal relations in civil, family and criminal matters
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Check the divorce 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.
No legalisation needed
The Minsk Convention of 1993 on legal assistance and legal relations in civil, family and criminal matters is in force between Russia and Moldova: public documents are accepted without an apostille or consular legalisation. There is no fee to pay and no stamp to wait for.
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Have the document translated into Moldovan or Romanian 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 Moldova.