Birth certificate for China, issued in Moscow Region: apostille step by step
The chain of steps with authorities, fees and timescales. Change the fields and the route is recalculated.
Birth certificate for China, issued in Moscow Region
One apostille stamp obtained in Russia is enough. No consulate is involved.
- What the apostille goes on
- On the original
- 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 birth 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 1992 treaty between Russia and China on legal assistance in civil and criminal matters is in force between Russia and China: formally the document must be accepted without a stamp. In practice institutions in China 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 birth certificate is affixed by Главное управление ЗАГС Московской области (апостиль). The state fee is paid in advance and the receipt is attached to the application.
Главное управление ЗАГС Московской области (апостиль)Московская область, Одинцовский городской округ, д. Раздоры, Рублёво-Успенское шоссе, 1-й км, д. 1, корп. АMon, Tue, Wed 9:00–13:00 and 14:00–17:30; Fri 9:00–13:00 and 13:30–16:00; Thu is not a reception day; closed Saturday and Sundayby appointment made by phone+7 (498) 602-00-87Authority website- The building is outside Moscow and Krasnogorsk, in the village of Раздоры on Рублёво-Успенское шоссе
- Thursday is not a reception day
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Have the document translated into Chinese 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 China.