Diploma for China, issued in Moscow: apostille step by step
The chain of steps with authorities, fees and timescales. Change the fields and the route is recalculated.
Diploma for China, issued in Moscow
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 diploma 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 diploma is affixed by МФЦ «Мои документы» района Соколиная Гора (апостиль на документы об образовании). The state fee is paid in advance and the receipt is attached to the application.
МФЦ «Мои документы» района Соколиная Гора (апостиль на документы об образовании)Москва, Большая Семёновская улица, д. 23А · metro Электрозаводскаяdaily 8:00–20:00, no lunch break, open every daythe application is submitted through Gosuslugi; at an MFC public services centre only the completed apostille is affixed to the original document in person+7 (495) 777-77-77Book an appointment- Since February 2024 the apostille on educational documents has been transferred from the Moscow Department of Education and Science to MFC public services centres
- The former intake address (2-й Балтийский переулок, 3, м. Сокол) is no longer in use
- At the MFC public services centre you have to present the original document so that the prepared apostille can be affixed to it
You may apply to the authorised body of any region, regardless of where the university or college that issued the diploma is located or which level it belongs to.
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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.