School certificate for Egypt, issued in Moscow: consular legalisation step by step
The chain of steps with authorities, fees and timescales. Change the fields and the route is recalculated.
School certificate for Egypt, issued in Moscow
A chain of three authorities: the Ministry of Justice, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the destination country’s consulate.
- Translation
- No translation needed
- Under the treaty
- Legalisation is not required by treaty, but is asked for in practice
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Check the school 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 treaty of 23 September 1997 between Russia and Egypt on mutual legal assistance and legal relations in civil, commercial and family matters, in force since 30 October 2002 is in force between Russia and Egypt: formally the document must be accepted without a stamp. In practice institutions in Egypt 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 a notarised copy made
The notary certifies that the copy is a true copy. The apostille is then affixed by the Ministry of Justice to the notary's signature, so the original stays with you.
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Have the notary's signature certified by the Ministry of Justice
The first link in consular legalisation: the territorial body of the Ministry of Justice confirms the signature and seal of the notary on the copy or the translation.
Главное управление Минюста России по Москве, приём на апостильМосква, Смоленский бульвар, д. 3/5, стр. 1 · metro Смоленскаяdocuments accepted: Mon–Thu 10:00–13:00, Fri 10:00–13:00; collection of completed documents: Mon–Thu 14:00–17:00, Fri 14:00–16:00no appointment required, first come, first served+7 (495) 197-83-76Authority website- The registered address of the office is ул. Кржижановского, 13, корп. 1, but documents for an apostille are accepted at a different address, on Смоленский бульвар
- Documents are accepted and the completed apostille is collected at different times of the same day
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Have the document legalised by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Consular Department certifies the signature of the Ministry of Justice official. Submission is in Moscow and the state fee is charged per document.
Consular Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow - 5
Have the document legalised at the consulate of Egypt
The final link: the consulate of Egypt in Moscow certifies the seal of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The consular fee and the processing time are set by the consulate.
ConsulateMoscow, Померанцев пер., д. 13, MoscowMon–Fri, documents accepted 10:00–13:00, collection 16:00–17:00 No translation needed
Russian is accepted in official use in Egypt. If a particular institution does ask for a translation, it can be done locally.