Apostille

When travelling abroad to work, study, get married or reside permanently, you will need to gather the required documents properly. Otherwise, an error or a missing document may ruin all your plans.
It is important to know that any document issued in Ukraine, such as a diploma or a birth certificate, does not have legal effect in a foreign country without an Apostille stamp (or legalisation for certain countries) affixed on it.
An apostille is a stamp or a printed form attached to the document that is affixed by the authorised government bodies on the original document or a copy thereof to validate the full legal effect of that document.
The following authorities may affix apostille on official documents:

• Ministry of Justice and the registration service;
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
• Ministry of Education and Science.

Legalising a document with an apostille is a complex procedure. When faced with it for the first time, it is not always easy to figure out how to fill out the request form in accordance with ministry specifications, which ministry you should opt for when submitting your documents to and where it is located, as well as reception hours and where the reception offices are located. Submission of documents for certification with an apostille requires filling out numerous forms, applications and payment slips, payment of government fees and standing in line for more than two hours once to submit the package of documents and another to receive the apostille.

Choosing us, you will get:

• detailed consultation on what “apostille” means, when it is required and what the requirements are for the document to be affixed;
• information about processing time, cost of obtaining an apostille and options for expedited procedures;
• review by one of our specialists to check that the documents have been prepared properly so that they are accepted for apostille certification at the relevant ministry;
• huge amount of time and nerves saved since you won’t have to go through the hassle of back and forth trips to the relevant government bodies;
• the possibility to certify with an apostille, obtain a professional translation and notarise your documents in one place to save time.

If you need properly translated and apostilled documents in Kyiv or anywhere else in Ukraine, get in touch with us. We offer the following services:

• apostille of education documents (diplomas, certificates of completed secondary education, supplements, academic transcripts, module descriptions);
• apostille of birth, marriage, divorce and other certificates;
• apostille of a copy of a passport;
• apostille a certificate of no criminal record;
• apostille of a parental travel permit;
• apostille of certificates of no impediment to marriage;
• apostille of powers of attorney and other notarial documents;
• apostille of notarized translations;
• apostille of court rulings and other judicial documents;
• apostille of registration and other company documents;
• apostille of medical certificates, certificates of residency and other documents.

We approach our work with utmost responsibility and take into account all the intricacies of the apostille procedure, provide additional translations of all documents and notarize them, as well as provide all accompanying services to the apostille procedure.