In short: an apostille on a police clearance certificate is the stamp that makes a document issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs valid abroad without consular legalization. It is affixed to the paper original bearing a wet seal, at the Zonal Information Centre of the Ministry of Internal Affairs; the official processing time is one to five working days. Needed for visas, residence permits and citizenship. We take on the queues and the paperwork, prepare a notarized translation if required, and deliver across Russia.
A certificate of no criminal record is a mandatory document when moving to another country. For it to have legal force abroad, an “Apostille” stamp must be affixed at the Zonal Information Centre of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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An apostille on a police clearance certificate is affixed only to originals of the prescribed form. Electronic certificates issued through Gosuslugi with a digital signature are not accepted by every country — we recommend obtaining the apostille on the paper original bearing a wet seal.