Where to get an apostille in Russian Federation: competent authority and Apostille Convention status

Source: HCCH, Convention 12 status table and competent authority pageRetrieved 5 November 2026Independent information site: we are not the Hague Conference, nor an apostille authority, nor the source of the data.

Russian Federation is a party to the Apostille Convention, in force since 31 May 1992 (succession). HCCH lists as competent authority, among others: The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation; The General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation.

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Convention

Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (HCCH Convention No. 12)

Status

Contracting Party in the HCCH status table

Type

Succession (Su)

Ratification, accession or succession, as printed

4-IX-1991

Entry into force (EIF), as printed

31-V-1992 (31 May 1992)

Competent authority (Art. 6), extract from the HCCH page

The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation; The General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation; The Ministry of the Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation

Address (first one listed by HCCH)

The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, Zhitnaya street, 14, MOSCOW 119991

Website, as printed by HCCH

http://www.minjust.ru

HCCH competent authority page

Russian Federation - Competent Authority (Art. 6) (page last updated 16 July 2024)

Region (UN M49)

Europe, Eastern Europe

Sources

HCCH status table, Convention 12, retrieved 5 November 2026; HCCH competent authorities of Russian Federation, retrieved 5 November 2026; UN M49 regions