Diplomas submitted to Russia for skilled worker or employment visa application purposes are checked against a precise document chain. The chain includes the original record, the apostille from the issuing state, and (when the source language differs from Russia's working languages) a sworn translation done by a translator recognized in Russia. We've handled this exact pipeline for thousands of applicants since 2018, and the process described below mirrors what we do day-to-day rather than a textbook summary.
Documents bound for Russia are authenticated through the consular legalization chain of Russia, typically beginning with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country of origin and ending with Russia's embassy or consulate. Whether Russia accepts a single apostille or requires the full consular-legalization chain depends on whether Russia is a Hague-Convention member for the country of origin — we confirm this for your specific case as part of the free eligibility check.
Generally no. Russia authorities for skilled worker or employment visa application purposes require the physical original or a re-issued certified true copy bearing a wet-ink stamp from the issuing institution. Digital-only documents are accepted only for a narrow set of issuers that publish a verifiable online register.
Standard turnaround for apostille of your university diploma bound for Russia is 3–7 working days from the moment we receive the original document. Urgent processing is available in 24–48 hours for most countries of origin where the issuing authority offers expedited service.
No. The entire apostille chain is processed in the country where your university diploma was issued, not in Russia. You only need to ship the original document to our processing office; the apostilled and translated package is then couriered to wherever you are.
Yes. The apostille we issue is performed by the consular legalization chain of Russia, typically beginning with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country of origin and ending with Russia's embassy or consulate, the recognized authority for documents of this type. Receiving institutions in Russia — embassies, consulates, employers and immigration offices — verify the document through the same channel.
Employers and skilled-worker visa officers in Russia sit on dozens of applications per week. A document chain that arrives correctly authenticated and translated the first time moves through the queue faster, while a chain with a missing step is set aside and often only flagged after weeks of waiting. We process your university diploma so that the work-visa decision-maker can verify it on first inspection.