If you are going to study, work in a foreign company or get a permanent residence abroad, you need to submit a diploma, certificate or other educational document. To legalize a document abroad it is necessary to have it apostilled in Ukraine.
Apostilling pre-1997 Ukrainian educational documents: process?
The apostille stamp on a diploma or a certificate of education is placed by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. The procedure is performed when an original is submitted. The law provides registration period of 1 to 30 working days. This term may be increased if you have a diploma issued before 1997, since information about such documents is not available in the electronic database. In this case, the request is sent to an institution you graduated from. The waiting period may be 20-30 days.
Educational documents, requiring apostillation:
- a diploma;
- conferral certificates;
- a certificate of education;
- certificates from educational institutions, etc.
An apostille for a diploma or a certificate of education confirms an authenticity of a document, signatures and seals. The apostille stamp allows you to use documents abroad without the need of their legalization. Executed documents with the seal of the Ministry are submitted to public bodies, institutions and recruiting companies.
It is important to know!
The apostille stamp is valid only in countries that have signed the Hague Convention.
Double apostillation and other nuances for the educational documents of Ukraine
Despite the fact that the Ministry of Education of Ukraine stamp confirms an authenticity of a diploma or a certificate of education and exempts documents from legalization, many countries have their own requirements for their execution. For example, for the UK, it is necessary to place a double apostille on a diploma. The procedure is as follows:
- obtaining an apostille stamp for a document from the Ministry of Education of Ukraine;
- translation into English;
- notary certification of a translation;
- an apostille of the Ministry of Justice, confirming a notary’s signature and seal.
Pereklad.ua translation agency will help to puzzle out such a multi-level approach. Our specialists know all the nuances, which you may encounter when drawing up certain documents. We give free consultations that help to make the right decision for apostillation. Working with Pereklad.ua allows you to speed up the process of obtaining an apostille in a legal way, as well as to avoid mistakes when collecting documents.
As for the documents issued before 1997, you do not have to queue and wait for receiving a request for weeks on end. Our experts will do everything themselves. If double apostillation is required, a notarized translation will be quickly performed and a stamp will be placed in the Ministry of Justice in the shortest possible time.
Where can you make an apostille for a diploma or a certificate of education in Ukraine?
You can bring or send your documents to Pereklad.ua translation bureau by courier from anywhere in Ukraine and the world. We will quickly prepare all the papers for submission to the Ministry. You can apply for apostille not only for diplomas and certificates of education, but also have a stamp affixed on the certificate of birth and marriage, on notarial documents. We will help you to prepare everything you need to travel abroad for work, study or immigration.
With Pereklad.ua you will save your time and money, while doing a minimum of actions – our managers promptly process every request.
