Moscow, as the biggest city and capital of Russia (the Russian Federation), hosts many international companies, expats and students. In many cases these non-residents of Russia need police clearance certificates (police record, criminal record, certificate of good conduct, criminal check, non-conviction certificate, PCC) for formalities overseas, like immigration and employment.   Most police clearance certificates (police record, criminal record, certificate of good conduct, criminal check, non-conviction certificate, PCC) in Moscow are issued by Main Information and Analytical Center of Ministry of … Continue reading «Police clearance certificate in Moscow»

In the Russian Federation Ministry of Justice of Russia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia and Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia are the only authorized authorities for providing apostille and legalization stamp procedures. Depending on the country of destination different procedures can be applied for official Russian documents issued in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Chelyabinsk, Omsk, Samara, Rostov-on-Don, Ufa, Krasnoyarsk, Perm, Voronezh, Volgograd and any other city and region of Russia.  If you need your documents to … Continue reading «Apostille and legalization stamp on diploma, marriage certificate, birth certificate, medical certificate and police clearance certificate in Russia»

Belarus (Byelorussia, Belorussia) has the following ministries entitled for apostille and legalization procedures: Ministry of Education of Belarus, Ministry of Justice of Belarus and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus. Different documents issued in Minsk, Mogilev, Bobruysk, Gomel, Mozyr, Grodno, Lida, Brest, Baranovichi, Pinsk, Vitebsk and other cities and towns of the Republic of Belarus may require apostille or legalization stamping procedure.  Belarusian documents desigated for Poland, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, UK, USA, Australia, Japan and lots of other world … Continue reading «Apostille/legalization stamp on diploma, police clearance certificate, birth/marriage certificate in Belarus»

Today Poland is a popular destination for holidays, employment, study, business and permanent residence in Europe. Nice nature, cool city vibes, perfect architecture, affordable prices and ease of doing business contribute to popularity of this Eastern European country among the ex-USSR nationals (Ukraine, Belarus, Russia) and other citizens of the world. In most cases for long stay in Poland some form of official legalization and attestation of documents will be needed. Apostille and legalization procedures are requested for study, employment and … Continue reading «Apostille and legalization procedures for Poland»

Nowadays thanks to advanced technologies and globalization it’s not a problem to get some document from other country. In most cases it can be done without personal application and powers of attorney. You can do it by yourself, but there’re lots of specific things about it, that you’d better order it at a professional agency.    Police clearance certificates (police certificates) are normally required for immigration and citizenship purposes, visa, employment and many other cases. To proceed a police certificate from … Continue reading «Police certificates across the globe»

Police clearance certificates (police records, criminal records, certificate of good conduct, PCC, criminal check) are popular among current and ex-students of Kharkov (Kharkiv), Dnepr (Dnipro, Dnepropetrovsk) and Zaporozhye (Zaporozhe, Zaporizhzhia) due to a great number of foreign students in these cities of Ukraine.  Kharkov, Dnepr and Zaporozhye are one of the biggest and most important cities in Ukraine where many institutions and universities are located. These cities, Kharkov, Dnepr and Zaporozhye, have different institutes and universities attracting students from other countries of … Continue reading «Police clearance certificates in Kharkov, Dnepr and Zaporozhye»

The United Arab Emirates is a popular destination for employment among foreigners due to its high-level living and wages. To get employment there an applicant should get a residence permit (residence visa). Normally, it’s not enough to get this permit for successful employment in this country. Official documents should be properly made and legalized for their use there. For example, diplomas and transcripts, issued in other language than English or Arabic, should be additionally translated into English or Arabic and … Continue reading «Legalization for the UAE»

Police clearance certificates (police records, criminal records, certificate of good conduct, PCC, criminal check) from Ministry of Internal Affairs (Interior) of Ukraine are mostly issued Kiev/Kyiv and towns of Kiev/Kyiv region (oblast): Borispol/Boryspil, Brovary, Bila Tserkva, Irpin, Bucha, Vorzel, Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi, Yahotyn, Vyshhorod, Boiarka, Vyshneve, Fastiv, Obukhiv, Kaharlyk, Rzhyshchiv, Ukrainka, Bohuslav, Vasylkiv, Myronivka, Makariv and other settlements of Kyiv region. Kiev/Kyiv agglomeration or metropolitan area is the biggest one in Ukraine and its population amounts to 5 million people. Foreign embassies, international … Continue reading «Police clearance certificates in Kyiv/Kiev and Kyiv region»

It’s a common practice to get nostrification (recognition procedure) of foreign educational documents for further employment based on a diploma and transcripts in some destination country. When some documents are nostrificated or recognized, it means that they are recognized in the terms of standards and norms of the state where such documents are supposed to be used then. There can be some little differences in the procedure itself, but in general nostrification is similar in Ukraine, Slovakia, Poland, Russia and other … Continue reading «Nostrification for Ukraine»

Is it possible for a foreigner, non-resident of Ukraine to buy an apartment/flat in Ukraine? Of course, now Ukraine has an easy procedure for foreigners and non-residents of Ukraine to buy and purchase some apartment/flat in Kiev/Kyiv, Kiev region, Kharkov, Odessa, Dnepr, Zaporozhye, Lviv and other cities and regions of Ukraine. The minimum package of documents, registration of ownership within a couple of hours, no need to prove incomes sources are the main benefits for foreigners to buy an apartment/flat in … Continue reading «How can a non-resident of Ukraine buy an apartment/flat in Ukraine?»