Ukrainian documents abroad

A document’s journey: from issue to submission

1. 1Issue — you need a state-issued original. Certificates issued before 2003 and laminated documents must be reissued first.
2. 2Apostille or legalization — the stamp is applied in Ukraine: education documents go through the Ministry of Education, civil-registry and notarial documents through the Ministry of Justice. Countries outside the Hague Convention require consular legalization.
3. 3Translation — done after the apostille and covering the stamp itself: the apostille is issued in Ukrainian, and the receiving institution needs to read it too.
4. 4Certification — notarized, agency-certified, or sworn — the form depends on the destination country and institution.
5. 5Submission — some countries ask for a double apostille — confirm this before, not after, you start.

Where to start

If you know your destination country, open its page in Countries we work with: it collects the translation and certification requirements plus every article about that country.

If you only know the document, use the document and process index above — each term leads to the articles on that topic.