Document Attestation

The Embassy attests/verifies/authenticates documents such as educational degrees, marriage certificate, single status certificate, birth certificate, death certificate, documents related to business, companies and other documents.
There are set requirements and fees for attesting a document at the Embassy. If a document was issued in Afghanistan and attested by the Consulate Affairs Directorate of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, this Embassy attests the document without charging a fee. 

If a document was issued by authorities in Russia, it should be attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the issuing country before it gets attested by this Embassy.

REQUIREMENTS

  • Request letter. The applicant should write a request letter addressed to this Embassy and outline the need for verifying/attesting/authenticating the document(s).
  • Original of the document(s) to be attested/verified/authenticated.
  • Copy of the document(s) to be attested/verified/authenticated.
  • Proof of Address in Russia. The applicant should make a copy of either his/her driver license, utility bill or bank statement and include it in the postal package.
  • Fee. Embassy charges varies depending on the type of the document. Please refer to the fee rates for attesting/verifying/authenticating different types of documents.
  • Police Clearance Certificate
  • The Embassy processes the Police Clearance requests for (I) Afghan nationals, who live in Russia, and (II) Foreign nationals, who live in Russia, and worked/lived in Afghanistan.