Legalization and Equivalency requirements by Russia
for educational documents of different countries
| Страна | Country | Legalization | Equivalency |
| Абхазия | Abkhazia | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Афганистан | Afghanistan | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | No need for Equivalency. |
| Албания | Albania | No need for Consular Legalization | No need for Equivalency. |
| Алжир | Algeria | No need for Consular Legalization | No need for Equivalency. |
| Андорра | Andorra | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Ангола | Angola | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | No need for Equivalency. |
| Антигуа и Барбуда | Antigua and Barbuda | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Аргентина | Argentina | No need for Consular Legalization | Equivalency is required |
| Армения | Armenia | No need for Consular Legalization | No need for Equivalency. |
| Австралия | Australia | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Австрия | Austria | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Азербайджан | Azerbaijan | No need for Consular Legalization | No need for Equivalency. |
| Багамские острова | Bahamas | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Бахрейн | Bahrain | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Бангладеш | Bangladesh | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | No need for Equivalency. |
| Барбадос | Barbados | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Беларусь | Belarus | No need for Consular Legalization | Equivalency is required |
| Бельгия | Belgium | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Белиз | Belize | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Бенин | Benin | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Боливия | Bolivia | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | No need for Equivalency. |
| Босния и Герцеговина | Bosnia and Herzegovina | No need for Consular Legalization | No need for Equivalency. |
| Ботсвана | Botswana | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Бразилия | Brazil | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Бруней-Даруссалам | Brunei Darussalam | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Болгария | Bulgaria | No need for Consular Legalization | Equivalency is required |
| Буркина-Фасо | Burkina Faso | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | No need for Equivalency. |
| Бурунди | Burundi | Apostile required | No need for Equivalency. |
| Бутан | Butane | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Камбоджа | Cambodia | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | No need for Equivalency. |
| Камерун | Cameroon | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | No need for Equivalency. |
| Канада | Canada | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Кабо-Верде | Cape Verde | Apostile required | No need for Equivalency. |
| Центральноафриканская Республика | Central African Republic | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | No need for Equivalency. |
| Чад | Chad | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | No need for Equivalency. |
| Чили | Chile | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Китай | China | No need for Consular Legalization | No need for Equivalency. |
| Китай, Гонконг | China, Hong Kong | Apostile required | No need for Equivalency. |
| Китай, Макао | China, Macau | Apostile required | No need for Equivalency. |
| Колумбия | Colombia | Apostile required | No need for Equivalency. |
| Коморские острова | Comoros | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Конго, Демократическая Республика | Congo, Democratic Republic (Kinshasa) | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Конго, Республика | Congo, Republic of (Brazzaville) | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | No need for Equivalency. |
| Коста-Рика | Costa Rica | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Кот-д’Ивуар | Côte d`Ivoire | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Хорватия | Croatia | No need for Consular Legalization | No need for Equivalency. |
| Куба | Cuba | No need for Consular Legalization | No need for Equivalency. |
| Кипр | Cyprus | No need for Consular Legalization | No need for Equivalency. |
| Чехия | Czech Republic | No need for Consular Legalization | No need for Equivalency. |
| Дания | Denmark | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Джибути | Djibouti | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Доминика | Dominica | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Доминиканская Республика | Dominican Republic | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Восточный Тимор | East Timor | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Эквадор | Ecuador | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Египет | Egypt | No need for Consular Legalization | Equivalency is required |
| Экваториальная Гвинея | Equatorial Guinea | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | No need for Equivalency. |
| Эритрея | Eritrea | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Эстония | Estonia | No need for Consular Legalization | No need for Equivalency. |
| Эфиопия | Ethiopia | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Фиджи | Fiji | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Финляндия | Finland | No need for Consular Legalization | No need for Equivalency. |
| Франция | France | Apostile required | No need for Equivalency. |
| Габон | Gabon | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Гамбия | Gambia | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Грузия | Georgia | No need for Consular Legalization | Equivalency is required |
| Германия | Germany | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Гана | Ghana | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | No need for Equivalency. |
| Греция | Greece | No need for Consular Legalization | Equivalency is required |
| Гренада | Grenada | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Гватемала | Guatemala | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Гвинея | Guinea | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | No need for Equivalency. |
| Гвинея-Бисау | Guinea-Bissau | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | No need for Equivalency. |
| Гайана | Guyana | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Гаити | Haiti | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Гондурас | Honduras | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Венгрия | Hungary | No need for Consular Legalization | No need for Equivalency. |
| Исландия | Iceland | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Индия | India | No need for Consular Legalization | No need for Equivalency. |
| Индонезия | Indonesia | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Иран | Iran | No need for Consular Legalization | Equivalency is required |
| Ирак | Iraq | No need for Consular Legalization | Equivalency is required |
| Ирландия | Ireland | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Израиль | Israel | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Италия | Italy | No need for Consular Legalization | Equivalency is required |
| Ямайка | Jamaica | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Япония | Japan | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Иордания | Jordan | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Казахстан | Kazakhstan | No need for Consular Legalization | Equivalency is required |
| Кения | Kenya | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Кирибати | Kiribati | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Косово | Kosovo | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Кувейт | Kuwait | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Кыргызстан | Kyrgyzstan | No need for Consular Legalization | Equivalency is required |
| Лаос | Laos | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | No need for Equivalency. |
| Латвия | Latvia | No need for Consular Legalization | Equivalency is required |
| Ливан | Lebanon | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Лесото | Lesotho | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Либерия | Liberia | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Ливия | Libya | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Лихтенштейн | Liechtenstein | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Литва | Lithuania | No need for Consular Legalization | Equivalency is required |
| Люксембург | Luxembourg | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Македония | Macedonia | No need for Consular Legalization | Equivalency is required |
| Мадагаскар | Madagascar | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | No need for Equivalency. |
| Малави | Malawi | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Малайзия | Malaysia | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Мальдивы | Maldives | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Мали | Mali | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | No need for Equivalency. |
| Мальта | Malta | Apostile required | No need for Equivalency. |
| Маршалловы о-ва | Marshall Islands | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Мавритания | Mauritania | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | No need for Equivalency. |
| Маврикий | Mauritius | Apostile required | No need for Equivalency. |
| Мексика | Mexico | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Микронезия, Федеративные Штаты | Micronesia, Federated States of | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Молдова | Moldova | No need for Consular Legalization | No need for Equivalency. |
| Монако | Monaco | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Монголия | Mongolia | No need for Consular Legalization | No need for Equivalency. |
| Черногория | Montenegro | No need for Consular Legalization | Equivalency is required |
| Марокко | Morocco | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Мозамбик | Mozambique | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | No need for Equivalency. |
| Мьянма | Myanmar | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Намибия | Namibia | Apostile required | No need for Equivalency. |
| Науру | Nauru | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Непал | Nepal | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Нидерланды | Netherlands | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Новая Зеландия | New Zealand | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Никарагуа | Nicaragua | Apostile required | No need for Equivalency. |
| Нигер | Niger | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | No need for Equivalency. |
| Нигерия | Nigeria | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | No need for Equivalency. |
| Корея Северная | North Korea | No need for Consular Legalization | Equivalency is required |
| Норвегия | Norway | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Оман | Oman | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Пакистан | Pakistan | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | No need for Equivalency. |
| Палау | Palau | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Палестина | Palestine | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Панама | Panama | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Папуа-Новая Гвинея | Papua New Guinea | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Парагвай | Paraguay | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Перу | Peru | Apostile required | No need for Equivalency. |
| Филиппины | Philippines | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Польша | Poland | No need for Consular Legalization | Equivalency is required |
| Португалия | Portugal | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Пуэрто-Рико | Puerto-Rico | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Катар | Qatar | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Румыния | Romania | No need for Consular Legalization | No need for Equivalency. |
| Руанда | Rwanda | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | No need for Equivalency. |
| Сент-Китс и Невис | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Сент-Люсия | Saint Lucia | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Сент-Винсент и Гренадины | Saint-Vacant and Granada | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Сальвадор | Salvador | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Самоа | Samoa | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Сан-Марино | San Marino | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Сан-Томе и Принсипи | Sao Tome and Principe | Apostile required | No need for Equivalency. |
| Саудовская Аравия | Saudi Arabia | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Сенегал | Senegal | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Сербия | Serbia | No need for Consular Legalization | No need for Equivalency. |
| Сейшельские острова | Seychelles | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Сьерра-Леоне | Sierra Leone | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | No need for Equivalency. |
| Сингапур | Singapore | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Словакия | Slovakia | No need for Consular Legalization | No need for Equivalency. |
| Словения | Slovenia | No need for Consular Legalization | No need for Equivalency. |
| Соломоновы острова | Solomon Islands | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Сомали | Somalia | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | No need for Equivalency. |
| Южно-Африканская Республика | South Africa | Apostile required | No need for Equivalency. |
| Корея Южная | South Korea | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Южная Осетия | South Ossetia | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Южный Судан | South Sudan | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Испания | Spain | No need for Consular Legalization | No need for Equivalency. |
| Шри-Ланка | Sri Lanka | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | No need for Equivalency. |
| Судан | Sudan | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Суринам | Surinam | Apostile required | No need for Equivalency. |
| Свазиленд | Swaziland | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Швеция | Sweden | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Швейцария | Switzerland | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Сирия | Syria | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Таджикистан | Tajikistan | No need for Consular Legalization | Equivalency is required |
| Танзания | Tanzania | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Таиланд | Thailand | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Того | Togo | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Тонга | Tonga | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Приднестровье | Transnistria Приднестровье | No need for Consular Legalization | Equivalency is required |
| Тринидад и Тобаго | Trinidad and Tobago | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Тунис | Tunisia | No need for Consular Legalization | Equivalency is required |
| Турция | Turkey | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Туркменистан | Turkmenistan | No need for Consular Legalization | Equivalency is required |
| Тувалу | Tuvalu | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Уганда | Uganda | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Украина | Ukraine | No need for Consular Legalization | No need for Equivalency. |
| Объединённые Арабские Эмираты | United Arab Emirates | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Великобритания | United Kingdom | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Уругвай | Uruguay | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Соединённые Штаты Америки | USA (United States of America) | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Узбекистан | Uzbekistan | No need for Consular Legalization | Equivalency is required |
| Вануату | Vanuatu | Apostile required | Equivalency is required |
| Ватикан | Vatican | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | Equivalency is required |
| Венесуэла | Venezuela | Apostile required | No need for Equivalency. |
| Вьетнам | Vietnam | No need for Consular Legalization | No need for Equivalency. |
| Йемен | Yemen | No need for Consular Legalization | No need for Equivalency. |
| Замбия | Zambia | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy | No need for Equivalency. |
| Зимбабве | Zimbabwe | Consular legalization at Russian Embassy |
Equivalency is required |
