Old-style diploma – is it possible to affix an apostille?

Old-style diploma – is it possible to affix an apostille?

The need for an apostille on educational documents arises when a citizen who has studied in Ukraine leaves for employment or continuing their studies in one of the countries participating in the Hague Convention.
If it is necessary to provide a diploma to institutions of foreign countries, it is required to translate the document, notarize the translation and put an apostille seal on the diploma, thanks to which the diploma becomes valid on the territory of another country. Is it possible to put this seal on an old-style diploma?

First you need to understand what an apostille is. An apostille is an international seal that is necessary for a document issued in one country to have legal force in another. With the help of such a seal, certificates, certificates, diplomas, etc. will be considered legal abroad. Apostille is recognized in most countries of the world: in the EU, CIS, USA, Australia, South Korea, Japan.
It can be affixed only in the country of issue of the document. However, what if this country was the USSR?

Apostille can be obtained both on the old-style original diploma and on the new-style original diploma.
A diploma issued in the USSR (paper, book), unlike a plastic diploma, is stamped directly on the document. Plastic educational documents are apostilled differently – holes are made in the diploma, and then an apostille attached with a ribbon is sewn on a separate sheet.

Important! Old-style diplomas (issued before 1990) are apostilled longer, since it is necessary to send a request to a higher educational institution to confirm the fact of issuing a document.

How to order an apostille for an old-style diploma?

UST-group company provides the service of affixing an apostille on any documents, as well as their notarized translation. For consultation, call 044-222-59-73 or contact us via Viber/WhatsApp/Telegram at this number: 063-224-08-18