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Educational Document Legalization
Legalization of Russian university diplomas and academic transcripts with Minobrnauki verification, Ministry of Justice authentication, and MFA consular processing.
Legalise your Russian university degree, diploma, or academic certificate through the full embassy legalisation chain for employment and professional licensing in the UAE. Green Apple Attest manages the multi-step process from Dubai.
Russian educational qualifications — from university diplomas (Diplom o Vysshem Obrazovanii) to specialist certificates and postgraduate degrees (Kandidat Nauk, Doktor Nauk) — must be legalised through the embassy chain before they are recognised by UAE employers, licensing authorities, and educational institutions. This applies to degrees from all Russian higher education institutions, whether federal universities, state institutes, or accredited private institutions.
The legalisation process for educational documents involves the Russian Ministry of Education and Science (which verifies the educational institution and the document), the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Konsulskiy Departament MID), and the UAE Embassy in Moscow. Each authority in the chain verifies the authentication of the previous step, creating the chain of trust that UAE authorities require.
Green Apple Attest streamlines this process through our Moscow office. We handle the sequential submissions, manage processing times at each authority, and ensure your degree moves through the chain without issues. For clients with degrees from Soviet-era institutions that have since been renamed or restructured, we navigate the additional verification steps that may be required.
We also provide certified translation of your legalised degree into English or Arabic, as all UAE authorities require documents in one of these languages. For regulated professions — healthcare, engineering, education, law — we advise on any additional steps required by the specific UAE licensing body.
Documents required
- 01 Original Russian degree or diploma (Diplom o Vysshem Obrazovanii)
- 02 Prilozhenie k Diplomu (diploma supplement / transcript) if also requiring legalisation
- 03 Clear colour scans of all educational documents for pre-assessment
- 04 Copy of your valid passport
- 05 Details of the issuing institution (name, city, year of graduation)
- 06 Completed Green Apple Attest service request form
- 07 Proof of UAE address for delivery
Special requirements
- § Educational documents go through the Ministry of Education and Science (not Ministry of Justice) as the first verification step.
- § Degrees from non-accredited or unrecognised institutions may not pass the Ministry of Education verification.
- § Soviet-era documents may require additional verification steps if the issuing institution has been dissolved.
How it works
- 01 Submit scans of your Russian educational documents for our free assessment.
- 02 We verify the document and institution are eligible for legalisation and provide a quote.
- 03 Send the original degree to our Moscow partner address via tracked courier.
- 04 Our Moscow team processes the document through: Ministry of Education verification, Ministry of Foreign Affairs authentication, UAE Embassy legalisation.
- 05 The fully legalised degree is couriered to your UAE address with certified translation.
- 06 Optional: We assist with UAE MOFA attestation upon arrival in Dubai.
Insider tips
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Educational documents go through the Ministry of Education and Science (instead of the Ministry of Justice used for civil documents) as the first step in the chain. The subsequent steps (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UAE Embassy) are the same.
Yes. Many Soviet-era institutions have been renamed, merged, or restructured. We verify the current status of your institution and, if necessary, obtain confirmation from the successor institution or the Ministry of Education before proceeding with legalisation.
It depends on the UAE authority. Most employers and licensing bodies require both the diploma (Diplom) and the diploma supplement (Prilozhenie k Diplomu). We recommend legalising both to avoid having to repeat the process later.
The full chain typically takes 20 to 30 working days because of the additional Ministry of Education verification step. Including courier time, total turnaround is usually 4 to 6 weeks.
Yes. Postgraduate degrees including Kandidat Nauk (PhD equivalent) and Doktor Nauk follow the same legalisation process. The Ministry of Education verifies these degrees in the same way as undergraduate diplomas.
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