Legalization of education documents

In order to apply to HSE international students have to submit their high school certificate and a transcript. Both of these documents should be “legalized,” which means that it must be either apostilled or consular legalized, depending on the issuing country. Please see below for more details:

If the document-issuing country is a party to the Hague Convention, an Apostille stamp (sometimes this procedure is called "simplified legalization" or "apostilling") will be accepted. To be eligible for an apostille, a document must first be certified by an officer (notaries, in some cases), which will then be recognized by the authority that will issue the apostille. Each country, party to the Hague Convention, makes its own decision on the list of authorized agencies to be allowed to issues apostilles. Please find more information here.

If a country is not a party to the Hague Convention, consular legalization is required. In this case, a document must be certified by the foreign ministry of the country where the document originated and then by the foreign ministry/embassy or consulate of the Russian government. For example, as a non-signatory, Canadian diplomas for use overseas must be certified by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in Ottawa or by a Canadian consular official abroad and subsequently by the Russian government office or consulate. More information here.

Please Note: Documents from certain countries do not require legalization. For more details, visit our website.

If you have questions on the process of education documents legalization please contact:

· HSE Diploma recognition center: recognition@hse.ru

or

· HSE International Admissions Office: inter@hse.ru