Please make an appointment in advance through the electronic appointment system on the website of the Consulate General.

According to the Fundamentals of the Legislation of the Russian Federation on the Notariate of February 11, 1993, the officials of consular agencies of the Russian Federation perform the following notarial actions:

1) authenticate transactions, except for agreements on alienation of immovable property located in the territory of the Russian Federation;

2) take measures for the protection of hereditary property;

3) issue certificates for the right to succession;

4) issue certificates for the right of ownership for a share in the common property of spouses;

5) authenticate copies of documents and extracts therefrom;

6) attest the authenticity of signatures on documents;

7) certify the accuracy of translation from one language into another;

8) certify the fact of citizen being alive;

9) certify the fact of citizen being at a certain place;

10) certify that the person represented on a photo is a given citizen;

11) certify the time of presentation of documents;

12) take for deposit monies and securities;

13) make executive notations;

14) take documents for safe-keeping'

15) provide evidence;

16) make maritime protests.

The legislative acts of the Russian Federation may provide for other notarial actions to be made by officials of the consular agencies of the Russian Federation.

  • All notarial acts are performed in the Russian language.
  • The execution of any notarial acts requires the applicant’s personal appearance in the Consulate. The Consul certifies the applicant’s identity and mental competence. Foreign citizens are required to present a valid foreign passport.
  • Documents that contain any erasures, additions, deletions and other unspecified corrections or are executed in pencil are not accepted for the performance of notarial acts.
  • Notarial acts that are contrary to the law of the Russian federation cannot be performed at the Consulate General.
  • Notarized documents should be signed before a consular agent, not in any case beforehand.

 

Power of attorney authentication

Required documents

  • Valid foreign passport of the Principle;
  • Passport data of the Agent;
  • Draft of the power of attorney;
  • To authenticate the power of attorney on behalf of a legal entity the Principle should present documents conforming the legal capacity of the legal entity and the powers of its representative.

Please adjust the text of the power of attorney with the Russian institution where it will further be produced prior to your visit to the Consulate General.

We recommend sending a draft of the power of attorney to the Consulate General via email in advance.

 

Power of attorney revocation

A power of attorney can be revoked by the Principle at any time at any Russian consular agency regardless of the place of issuance. Revocation is performed in the same form in which the power of attorney was issued, or in notarial form.

 

Certificates for the right to succession

In accordance with the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, a will may contain disposition relating to any property, in particular, a property that he/she might acquire in the future. The deceased can dispose of his/her property or its portion by means of one or several wills.

A will can only be created in person, not through a representative. It should be drawn up in writing and attested by a notary or a consul; otherwise, it is invalid.

If the applicant desires, the will can be drawn up and attested with a witness in attendance.

The testator is entitled to create a will without providing other persons, including a notary, with the chance of familiarising himself with its content (a closed will). The closed should be hand-written and signed by the testator. It is then passed in a sealed envelope by the testator to a notary in the presence of two witnesses who shall put their signatures on the envelope.

 

The Revocation and Alteration of a Will

The testator can revoke or alter his or her will at any time without an indication of the reason for the revocation or alteration. No one's consent is required for revoking or altering a will.

The previous will can be revoked a as a whole by means of a new will or amend it by means of revocation or alteration of specific testamentary dispositions. A subsequent will revokes the previous will in full or in as much as it conflicts with the subsequent will. Also a will can be revoked by means of will revocation dispositions.

 

Certification of translation accuracy

The Consulate General notarizes translations to and from Russian, Chinese and English. Please note that translation services are not provided.

 

Authentication of signature

Please note that documents should be signed before a consular agent, not in any case beforehand. One acting on behalf of a legal entity should present documents conforming the legal capacity of the entity in question and the powers of its representative.

 

Authentication of copies and extracts from documents

Documents should be presented in the original.