A residence registration certificate (справка о регистрации) typically works for consulates verifying citizenship or residence history. An extract from the residential register (выписка из домовой книги) shows more detail if the consulate wants to see your full registration history. An address certificate (адресная справка) is the simplest if they only need the current or most recent address. Tell us which country and what the consulate is checking for — we will advise which certificate is most likely to be accepted and most quickly available.

Yes. We arrange a power of attorney that allows us (or a family member) to request the certificate from the local migration office on your behalf. The power of attorney can be signed digitally or by mail, and we guide you through the process. If you have a family member in Russia, we can also advise whether they can request it directly at the local office, which is sometimes faster and costs less.

A справка о регистрации (residence registration certificate) proves your registration at a specific date or period — most commonly needed by consulates and courts. A выписка из домовой книги (residential register extract) is a record maintained by the building's managing organization or landlord, and it shows the full history of everyone who has lived at that address — useful for detailed verification or inheritance cases. An адресная справка (address certificate) is a simple statement that someone lives or lived at a given address — the lightest and fastest option. Your receiving authority — consulate, bank, court — will usually specify which one they want, or we can ask them on your behalf if it is not clear.

It depends on the country and the receiving organization. Some consulates and banks accept a certified translation only. Others (particularly those in the US, some EU countries, or Commonwealth nations that are signatories to the Hague Convention) require an apostille on the original certificate or a certified copy. We can add an apostille if needed — tell us where you are sending the certificate and we will advise whether it is required and include it in the package.

Getting the certificate from the migration office usually takes 10 to 20 business days, depending on how quickly that office responds and whether all your details are clear. If you also need a certified translation, add 3 to 5 days for that. Once everything is ready, we email you a scan the same day and ship the originals by international courier, which typically takes 2 to 5 weeks to reach you in the EU or US.

We can translate it at the same time through our Full Package service, which covers retrieval and translation together. If you already have the certificate or if you prefer to translate it later, we also offer translation as a standalone service. A certified translation is necessary if the foreign authority needs to understand the text — most consulates and banks require it.