Recent Updates

Appointments

We have now introduced limited  notarial appointments. We also continue to provide some notarial services remotely.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

To book an appointment or for more information on remote services, please email us at [email protected]  describing your circumstances and attaching the relevant forms/documentation for us to review. We will continue to prioritise consular and notarial services to those in genuine need.

Notarial Services

Explore this page for information about notarial services available through the Australian Embassy in Moscow. These include:

• Certificates of No Impediment to Marriage (CNI)
• certifying photos and true copies of documents - Documents must be Australian, or for use in Australia.
• witnessing signatures
• Certification of Identity
• legalising documents

Before you request our notarial services, ask the receiving authority what they need from you.

If you or your documents are in Australia, see notarial services in Australia.

To request a notarial service, please email us at [email protected] attaching the scans/photos of the relevant forms and documents for us review.

Please note that Australian Honorary Consuls  delivering consular assistance in St Petersburg and Almaty (Kazakhstan)  are NOT permitted to provide notarial services.

Letters of No Objection

 If you were asked to provide an Embassy letter stating that the Australian Government does not object to you marrying a foreign national; permanently residing in a foreign country; obtaining the citizenship of a foreign country; or registering the name of a newborn child without a patronymic name, you can download our universal letter of no objection in English and Russian, free of charge. 

Australian citizens do not require the approval of the Australian Government for any of the above activities, if performed in accordance with Australian and local laws and regulations.

For those intending on getting married overseas and where a letter of no objection is refused, a Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage should be applied for ( see 'Notarial Services').

• Certifying a copy of document, witnessing signature- $85
• Apostille/Authentication certificate- $98
• Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage (CNI)- $171

For more information on notarial services fees please email [email protected]. 

All passport and notarial services at the Australian Embassy in Moscow are provided by appointment only.

• Payments must be made at the time of the appointment by bank card only.  Please note that cash won't be accepted.
• Security screening is in operation at the Australian Embassy in Moscow and is similar to airport screening.
• All visitors must present their passports to the guards to be able to enter the premises.
• Mobile phones must be switched off at all times while at the premises.
• The Australian Embassy in Moscow does not have public restrooms or baby changing facilities.