– Documents received in a foreign country shall be submitted legalized in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Russian Federation or with an apostille (except for cases when legalization and apostille are not required in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation and (or) international treaty). You can find out about the generally accepted procedure for legalizing documents issued in another country on the website
– If you received your previous education outside of Russia, then in order to enter the university, your foreign education must be recognized as corresponding to the educational program implemented in the Russian Federation. Recognition of foreign education and/or qualifications is a mandatory condition for admission to the university. You can find the rules and procedures for recognizing documents issued in another country on the website
Recognition of foreign education and (or) foreign qualifications without a recognition procedure is carried out in the following cases:
a) the document on foreign education and (or) foreign qualifications falls under the effect of international treaties of the Russian Federation on mutual recognition;
b) education received in foreign educational organizations, the list of which, indicating the conformity of the education and (or) qualifications received in them with the education and (or) qualifications received in the Russian Federation, is established by the Government of the Russian Federation