Consular matters

Useful links

• For POA go to:  https://www.fdeus.com/us/

• An apostille is the equivalent of an international notarial seal.  Documents which bear an apostille are legally valid for use in all countries party to the Hague Convention on the Legalization of Documents.  This includes both the United States and Ukraine.
  
  Such documents are apostilled by the Office of the Secretary of State (or the equivalent office) in the State which issued the original document.  Contact information for the 50 Secretaries of State is available on the National Association of Secretaries of State website.
  
  For documents legalization or apostile questions and procedures go to:
  http://www.mfa.gov.ua/usa/en/1602.html
  http://www.foreigndocuments.com
  or in Houston go to: http://www.g3visasonline.com/

• Also, Foreign Documents Group can do most of the translations and legalizations online. Please take a look at their websites for more detail:
  translation to English      doctranslation.com
  translation from English  foreigndocuments.com
  retrieval, apostille, embassy legalization https://www.fdeus.com/us/

• If you are in Ukraine, you may contact the local civil registration office (RAGS) for copies of civil records.

• If you are in the United States, please contact the Embassy of Ukraine for information about obtaining Ukrainian civil records.