Apostille in Uzhhorod: the stamp everything here starts with
In Uzhhorod the apostille is asked about more often than any other translation-bureau service – natural for a border city hosting the consulates general of Hungary and Slovakia, where family documents live in two countries at once. The mechanics are simple: since 1 February 2026 the Justice-category stamp is issued by any DRACS office, notary, state archive or the Diia app – the state fee in our price and up to 3 business days. This page maps the Uzhhorod route: what is done locally, what still goes through Kyiv, and when no apostille is needed at all.
- Civil-registry certificates, notarial copies and court rulings are filed in Uzhhorod itself: the justice subdivision at 4 Narodna Sq, any DRACS office, a notary or Diia
- Fee inside the price, up to 3 business days – but first we check whether the stamp is needed at all
- UzhNU diplomas and criminal-record extracts stay with Kyiv: we make both filings, so you do not cross the border twice
- Hungary and Slovakia follow different rules: a legal-assistance treaty means Hungary does not always require the stamp – we check before you pay
Certificates are stamped in Uzhhorod itself – at the justice subdivision at 4 Narodna Sq, any DRACS office or via Diia; we run the Kyiv filings for you, and for Hungary we first check whether the stamp is needed at all.
The city that asks about the stamp first
Uzhhorod hosts the consulates general of two neighbouring states – Hungary and Slovakia – the city sits right on the border, and southern Zakarpattia holds Ukraine’s largest Hungarian community. Local paperwork is bilingual by nature: certificates, diplomas and extracts here are prepared for life in two legal systems from the start.
Hence a pattern visible in the orders themselves: people in Uzhhorod need the stamp for abroad more often than they need a translation. This page follows that order – first what has been done locally in three days since February 2026, then the two exceptions still routed through Kyiv, and finally the key local question: when Hungary or Slovakia needs no apostille at all.
Filing locally: 4 Narodna Sq, any DRACS office – or Diia
Since 1 February 2026 (Justice Ministry order No. 3177/5), any DRACS office, notary or state archive accepts Justice-category documents – civil-registry certificates, notarial copies, court rulings – and in the Diia app the whole filing happens on a smartphone. Uzhhorod also has its own justice subdivision at 4 Narodna Sq. Zakarpattia is formally administered by the Ivano-Frankivsk interregional justice directorate across the Carpathians, but that is a line in org charts, not a route: no trip to Ivano-Frankivsk or Kyiv is required.
The national numbers apply: the state fee is already inside our price (higher for legal entities), up to 3 business days, lawfully extendable to a month when a signature or registry record has to be verified – most often with documents issued decades ago.
Two Kyiv lanes: diplomas and the criminal-record extract
The reform left two agencies untouched. Diplomas and supplements are still apostilled by the Education Ministry in Kyiv – including those of Uzhhorod National University, whose Medical Faculty No. 2 alone teaches over 1,300 international students from more than 25 countries; before heading home their diplomas usually pass the Education-Ministry apostille and a translation into the destination language. The criminal-record extract is apostilled by the Interior Ministry, which also issues it (Cabinet resolution No. 631, since 2023): the in-person window works only in Kyiv, but in Diia the extract is ordered together with its apostille and delivered by Ukrposhta.
Etalon runs both Kyiv lanes for you – it works the same from Uzhhorod or from abroad.
Hungary and Slovakia: same distance, different rules
Both neighbours are Hague Convention members, so consular legalisation applies in neither direction – but the paths then diverge. Ukraine and Hungary hold a legal-assistance treaty, so some Hungarian institutions accept Ukrainian documents with no apostille at all; we verify your institution’s requirement before starting, so you never pay for a stamp “just in case”. For Slovakia the rule is direct: when a Slovak institution asks for confirmation of authenticity, that confirmation is an apostille.
In both cases the second step is the same – a notarised translation into Hungarian or Slovak in the certification format your institution accepts. Etalon handles stamp and translation as one order and delivers by Nova Poshta to any branch or parcel locker in Uzhhorod, or wherever you are now. We have no office in Uzhhorod and do not need one.
How we work
- 1Scans for a free checkSend photos or scans via Telegram, Viber or WhatsApp – we tell you whether your institution needs the stamp at all, which agency issues it and the timeline.
- 2Filing without travelCertificates are filed here in Uzhhorod – at a DRACS office or through Diia; the diploma and the extract are the Kyiv half, and we cover it so the border is crossed once, not twice.
- 3Translation covering the stampWe add a notarised translation into Hungarian, Slovak or another language, so it covers the apostille as well.
- 4Delivery by Nova PoshtaThe finished set goes to any branch or parcel locker in Uzhhorod – or the city where you are now.
Prices
- Apostille on a document (Ministry of Justice) state fee includedfrom UAH 950
- Apostille on a diploma / supplement (MES) state fee includedfrom UAH 950
- Translation + notarisation per documentfrom UAH 250
- Rush service surcharge of +30-50% on the base rate+30%
On this page the figures should be read second. What comes first is whether your institution needs the stamp at all – on the Hungarian side it often does not. If it does, the agency fee already sits inside the "from" rate and nothing is added at filing; a legal entity is billed at the agency's raised rate. Both the check and the quote are free, from your scans.
FAQ
Where do I get an apostille in Uzhhorod?
Since 1 February 2026 – at any DRACS office, a notary or a state archive; Uzhhorod also has a justice subdivision at 4 Narodna Sq, and in Diia the filing happens on a smartphone. Zakarpattia is formally administered from Ivano-Frankivsk, but no trip there – or to Kyiv – is needed.
What does it cost in 2026, and what if Hungary does not need the stamp?
The agency fee is part of the price and nothing is added at filing. The Justice lane runs up to 3 business days, lawfully extended to a month while checks are made; the education lane is longer. For a border package something else matters more: until the receiving institution's requirement is confirmed, counting days is premature – and that check costs you nothing. Bureau work starts at UAH 950 per document.
Is an apostille required for Hungary?
Hungary is a Hague Convention member, but Ukraine also holds a legal-assistance treaty with it – and that treaty is why some Hungarian institutions take a Ukrainian document with no stamp at all. The answer belongs to the specific desk you file at, not to the country: a university, a registry office and the immigration service may each reply differently. We settle that before work starts, so no unnecessary stamp is ever paid for.
And for Slovakia?
Slovakia is a Hague Convention member, so when a Slovak institution asks for confirmation of a Ukrainian document’s authenticity, that confirmation is an apostille, not consular legalisation. We then add a Slovak translation in the certification format your institution accepts.
Apostille or translation first?
The stamp leads, the translation follows and covers the document together with the apostille. On the Hungarian side the chain often ends sooner: where the legal-assistance treaty applies no stamp is needed, and we go straight to translating. Which case is yours we establish from the scans, before anything is paid for.
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Updated: 2026-10-21
