Documents from Ukraine

Apostille, translations, documents you cannot obtain any more, and documents from occupied areas.

Apostille

Ukraine and Germany are both parties to the Hague Apostille Convention (HCCH status table). Ukrainian public documents (birth and marriage certificates, diplomas, court decisions) are therefore confirmed with an apostille issued in Ukraine, not with a legalisation. Which Ukrainian authority issues the apostille for which document was not checked. Ask the German authority first whether it needs an apostille at all.

Translations

• German authorities usually require translations by a translator sworn in Germany (öffentlich bestellte und beeidigte Übersetzer). The court translator database of the federal states lists them.
• uni-assist accepts translations made in Ukraine only if a Ukrainian notary has confirmed the translator's signature and identity.

Documents you cannot obtain

There is no general substitute. Each authority decides what it accepts. For university access the KMK has a plausibility procedure (see Admission); for recognition, other proofs can be used (see Recognition). Whether registry offices or the LEA accept sworn statements instead of missing civil-status documents, and how they treat documents issued in occupied areas, was not checked; ask an advice centre.