Certified, notarized English translation of internal and international passports from Russia, Ukraine and other former Soviet countries — every page that carries an entry, from the photo page to years of registration stamps.
Russians and Ukrainians usually have two passports, and U.S. offices often need to see both. They look similar, but they do very different jobs.
Внутренний паспорт · Паспорт громадянина України
The national ID card of the former Soviet world, issued in Russia at 14 and replaced at 20 and 45. It is written only in Russian or Ukrainian, so every field needs translating — and it is far more than an ID: it keeps a running record of your life.
Заграничный паспорт · Закордонний паспорт
The passport you travel with. The data page already shows your name in Latin letters, but the issuing authority, endorsements and stamps on other pages are often in Russian or Ukrainian only. When an office asks for a translation, it usually wants the data page plus every page with an entry.
“All Russian citizens are issued internal passports at age 14, which is their National ID. Internal passports show where the bearer is legally registered, any marriages or divorces, any children under age 14, and information about military service, if applicable.”
U.S. Department of State — Reciprocity and Civil Documents: Russian Federation
Most passport translations are more than one page. Here is what is usually inside — and what we carry over into English, stamp by stamp.
Name, date and place of birth, sex, the issuing office and its department code, series and number.
Every registration and deregistration stamp — the full address, the date and the office that made the entry. In practice, this is your address history on paper.
Stamps from the civil registry office (ZAGS) with the spouse's name and the date of registration.
Names and dates of birth of children entered in the parent's passport.
Stamps from the military commissariat, where present.
Series, numbers and dates of previously issued internal passports, and notes on international passports issued.
Data page, endorsements and any stamp or note that is not in English.
Since 2016 Ukraine has been replacing the booklet with an ID card. The address is then shown in a separate registration document — we translate both.
We have translated more than 600 passports since 2007. Here are pages from two of them — names, numbers and addresses replaced with sample data.
Each spread is laid out like the original, with page numbers, so an officer can match the translation to the passport page by page.
The number perforated or printed on each page is repeated in the translation — exactly as in the original.
Registration stamps are reproduced as text: [Rectangular stamp: REGISTERED on …], including the address and the office.
Street names are transliterated, while “street”, “house” and “apartment” are translated, so the address works in English and still matches the original.
Newer Russian passports use ICAO transliteration — Юлия becomes IULIIA. If your U.S. documents say YULIA, tell us: we keep your name consistent across all your translations.
Internal passports are often submitted as proof of identity, address history and marital status. Like any foreign-language document, they need a full certified English translation.
“Any document containing foreign language submitted to USCIS shall be accompanied by a full English language translation…”
Source — 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3): www.ecfr.gov
Some states review foreign identity documents. California's DMV, for example, lists a foreign passport and a foreign national identification card among the documents it reviews, and requires a certified translation for documents in another language, such as a foreign driver's license.
Source — California DMV, AB 60 document guide: www.dmv.ca.gov
The registration pages are often the only official record of your past addresses — useful whenever a form asks where and when you lived abroad.
Name changes, family cases, inheritance, opening accounts: a certified translation lets a U.S. office read the document it is asked to rely on.
Going the other way? We also translate U.S. passports into Russian and Ukrainian — for notaries, powers of attorney and property matters abroad.
No two passports are the same. One has a photo page and a single registration stamp; another has six addresses, two marriages and three children entered over twenty years. That's why we don't publish a flat price — the cost depends on the number of pages with entries.
Send us a scan or a clear phone photo of every page with something on it, and we will reply with an exact price before you pay anything. Translations are usually ready in 1–2 days, and we work on weekends, too.
Russian or Ukrainian → English. Internal and international passports, Ukrainian ID cards, and passports from other former Soviet countries.
A PDF is enough for online filings — USCIS online applications and NVC uploads. Order a signed, notarized paper copy if you will need your translation in one of these situations.
You upload scans to the NVC, but at the interview you must show the documents themselves. Bring the paper translation together with your original certificate.
“Every visa applicant … must bring … the original or certified copy version of all civil documents submitted to NVC.”
Source — U.S. Department of State, Interview Preparation: travel.state.gov
Photocopies are fine when you file, but the officer may ask to see the originals. Bring the signed paper translation to your interview.
“USCIS may, at any time, request submission of an original document for review.”
Source — 8 CFR 103.2(b)(5): www.ecfr.gov
Requirements vary by court. Many courts ask for a signed original translation, sometimes with a notarized translator's affidavit. Check with the clerk before you file — we can prepare either.
Your documents are checked in the original, so bring a paper translation too. Rules differ from state to state.
Paper copy by mail: Regular USPS +$13 · Priority (2–3 days, tracking) +$18 · Priority Express (1–2 days, tracking) +$39. Choose it when you order online.
Since 2007 we have translated more than 12,000 Russian and Ukrainian documents — over 30,000 pages — and not one of our translations has ever been rejected by USCIS.
Every translation comes with a signed certificate of accuracy that meets USCIS translation requirements.
Our team includes California court-certified interpreters and Washington State certified translators.
Every translator holds a university degree in linguistics or foreign-language teaching.
Accepted by USCIS, NVC, WES, ECE, U.S. courts, SSA, DMV, schools and employers.
Do I need an ATA-certified translator? No. USCIS, the NVC, WES, ECE and U.S. courts do not require ATA certification for document translations. They require a complete, accurate English translation with a signed statement that the translator is competent to translate — which is exactly what we provide.
We translate every page that has an entry — stamps, notes, handwriting. Empty pages don't need translating. If an office asks for the complete passport, send us all pages and we'll translate the whole booklet.
The data page is bilingual, but the issuing authority, endorsements and stamps on other pages often are not. And many offices also ask for the internal passport, which is in Russian or Ukrainian only.
Often, yes. An old internal passport is still a record of where you were registered and of your marriages and divorces at the time — information that may not exist anywhere else. We translate it exactly as it is.
Tell us how your name is spelled in your U.S. documents or international passport, and we will use that spelling. Where it differs from the standard transliteration, we can explain it in a translator's note.
Yes — both sides of the card, plus the separate document that shows your registered address.
Yes. We regularly translate passports from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Moldova when the entries are in Russian. For entries in other languages, send us a scan and we'll confirm.
Usually in 1–2 days as a PDF by email, weekends included. Paper copies with wet signatures and stamps go out by USPS.
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