Vaccination record translation from Russian & Ukrainian
Certified English translation of immunization certificates and vaccination cards from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and the USSR — every vaccine, dose, date and lot number, so a school nurse or civil surgeon can read it at a glance.
Which vaccination or immunization record do you have?
There is no single “shot record” or “vaccine card” in Russia or Ukraine. Depending on the year and the clinic, your record may be one of these — we translate all of them.
Certificate of vaccination, Form 156/у-93
Сертификат о профилактических прививках
The small booklet most Russians keep at home, introduced by Order No. 220 of the Russian Ministry of Health in 1993. Each disease has its own page: hepatitis B, tuberculosis, polio, DTP, measles, mumps, rubella and others.
Card of preventive vaccinations, Form 063
Карта профилактических прививок · Карта профілактичних щеплень
The clinic's own card. The Soviet version, Form 063/у, was approved in 1980; Ukraine uses Form 063/о, approved by the Ministry of Health in 2006. Usually handwritten, often in Roman-numeral dates.
Child's medical record and extracts
История развития ребёнка (ф. 112/у) · медицинская карта для школы (ф. 026/у) · выписка
When the booklet is lost, clinics issue an extract of all vaccinations from the child's development history or school medical record — handwritten or printed.
Clinic printouts and COVID-19 certificates
График прививок · сертификат COVID-19
Computer-generated vaccination histories from private and state clinics, and COVID-19 vaccination certificates with a QR code.
Not sure what you have? Send us a photo — we'll tell you what kind of record it is. Which pages to translate is up to you: check with the school, college or doctor what they need.
What the abbreviations on your record mean
Russian and Ukrainian records use Cyrillic abbreviations an American nurse won't recognize. In the translation, each one becomes the full English name — with the familiar U.S. abbreviation where there is one.
| On a Russian record | Ukrainian | In English | U.S. abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| БЦЖ, БЦЖ-М | БЦЖ | BCG vaccine (tuberculosis) | BCG |
| АКДС; Тетракок | АКДП | Diphtheria, tetanus and whole-cell pertussis vaccine | DTP |
| АаКДС; Инфанрикс, Пентаксим, Инфанрикс Гекса | АаКДП; Інфанрикс | Diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis vaccine | DTaP |
| АД-М | АД-М | Diphtheria toxoid, reduced dose | d |
| АДС, АДС-М | АДП, АДП-М | Diphtheria and tetanus toxoid (“М” — reduced dose) | DT / Td |
| ОПВ | ОПВ | Oral polio vaccine | OPV |
| ИПВ | ІПВ | Inactivated (injected) polio vaccine | IPV |
| ВГВ, гепатит В | Гепатит В | Hepatitis B vaccine | HepB |
| КПК; ЖКВ, ЖПВ | КПК | Measles, mumps, rubella; live measles / live mumps vaccine | MMR |
| ХИБ, гемофильная инфекция | ХіБ | Haemophilus influenzae type b | Hib |
| Пневмококковая инфекция | Пневмокок | Pneumococcal vaccine | PCV |
| Ветряная оспа | Вітряна віспа | Varicella (chickenpox) | VAR |
| Реакция Манту, Диаскинтест | Проба Манту | Tuberculin skin test — a test, not a vaccine; result in mm | TST |
Brand names — Pentaxim, Infanrix Hexa, Priorix and others — are kept exactly as written. Terms based on the Ukrainian and Russian vaccine record guide of the Spokane Regional Health District.
DTP or DTaP: why one letter matters
The “a” stands for acellular. Russian and Ukrainian АКДС (АКДП) is the older whole-cell pertussis vaccine — in English, DTP. Imported and newer vaccines such as Infanrix, Pentaxim or the Russian АаКДС are acellular — DTaP. In the United States, acellular DTaP replaced the older whole-cell DTP in the late 1990s: since 1997 the CDC has recommended DTaP for every dose of the series.
That is why we never write “DTaP” for every АКДС: the translation shows exactly which vaccine your child received, and the nurse decides how to count it.
How the shot was given
Soviet and Ukrainian cards note the route of administration in short form. We translate it in full:
в/к — intradermal · в/м — intramuscular · п/к — subcutaneous · per os (через рот) — oral.
Mantoux results are translated the same way: папула — papule (wheal), гиперемия — redness (hyperemia), отрицат. — negative, with the size in millimeters.
What your translation will look like
Two of the 300+ immunization records we have translated since 2007. Names, dates of birth and addresses are replaced with sample data.
Same tables as the original
Disease by disease, row by row — the nurse can match each dose to the original page.
Dates in U.S. format
Russian dates are day-first, and handwritten ones often use Roman numerals for the month — “6.VIII.01” is August 6, 2001. We write every date out unambiguously.
Vaccination and revaccination
V1, V2, RV1 are kept as written and explained: revaccination is what U.S. records call a booster.
Lot numbers and stamps
Batch numbers, doses, the clinic's stamps and the nurse's signature are all there — nothing is summarized.
Handwritten? We read it.
A real immunization card from a rural health post in Ukraine, filled in by hand from 1981 to 2009 — and our translation. Name and address are hidden.
Why a word-for-word translation matters here
American schools and doctors don't just read your record — they count doses against the U.S. schedule. Small details decide whether a dose counts.
Oral or injected polio vaccine
The CDC says oral polio vaccine doses given after April 1, 2016 should not be counted as trivalent OPV unless the record says so. That is why we always keep exactly what your record says — ОПВ (OPV) or ИПВ (IPV) — so your doctor can apply the rule correctly.
Every dose, even the old ones
A missing early dose can mean an extra shot for your child. We translate every entry, including crossed-out lines, medical exemptions (медотвод) and reactions.
Tuberculin tests are separate
Mantoux and Diaskintest results are skin tests, not vaccines. We translate them in their own section with the result in millimeters, so they are not mistaken for doses.
We translate — the doctor decides
Matching your doses to U.S. requirements is done by the school nurse, your pediatrician or the civil surgeon, not by the translator. Our job is to give them a complete, accurate record to work with.
Who asks for a translated immunization record
Schools and day care
Every state requires proof of immunization to enroll a child. With an English translation, the school can enter your child's doses and tell you if anything is missing.
Colleges and universities
Most colleges ask for proof of MMR and other vaccines before the first semester — often for students who were vaccinated as children in Russia or Ukraine.
USCIS medical exam (Form I-693)
USCIS tells green card applicants to bring their vaccination records to the civil surgeon, and requires a full English translation of any foreign-language document.
“Make sure you take your vaccination records with you to your appointment with the civil surgeon.” — Form I-693 instructions
Healthcare jobs and training
Hospitals, nursing and medical programs ask for proof of hepatitis B, MMR and other vaccines from employees and students.
How much does it cost?
Vaccination and immunization records are priced by the number of pages — a one-page clinic extract costs less than a full certificate booklet. Send us a photo or scan of every page, and we'll email you the exact price before you pay.
Translations are usually ready in 2–3 days, weekends included. Enrolling a child? See also birth certificate and school certificate translation. Other medical documents are on the medical translation page.
Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian and Soviet immunization records → English.
- Every vaccine, date, dose and lot number
- Certified and notarized
- PDF by email in 2–3 days
- Hard copy by mail: Regular USPS +$13, Priority +$18, Priority Express +$39
Send us the English spelling of every name
With your documents, please send the last name, first name and patronymic of every person in them — exactly as spelled in your U.S. documents or foreign passport (Green Card, Social Security card, visa). This way everything stays consistent with your other American documents, immigration applications and forms you have already filed. If a name has no English spelling yet, we'll transliterate it by standard rules. Already made your own translation? Send it along — we'll use it as a reference for names and places, while the certified translation is done from the original.
The patronymic stays in
Many clients don't use a patronymic in the U.S. and ask us to leave it out. We can't: a certified translation must be complete and match the original, so if the document shows a patronymic (Sergeyevich, Ivanovna), the translation shows it too. This does not cause problems — officers expect it on documents from Russia, Ukraine and other former Soviet countries. Have a passport from another country — Germany or Israel, for example — with no patronymic at all? Same rule: your first and last name are spelled exactly as in that passport, so they match your American documents and applications, and the patronymic from the original is transliterated by standard rules.
Qualified linguists, not a translation app
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.
Never rejected by USCIS
Every translation comes with a signed certificate of accuracy that meets USCIS translation requirements.
Court-certified interpreters
Our team includes California court-certified interpreters and Washington State certified translators.
Degreed linguists
Every translator holds a university degree in linguistics or foreign-language teaching.
Notarized at no extra cost
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.
Vaccination & immunization record questions
Will my child's school accept the translation?
Schools need a record they can read; our certified translation gives them every dose in English. Whether the doses meet your state's requirements is decided by the school nurse or your pediatrician — they may recommend catch-up shots if something is missing.
Is a vaccination record the same as an immunization record?
Yes. In the U.S., “vaccination record”, “immunization record”, “shot record” and “vaccine card” all mean the same thing. Russian and Ukrainian documents use their own official titles — сертификат о профилактических прививках, карта прививок, карта профілактичних щеплень — and we translate the title exactly as written, for example “Certificate of Preventive Vaccinations”.
Can you convert my record to the U.S. vaccine schedule or fill in the state form?
No — that is done by a doctor or nurse. We translate exactly what the record says, so they can transfer it to the state immunization form or registry.
Which pages should I send?
That depends on who is asking — check with the school, college or civil surgeon first. Usually it is every page with entries, plus the cover or first page with the name and date of birth. We translate exactly the pages you send and quote the price before we start.
The record is handwritten and hard to read. Can you translate it?
Yes. We read Soviet-era and clinic handwriting every day, including Roman-numeral dates. If a word is truly illegible, we say so in a translator's note instead of guessing.
I lost my immunization certificate. What can I do?
Ask the clinic where you or your child were vaccinated for an extract from the vaccination card or medical record (выписка). We translate extracts the same way as the original certificate.
How fast can I get it?
Usually in 2–3 days as a PDF by email, weekends included. Paper copies with wet signatures and stamps go out by USPS.
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