Skip to content
POVO: certified translation, Russian and Ukrainian into English

Your documents, translated and certified for any department in the US

Birth and marriage certificates, diplomas, passports and court papers, translated in full by one translator. Accepted formats for USCIS, immigration courts, universities and WES, employers and licensing boards. From $23.70 per document, names spelled as in your passport.

USCIS✦
USCIS compatibleCertification statement included
$23.70
From $23.70 per documentFixed before you pay
Names as in your passportChecked before delivery
PDF
One PDF backTranslation, certificate and original
СВИДЕТЕЛЬСТВОО РОЖДЕНИИФамилияИмяДата рожденияМесто рожденияРодителиОТДЕЛ ЗАГС ✦ СВИДЕТЕЛЬСТВО О РОЖДЕНИИ ✦ИнспекторCERTIFIED TRANSLATION(For USCIS)CERTIFICATE OF BIRTHFull nameIvan IvanovDate of birthMarch 15, 1990Place of birthMoscow, RussiaParentsSergey IvanovOlga IvanovaI hereby certify that this is a true and accuratetranslation of the original document from Russianinto English.SignatureAnna PopovaCertified TranslatorCERTIFIED ✦ TRANSLATOR ✦
Accepted by every immigration office:
  • USCIS
  • U.S. Department of State
  • NVC
  • ICE
and other government agencies
Upload

Upload the document

A photo from your phone or a PDF. Both sides if there are notes on the back.

Photo, scan or PDF
Price

See the price

From $23.70 per document, certification included. Nothing is charged until you confirm.

From $23.70 per document, certificate included
Certified PDF

Receive the certified PDF

In your account on the day agreed, ready to attach to your packet.

USCIS compatible

Two documents or ten, the same rules: price by word count, one file back.

Order Now
Two languages, one standard

Russian and Ukrainian, read by a native speaker

Your translator reads the original, not a machine. Soviet booklets, bilingual Ukrainian forms, handwritten registry entries and apostille stickers are everyday work, not special cases.

Documents we translate

Every document type, with its own rules

Pick a category to see what is checked and what you receive. Each document also has its own page.

Civil records for USCIS and courts

The core of every family petition. Names, patronymics and registry numbers are matched across all your documents so nothing contradicts your passport.

  • Soviet-era booklets and modern forms alike
  • Stamps, seals and back-page notes translated
  • Certificate of accuracy on every set
Everything we translate

Twenty document types, each with its own page

Every document has its own specifics and its own page. Something else? Upload it and we quote it by hand.

Choose a document to see what is translated and what you receive.

The first document in almost every immigration packet. Translated in full by one translator, with the signed certificate of accuracy USCIS asks for, and names spelled the way your passport spells them.

  • Names spelled once, correctly
  • Dates in the US format
  • Every stamp and seal
  • Layout that mirrors the original
Why people switch to us

Four things people complain about at agencies, and what we do instead

Misspelled names

Every name is transliterated to match your passport and prior filings, then checked again before the file goes out.

Silence after payment

The translator you write to is the person doing the work. Messages are answered before and after you pay.

Missed deadlines

The delivery date is agreed in writing with your quote. If you have a filing deadline, say so and it is built into the date.

Price raised after the quote

The quote you approve is the amount you pay. There is no revised invoice after the document is uploaded.

How it works

From a photo on your phone to a certified PDF

Upload and confirm

Send the document, check the page count and the date, pay by card.

A native speaker translates

One certified native-speaking translator per order. The original is read by a person, not a machine.

Names and dates are checked

Every name is compared with your passport spelling, every date and number with the original.

Delivered as one PDF

Translation, signed certificate and a copy of the original in one file, in your account.

From $23.70 per document. Certification included.

The price is based on word count. A certificate, passport or letter is usually the minimum. You see the exact price and delivery date right after upload, before you pay, and it does not change afterwards.

Price My Document
For law firms and organizations

An account for you and your clients

Send clients for document translation? Open an organization account: clients order online and get certified translations quickly, you see every order, and you and your clients get 10% off.

Open an organization account
  • Fast for your clients: the price online in a minute, a one-page certificate usually ready the next business day, the PDF with the certificate by email.
  • One link for all your clients: they order from their phone, and every order with its status appears in your account.
  • 10% off for your organization and your clients, 15% after 100 documents.
From the POVO blog

Guides for your USCIS packet

Practical articles on Russian and Ukrainian documents, forms and what USCIS expects.

Education

Enrolling a Child in a US School With Russian or Ukrainian Records

What federal guidance says about foreign birth certificates, how California reads foreign vaccination records, and how report cards are translated into English.

November 7, 20264 min read
Documents

Foreign driver's license at the California DMV: is translation needed?

The California DMV states that a foreign driver's license not in English must be accompanied by a certified translation or an affidavit of translation. Here is how the document is handled.

November 6, 20264 min read
Documents

How Is a Work Record Book Translated for USCIS?

What USCIS requires for work-experience evidence and how a work record book is translated: every entry, stamp and seal, with a signed certification.

November 5, 20264 min read
Certified translation

Can I Translate My Own Documents for USCIS?

USCIS does not ban self-translation, but the certification must be credible. Who may sign, when a family translation is risky, and what officers check.

October 29, 20264 min read
Certified translation

Certified Translation for Social Security and a U.S. Passport (Child Born Abroad)

What the Social Security Administration and the State Department require when your birth certificate or marriage certificate is in Russian or Ukrainian.

October 29, 20264 min read
Documents

Death Certificate Translation: USCIS, Social Security and Inheritance

When a foreign death certificate must be translated, what USCIS and SSA each require, and what a complete certified translation of a Russian or Ukrainian certificate includes.

October 29, 20264 min read
Documents

Divorce Certificate and Divorce Decree Translation for USCIS (Russia, Ukraine)

Which divorce document USCIS asks for, the difference between a certificate and a court decision, what must be translated, and the details that get filings sent back.

October 29, 20264 min read
US visas

Documents for the Consular Stage (NVC, DS-260): What Must Be Translated

The National Visa Center rule on translations, the civil documents it collects, and how a Russian or Ukrainian document should be translated for an immigrant visa interview.

October 29, 20264 min read
Questions answered

Before you upload, a few answers

Will USCIS accept this translation?

Yes. USCIS asks for the whole document in English plus a signed statement that the translator is competent and the translation is complete and accurate. Every order includes that statement, signed and dated by the translator.

Will the price change after I get the quote?

No. The quote is based on the pages you send. Once you approve it, that is the amount you pay. If you add pages later, you get a new quote before any work starts.

How long does it take?

A one-page certificate is usually ready the next business day. The delivery date is shown with the quote, before you pay, and that date is kept.

Do I need to come to the office?

No. Send a photo or PDF and receive the certified PDF in your account. Clients across the United States order this way. Los Angeles clients can pick up a hard copy by appointment.

Is my document kept confidential?

Your files are stored on our own server, used only to prepare your translation and never sent by email. If you want them deleted after delivery, say so and it is done.

Start your order

Send a photo of your document today

You get a fixed price, a delivery date, and one person to talk to until the certified PDF is in your account.

Upload and See the Price
Upload and See the Price