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Russian death certificate translation, certified for USCIS

ZAGS certificates of death, Soviet-era forms and duplicates issued to relatives years later, translated in full by one translator. Names keep their patronymics and follow the spelling in your own filings.

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

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What is special about it

What gets checked in a Russian death certificate: names, dates, stamps

The current Russian form is a single A4 sheet with the name, date and place of death, the place of registration and the act record number. Older forms add handwriting, and duplicates add a stamp; all of it is translated.

Patronymic kept

The full name of the deceased is transliterated with the patronymic, matched to the spelling in your marriage or birth certificate if you have filed them.

Dates in the US format

Day-first dates of death, registration and issue are converted to month-first, with the original kept in brackets where it matters.

ZAGS seal and record number

The registry office, the act record number and the round seal are translated or described, including on Soviet-era green forms.

Notes and duplicates

A stamp saying the certificate is a duplicate, or a note about the place of burial, is translated as part of the same page.

Which version do you have

Current ZAGS form or repeat certificate, both come from the registry

Relatives abroad often hold not the certificate issued at the time of death but a repeat one requested years later. Both are issued by ZAGS on the same form; the difference is a mark and a date.

Current ZAGS form

Issued at registration

One A4 sheet on watermarked security paper with a series and number and the Russian coat of arms, issued within days of the death
Full name with patronymic, date and place of birth, date and place of death, citizenship, the act record number and date, the ZAGS office and the issue date
The whole page, every field and the form text, the round seal and the signature block, plus any note on the back
Asked for by USCIS in widow petitions and family cases, by probate courts, banks, insurers and the Russian pension fund

Send the front and the back in one flat photo or scan each.

Repeat certificate issued to a relative

Requested years later

The same A4 form with the word for repeat printed on it and an issue date long after the death; often requested through Gosuslugi or a consulate and collected at ZAGS
The same record rewritten from the register, sometimes with a newer office name and a different series and number than the original
The whole page including the repeat mark, the new number and the reissue date, so the gap between the two dates is explained
Common when the original stayed with another relative or the estate is being settled from abroad

Send the repeat certificate itself; if a photocopy of the original also exists, send it and we note the difference.

The whole document, not just the fields

Every number on the page, and the page behind it

Series, number and form text

The series with its Roman numeral, the six-digit number and the pre-printed form wording are copied and translated, so the translation identifies the same certificate.

Place of death and place of registration

They are often different towns, and the registration may be in a district office. Each is transliterated as printed, with the region kept.

Handwriting in Soviet-era forms

Certificates from the Soviet period are filled by hand and the ink fades. Every legible word is transcribed; unreadable fragments are marked, not guessed.

Citizenship and nationality fields

Current forms record the citizenship of the deceased and, when the relatives asked for it, the nationality. Both are translated as printed, because probate courts and pension offices read them.

Where it is accepted

One translation, accepted where you need to file

The same certified file works for immigration, courts, universities and employers. Say who it is for when you order and the certificate is worded for that office.

USCIS

Green card, citizenship and asylum filings. Certification statement on every page set.

Immigration courts

Same certified translation, laid out page by page so the clerk can compare it with the original.

Universities and WES / ECE

Admissions offices and credential evaluators get the certified English file with the original attached.

Employers and licensing boards

HR departments get the translation with the certificate, ready to attach to an application.

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.

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Questions answered

Russian death certificate, the questions we hear most

Will USCIS accept this translation?

It follows what 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.

Is a medical certificate of death the same document?

No. The medical certificate is issued by the hospital or morgue and carries the cause of death; the ZAGS certificate is the civil record. If you need both translated, send both and each is counted as its own page.

The certificate was issued in Soviet times. Any problem?

No. Soviet death certificates in Russian follow a standard layout, and handwritten entries and faded seals are translated or described rather than skipped.

How will the name of the deceased be spelled?

As in your other documents, so that the marriage certificate, the petition and this translation agree. Tell us the spelling when you order.

How much does it cost and how fast is it?

From $23.70 per document, certification included. A one-page document is usually ready the next business day; the date is confirmed before you pay.