Russian military ID translation, certified for USCIS
The Russian military ID has a fixed page order: personal data and photo, rank and specialty, service record, reserve status, medical category and enlistment office stamps. We translate the pages that are filled in and label each with its page number.
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A photo from your phone or a PDF. Both sides if there are notes on the back.
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From $23.70 per document, certification included. Nothing is charged until you confirm.
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Two documents or ten, the same rules: price by word count, one file back.
Order NowRussian military ID, line by line: what the reviewer compares
Soviet red booklets and the current Russian ones share the structure, but abbreviations pile up: unit numbers, VUS codes, fitness categories and reserve groups. Each is translated with the original kept where an officer may want to check it.
VUS codes and ranks
The military specialty code is kept as printed with its description translated; ranks are translated with the Russian term in brackets.
Service record pages
Enlistment, unit, position and discharge entries are translated with unit numbers and dates as printed.
Enlistment office stamps
Registration and deregistration stamps, including the reserve category, are translated with dates in the US format.
Patronymic kept
The name keeps its patronymic and is spelled as in your passport, so the ID matches your other documents.
Enlisted or officer's booklet, two forms, one translation
Russia issues one form of the military ID to soldiers, sailors, sergeants and petty officers, and a different one to officers of the reserve. The sections differ, and the translation follows whichever you hold.
Enlisted military ID
Most common form- A small hard-cover booklet with the coat of arms, issued on conscription or on transfer to the reserve
- Personal data, VUS code, service record, reserve category, fitness category and enlistment office stamps
- Every filled page and stamp is translated, page by page, in the original order
- Asked for by USCIS and consular officers as the record of your service or reserve status
Send all pages, including blank ones, in one set of photos.
Officer's military ID
For reserve officers- A booklet of the same size with added sections on officer ranks, positions held and military education
- Rank assignments with order numbers, positions, units and the date of transfer to the reserve
- Rank and position entries are translated with the original terms in brackets; unit numbers stay as printed
- Asked for in the same cases, and sometimes by employers checking a military education
Photograph every spread with an entry and tell us if any page is missing.
The whole booklet, stamps and margins too
Page numbers kept
Each translated page is headed with the booklet's page number and section name, so an officer can find the same entry in the original.
Handwritten entries and corrections
Service entries are written by hand; each is translated as written, and crossed-out or corrected text is described rather than silently fixed.
Series, number and order references
The booklet's series and number, the order numbers behind each entry and the unit numbers are copied exactly as printed.
Dates in sequence
Enlistment, transfer and deregistration dates are converted to the US format and kept in the order they appear.
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.
From a photo on your phone to a certified PDF
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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 DocumentRussian military ID, the questions we hear most
Do you translate the Soviet-era military ID?
Yes. The Soviet booklet follows the same page logic in Russian, and handwritten entries or faded stamps are translated or described.
Some pages are just stamps. Do they count?
A page with a stamp is a page with an entry, and it is translated and counted. Pages with nothing on them are listed as blank and not charged.
What about the medical fitness category?
It is translated as printed, with the category letter kept and its description translated.
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.
How much does it cost and how fast is it?
From $23.70 per document, certification included. A booklet with four filled pages is a short document, usually the minimum; the price is shown right after upload and the date is confirmed before you pay.
Twenty document types, two languages
Each document and each language has its own page with its own specifics and price. Something else? Upload it and we quote it by hand.
Civil statusBirth certificateTranslated in full by one translator who reads the original, not a machine. Names spelled as in your passport, every stamp and registry note included, and a signed certificate of accuracy in the same PDF.Learn more
Civil statusMarriage certificateZAGS certificates, Soviet-era forms and duplicates issued decades after the wedding, translated in full by one translator. Both names follow your passports, patronymics stay in place, and the signed certificate of accuracy comes in the same PDF.Learn more
Civil statusDivorce certificateIn Russia a divorce through court still ends with a ZAGS certificate, and that certificate is usually what an officer wants to see rather than the court file alone. We translate whichever you hold, in full, with a signed certificate of accuracy.Learn more
Civil statusDeath certificateZAGS 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.Learn more
IdentityPassportThe Russian foreign passport has a bilingual data page and pages of Russian-only stamps and visa notes. We translate what is filled in, keep your name exactly as the passport spells it in Latin letters, and sign the certificate of accuracy.Learn more
IdentityInternal passport / ID cardThe Russian internal passport is a small booklet where each page has a job: registration, military duty, marital status, children, previously issued passports. We translate the pages that are filled in and count only those.Learn more
IdentityDriver's licenseThe current plastic card and the older laminated pink form are both in circulation, and both are translated on one page with front and back. Categories, subcategories and special marks are kept as printed.Learn more
EducationDiplomaDiplomas of the state standard, Soviet-era blue diplomas and the newer forms with the two-line qualification all pass through credential evaluators. Each is translated literally, with the series, number and seal, and a signed certificate of accuracy.Learn more
EducationTranscript / diploma supplementThe supplement to a Russian diploma lists courses with hours and grades on the five-point scale, plus coursework, practice, the thesis and state exams. Every line is translated as printed, with a signed certificate of accuracy.Learn more
EducationSchool certificateThe Russian attestat comes in two levels, basic general education after grade nine and secondary general education after grade eleven, each with its own grade sheet on the five-point scale. Both are translated literally with a signed certificate of accuracy.Learn more
LegalPolice clearance certificateThe Russian certificate of the presence or absence of a criminal record is issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, on paper or as a signed electronic file through Gosuslugi. Both versions are translated in full with a signed certificate of accuracy.Learn more
IdentityMilitary IDThe Russian military ID has a fixed page order: personal data and photo, rank and specialty, service record, reserve status, medical category and enlistment office stamps. We translate the pages that are filled in and label each with its page number.Learn more
Work & financeWork record bookSoviet-era books, the 2004 Russian form, inserts and the electronic record printed as an STD-R or STD-PFR form all count as a work record. Each is translated entry by entry, with order numbers, stamps and the labor code articles cited for each dismissal.Learn more
Work & financeEmployment letterA Russian employment certificate is issued on letterhead with the OGRN and INN of the company, the position, the start date, the salary in rubles and a round stamp. Every element is translated as printed, with a signed certificate of accuracy.Learn more
Work & financeBank statementRussian banks issue statements on paper with a stamp or as PDF files from the app with an electronic signature note, and both are accepted for translation. Amounts stay in rubles, dates are converted, and the certificate of accuracy is signed.Learn more
MedicalMedical recordRussian records follow numbered forms, such as the discharge summary 027/u or the certificate 086/u, each with fixed fields and a triangular clinic stamp. They are translated field by field, with a signed certificate of accuracy.Learn more
MedicalVaccination recordThe Russian certificate of preventive vaccinations (form 156/u-93) is a booklet; the card 063/u is a clinic form. Both list vaccines by Russian abbreviations, and both are translated line by line with the English names and the originals in brackets.Learn more
LegalPower of attorneyA Russian power of attorney is drawn up on a numbered security form and closes with the notary's certification, the register number and the fee. Every part, including the apostille when issued, is translated with a signed certificate of accuracy.Learn more
Civil statusChange of name documentIn Russia a change of surname, given name or patronymic is registered at ZAGS and confirmed by a certificate of change of name. It is translated in full, with both names spelled to match the documents that carry them, and a signed certificate of accuracy.Learn more
LegalAffidavit / statementA Russian statement is often a zayavlenie written in the first person, with the notary certifying the signature rather than the content. It is translated as written, with the certification block and any consular stamp, and a signed certificate of accuracy.Learn moreYour document, translated right
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