Russian passport translation, certified for USCIS
The 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.
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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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In your account on the day agreed, ready to attach to your USCIS packet.
Two documents or ten, the same rules: price by word count, one file back.
Order NowWhat gets checked in a Russian foreign passport: names, dates, stamps
Five-year and ten-year biometric passports, older non-biometric booklets and passports issued by consulates abroad all end up in immigration files. Each has a slightly different set of pages.
Your Latin spelling, fixed
The spelling on the data page becomes the spelling of your name in every document we translate for you. Where an older passport used a different standard, both are noted.
Border stamps and visas
Russian exit and entry stamps, visas of other countries and consular notes are translated with dates converted to the US format.
Children and previous passports
Older passports record children on inside pages, and some carry a note about a replaced passport. Those entries are translated.
Only filled pages counted
A 46-page passport with six stamped pages is six pages of translation. The blank ones are listed as blank.
Ten-year biometric or five-year booklet, both are valid and both are translated
Russia issues two foreign passports side by side: the biometric one valid for ten years and the older type valid for five. The layout of the stamped pages is the same; the data page differs.
Ten-year biometric passport
Most common today- A booklet with a thick plastic data page carrying a chip symbol, a laser-engraved photo and 46 pages in total
- Name in Latin letters by the current transliteration rules, date and place of birth, number, issue and expiry dates, the issuing authority, often MVD or a consulate abroad
- The data page and every page with a stamp, visa or note; the chip page is described, and blank pages are listed as blank
- Asked for by USCIS, consulates, employers, banks and the DMV whenever identity or travel history is checked
Send every page, blank ones included, as one set of flat photos, and tell us if an older passport spelled your name differently.
Five-year passport
Older non-biometric booklet- A thinner booklet with a laminated paper data page, a glued photo and 36 pages, still in circulation and valid until its expiry date
- The same data fields, sometimes by older transliteration rules, and inside pages where children may be entered with photos
- The data page, the children's page when filled and every page with a stamp, visa or note; blank pages listed as blank
- Asked for in the same cases, and often together with the biometric one when travel history spans both
Send every page of both passports if you hold two; the translation states which passport each page belongs to.
From the chip page to the last stamp, the whole booklet accounted for
Issuing authority and code
The authority on the data page may be a numeric code, an MVD division or a consulate abroad. It is spelled out and translated so the reviewer knows which office issued the passport.
Page numbers and blank pages
Each translated page is labeled with its number in the passport, and the blank pages are listed by number, so nothing looks skipped.
Visa stickers, field by field
Visas of other countries are translated with their type, validity, number of entries and issuing post, and any annotation written over the sticker.
Cancelled and corrected entries
A cancelled visa, a crossed-out stamp or a correction stamped by an authority is translated and marked as cancelled, so the travel record reads as the original does.
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
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 DocumentRussian passport, the questions we hear most
Do you translate my internal Russian passport too?
Yes, but it is a separate document with its own page on this site; the internal passport has registration, marital status and children pages that matter for USCIS. This page is about the foreign passport.
My name in the passport follows the newer transliteration rules and differs from my old documents. What now?
We use the current passport spelling and add the earlier spelling in a translator's note when you tell us about it, so the reviewer sees they are the same person.
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.
Do I need to send the whole passport?
Send every page, including blank ones, as one set of photos. We translate the pages with entries and record which pages were blank, so nobody wonders whether something was left out.
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.
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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