Translate a Foreign Birth Certificate into Russian
Send us a scan of your foreign birth certificate. We translate it into Russian and have a licensed Russian notary certify the translator's signature, so it is ready for ZAGS, a marriage registration, a citizenship application, or an inheritance case in 2-3 business days.
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What to Send Us
- A clear scan or photo of the full birth certificate, including any stamps, seals, or notes on the back
- The apostille page, if your country requires one for Russia (see below to check whether yours does)
- Your full name exactly as it appears in your Russian passport or ID, so we spell it the same way in the translation
- The Russian authority you plan to submit the translation to, such as ZAGS, the marriage registry, a notary handling an inheritance file, or the migration service
- A phone number, email, or Telegram handle so we can reach you with any questions
Why a Foreign Certified Translation Is Not Enough for Russia
Many countries let a sworn or certified translator stamp a translation and call it official. Russia works differently. Under Article 81 of the Fundamentals of Legislation on Notaries of the Russian Federation, a Russian notary certifies the signature of a translator who holds a recognized translation diploma and is registered with that notary’s office. ZAGS offices, courts, banks, and the migration service look for this exact notarized format on a foreign-language document, and a foreign sworn or certified stamp, even a good one, is usually turned away. Our translators are diploma-holders registered with a Russian notary, so every birth certificate translation we deliver already meets this requirement.
This page covers one direction only: a foreign birth certificate translated for use in Russia. If instead you have a Russian birth certificate that needs an apostille and translation for use abroad, that is the reverse service — see Russian birth certificate, apostilled.
Do You Need an Apostille First?
An apostille has to be placed on your birth certificate in the country where it was issued, before you send it to us. We do not issue apostilles ourselves; we accept a birth certificate that has already been apostilled, or an original from a country that does not need one. If your certificate comes from a country that has a legal-assistance treaty with Russia, including the CIS countries, Serbia, and the Czech Republic, no apostille is required at all. If you are not sure which group your country falls into, tell us where the certificate was issued and we will check for you before you order.
Birth Certificate Translation — Price
Birth Certificate Translation
€49per certificate
Certified Russian translation of your birth certificate, plus notarization of the translator's signature by a licensed Russian notary
2-3 business days
No Translation Error Guarantee
If a Russian authority rejects your translation because of a mistake we made — a misspelled name, a mistranslated term, a missing stamp — we redo it at no charge, on a rush basis.
Applies to our own translation and notarization work; does not cover requirements set by the receiving authority, such as an apostille it turns out you needed, or a document type it does not accept in translated form at all.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I translate a birth certificate into Russian for ZAGS or another Russian authority?
Send us a clear scan of the full certificate. We translate it into Russian and a licensed Russian notary certifies the signature of the translator, which is the format ZAGS offices, courts, banks, and other Russian authorities require under Article 81 of the Fundamentals of Legislation on Notaries.
Do I need an apostille on my birth certificate before you translate it?
It depends on where the certificate was issued. Countries in the Hague Convention need an apostille on the original, placed in the country of origin, not by us. Countries with a legal-assistance treaty with Russia, including the CIS countries, Serbia, and the Czech Republic, do not need one. Tell us your country and we will confirm.
Can I use a sworn or certified translation made in my own country instead?
No. Russian authorities work with translations notarized inside Russia under Russian law, not with a foreign sworn-translator stamp. Send us the original certificate instead and we will produce a translation that ZAGS, a court, or a bank will accept.
Which Russian authorities accept this birth certificate translation?
This is the format accepted by ZAGS civil registry offices, marriage registrars, notaries handling inheritance files, banks, and the migration service, among others.
How long does it take to translate a birth certificate into Russian?
Standard turnaround is 2-3 business days from the moment we receive a clear scan of your certificate and, where required, its apostille.
Can you translate a birth certificate needed for a Russian citizenship application?
Yes. Birth certificates are one of the most common documents in a Russian citizenship or repatriation file. We translate and notarize them so they are ready to submit alongside the rest of your paperwork.
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Send a scan now — you will have a fixed price and an honest deadline answer within 2 hours during working hours, and you pay nothing until you approve.
We are not a Russian government agency. An apostille on a foreign birth certificate is placed in the country where the certificate was issued, not by us; we accept a certificate that already carries one, or an original from a country that does not require one under a legal-assistance treaty with Russia, such as the CIS countries, Serbia, or the Czech Republic. Foreign sworn or certified translations are not accepted by Russian authorities; a Russian notary must certify the signature of a registered translator under Article 81 of the Fundamentals of Legislation on Notaries, which is what we provide.
