Russian Translation Services UK

Russian uses the Cyrillic alphabet, and personal names may appear in different Latin-letter spellings across passports, certificates and older records. Where a document has an established spelling or an official transliteration, provide supporting identification so that names and dates can be handled consistently. The original wording and document classifications should not be changed merely to resemble a UK equivalent.

Share the full source file, the intended use, the required language direction and any deadlines. These details help us review the correct formatting, terminology and quotation rather than assume that every Russian document has the same requirements.

Russian-language requests may include Birth, marriage and divorce certificates, passports and civil-status extracts; diplomas, transcripts and employment documents; contracts, official correspondence and financial records.

For legal or formal paperwork, you may also wish to review our certified and legal translation services. See certified translation, legal translation and business translation for more information about these types of work.

Some receiving organisations require a certified English translation while others set their own language and certification rules. Ask the recipient whether an accuracy statement, full copy of the source, hard copy or another formality is required. Notarisation or apostille arrangements are separate from the linguistic translation.

Our guidance on notarised translation and apostille-related translation explains additional procedures that can apply for some submissions. Check the receiving organisation’s written instructions before ordering.

1. Send a clear copy of all relevant pages, including stamps and reverse-side annotations.
2. Specify Russian to English or English to Russian, where the result will be used and any spelling references.
3. Tell us the required delivery format, certification instructions and deadline.
4. Review the proposed scope and quotation before confirming.