Свидетельство
Divorce certificate from ЗАГС
A short registry certificate is enough, if that is the document you need.
Certified Russian Divorce Certificate Translation
Свидетельство о расторжении бракаРешение суда о расторжении бракаПовторное свидетельство
Certified English translation for USCIS, spouse and fiancé(e) petitions, naturalization filings, courts, and other marital-history review.
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Complete submitted record
Finality and court structure preserved
Case caption · ruling · finality · seals · registration notes
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USCISMeets all translation requirementsPrepared in accordance with 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3)
How much does a Russian divorce certificate translation cost?
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Your filing package
What is included in a certified Russian divorce translation?
You get three files: a scan of your Russian record, the full English translation, and a signed and stamped Certificate of Translation Accuracy.
- Every printed field, seal, stamp, and handwritten entry translated
- Свидетельство and решение суда kept apart, never merged into one record
- The date the marriage ended labeled by its source: court ruling or registry entry
- The surname each spouse carries after the divorce carried into English
- Review the translation and request corrections before certification
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Documents we translate
Which Russian divorce documents can we translate?
Have one document? That is enough to start. Upload the Russian divorce record you want translated. We confirm the page count, the price, and the delivery time before you pay.
Решение суда
Court decision on the divorce
We translate short rulings and full multi-page decisions alike, property and custody parts included.
Related records
Other Russian divorce papers
A повторное replacement certificate, Soviet-era records, apostilles, and any settlement agreement filed with the case.
Real Russian-language casework
What can complicate a Russian divorce or civil-record translation?
The first case is a Russian divorce certificate. The other two are civil records, and they show issues we check on divorce files too: registry fields that look alike, and a seal number too blurry to read.
Russia · registry convention
Half of one spouse’s fields were blank on purpose
The registry fills the second spouse’s block differently by convention. We showed the blanks as blanks and explained the form in a translator’s note, so nothing read as missing evidence.
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Russia · field pairs
Citizenship and ethnicity were two separate fields
Russian forms label гражданство and национальность separately. We translated each to its own English label instead of collapsing both into one nationality line.
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Russia · illegible seal
A seal number was too blurry to read with certainty
We recovered the digits from the number’s own check pattern rather than guessing, and marked what stayed unreadable instead of inventing it.
Read the caseWhich record proves the divorce
Do I need the свидетельство or the court decision?
Russia splits the divorce across two offices: a court can grant it, and ЗАГС records it. Which paper you hold depends on that route. We name the record as issued.
ЗАГС
Свидетельство о расторжении брака — the registry certificate
ЗАГС issues the свидетельство о расторжении брака. It names both former spouses, the act record number, the registry office, and the date the divorce was recorded.
It also states the surname each spouse carries after the divorce. That line is what connects a maiden name on an old record to the name on a current passport.
If you hold the свидетельство, upload it first. Add the court decision when your USCIS notice, attorney, or receiving office asks for the ruling too.
Court
Решение суда — and the date the marriage actually ended
Where a court granted the divorce, the marriage ends on the day the decision enters legal force, not on the day it was announced. ЗАГС then registers it and issues the certificate.
So a court file can carry two dates that both look final. We label the ruling and the entry into legal force separately rather than choosing one.
Повторное
A replacement certificate for a lost original
ЗАГС does not hand out duplicate copies freely. A повторное свидетельство is issued to replace an original that was lost or destroyed, and it is marked as such.
We translate that marking rather than hiding it. A reviewer who sees an unexplained second certificate asks why there are two.
Soviet era
RSFSR and USSR records
Divorce records from the Soviet period use different form names, different offices, and often handwriting across the whole entry. Republic names and city names have changed since.
We translate the form as printed and name the office as it was then, so the old record and a modern one can be read as one identity chain.
How it works
How do I get a Russian divorce document translated into English?
Upload the record first. We name the document, confirm the full page set and the price, then translate, check, and certify it.
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Upload every page you have
Send the свидетельство, the court decision, any settlement agreement, the apostille, and any back sides. Add the USCIS notice or checklist that names what they asked for.
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We translate the record and the names
A Russian specialist translates the registry or court text. A second reviewer checks both surnames, the patronymics, the act record number, and every date.
Translated · independently checked
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Review and receive the certified set
Ask for fixes before we certify. You then get the source copy, the full English translation, and the signed and stamped Certificate of Translation Accuracy.
Certified · typically within 24 hours
How much does a Russian divorce translation cost?
No 250-word cap on dense court pages.
Certified price
$24.95/ page
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Client reviews
What do clients say about their Russian divorce translations?
4.9 / 52,400+ client reviews
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Ekaterina M.
Brooklyn, NY
“They translated my Russian divorce certificate with perfect patronymic handling for both former spouses. My surname reversion to my maiden name was clearly noted, and USCIS accepted the I-130 packet without an RFE.”
Russia · Свидетельство with surname reversion
I-130 packet accepted
Andrey V.
Portland, OR
“My divorce was granted by a Russian district court and the decision was 6 pages with detailed property and custody provisions. CertTranslate translated every provision in full, and my family attorney confirmed it was what the U.S. court needed.”
Russia · Six-page court decision
Every provision translated
Marina T.
Houston, TX
“I had a Soviet-era RSFSR divorce decree alongside my modern Russian marriage certificate. They coordinated the names, patronymics, and institutional references across both, so the identity chain was clear for USCIS.”
Soviet-era RSFSR decree with a modern record
Identity chain clear for USCIS
Questions before ordering
What does USCIS require for a translated Russian divorce document?
The translation rule is always the same: file the Russian evidence with a full certified English translation. Which record proves the divorce depends on whether a court or ЗАГС granted it.
How much does a Russian divorce translation cost?+−
The price is $24.95 per physical page, with no word cap. A свидетельство is usually one page. A court decision can run several. We confirm the count before you pay.
How long does a Russian divorce translation take?+−
Most one- to three-page orders arrive within 24 hours. For long court decisions, and for files with dense handwriting, we confirm a delivery time before we start.
Will my Russian divorce translation be accepted by USCIS?+−
Your package holds the source copy, a full English translation, and a signed and stamped Certificate of Translation Accuracy. If USCIS raises a translation issue, we revise it free. That does not replace holding the right record in the first place.
Do I need the свидетельство or the court decision?+−
It depends on the route and on what you were asked for. ЗАГС issues the свидетельство after a divorce is recorded; a court file also carries the ruling itself. Upload both if you have them, and we will name them before you pay.
Which divorce date should match my USCIS form?+−
Use the date the form asks for, if the record backs it up. A court divorce ends the marriage when the decision enters legal force, and the registry entry can be later. The translation labels each one.
Do you translate Soviet-era RSFSR divorce records?+−
Yes. Soviet-period records use older form names, offices that no longer exist, and often handwriting throughout. We translate the form as printed and name the office as it was then.
How will you spell our names in English?+−
We follow the spelling in your passport when you send it, because that is the spelling the rest of your packet uses. Without a passport we apply a single transliteration standard and say so in a note.
My certificate says повторное. Is that a problem?+−
No. ЗАГС issues a повторное свидетельство to replace an original that was lost or destroyed. We translate the marking rather than hiding it, so nobody has to guess why a second certificate exists.
Does USCIS require notarization or an apostille?+−
USCIS generally asks for a certified English translation, not a notarized one and not an apostille. A court, consulate, or foreign office may set its own rules, so follow that recipient’s checklist.
Does a certified translation make a foreign divorce legally recognized in the United States?+−
No. Translation makes the record readable. It does not decide whether a U.S. state recognizes the divorce. That can turn on state law, jurisdiction, notice, and how the case ran abroad. Ask the receiving office or a lawyer.
What we check before certification
What can make a translated Russian divorce record unclear to USCIS?
These issues come up again and again in Russian marital-history packets. The translation should show the names, the dates, and the record type, not leave the officer to work them out.
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The ruling date and the date it took force are merged
Our check: We label both. A court divorce ends the marriage when the decision enters legal force, and a remarriage timeline rests on that date.
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A blank registry field reads as missing evidence
Our check: Russian forms leave parts of the second spouse’s block empty by convention. We show blanks as blanks and explain the form rather than filling gaps.
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Гражданство and национальность collapse into one line
Our check: They are separate fields on the form and mean different things. We keep citizenship and ethnicity apart in English.
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A surname or patronymic shifts between documents
Our check: We cross-check both spouses, the patronymics, the act record number, and every repeated date before we certify.
The standard behind these checks
AcceptReady™ is CertTranslate's published standard for certified translations: complete word-for-word translation, mirrored page layout, signed and stamped Certificate of Accuracy on letterhead, and matched to the receiver's published requirements.
How to check each one yourselfChecked before certification. If an authority later requests a translation-related correction, revisions remain free.
Start my translationCommon USCIS contexts
When do I need a certified Russian divorce translation?
USCIS reads divorce evidence to see whether an earlier marriage ended lawfully, and whether both people were then free to marry again.
Send the Russian record together with its certified English translation. The translation must not replace the source, shorten it, or quietly fix it.
I-130 / I-485
Spouse petition and adjustment
Proof that an earlier marriage ended supports the current marriage in a family-based case.
I-129F
K-1 fiancé(e) petition
Both parties must show that prior marriages ended and that they are legally free to marry.
N-400
Naturalization and name change
USCIS asks for records showing an earlier marriage ended lawfully. A name change on the form has to be evidenced too.
Visa / court
Consular or state-law review
Which civil record counts, and whether it needs a stamp, follows the destination’s own checklist.
Document glossary
What do common Russian divorce terms mean in English?
These terms often show up together, but they name different documents, offices, or stages of the divorce.
- Свидетельство о расторжении брака
- Divorce certificate issued by the civil registry.
- Решение суда о расторжении брака
- Court decision granting the divorce.
- ЗАГС
- The civil registry office that records births, marriages, and divorces.
- Вступление в законную силу
- The point a court decision takes legal force; the marriage ends that day.
- Запись акта
- The numbered act record the registry keeps; a certificate is a copy of it.
- Повторное свидетельство
- A replacement certificate issued when the original was lost or destroyed.
- Отчество
- Patronymic, the middle name built from the father’s given name.
- Девичья фамилия
- Maiden name; the certificate states the surname kept after the divorce.
Reference library
Where can I verify Russian divorce document requirements?
Guidance and source links last rechecked .
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