Translation of Documents for Moscow

[bertal 0]

I have another question. I'm getting conflicting information. Moscow consulate posted that Russian issued documents do not need to be translated, however, when I called the service desk, they said that they absolutely must be translated. They also said, that they can only be translated by an accredited agency. However, they do not need to be notarized. My fiancee's son's military ID is 28 pages. He never served, and most of these pages are blank. The service desk said that every page must be translated, even the blank ones.

Did anybody have to deal with something like this? Agencies charge around $50 per page. That's insane.

This doesn't make sense.

Thanks.

[Nathan&Elena 1]

I have another question. I'm getting conflicting information. Moscow consulate posted that Russian issued documents do not need to be translated, however, when I called the service desk, they said that they absolutely must be translated. They also said, that they can only be translated by an accredited agency. However, they do not need to be notarized. My fiancee's son's military ID is 28 pages. He never served, and most of these pages are blank. The service desk said that every page must be translated, even the blank ones.

Did anybody have to deal with something like this? Agencies charge around $50 per page. That's insane.

This doesn't make sense.

Thanks.

Hello!

I believe, you didn't search very well, because I, russian citizen, K-1 holder, found BUNCH of agencies who offer translation of my papers. And it was 200-250 rubles for each paper, not even each page. I strongly recommend you to ask your fiancee for help finding translating agency at her city. And military ID is requested to be translated, that is shown at the site : http://moscow.usembassy.gov/iv-fiancee.html

[baron555 934]

I have another question. I'm getting conflicting information. Moscow consulate posted that Russian issued documents do not need to be translated, however, when I called the service desk, they said that they absolutely must be translated. They also said, that they can only be translated by an accredited agency. However, they do not need to be notarized. My fiancee's son's military ID is 28 pages. He never served, and most of these pages are blank. The service desk said that every page must be translated, even the blank ones.

Did anybody have to deal with something like this? Agencies charge around $50 per page. That's insane.

This doesn't make sense.

Thanks.

Follow the agency.....Moscow does not require translations if the documents are in Russian.......

What the service desk may have been talking about is that any of those same documents that may be needed for AOS or ROC or Naturalization, once he is here in the US.....then those must be translated.....

....but....they don't need to be translated by any special agency. Anyone, anybody, can translate those documents as long as that person certifies on their own and writes the same on the documents that they are proficient in translation and has translated them in good faith and experience.

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if you absolutely want to have them translated, or want another opinion... ask this lady: http://www.russiangirlfriday.com

source: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/80065-russia-specific-faq