Certified translation of documents from Russian, Ukrainian and Hebrew

Mikhail Bogomolny translates documents from Russian, Ukrainian and Hebrew into English and certifies each translation, as USCIS and the courts require. Every page carries a certified court interpreter's precision: each stamp, seal, handwritten note, name and date.

Why Mikhail's translations are accepted without question

• Translated by someone who knows the law. Work in immigration court, the Immigration Law Specialist Certificate and Harvard Law School's contract law course: Mikhail understands what each document does legally, so the key terms come through precisely.
• Meaning, not look-alike words. «Протокол» isn't a protocol, «рапорт» isn't a report, and «гимназия» isn't a gymnasium. Mikhail translates what the document actually means. Examples of translators' false friends.
• Where others give up. Illegible handwriting, Soviet-era stamps, doctors' shorthand: Mikhail confirms every hard-to-read passage with the client and delivers a complete translation.
• Accepted everywhere. A certificate bearing a certified court interpreter's license number: USCIS, immigration and state courts, consulates, insurers and licensing boards.

Birth, marriage and divorce certificates

Birth certificates, including Soviet-era certificates with handwritten entries and stamps in two languages, and current Russian, Ukrainian and Israeli formats. Marriage and divorce certificates, court divorce decrees, name change records and death certificates, with any apostille on them translated as well.

• Names spelled exactly as in the passport and earlier USCIS filings, so the whole case matches.
• Patronymics, maiden names and changed surnames kept clear, so the reader can follow who is who.
• Place names as the document gives them, such as Leningrad or Dnepropetrovsk on older records, rendered consistently.

Medical documents

Medical certificates (справки), extracts from medical records (выписки), hospital discharge summaries (эпикриз), test and imaging results, disability certificates and vaccination records. Doctors abroad write in dense shorthand, often by hand, with Latin abbreviations and diagnosis codes. Everything is rendered in standard English medical terms, and anything hard to read is always confirmed with the client: Mikhail's aim is a complete, accurate translation even where others give up.

Typical uses: asylum cases, where medical records are often the key evidence of the harm suffered; personal injury and workers' compensation claims; records for an IME, QME or AME; insurance claims; and continuing treatment with doctors in the U.S.

Police reports and court documents

Police reports and protocols (протоколы) of questioning, detention and searches; statements filed with the police; decisions to open or refuse to open a criminal case; summonses, including military summonses; court judgments and sentences; and police clearance certificates (справка о несудимости). In asylum and immigration court cases these are often the key evidence, and a wrong date, article number or name can undercut them.

Ukrainian and Hebrew documents

Audio and video transcription and translation

Recorded phone calls, voice messages, videos, recordings of meetings and hearings: Mikhail transcribes the Russian speech, translates it into English and certifies the translation. These transcripts are especially in demand in family law, and in criminal, civil and immigration cases where a recording becomes evidence. Mikhail has prepared hundreds of them.

Other documents

• Diplomas, transcripts and licenses. See diploma translation.
• Military records and military IDs
• Employment record books, bank statements and tax documents
• Powers of attorney, contracts and corporate documents
• Letters, affidavits, articles and publications, including evidence for EB-1A, EB-2 (NIW) and O-1 petitions
• And any other document: this list is only a sample

What every certified translation includes

• Everything on the page: stamps, seals, handwritten notes, marginal text and the reverse side.
• A layout that mirrors the original, so the reader can match the two side by side.
• A signed certificate of translation stating that the translation is complete and accurate and that the translator is competent to translate.
• Notarization and apostille. USCIS doesn't require notarization, but consulates, foreign authorities and courts often do. When needed, Mikhail also handles notarization and the apostille.

How to order

1. Send scans or clear photos by emailPhone photos are fine if every word is legible. Say what the translation is for and the deadline.
2. Agree on price and timingPrice and delivery date are agreed by phone or email before work starts. Rush and same-day service is available.
3. Translation and reviewEvery translation is checked against the original for completeness, names, dates and numbers.
4. DeliveryA signed PDF ready to upload to USCIS or print; paper copies and notarization are also available.