Marriage & divorce certificates · Tajik · Uzbek · Russian
Certified marriage certificate translation for UK use.
We translate marriage and divorce certificates from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Russia and the other former Soviet republics into English, and certify them for use in the UK. The whole document is translated — stamps, seals and handwritten entries included — and comes with a signed, dated Certificate of Accuracy naming the translator. A single-page certificate is about £25, ready within 24 hours of payment.
- Price
- About £25 per page — fixed in writing before any work starts
- Turnaround
- 24 hours from payment for Tajik, Uzbek and Russian
- You receive
- Full translation with a signed, dated Certificate of Accuracy naming the translator
- Languages
- Tajik, Uzbek, Russian in-house · Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Ukrainian on request
What gets translated
Civil-registry marriage certificates, divorce certificates and court divorce decrees, in full: printed fields, handwritten entries, stamps, seals and anything on the reverse.
We also translate religious (nikah) certificates as documents. Whether such a certificate is recognised for your purpose is a legal question, and not one we can answer.
Surnames before and after marriage
A marriage certificate usually records a surname before and after the marriage. Both are shown exactly as the certificate records them, transliterated the same way as on your other documents.
Send the passport photo page with the certificate and we match the spelling to it. Where the documents disagree, we keep what each original says and add a translator’s note.
How to order
Photograph the document on your phone — the whole page in frame, text readable, and the back if anything is written there — and send it to us on WhatsApp. There is nothing to install and no form to fill in.
We reply with the page count, a fixed price and a completion time. Nothing is payable until you accept the price in writing.
What “certified” means in the UK
England and Wales have no sworn translators. A certified translation is one that carries a written confirmation that it is a true and accurate translation of the original, with the date, a name, a signature and contact details, so that the body receiving it can check who stands behind it.
Ours comes as a Certificate of Accuracy on company letterhead. It names the translator who did the work and is signed and dated by the director of MENDEE LTD, an ITI Affiliate. Notarisation and apostille are separate steps carried out by a notary and by the FCDO; we translate and certify, we are not notaries.
Questions
How much does a marriage certificate translation cost in the UK?
About £25 for a single-page certificate. That figure is indicative: you receive a fixed price in writing before any work begins, and nothing is payable until you accept it. A multi-page court decree is priced from its page count.
How long does it take?
Within 24 hours of payment for Tajik, Uzbek and Russian documents. If you have a deadline sooner than that, tell us and we will say honestly whether it is achievable.
Can you translate a divorce certificate or a court decree?
Yes. Divorce certificates issued by a civil registry and divorce decrees issued by a court are both translated in full and certified the same way.
Do you need the original document?
No. A clear photo of the whole page, and of the back if anything is written there, is enough for the translation. Whether the body you are applying to wants to see your original is for them to say.
Will the Home Office accept the translation?
The Certificate of Accuracy carries what the Home Office guidance asks for: confirmation that the translation is accurate, the date, the translator’s full name, a signature and contact details. If a rejection is ever attributable to the quality of our translation, we re-issue it with a fresh certificate at no cost. We cannot advise on the application itself.
Do you translate Kazakh, Kyrgyz or Ukrainian documents?
On request. Tajik, Uzbek and Russian are translated by our own staff. Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Ukrainian go to a vetted linguist engaged for the job: we tell you before quoting, the price and time are confirmed per job, and no document is passed on without your agreement.
Official sources
- GOV.UK — Certifying a document: certifying a translation
- Immigration Rules, Part 1, paragraph 39B(f)
- Home Office — Guide to supporting documents: visiting the UK
Last reviewed: 20 September 2026