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Legal and financial translation, notarisation, apostille: documents that banks and authorities accept.
A document for use in another country goes through three steps: preparing it for use abroad, translating it and certifying the translation. A mistake at any step sends the papers back: a bank, consulate or immigration office will not accept a certificate without an apostille, a translation without the right translator's signature or a certification made in the wrong country. So we start a translation not with the text but with the question of who will accept the document, where and in what form.
Apostille or consular legalisation
An apostille is a stamp under the 1961 Hague Convention that confirms the signature and seal on a public document. More than 120 countries take part, including Russia, almost all of Europe, the US, Latin America, China since November 2023, Canada since January 2024 and Vietnam since 11 September 2026. Countries outside the convention, such as the UAE, Thailand, Egypt and Taiwan, require consular legalisation: certification by the foreign ministry of the issuing country and by the consulate of the destination country. It takes longer and costs more. Between Russia and CIS countries no apostille is needed under the Minsk Convention.
We will calculate online the full cost for your task.
Apostilles on Russian documents
- The authority responsible for the document applies it: civil registry offices for birth and marriage certificates, the interior ministry for criminal record certificates, education authorities for diplomas, the Ministry of Justice for notarial documents.
- State fee - 2,500 roubles per document, about US$30 at the Bank of Russia rate of 6 October 2026.
- Processing time - up to five working days.
Who must translate
The rules are set by the country where the document will be used. In Spain an official translation is made by a sworn translator on the foreign ministry's register, in France by an expert translator attached to a court of appeal, in Germany by a translator sworn in at a regional court. A translation notarised in Russia is not always accepted there. In Russia translations are certified by a notary, who attests the translator's signature; for documents going abroad a second apostille is sometimes placed on the notarial certificate. Consulates of many countries accept translations made in Russia, but it is best to check before ordering.
Common mistakes
- The document was translated first and apostilled afterwards, leaving the stamp untranslated.
- The name in the translation differs from the international passport, and the bank or immigration office returns the papers.
- The certificate is out of date: many authorities accept certificates no older than three to six months.
- The country is not in the convention, but the document was sent with an apostille instead of legalisation.
Russian documents from abroad: the full series
Step-by-step guides for those who live abroad and handle Russian documents and transactions through a consulate or a representative:
- How to deregister from a Russian address while living abroad
- How to get a copy of a Russian birth certificate from abroad
- Replacement Russian marriage or divorce certificate from abroad
- Russian certificate of no marriage for a wedding abroad
- How to get a Russian police clearance certificate abroad
- How to replace a Russian diploma from abroad
- Power of attorney at a Russian consulate
- How to sell an apartment in Russia while living abroad
- How to accept an inheritance in Russia while living abroad
What we do
We find out what the receiving authority requires, obtain the apostille or legalisation, translate and certify the translation and, where needed, find a sworn translator in the destination country. Written translation from English, German, French, Italian and Spanish is $20 per page, from Chinese, Japanese and Arabic $40, notarisation of the translator's signature $25 per document, apostille or legalisation $150 per document. The full price list is in the table below.
Murblz translation bureau price list
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Written translation, English (per page) | $20 |
| Written translation, German (per page) | $20 |
| Written translation, French (per page) | $20 |
| Written translation, Italian (per page) | $20 |
| Written translation, Spanish (per page) | $20 |
| Written translation, Greek (per page) | $25 |
| Written translation, Czech (per page) | $25 |
| Written translation, Polish (per page) | $25 |
| Written translation, Bulgarian (per page) | $25 |
| Written translation, Turkish (per page) | $30 |
| Written translation, Chinese (per page) | $40 |
| Written translation, Japanese (per page) | $40 |
| Written translation, Arabic (per page) | $40 |
| Notarization of translator's signature (per document) | $25 |
| Apostille / legalization (per document) | $150 |
| Translation editing, EN/DE/FR (per page) | from $10 |
| Courier delivery within Moscow | $15 |
A mistake at any of the three steps sends the document back
The law does not stop you translating documents on your own. But mistakes cost more than the translation: a document without an apostille or legalisation, a translation by the wrong kind of translator for the destination country, a certification that country does not recognise. The rules are set by the country where the document will be used: Spain requires a sworn translator from the foreign ministry register, France a court-appointed expert translator, Germany a translator sworn in at a regional court. The Murblz translation bureau removes these risks: we choose the legalisation route, translate and certify to the destination country rules. We guarantee professional work and a transparent process, and in most cases a result on the first filing.
The cost depends on the language, volume and type of certification; a manager will calculate it in the chat.
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Need documents translated and legalised?
Send the list of documents and the country where they will be filed - we translate, notarise and apostille them to the requirements of the receiving bank or authority.
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