English to Ukrainian Translation

This direction is used when an English document has to be put before Ukraine. The typical applicant submits a diploma, a registry record or a family document issued in an English-speaking country to an institution in Ukraine; the status, inheritance and family matters of Ukrainians abroad feed this direction. The source carries the Latin-script order, while the target is rendered into the Cyrillic alphabet.

Concrete examples make the direction clear: using a power of attorney drawn up abroad in a property or inheritance matter in Ukraine, entering a marriage contracted abroad into the Ukrainian register, taking a degree awarded abroad through recognition. The source carries Anglo-Saxon reality, while the target assesses it against the Ukrainian administrative language and writing system.

Powers of attorney and family documents are frequent in this direction; under wartime conditions people who have left the country handle their affairs at home remotely, which keeps these documents in steady demand. The second group is education documents.

Translating these documents calls for Anglo-Saxon concepts to be settled into their Ukrainian administrative counterparts, and for Latin names to be transliterated correctly into Cyrillic.

In this direction a document is most often prepared so that someone abroad can carry out a matter in Ukraine remotely; the property, inheritance and family affairs of those who left the country under wartime conditions have made that need greater. Accurate and complete translation of these documents is what allows the matter to move forward without delay.

English diploma and degree names are given in their original form with an explanation rather than by their counterpart within the Ukrainian higher education framework; the recognition decision rests with the Ukrainian authority. Credit information is preserved in a comparable form.

Because the translation will be used with notarisation, the layout is prepared on the understanding that it will be submitted together with the original document; the position of the signature and seal areas is preserved. This is what keeps the matter on the Ukrainian side moving smoothly.

When Latin names are carried into Cyrillic, the spelling in the person’s existing records in the country is taken as the basis; inventing a new reading creates a conflict with identity documents and delays the matter.

Technical matters peculiar to English into Ukrainian

In this direction the change of alphabet runs the other way: when Latin-script names are carried into Cyrillic, any existing Cyrillic spelling in the person’s Ukrainian documents is taken as the basis, since arbitrary transliteration breaks the identity match. English names are in most cases also supported by their original Latin spelling within the Cyrillic text, so that verification remains possible.

Ukrainian Cyrillic contains letters that Russian Cyrillic does not (for example і, ї, є, ґ); the correct Ukrainian characters are used. Letters from Russian Cyrillic used by mistake can damage the official validity of the document.

English legal concepts are rendered in Ukrainian according to their function; company forms are preserved in their original abbreviation and explained. English abbreviations are unpacked and, where necessary, given in brackets.

Dates and currency are not converted, and the target notation is used. The signature and date details on the document are preserved in place.

In powers of attorney the wording that sets the limits of the authority granted is preserved to the letter; any uncertainty in the scope can lead to the matter being refused on the Ukrainian side. In these documents the names of the parties and the relationships between relatives are set out openly.

In diploma applications the degree and credit information is conveyed openly; English degree names are not forced into equivalence with a Ukrainian degree but explained, and the decision rests with the Ukrainian authority.

In inheritance and property matters, conveying the plot, share and party details in full is what allows the record to be entered without trouble; numerical details are preserved with the values they carry in the source.

Which documents call for this direction

• Diplomas, transcripts and professional documents
• Birth, marriage and family documents
• Powers of attorney and consent documents (inheritance and status matters)
• Company and commercial contract documents
• Property and title deed documents

Powers of attorney and family documents are frequent in this direction; accurate conveyance of the relationships between relatives and of the transliteration of names is what the Ukrainian authority needs in order to accept them. In education documents the degree name and course details are conveyed accurately.

In property and inheritance files the numerical details and the names of the parties are given in full. In commercial documents the company form and registry details are preserved in their original form.

Chain of certification

Ukraine accepts the translation with notarisation (нотаріальний переклад). A document arriving from the English-speaking source country is expected to carry an apostille.

To see these expectations and Ukraine’s certification regime, look at the country page and the requirements for the document type. Tell us the institution the document will be submitted to before you send it.

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The information below is offered as guidance; in this language pair the level of certification is determined by the receiving institution. We recommend confirming with an official source before you proceed.