Birth certificate
Translation, apostille, and legalization of birth certificates for different countries and institutions.
The most common story behind this request: a child was born abroad, and now the German Geburtsurkunde or the Polish short-form odpis has to be presented to Ukrainian authorities — to register the child, arrange social payments, and update the parents’ documents.
The route depends on the issuing country. A German certificate is first apostilled in Germany — usually by the regional government of the federal state — and only then translated, because the apostille stamp is part of the document. A Polish certificate needs no apostille under the legal-assistance treaty, yet Ukrainian institutions still require even a multilingual short-form extract to come with a complete notarized translation. One rule is shared: the child’s and parents’ names in the translation must match the Ukrainian passports letter for letter — which is exactly what we verify before certification.
A certificate translation is ready within 1–2 business days from scans, no personal presence needed: your representative collects the package in Kyiv, or Nova Poshta delivers it.
Articles on this topic: Birth certificate
October 12, 2026
A child born abroad: how to obtain their Ukrainian documents
Consular registration or a local certificate with an apostille: what Ukrainian registrars and the migration service actually accept, and when a consul cannot register a birth.
ReadSeptember 10, 2026
Foreign birth and marriage certificates in Ukraine: registry, translation, apostille
Why the Ukrainian civil registry will not swap a foreign certificate for a Ukrainian one, when an apostille is needed, and how notarised translation works.
ReadSeptember 14, 2026
German documents in Ukraine: apostille and translation
How to legalize a German document for Ukraine: where Germany issues apostilles, how notarized translation works, and what Ukrainian institutions require.
ReadOctober 26, 2026
Greek documents for Ukraine: the registry act, the apostille, translation from Greek
In Greece the apostille comes from the decentralised administration, not a ministry, and the registry needs the act. Translation from UAH 550 a page.
ReadOctober 26, 2026
Italian documents for Ukraine: prefecture or prosecutor, comune certificates, translation
Italy splits the apostille between the prefecture and the prosecutor, and self-certification is worthless for Ukraine. Translation from UAH 450 a page.
ReadOctober 26, 2026
Lithuanian documents for Ukraine: Registrų centras extracts, civil records, translation from Lithuanian
In Lithuania a notary issues the apostille, and since 1 October 2026 it can be electronic. Which form to order for a Ukrainian filing. From UAH 500 a page.
ReadSeptember 7, 2026
Polish documents in Ukraine: records, certificates, świadectwa
Civil-status records, certificates, świadectwa, court rulings and KRS extracts: why no apostille is needed, which translation is accepted, and where recognition applies.
ReadOctober 26, 2026
Spanish documents for Ukraine: certificación literal, apostille, double surnames
The Libro de Familia is gone, four different bodies issue apostilles, and double surnames break the filing. Translation from UAH 450 a standard page.
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