Russian Deposition Translation
Russian deposition translation in both directions: a certified US deposition transcript into Russian so a Russian-speaking party can read it and sign the errata sheet, and Russian testimony records, a протокол допроса, an объяснение or a нотариально удостоверенное заявление, into English as exhibits in a US case.
- Up to 250 words per page
- $25 per page
- Standard turnaround
- From 24 hours
- Certificate of accuracy
- Signed & stamped
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Written for Russian deposition records
Russian testimony does not come in the shape of a deposition
Russia has no deposition. Testimony is taken by an investigator or a judge and written into a protocol, so the Russian papers a US lawyer receives are the state's record of what was said, not the witness's own words.
Протокол допроса and объяснение
In a Russian criminal case the следователь questions a witness and writes a протокол допроса свидетеля under article 190 of the УПК, in the first person but in the investigator's phrasing, signed on every page with the line с моих слов записано верно. Before a case is opened the police take an объяснение, a shorter statement with no criminal liability for a false statement, which is why a Russian lawyer values it less. Both are translated with the headings, the rights warning and the page signatures, and we mark where the text is a printed form and where it is handwritten.
Transcripts into Russian, line numbers intact
A deponent who testified through an interpreter is entitled to read the transcript and correct it within the thirty days under Rule 30(e), and a Russian speaker can only do that in Russian. We translate the transcript with the page and line numbers, the Q and A markers, the objections and the interpreter's oath kept in place, so counsel can cite page 47, line 12 in either language. Russian renders a hedged English answer poorly, so the translator keeps I don't recall and I'm not sure distinct rather than collapsing both into не помню.
Getting testimony from Russia for a US case
The Hague Evidence Convention does not operate between the US and Russia, Russia stopped executing US letters rogatory in 2003, and the US Embassy in Moscow does not host depositions. In practice a witness in Russia gives a notarized заявление or testifies by video from a third country, and the notarized statement reaches the US court in Russian with the notary's удостоверительная надпись and sometimes an apostille from the regional Minjust. We translate the statement and both certifications; the court decides what weight an unsworn Russian statement carries.
Who is asking for your Russian deposition translation?
The translation is the same. What changes is whether the recipient wants anything added to it.
Courts
A deposition filed in a US court needs a complete English translation with a signed certification from the translator. Some judges want it notarized as well, so check the local rules.
Bankruptcy courts
A Rule 2004 examination or a deposition in a bankruptcy case is filed with a certified translation of the testimony and of any foreign-language exhibits.
Courts abroad
Testimony taken in the US for a case in another country usually goes out with an apostille on the reporter's certificate and a translation into that country's language.
Before you upload
Three things that save a day of back and forth on a Russian deposition.
Send the certified transcript, not the rough draft
Court reporters issue a rough draft first and the certified transcript later. Order the translation from the certified copy, with the reporter's certificate page.
Include the exhibits the witness was asked about
A deponent is often questioned on a letter or a contract marked as an exhibit. If those are in another language too, upload them in the same order so the terms are translated the same way.
Expect many pages and tell us the deadline
A transcript can run to a few hundred pages, and the quote counts words, not sheets. Upload the file to see the price before you pay, and put the filing date in the order notes.
Details and pricing
What is included in a Russian deposition translation
One price per page covers the translation and its certification. A page is up to 250 words, and the quote tells you the page count before you pay.
Everything on the deposition is translated, including stamps, seals and handwritten notes. Tell us the English spelling you use for each name when you order.
Certified Translation
Word-for-word translation with a certificate of accuracy for official use.
$25
USD / page
up to 250 words per page
Included
- Signed & stamped certification of translation accuracy
- Certified by a professional translator
- Digital delivery via PDF
- Review and approve final translation
- 100% Guaranteed Acceptance
- Standard turnaround starting at 24 hours
Optional services
- Expedited turnaround
- Priority handling when your deadline is shorter than the standard turnaround.
- By deadline
- Notarization
- A notary public signs and stamps the certification statement.
- $20 per order
- Physical copy
- A wet-ink original of your translation, mailed by express courier.
- $35 per order
- Apostille
- Authenticates the notary’s signature and seal for use in Hague Convention countries.
- $180 per document
What the certificate of accuracy states
Your translation arrives with a Certification of Translation Accuracy issued by ImmiTranslate. It is the page the receiving organization checks first.
- The translation is complete and accurate.
- The document title and the language pair.
- The translator is competent in both languages.
- A signature and the ImmiTranslate certification stamp.
- Our American Translators Association corporate membership.
Our translation process
Our goal is to make the translation process as simple as possible for you. Our service is streamlined specifically for documents of this nature.
Russian Deposition FAQ
Most questions about pricing and turnaround can be answered faster by requesting a quote.
- Do you provide the interpreter for the deposition itself?
- No. A deposition interpreter is booked through the court reporting agency or as a court-certified interpreter, and the interpreter's oath goes on the record. What we translate is the paper around it: the exhibits the witness will be shown, which should be in English before the deposition so they can be marked, the transcript afterward, and any Russian document the witness brings. Certified exhibit translations are usually what opposing counsel asks for first.
- The протокол has handwritten corrections at the end. Do you translate them?
- Yes. A Russian протокол ends with a space for the witness's замечания, corrections the witness asked for after reading it, and those handwritten lines can contradict the printed answers above them. We translate them where they sit, mark them as handwritten, and keep the signatures that follow. A blank замечания section with the words замечаний нет is translated too, since it shows the witness accepted the text.
- Can you translate a deposition transcript into Russian for a court in Russia or an arbitration?
- Yes. Russian courts and the МКАС arbitration court in Moscow accept foreign documents with a Russian translation certified by a Russian notary, and some parties also apostille the court reporter's certificate first. We translate the transcript into Russian and leave the notarization to a notary in Russia, since we are not notaries there and Russia has no sworn translators. For an arbitration in London, Stockholm or Vienna with a Russian-speaking tribunal, the certified translation alone is usually enough.
- How much does a certified translation cost?
- Certified translation is $25 per page, with a page counted as up to 250 words. Notarization, a mailed physical copy and an apostille are optional and priced separately.
- How long does a certified translation take?
- Standard turnaround starts at 24 hours and depends on the length and language of your documents. If you have a deadline, include it in your quote request.
Other Russian documents we translate
Deposition translation in other languages
Each of these pages is written for that language's deposition records.
Sending it with an application? Read the Certified translations, Notarized translations before you order.