Document translation in Uzhhorod: for papers that arrived here
Almost everything written about Uzhhorod points at the border — apostille, Hungary, Slovakia. Yet the city has a second, incoming flow of documents that nobody talks about. Medical Faculty No. 2 of Uzhhorod National University states on its own page that over 1300 students from more than 25 countries study there, and the teaching is in English.
Hence a paradox people trip over here every year: the programme is in English, while Ukrainian admission runs in Ukrainian. A school certificate or diploma in English still needs a Ukrainian translation, because the reader is not a lecturer but an admissions committee. This page is about documents travelling into Uzhhorod rather than out of it. Etalon has no office in the city.
- An English-taught programme does not waive the Ukrainian translation: the committee reads in Ukrainian
- The translation is ordered for admission, not for study — different recipients, different rules
- The apostille is issued by the country that issued the document, not by Ukraine
- A one-page foreign form costs from UAH 150, and UAH 250 once a notary is involved
Our two other Uzhhorod pages look across the border: one covers the apostille, the other the Hungarian corridor in both directions. This one covers the incoming flow — documents that arrived in Uzhhorod and are awaited by a Ukrainian admissions committee.
You may study in English; you may not enrol in it
This is the first thing an international applicant needs to understand, and it is not a formality. Teaching in English covers lectures, examinations and textbooks. Admission is an administrative procedure of a Ukrainian institution, and it runs in the state language: the application, the certificate, the transcript and the medical clearance are submitted in Ukrainian.
So "all my documents are in English" does not mean "nothing needs translating". It means the opposite: translation is required, and it is translation from English rather than from the student’s native language. Routine work for us, a surprise for the applicant — and a surprise better met in May than in August.
| What you brought | Who reads it | What is required |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate or diploma in English | UzhNU admissions committee | Ukrainian translation; the transcript in full |
| A document in a language other than English | The same committee | Translated into Ukrainian directly, with no English step |
| Birth certificate | Registry office or notary | Translation with the translator’s signature certified |
| A document without its country’s apostille | The committee will not accept it | The issuing country affixes the apostille; we only translate |
What we translate, and what we cannot do
The boundary here is firm and worth knowing in advance. Translation and certification of the translator’s signature are our part, and we do them remotely from whichever country the document came from. An apostille on a foreign document is not: it is issued by the state that issued the document, and only there.
So the most common lost fortnight looks like this — a student arrives with papers that carry no apostille, we translate them, the committee declines them, and the documents fly home for the stamp. Ask us before the trip and you get that answer in one reply, free of charge.
Three recipients in Uzhhorod, three sets of requirements
An admissions committee checks a diploma transcript row by row: subject titles, hours, grades. A missing row matters more to them than style, which is why we translate the transcript in full, footnotes and administrative marks included.
A notary looks at it differently: the content does not concern them, they certify the translator’s signature, and only completeness matters. The administrative service centre at 3 Poshtova Square is the third recipient, and there a translation is needed less often than people expect: if the paper is already in Ukrainian, it is filed as it is.
A paper issued in another Ukrainian region
A separate case, also frequent here: a student or a family member holds a Ukrainian document drawn up outside Zakarpattia. There is no need to travel for it. The nearest registry office, a notary or a state archive accepts the application for a Ministry of Justice document, wherever the paper was originally issued.
For admission that means the whole set can be assembled in Uzhhorod even when half of it comes from the other end of the country. Our part stays remote — the text.
Working without an office, which here is an advantage
We have no premises in the city, and for an applicant abroad that is rather a benefit: you can start before you arrive. Scans go through Viber, WhatsApp or Telegram, and the finished paper travels by Nova Poshta to a branch or locker in Uzhhorod — quite possibly arriving there before you do.
One request: tell us the date by which the committee expects the set. We count from it; if the deadline cannot hold, you are warned at once rather than on the last day.
How we work
- 1Tell us where you are filingAdmissions committee, notary or registry office — completeness rules differ.
- 2Send scans of every pageDiploma with its transcript. The transcript is translated in full, every row.
- 3Check the issuing country’s apostilleIt is issued at home, not in Ukraine. If it is missing, we say so before starting.
- 4Collect the paper from Nova PoshtaAny branch or locker in Uzhhorod, including before you arrive.
Prices
- A foreign form for a Ukrainian institution up to one pagefrom UAH 150
- The same with the signature notarised the notary’s work includedfrom UAH 250
- Diploma together with its transcript by the transcript’s volumequoted
- Apostille on a Ukrainian document for paper leaving Ukraine, not arriving in itfrom UAH 950
The price has two parts: per document when it is a single form, and by volume when a diploma and its transcript are involved — the transcript always carries more pages. Should any part of the set need no translation at all, you will know that before we take the work on.
FAQ
The programme is in English. Do I still need a Ukrainian translation?
Yes. English is the language of instruction, while admission is a procedure of a Ukrainian institution conducted in the state language. The certificate, diploma, transcript and medical clearance are read in Ukrainian by the admissions committee, so a translation is required even when the document is already in English.
Can you put an apostille on my foreign document?
No, and it is not a question of price. An apostille is issued by the state that issued the document, and only in that state. Our part is the translation and the certification of the translator’s signature. If the stamp is missing we say so before starting, so that you do not ship the papers twice.
What exactly gets translated in a diploma?
Everything it contains: the diploma itself and the transcript. The committee reads the transcript most closely — the list of subjects with their hours — and compares it line by line. That is why scans of all transcript pages are needed; footnotes and administrative marks go into the translation too.
My Ukrainian document was issued in another region. Must I travel there?
No. The nearest registry office, a notary or a state archive accepts the application for a Ministry of Justice document, and the place of issue does not affect that. The set is assembled in Uzhhorod even when half of it comes from the other end of the country.
How much does document translation cost in Uzhhorod?
It depends what the set contains. A single-page foreign form starts at UAH 150, and UAH 250 if a notary is required. A diploma is counted together with its transcript, because the two are never filed apart. We name the figure before the work, free of charge.
I am not in Ukraine yet. Can I start in advance?
Yes, and it works out better that way. We take scans from any country — through Viber, WhatsApp or Telegram — and the paper waits for you at a Nova Poshta branch in Uzhhorod. Name the date the committee expects the set by and we will count from it.
Updated: 2026-10-12
