Marriage Certificate from Ukraine — Document Retrieval Service

Surely. Please fill out the request form and specify information you have and requirements to be fulfilled.

Full legalization for obtained marriage certificates/extracts I received could be provided by request. Apostillization by Hague Convention 1961↗ is possible for marriage certificates and marriage extracts received from Ukrainian civil registry offices (DRATS) and for archival marriage certificates. This additional service is paid separately.

When documents are issued by civil registry offices in Ukraine (records under 76 years old), processing usually takes 1–3 weeks. If the documents come from Ukrainian archives (records older than 76 years), the timeframe extends to about 4–6 weeks.

It’s always best to arrange the sworn translation directly in the country where the document will be used for the smoothest process.

Yes, of course. I will provide you with content of the marriage document from Ukraine.

A Ukrainian marriage certificate is an official document proving registration of marriage in Ukraine and issued by the competent civil registration office on a special form with multi-level protection, and contains the following information:

• Full names of the spouses
• Date of the marriage
• Place of the marriage
• Date of birth of the spouses
• Place of birth of the spouses
• Spouses citizenship

Current Ukrainian marriage certificate does not contain spouses’ nationality/ethnicity, this information could be provided in marriage extract.

Obtaining a marriage certificate in Ukraine for a record less than 76 years old typically requires 1–3 weeks.

A Ukrainian marriage extract is an official document proving registration of marriage in Ukraine and issued by the competent civil registration office on a regular paper. It contains spouses’ full names and citizenship, date of the marriage, place of the marriage, when and where the marriage registration took place. Moreover, unlike a marriage certificate, marriage extract from Ukraine contains information about the nationality/ethnicity recorded in the marriage record.

Getting a marriage extract in Ukraine for a record less than 76 years old also takes approximately 1–3 weeks.

A marriage record (see examples below) is the primary document on the basis of which all documents about this marriage, such as a marriage certificate or marriage extract, are issued. Interestingly, the only connection between a marriage record and previously issued marriage certificates is the notes in the record on earlier issued duplicate certificates. Very often, old marriage certificates contain incomplete or inaccurate information compared to the original marriage record. Such errors could have appeared due to the human factor of the person issuing the marriage certificate.

A certified copy of the marriage record from Ukraine is an official copy (scanned copy or photocopy in paper form) of the marriage record with originality certification, issued by competent civil registration office or archival institution in Ukraine. Certified copies of marriage records could be provided for marriage acts taken place less than 76 years ago.

If the marriage was registered more than 76 years ago, it takes 3-7 weeks to get a certified copy of the marriage record in Ukraine.

You may provide complete information in the request form and specify requirements to be fulfilled. Incomplete information about the marriage should be processed through the Expertise, that paid separately.

If a marriage was registered less than 76 years ago, you will need to provide the following documents:

• Notarized power of attorney with an apostille and sworn translation into Ukrainian
• Notarized copies of birth and marriage documents, proving your family ties with the person, whose marriage document you need. All these notarized copies should be with an apostille and sworn translation into Ukrainian.

In case of difficulties with the PoA, please let me know, there is always an option to get documents you need.

When a marriage was registered more than 76 years ago, no documents are required.

Yes, I will provide you with the preliminary research even the input marriage information is limited: all possible opportunities will be idetified during this preliminary expertise. Preliminary expertise research paid separately.

The price includes free shipment via regular post with a tracking number. Regular post usually delivers packages within 21–40 days. Fast 11-days delivery via DHL may be ordered and paid separately.

Invoices may be paid via SWIFT or SEPA bank transfer (including neobanks as Wise, Revolut etc.), PayPal, and cryptocurrencies.

All client data and documents are handled with strict confidentiality. Digital files are stored on encrypted drives, and physical records accessed on-site are never removed from archival premises without proper authorization. We sign nondisclosure agreements upon request.

Certainly, I retrieve documents in Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, Latin, Romanian, and German. You will receive translation into English.