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[coledavis]

In Moscow or St Pete's? You can usually find qualified translators at the local university.

[Americanartistist]

Yes, there are many qualified translators here in Moscow, but some notaries will only work with licensed translators. Every school I have worked with has translating services, but if a notary is unwilling to accept a translation because the translator is not licensed then your screwed, hell, even I do translation work, but because I am not licensed many notaries refuse to verify my translation and that can be a catch. Translators are not hard to find, there are many here, but some notaries can be hard nosed, especially dealing with Americans. The last time I needed a translation notarized here in Moscow, the notary at both the school and translation company I work for sometimes were on holiday, so I had to find a notary was on holiday, so I had to find one for myself. Even though I translated the document perfectly, they would not accept it because I did not have an official stamp showing I was a licensed translator on the documents. I was finally able to go to a notary recommended by a student to get it done, but I had to go through a lot to get it done. Things like this are common here, I know because I have been associated with the translation business for a long time here.
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