Ukraine needs certified Ukrainian translations of your passport pages for the work permit and residence permit, and of any Pakistani document the visa or residence file uses. Translate after the MoFA apostille, apostille included, with names spelled as in the passport. A Ukrainian notary certifies the translation or the translator's signature; abroad, a Ukrainian consul.
Translation is the last step before a Pakistani document can be used in Ukraine, and the step where a correct file can pick up a new problem: a second spelling of a name, an untranslated stamp, an apostille left in English. This page sets out which documents each Ukrainian stage asks to see in Ukrainian, who may certify the translation, and how Urdu and English originals are handled.
- 01Original in English or UrduMoFA attests documents in these two languages onlyMoFA SOPs §1.4
- 02Apostille firstHEC, IBCC or police step, then MoFAPKR 3,000
- 03Translate everythingDocument, stamps and the apostille; names as in the passportinto Ukrainian
- 04CertifyNotary certifies the translator’s signature, or a consul the translationArts. 79 and 38
What each stage asks to see in Ukrainian
| Stage | What is translated | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Work permit | Copies of your passport pages, with a translation certified in the established way | Law 5067-VI, Art. 42-2 |
| Type D visa | Foreign documents behind your ground, such as marriage or family records, legalised and translated into Ukrainian; the embassy accepts English when a Ukrainian translation is not possible | Embassy visa page |
| Documents the consul asks for | Degrees, police certificate or other papers requested for the visa: apostilled, then translated | Res. 118, para. 10 |
| Residence permit | Ukrainian translation of the passport pages with personal data, certified in the established way | DMSU; Res. 322 |
| Family-ground residence permit | Nikah Nama, birth certificate: apostille, then a certified Ukrainian translation | DMSU; Law “On Notariat” |
Sources: Law No. 5067-VI, Art. 42-2; Embassy of Ukraine in Pakistan, visa page; DMSU, temporary residence permit. Checked 31 October 2026.
For a Pakistani worker the translation load is light: the passport for the work permit and again for the residence permit. Degrees and a police certificate are translated only if the consul asks for them at the visa stage. Family routes add civil records. Which documents your route needs is in official requirements by stage; the residence file in residence permit documents.
Who certifies the translation
Ukrainian rules ask for a translation certified in the established way, and the Law “On Notariat” sets two routes. Inside Ukraine, a notary certifies the translation directly when they know both languages, or certifies the authenticity of the translator's signature (Art. 79). Abroad, Ukrainian consular officers perform notarial acts, including certifying that a translation is correct (Art. 38). A translation made in Pakistan reaches Ukrainian offices only through one of these routes; ask the embassy in Islamabad whether its consular section takes the request, or have the translation certified by a notary in Ukraine. Embassy contacts: Embassy of Ukraine in Pakistan.
English and Urdu originals
MoFA Pakistan attests only documents in Urdu or English; a document in another language needs an English column alongside it on the same page (MoFA SOPs, May 2026, §1.4). For Ukraine, an Urdu original such as a Nikah Nama is translated from Urdu, and an English one from English. Either way, the Ukrainian translation covers the document together with its apostille, which MoFA issues after the HEC, IBCC or police step (apostille and legalisation).
Four checks before you accept a translation
- Your name matches the Latin letters of the passport and the spelling in the work permit and visa.
- Every stamp and seal on the original appears in the translation.
- The apostille certificate is translated with the document.
- The certification is a Ukrainian notary's or a Ukrainian consul's.
How long translation and certification take, and the order with the other offices, is in the translation timeline.
Questions about Ukrainian translations
Do Pakistani documents need to be translated into Ukrainian?
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Can I get my documents translated into Ukrainian in Pakistan?
Should I translate before or after the apostille?
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Read next
- Apostille and legalisationMoFA rules and fees, before the translation
- Translation timelineOrder and time, from apostille to certified copy
- Passport requirementsThe document every stage translates
- All official requirementsEvery document, by stage
Sources
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Last reviewed: 31 October 2026. Translation and certification rules from the cited Ukrainian laws, the State Migration Service, the Embassy of Ukraine in Pakistan and the MoFA Pakistan SOPs; the receiving office decides what it accepts. General information, not legal advice.