A Russian interpreter at your side when the paperwork is in English or Arabic: property signings, bank and company set-up meetings, lawyer and notary appointments, hospital visits and business negotiations. We interpret what is said, keep names consistent across your documents, and translate the papers you sign.
Trusted Credentials
What Russian Speakers Run Into
Most UAE paperwork is in English or Arabic. For Russian speakers the risk is not small talk; it is signing a payment plan, a power of attorney or a consent form without following every line.
Reservation forms, sale and purchase agreements, payment plans and handover terms from UAE developers and agents are usually in English, sometimes with Arabic. An interpreter reads the clauses you are about to sign: instalments, handover dates, late-payment and cancellation terms, service charges. We interpret only. We do not advise on the deal and we are not connected to the seller or the agent.
Cyrillic names can be romanised several ways: Yulia, Iuliia and Julia; Sergey and Sergei. The spelling can even change between an old and a new passport. A mismatch between your passport, Emirates ID, bank records and title deed causes delays, so we take the spelling from the passport you will use and keep it, and its Arabic form, identical in everything we translate. Patronymics and gendered surnames (Ivanov, Ivanova) are explained where family members appear together.
Russian business speech is often direct, and a literal rendering can sound abrupt in English or Arabic, just as polite Gulf indirectness can sound vague in Russian. A good interpreter conveys the intent and the level of formality, not just the words, without adding or softening content. Brief us on who leads the meeting and what is sensitive.
Where We Interpret
Mostly consecutive interpreting at a table, with escort interpreting for viewings and simultaneous for events.
Viewings with agents, reservation and SPA signings, payment-plan meetings, snagging and handover inspections, and tenancy discussions with landlords.
Meetings with free zone or mainland set-up consultants, bank relationship managers and auditors, where you need to follow the questions and the forms.
Consultations with UAE lawyers, notary appointments for powers of attorney, and police or prosecution matters. For a hearing, the court or authority arranges or approves the interpreter; SWLT holds exclusive interpretation contracts with the UAE Federal Courts and the Federal Public Prosecution, so check with your court first.
Consultations, test results and treatment plans interpreted into Russian, so the patient can ask questions before agreeing to anything.
Supplier and distributor meetings, joint-venture talks and site visits with Russian-speaking partners.
Simultaneous Russian interpreting for investor presentations, seminars and conferences, with booths and receivers quoted together.
How It Works
A signing, a viewing, a lawyer meeting, a hospital visit or an event: date, emirate and expected length.
Send the draft contract or form and passport-spelling of names in advance, so the interpreter can prepare the terms.
We confirm the interpreter and send the price on WhatsApp before you commit.
After the meeting, our office can translate the signed contract, the POA or the medical report.
Where Our Interpreters Work
Transparent Pricing
Interpreting is quoted on WhatsApp, not published. Translation is per 200-word page, excluding 5% VAT. We do not give legal, property or investment advice.
FAQ
The interpreter conveys the intent and the level of formality, so direct Russian speech does not come across as rude in English or Arabic, and polite Gulf indirectness does not sound vague in Russian. Nothing is added or dropped in substance. Brief us on who leads the meeting and which topics are sensitive.
Yes. The interpreter attends the signing with you and interprets the clauses and the conversation, between Russian and English or Arabic. Send the reservation form or SPA in advance if you can. We interpret only: questions about whether the deal is right for you belong with your own lawyer or adviser.
Often, yes. We arrange Russian–Arabic interpreting on request and confirm a named interpreter before you book; Russian–English is also possible. Russian–Arabic suits government, legal and notary settings where Arabic is used, and Russian–English most business and property meetings.
Interpreting is quoted per booking and our rates are confidential. For Russian speakers the quote usually reflects the appointment: a short notary visit, a property signing, a day of viewings across the city, or an event with booths. Russian document translation is AED 250 per page + VAT, and Arabic ⇄ English AED 60 per page + VAT.
It is common with Cyrillic names. Use the spelling in the passport you are using in the UAE, and tell us about older spellings that appear in certificates or bank records. We keep the passport spelling and one Arabic form throughout our translations, and the authority receiving the papers decides whether it needs anything further to link the versions.
Yes, we interpret lawyer consultations and notary appointments. Check with the notary in advance whether they require a specific interpreter or a translated version of the document; we can translate the power of attorney or contract beforehand.
Yes. The interpreter joins consultations, interprets what the doctor says about diagnoses, test results and treatment options, and interprets your questions back. Our office can also translate Russian medical reports for UAE doctors or insurers.
Many people across the region use Russian comfortably, and our interpreters work in Russian. If you would rather use your first language, especially for a legal or medical appointment, ask us and we will confirm whether we can provide it before you book.
Yes. As an MOJ-licensed legal translation office we translate Russian contracts, certificates, powers of attorney and medical reports into Arabic or English. Documents issued abroad usually also need attestation; check the route with the receiving authority. Our guide to Chinese and Russian legal translation covers the detail.
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Send the date and the document on WhatsApp. We confirm a Russian interpreter and a quote, and translate the paperwork afterwards.