Procure Pre-1920 Birth Certificate from Kyiv

I need help securing a certified copy of my grandmother’s birth certificate from the Kyiv state archives. She was born in the city before 1920, but I don’t know the exact address or district. I can share several supporting documents (e.g., old passport pages, naturalisation papers) that may guide the search.

Here’s the scope:

• Locate her birth entry in the appropriate Kyiv civil or church registry and obtain an officially certified copy.
• send the official document to the US.
• If the birth record does not mention her parents’ place of birth, expand the search to find and secure her parents’ marriage certificate under the same conditions.


I have found copies of both documents online, so I know they exist and can even tell you the book numbers.

I will reimburse any archive fees and shipping costs once you supply receipts; your bid should cover your research time and administrative effort only.

Please let me know:

• Estimated timeline for retrieving pre-1920 documents.
• Any additional information you’ll need before starting.

Familiarity with Cyrillic scripts, the Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine, and Kyiv civil registry procedures is essential.