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Certification work is carried out by attorneys registered as Notarial Services Attorneys with the Lawyers Council of Thailand under the Regulation of the Lawyers Council on Registration of Notarial Services Attorneys B.E. 2551. Licence numbers and personal data in the images below are redacted for privacy; originals can be verified in person.
Miss Anutaree
Mr. Jiraphan
Mr. Jirasak
Mr. Patipan
Mr. Warawut
Mr. Wiwat
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Each assessing authority publishes its own document checklist and its own translation and certification format. Choose the authority that will assess your occupation to see which documents usually need translating, how the work runs, and the mistakes that most often lead to a request for further information.
Tell us the authority and your nominated occupation. We confirm which items genuinely need a certified translation and which certification format applies before quoting.
Ask on LINE @NAATIReviewed July 2026. General document-preparation information only, not immigration assistance. We are not a registered migration agent (OMARA). Always check the authority's current published requirements.
Reviewed August 2026. Requirements change — confirm with the receiving authority before lodging.
Most Australian assessing authorities — including VETASSESS, ACS, Engineers Australia, AITSL and ANMAC — require documents that are not in English to be accompanied by a translation from an accredited translator, and publish their own formatting rules. Read the specific authority's document checklist before ordering, as some require certified copies of the originals as well.
Translate the complete document, including the reverse side, grading key, and any stamps or annotations. Partial translations are a common reason for a request for further information.
Some authorities accept documents sent directly by the issuing institution, and some require it. That does not remove the translation requirement when the document itself is not in English — it changes who transmits it.
Send us both. We translate exactly what the source document says and, where the receiving body allows it, add a translator's note recording the passport spelling. Do not ask any translator to silently 'correct' a name — an unexplained mismatch is treated as a discrepancy.
Online lodgement portals generally accept a digitally certified PDF from a NAATI certified translator. A minority of processes still ask for a printed copy with a physical stamp. Tell us the authority and lodgement channel and we issue the right format.
Source: NAATI
Qualification certificates, full academic transcripts, employment references, payslips or tax records where experience is being claimed, and registration certificates for regulated professions. Each authority publishes its own list, and the list governs.
Yes, completely, including grading keys and any reverse-side explanatory notes. Assessors compare subject-by-subject, and an omitted grading key is a common cause of a request for further information.
Some assessing bodies prefer or require documents sent directly by the issuing institution. Where that applies, the translation still has to be supplied in the accepted certified form — check the authority's published channel before arranging anything.
No. If the issuing institution itself produces an English-language transcript or degree, that document is already in English and no translation is required. Only send it for translation when the official version is in another language, or when only part of the document is in English.
Most online lodgement portals accept a colour scan or the digitally certified PDF issued by the translator. A small number of processes still ask for a hard copy sent by post. Check the authority's own upload instructions before you print anything.
A bilingual document still needs the non-English portions rendered, because stamps, endorsements and grading keys on the reverse are usually monolingual. We translate the whole page set so the assessor can match every element to the original.
Usually yes — a certified translation is a translation of your document, not of your application, so the same certified set can be lodged with more than one body. Some authorities set their own recency rules, so confirm before reusing an older set.
Most online lodgement portals accept a digitally certified PDF from a NAATI certified translator. A minority ask for a hard copy. Check the authority's document upload rules before ordering the format.
Source: NAATI
Yes, where they are not in English and the authority relies on them for the skills claim. Include letterhead, signature blocks, stamps and any annexes, because assessors check them for authenticity markers.
Where they support a claimed employment period, translate the full document rather than an extract. Assessors often compare dates and amounts across the set, and partial translations invite further requests.
Documents genuinely issued in English by the institution do not need translation. Documents that are bilingual only in part, or that carry Thai-language stamps, still need those parts translated.
Many authorities carry out verification directly with issuing institutions or employers. Translation does not replace verification, and any inconsistency between the source and the translation is a serious problem.
Usually yes, provided the documents are unchanged and the authority accepts the certification format. Where the underlying document has been reissued, the translation must be redone from the new version.
Most authorities want both the award document and the full academic transcript, including the grading key. Follow the authority's checklist item by item rather than assuming.
Translate from the language of issue into English and, where required, obtain certification in the issuing country. The chain always starts with the authority that issued the document.
Source: Department of Home Affairs
Assessing authorities normally review both the award document and the full record of study, so plan on translating every page the authority lists in its own document checklist. Sending a partial set is a common reason a file is returned for more information, which costs more time than translating the pages upfront.
Reference letters that are not in English need a translation that mirrors the letterhead, position titles, employment dates and signatory details exactly as written. Do not paraphrase job duties: the authority compares the wording against its own occupation descriptors, so a faithful rendering matters more than polished style.
The translation reproduces each source document as it stands, so a spelling difference stays visible rather than being silently corrected. Where the difference could confuse the assessor, the usual route is to obtain a name-change or affidavit document from the issuing registry and submit it alongside, following the authority's own guidance on identity evidence.
The information on this page is based on the official sources below. Reviewed August 2026. Requirements change — always confirm with the receiving authority before lodging.
Illustrative scenarios used to explain how the process works. They are not individual customer cases and are not a guarantee of any authority's decision.
Client: Thai national · Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Client: Thai national · Location: Overseas (Australia)
Reviewed August 2026. Requirements change — confirm with the receiving authority before lodging.
Each assessing authority sets its own format and submission channel, and many require the institution to send records directly, so translating in advance can be unnecessary. We check first.
Reviewed August 2025. Confirm current requirements with the receiving authority before lodging.
Ask about your document path on LINE @NAATIEach assessing authority sets its own document and translation format. Reading their guide before you start saves whole rounds of rework.
Each assessing authority sets its own document and translation format. Read the current guide on that authority's official website.
Gather degrees, transcripts, employment references, and any supporting evidence listed by the authority.
Translate documents in full without summarising, with a translation certificate the assessing authority accepts.
Upload files in the required format. Assessment times vary by authority and current application volume.
If you would rather not track each step yourself, send scans on LINE. Our team, which has handled this type of work for over 15 years, will map your document route first — where it should end, how many copies you need, and which steps would be wasted — and you decide afterwards whether to do it yourself or hand it to us.
Most assessing authorities require certified translations and certified copies. This table compares the workable options.
| Option | What it certifies | Issued or signed by | When to use | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAATI-certified translation | A translation signed by a NAATI-certified translator with a stamp or digital certification showing the practitioner number | NAATI-certified translator (Australia) | Submissions to Australian authorities: Department of Home Affairs, skills assessing authorities, universities, state agencies | Certifies the translation only — not that the source document is genuine, and it is not Thai consular legalisation |
| Certified translation by a Thai translator | A translation with the translator's or agency's certificate of accuracy | Translator or translation company in Thailand | Domestic use, or as the base document before MFA legalisation in Thailand | Many Australian authorities will not accept it unless the translator is NAATI-certified |
| Notarial certification (Thai Notarial Services Attorney) | Certification of a signature, or that a copy is a true copy of the original | Notarial Services Attorney admitted in Thailand | Powers of attorney, affidavits, child travel consents, company documents, certified copies for overseas use | Does not certify that the content is true and does not replace a NAATI translation |
| Legalisation by the Department of Consular Affairs | Certification of the signature of the issuing officer or of the certifying translator | Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand | The destination requires Thai documents to pass through the MFA before the embassy step | Certifies signatures, not content, and it is not an Apostille |
| Embassy or consulate certification | The final link in the legalisation chain, applied by the destination country's mission | Embassy or consulate of the destination country | The destination country still requires a further certification after MFA legalisation | Each mission sets its own document list and queue; always check that mission's current notice |
| Apostille | Certification under the Apostille Convention that replaces multi-layer legalisation between contracting parties | The competent authority of the country that issued the document | A document from one contracting party used in another contracting party | For Thai documents the Convention enters into force on 28 February 2027 (source: HCCH); until then the MFA + embassy chain still applies |
If you are unsure where your document chain should stop, send scans and the name of the receiving authority on LINE. Our advisory team, with more than 15 years on this type of work, will map the route first so you do not pay for steps you never needed.
