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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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For documents lodged with Australian agencies, the reference point is a NAATI certified translation: produced by a translator certified by NAATI and carrying their practitioner number, stamp, signature and date. Notarisation, consular legalisation and apostilles are separate steps that authenticate the source document in its country of origin, not the translation. Reviewed July 2026.
| Route | Who performs it | What appears on the document | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAATI certified translation | A translator holding current NAATI certification in that language direction | Certification statement, practitioner number, stamp, signature and date | Documents lodged with Australian government bodies, universities, skills assessing bodies and state registries |
| General certified translation | Any translation agency or translator declaring the translation accurate | Company letterhead or translator declaration, without a NAATI practitioner number | Accepted by some private organisations, but Australian agencies use NAATI as their reference point |
| Notarisation | A notary public in the document's country of origin | Notarial certificate and seal on the signature or copy | Where the receiving party needs the signature or the copy attested, not the translation itself |
| Consular legalisation | The foreign ministry and/or the destination country's embassy | Legalisation stamps applied in a fixed sequence | Required by some countries for civil or corporate documents; not part of NAATI certification |
| Apostille | The competent authority of a state party to the Hague Convention | A single apostille certificate replacing consular legalisation between member states | Used where both countries are parties; check the current status for the countries involved |
Not necessarily. Any translator can call a translation certified by attaching a declaration. A NAATI certified translation is produced by a translator whose certification is issued and verifiable through NAATI, which is what Australian agencies look for.
Usually not for Australian lodgements. Notarisation is requested when the receiving party needs a signature or a copy attested, which is a separate process from translating the text.
Some bodies accept translations done outside Australia if the translator states their full name, address, telephone number and qualifications. Requirements differ by agency, so confirm before lodging.
No. NAATI certifies practitioners. The translator applies their certification to the translation; NAATI does not stamp individual documents.
In most cases the source document is finalised and, if required, legalised first, then translated, so the translation reflects every stamp on the document.
No. An apostille authenticates the origin of the document; it does not make a non-English document readable to an Australian agency.
The receiving body does. We can explain the options and the usual sequence, but the requirement published by that agency governs.
We handle the NAATI certified translation and explain which additional steps your case needs and in what order, so nothing is done out of sequence.
Tell us the receiving body and the document, and we will set out the steps and the order before you commit to anything.
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.
Reviewed August 2026. Requirements change — confirm with the receiving authority before lodging.
It is a translation produced by a translator who holds a current NAATI credential in that language direction, issued with the translator's certification statement, stamp or digital seal, and credential number. The certification confirms who did the work and that it is a complete and accurate rendering of the source document — it is a statement about the translation, not an endorsement of the original document or of your application.
Source: NAATI
Home Affairs guidance separates translations made in Australia, which should be done by a NAATI accredited translator, from translations made outside Australia, which must show the translator's full name, address, telephone number and details of their qualifications and experience in the language concerned. Read the current wording on the Home Affairs page before you lodge, because it is updated from time to time.
Source: Department of Home Affairs
No. Receiving authorities treat a self-translation as an interested-party document. The translation has to come from an independent translator with a stated credential, and family members are normally excluded for the same reason.
Every certified translation carries a practitioner number and, on digital certifications, a verifiable stamp. NAATI publishes an online directory where the practitioner and their certification status can be looked up. Ask for the number before you order if you want to check first.
Source: NAATI
The translation itself has no expiry date. What can expire is the underlying document — a police certificate or a bank statement, for example — or the credential period noted on the certification. If your source document is reissued, the translation has to be redone against the new document.
A clear, complete scan is enough for the translation. Some authorities separately require a certified copy of the original to be lodged alongside the translation — that is a different step, handled by a notary or the issuing office, not by the translator.
NAATI certification exists for a wide but finite set of language directions, and NAATI also operates other credential types where full certification testing is not available. Where your pair falls outside certification, the translation is prepared to the format the receiving authority requires for translations made outside Australia, with the translator's credentials stated in full.
Source: NAATI
It is designed for Australian authorities. Other countries run their own systems — sworn translators, court translators, or consular legalisation. A NAATI translation is often accepted elsewhere in practice, but never assume it: check the destination authority's rule before ordering.
