A Legalised Translation is the highest level of certification. The Thai government (Thai Embassy in London) do not complete translations. They simply check translations against the original legal Thai document and stamp the translation to confirm that it is authentic and translated into English accurately. This legalisation process gives the translated document the same powers as the original. Sometimes, legalisation is required when you want to use a translation for an official purpose. For example, applying for a Schengen Visa.

There are two levels of certification. In order to use official Thai documents/certificates for an official purpose with a foreign government, you need to complete the two part certification process as follows;

1. Order a Certified Translation. This is the translation service we provide and you can easily submit your document using the form above.

2. A Royal Thai Embassy or Royal Thai Consular can legalise our certified translation. Read more about where/how you can get your translation legalised below.

In many cases, such as a Schengen visa application, the translation of your certificate/official document will need to be legalised by a Thai authority to prove and certify that the translation is authentic and translated accurately from the Original Certificate/Document.

When making an application for a visa or similar, you will be asked to provide a certified translation. However, these applications do not always make it clear the level of certification required so it can be a confusing process trying to confirm what level of certification you need.

To make it easy, we suggest if you are using the translation for an official purpose, with a government authority for example, you should get your document legalised.

If you are using your document for other purposes (courts, solicitors etc.), certification by our translator should be sufficient unless otherwise stated.

We suggest you to get your certificates legalised to be on the safe side as the last thing you want is a refusal for a visa because of a missing process. If legalisation is not required this time, there may be another time in the future when legalisation is required and you will be ready and prepared.

Please note, this advise may not always be correct as applications and processes are constantly changing.

Thailand – Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bangkok

You can take our translations to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bangkok for Legalisation. Alternatively, we can provide this service for you. The cost is 1,500 THB (plus translation fee) all inclusive for our Legalisation Service.

United Kingdom – Royal Thai Embassy London

After we have translated your document the translation can be legalised by the Royal Thai Embassy in London. Please find more information about the legalisation process below;

(Note, this information is copied from the Thai Embassy Website and may be subject to change without notice. Please ensure you contact the Thai Embassy or refer to their website for all up to date information. We will not be held responsible or any errors or updates to this information. It is only provided here for your information)

Thai > English

Legalisation of documents issued by the Thai Government;

Required documents; (Explanation in Thai click Here)

1.     Legalisation Application Form + 1 copy

2.     Original Passport + 1 copy

3.     Certified Translation of the Thai Document + 1 copy (this is the service we provide)

4.     Original Thai Document + 1 copy

5.     A fee of £10.00 GBP per document

Please Note

You can apply in person at the embassy, open time 9:00 – 12:00 hours. Do not need to book in advance.

*Postal service may be considered on a case-by-case basis with the postal return service organised by the applicants at their own responsibility.

English > Thai

Legalisation of documents issued by the UK Government;

Required documents;

1.    The Original English Document(s) which have been legalised / certified by the FCO (UK)

2.   Certified Translation of the English Document (this is the service we provide)

3.    A copy of every page including the apostille page from FCO (UK)

4.    Legalisation Application Form and a copy of applicant’s passport for reference (** Non-Thai can omit this requirement)

5.    A fee of 10.00 GBP per document is required in cash or postal order payable to the Royal Thai Embassy, London. Documents will be ready to collect after 2 working days (up to 10 documents/2-3 working days, more than 10 documents/4-5 working days).

Important Notes: English documents (Marriage, Birth, Death Certificates etc) must be prior-certified by the Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) before you submit the documents to the Thai Embassy for legalisation.

Once you have all the above documents, you can apply in person at the Thai embassy; open times 9:00 – 12:00 hours. You do not need to book in advance. A postal service may be considered on a case-by-case basis with the postal return service organised by the applicants at their own responsibility.

English > Thai

Legalisation of documents issued in Ireland:

Documents must be prior-certified by the Department of Foreign Affairs (Ireland), 80 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Tel. 00-353-14780822.

Required documents;

1.    The original document(s) to be legalised, certified by DFA (Ireland)

2.   Certified Translation of the English Document (this is the service we provide)

3.    A copy of every page

4.    Legalisation Application Form and a copy of applicant’s passport for reference (** Non-Thai can omit this requirement)

5.    A fee of 10.00 GBP per document is required in cash or postal order payable to the Royal Thai Embassy, London.

You can apply in person at the embassy, open time 9:00 – 12:00 hours. Do not need to book in advance.

Applicants residing in Ireland wishing to apply for legalisation by post, should enclose a self-addressed envelope and bank draft payable to the Royal Thai Embassy, London for the fee of 10.00 GBP per document. For special delivery, please enclose an additional bank draft payable to the Royal Thai Embassy, London for 8.00 GBP if documents weigh less than 500 grams and 10.00 GBP if documents weigh over 500 grams.

More information, please contact Royal Thai Embassy Here