Does anyone know the procedure and requirements for getting a birth certificate translated from English to Thai? This is to obtain a Yellow Tabien Baan which has been requested by our local Amphur.

 

Guemlum

For the UK, I  had to get my birth certificate "legalised" in the UK at Milton Keynes. Then it has to go to the London Thai embassy to be "authenticated" and get their approval stamp. Then it had to be translated into Thai and sent to the Thai MoFA to be certified.

1 minute ago, Mutt Daeng said:

What is your nationality?

For the UK, I  had to get my birth certificate "legalised" in the UK at Milton Keynes. Then it has to go to the London Thai embassy to be "authenticated" and get their approval stamp. Then it had to be translated into Thai and sent to the Thai MoFA to be certified.

English, and thanks for the info. Who in MK legalised it as I'm fairly local to MK?

This is where I started: https://www.gov.uk/get-document-legalised/apply-for-legalisation

I did everything from Thailand by post.

Thanks. Do you remember how long the process took from start to finish?

1 minute ago, Mutt Daeng said:

I did everything from Thailand by post.

I can imagine that took some time. I'm in the UK now and hoping things can be done slightly quicker.

7 minutes ago, Guemlum said:

Thanks. Do you remember how long the process took from start to finish?

Just over 2 months to get the MoFA certified document. There was a backlog at Milton Keynes.

Painful. My neighbour can legalise the documents so hoping this will speed things up. Anyway, thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

 

Guemlum

8 minutes ago, Guemlum said:

Painful. My neighbour can legalise the documents so hoping this will speed things up. Anyway, thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

 

Guemlum

 

 

What does legalise mean, in this context.

8 hours ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

What does legalise mean, in this context.

In my case, to me it means having an apostille attached verifying that the signature and any seals/stamps on the document are authentic on a UK public document. It does not confirm the authenticity of the underlying document.

Not sure @Guemlums "neighbour" can do this unless he works in the legalisation section at MK.

52 minutes ago, Mutt Daeng said:

In my case, to me it means having an apostille attached verifying that the signature and any seals/stamps on the document are authentic on a UK public document. It does not confirm the authenticity of the underlying document.

Not sure @Guemlums "neighbour" can do this unless he works in the legalisation section at MK.

Yes, she can legalise documents but in this instance and after checking with her, this is not one she can assist with as it has to be done via the FCDO office.

10 hours ago, Guemlum said:

Painful. My neighbour can legalise the documents so hoping this will speed things up. Anyway, thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

 

Guemlum

Forgot to mention that the agent told me that the MoFA bit has to be done via an appointment (no walk-ins as in the past), This caused an extra 2 week delay because that was the next available appointment. It's all pretty straight forward really, but a little time consuming. Good luck.

The last time I used the services of the MOFA was back in 2009 when we got married. Things were slightly different back then. The company you recommended to me, I have also used in the past. Great service from them. I've spoken with them already and as I'm in the UK right now, they assure me that they can sort this all out on my behalf (obviously at a cost), and then post the documents to our home in Thailand.

 

Guemlum

2 hours ago, Guemlum said:

Yes, she can legalise documents but in this instance and after checking with her, this is not one she can assist with as it has to be done via the FCDO office.

 

So, as we thought, she can't.

 

It is also bl00dy ridiculous that these jobsworths take a sledgehammer to crack a nut approach. Anyone of decent standing, who is prepared to supply, say, a copy of their passport should be able to make these confirmations.

 

The outside world seems to think that a member of the corrupt Thailand police force is a suitable witness for, say, a Life Certificate.

39 minutes ago, Guemlum said:

The last time I used the services of the MOFA was back in 2009 when we got married. Things were slightly different back then. The company you recommended to me, I have also used in the past. Great service from them. I've spoken with them already and as I'm in the UK right now, they assure me that they can sort this all out on my behalf (obviously at a cost), and then post the documents to our home in Thailand.

 

Guemlum

Glad you have got the process sorted. Should be plain sailing for you now.

Same as translating a Thai document into English, but in reverse.  If the translator can do it one way, shojuld be able to go in the oposite direction.  I would think pretty simple.

I used Sawadeeka for these things, very professional.

 

Come back if you can't contact I need their card from down stairs

22 hours ago, Guemlum said:

Painful. My neighbour can legalise the documents so hoping this will speed things up. Anyway, thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

 

Guemlum

 

does he work at mfa?

middle ages... in same situation...  thinking of doing it or not

 

not birth certificate, embassy does not provide that 'service' from my country, even they are connected to 'the system'...

 

for me it's the embassy certifying my passport

 

dudes... who gave me the freaking passport, put it under BLACKLIGHT or read the chip with fingerprints...

 

had my name in thai on MFA certified kor ror 6 and 7

 

but supervisor of person in ampur wanted the passport... 

 

and witness

 

and 1 inch stamps

 

off course, 2 inch only for immigration