Uk Settlement Visa

[sierra01]

We're in the process of gathering all the bumf to apply next week and the misses is comvinced she has to have the Thai marriage certificate translated into English, is this so?

[the scouser]

From Thai into English or the other way round?

If the former, it would help. There's no absolute requirement: it just depends how awkward the visa officer wants to be. For the sake of a few hundred baht, I'd have it done rather than risk incurring the ECO's wrath.

Scouse.

[sierra01]

Thai to English and I think it's about 200bt. it could be useful to have an English translation in the UK anyway.

Thanks Scouse.

[the scouser]

Yes, ask the translation bureau to do you 5 or 6 copies because, as you say, they're always handy for use in the UK.

Scouse.

[sua yai]

As an add on question to this, does The Embassy require the translations to be certified by the MFA as well?

[GU22]

No. But they will require a certificate stamped on the translation by the translation agency to the effect that it is an accurate translation. Any reputable agency will do this automatically.

Edited January 6, 2006 by GU22