Where in Bangkok can we get documents translated to UK governement requirements ?

[MrMuddle]

Can anyone please advise on where we can get documents translated from Thai into English, that will comply with the UK government's passport service requirements ?

We are intending to travel down to Bangkok next week.

Thank you.

[gerry123]

i think their is an approved translation in TRENDY building its self

[MrMuddle]

Thanks for that, but I read somewhere that the services in Trendy are both expensive and are not accepted by the UK Passport service.
Difficult to know who or what to believe !

[BLUE LINE]

Try the Chulalongkorn University Translation Center !

http://www.arts.chula.ac.th/~tran/translation.php

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[williewolf]

Thanks for that, but I read somewhere that the services in Trendy are both expensive and are not accepted by the UK Passport service.

Difficult to know who or what to believe !

MrMuddle the UK Passport service at Trendy is staffed by Thai people. When you hand over all your documents they do a check list for each one. If anything has been translated from Thai to English they check the translation and if it has been translated ok they write this down on the checklist which is then sent with your application to the uk. I dont for one minute think anyone in the uk office is going to check any translation so they rely on trendy.

I had a translation done at trendy 50 baht although I think a full page is 150.

The advantage of having it done at trendy is that if there is a problem you can sort it out straight away. I have been in a situation before where I had some translation done on the cheap and it was not accepted, paid through the nose to put it right and won`t even mention the stress it caused, never again!!

Contrary to other reports going round, the people at trendy are there to help you and I found them most helpful and polite.

Also when I was there it was just me and one other Brit the rest were Thais getting visas and they were using the translation services there.

Calm down, bite the bullit and get to Trendy!!

Good luck

[MrMuddle]

Thanks for that williewolf ! It's difficult to know what to do, when we live so far from Bangkok, and don't know our way around the place at all.

[JohnnyJazz]

I don't know for the UK but on my embassy website there is a list of accredited translators with their name and contact details, have you try that ? Or give them a call, they should be able to fax or email you a list

[jamesjohnsonthird]

There was a translator service in the Home Pro building on the corner of Wireless Rd a few years ago. Walk right in from the sky train platform.

Are they official? Ask them.