MOJ Certified Translation for the Central Juvenile & Family Court
Divorce, maintenance, custody, inter-country adoption, and juvenile proceedings.
Cross-border divorce and inter-country adoption require MOJ translations plus Apostille or embassy legalisation on every foreign original. A single misspelt child name blocks issuance of the 13-digit Thai civil ID.
Documents we handle
- Foreign divorce decrees (final and absolute)
- Foreign custody orders
- Foreign birth certificates for adopted children
- Home Study reports (adoption)
- Consent letters from biological parents
- Social worker reports
Filing chain
- Apostille or legalise originals in the country of issue
- Legalise at a Thai embassy abroad
- MOJ translator in Thailand translates and certifies
- File with the Family Court together with the petition
⚠️ Common pitfalls
- Child's Thai spelling not matching parents' preference — later name-change petition required
- Divorce decree lacking 'final and absolute' language — Thai court refuses recognition
- Home Study older than 12 months — must be redone
FAQ
Must a foreign divorce decree be recognised in Thailand before remarriage?
Yes — a recognition petition is filed with the Family Court, and the resulting order is presented to the district office.
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Official sources — document translation
The information on this page follows the official sources below. Always check the latest version before you file.
- Department of Consular Affairs — document legalisation— Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Legalization e-Service appointment system— Department of Consular Affairs
- Ministry of Justice— Ministry of Justice
- ISO 17100 — Translation services requirements— ISO
- USCIS — certified English translation requirement (8 CFR 103.2(b)(3))— USCIS
- UK Home Office — certified translations for visa applications— GOV.UK
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Frequently asked questions
- What makes a Thai translation 'certified' and who is allowed to certify it?
- A certified translation is a translation issued with a signed certification statement from a translation agency or qualified translator confirming the text is a true and complete rendering of the original. Thailand has no single government translator register for general use, so acceptance depends on the receiving authority: the Department of Consular Affairs accepts translations submitted with the original document for legalization, embassies usually accept agency-certified translations, and some foreign authorities additionally require a sworn or NAATI translator. We confirm the receiving body's rule before translating so the document is not rejected later.
- Do I need the original document or is a scan enough for translation?
- A clear scan is enough to produce the translation, but the original is normally required for the legalization step that follows. The Department of Consular Affairs checks the translation against the original or a certified true copy issued by the responsible Thai authority, so if you plan to legalize, send us a high-resolution scan to start the translation and keep the original ready for submission.
- How should Thai names be spelled in an English translation?
- Always match the spelling printed in the passport, even when it differs from Royal Thai General System transliteration. Authorities compare the translation against the passport and treat any mismatch as a different person, which is one of the most common causes of rejection. If a name has been spelled differently on older documents, we add a spelling-variation note or arrange a name-consistency affidavit.
- How long does a certified translation take and can it be rushed?
- Standard civil documents such as an ID card, house registration, birth or marriage certificate are typically ready in one to two working days, while contracts, court judgments and academic transcripts take longer because of terminology checks. Same-day handling is possible for short standard documents if the scan arrives in the morning; rush handling does not shorten the separate MFA legalization queue.