Court & MOJ documents — document list, workflow and cautions

A court-certified copy with a finality notation is required. This is why we audit the record before any certification step: Obtain the court-certified copy and confirm the finality notation before translating. Handled at the start, it costs one review; discovered by the receiving authority, it usually means re-issuing the record and repeating every certification after it.

Receiving authorities require the order and relationship evidence in one set. This is why we audit the record before any certification step: Bundle the order with civil registration records and align the certified translations. Handled at the start, it costs one review; discovered by the receiving authority, it usually means re-issuing the record and repeating every certification after it.

Heir names in the order must match every civil registration record. This is why we audit the record before any certification step: Reconcile spelling across the set and attach name-change records where relevant. Handled at the start, it costs one review; discovered by the receiving authority, it usually means re-issuing the record and repeating every certification after it.

Some destinations reject judgments without a finality certificate. This is why we audit the record before any certification step: Request the finality certificate before starting the legalisation chain. Handled at the start, it costs one review; discovered by the receiving authority, it usually means re-issuing the record and repeating every certification after it.

Terms concerning children must align with the court order. This is why we audit the record before any certification step: Reconcile the settlement with the court order before certified translation. Handled at the start, it costs one review; discovered by the receiving authority, it usually means re-issuing the record and repeating every certification after it.

The translator's certification format must match the receiving body's rule. This is why we audit the record before any certification step: Select the certification format per the receiving body's rule, case by case. Handled at the start, it costs one review; discovered by the receiving authority, it usually means re-issuing the record and repeating every certification after it.

The enforcement status must be stated unambiguously in the translation. This is why we audit the record before any certification step: Attach an explanatory note on enforcement status drawn from the source document. Handled at the start, it costs one review; discovered by the receiving authority, it usually means re-issuing the record and repeating every certification after it.

The mandate must cover every step to be performed. This is why we audit the record before any certification step: State the mandated steps explicitly and certify signatures per the applicable rule. Handled at the start, it costs one review; discovered by the receiving authority, it usually means re-issuing the record and repeating every certification after it.

Not necessarily. Office of the Judiciary, Thailand publishes its own requirement, so we read it before preparing the set and match the certification chain to it. Where the requirement is silent, we prepare to the stricter of the two formats so the same set stays usable if the file is later submitted elsewhere. Reference: สำนักงานศาลยุติธรรม.

Not necessarily. Ministry of Justice, Thailand publishes its own requirement, so we read it before preparing the set and match the certification chain to it. Where the requirement is silent, we prepare to the stricter of the two formats so the same set stays usable if the file is later submitted elsewhere. Reference: กระทรวงยุติธรรม.

Not necessarily. Department of Consular Affairs, Thailand publishes its own requirement, so we read it before preparing the set and match the certification chain to it. Where the requirement is silent, we prepare to the stricter of the two formats so the same set stays usable if the file is later submitted elsewhere. Reference: กรมการกงสุล — นิติกรณ์เอกสาร.

Not necessarily. Overseas registrars and family courts publishes its own requirement, so we read it before preparing the set and match the certification chain to it. Where the requirement is silent, we prepare to the stricter of the two formats so the same set stays usable if the file is later submitted elsewhere. Reference: HCCH — Apostille Section.

You can. The work is the sequencing: 5 steps, each at a different counter with its own opening hours, and a document accepted at one step can still be rejected at the next. If you would rather not manage that, send us the set once and our team runs the whole chain and reports at each step.

Both. Our team has worked on document certification for more than 15 years, and most cases are decided before the first counter visit: which record to request, which office issues it, what order the certifications go in, and whether a step is needed at all. We review your case and tell you what your file is missing before you commit to anything.

Typical working time is about 1–2 weeks subject to the court registry's queue / 2–3 weeks including certified translation / 3–4 weeks including consular legalisation / 4–6 weeks including the destination embassy step, excluding the receiving authority's own queue, which we cannot control and never guarantee. We confirm the realistic range for your case after seeing the actual document set.