Submitting a birth certificate to Norway — how must it be translated and certified?

The point raised here is “Submitting a birth certificate to Norway”, so it covers both the requirements attached to this document set and the order the steps must follow. Once the set is complete, check it line by line against the destination's own checklist before filing. Romanised spelling follows the passport so the destination office does not read two different people. Name changes need every intermediate document so the former and current names connect. If an entry has been amended, request the certificate of amendment and file it alongside. Enforcement documents run against limitation periods, so plan certification early. For documents going abroad, include international shipping time in the plan. If multiple certified sets are needed, order them all in the first round to avoid re-queuing. Note who signed each certification and on what date for later reference. Attach a document index to the bundle so nothing is lost during review. The point to fix before starting is the real deadline, so the steps can be scheduled backwards from it. The biggest risk in cases like this is doing the certification steps out of order, which forces a restart. Before starting, verify the source document is still within any validity window the recipient applies, then count the number of certified sets needed before work starts, because extra sets restart the certification steps, then confirm with the receiving body whether it wants an original, a certified copy or a certified translation. The specifics here are document type: Birth; destination: No, and those decide which translation and certification level applies. The terms that frame this page are Submitting · birth · certificate · Norway. A Thai civil registration document for overseas use is normally translated into the language the destination requires, then legalised by the Legalisation Division, Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and where required further legalised by the destination country's embassy or consulate. Most receiving authorities want a registrar-certified copy of the register rather than a photocopy made by the holder, because the certified copy carries the registrar's signature and seal that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can verify; obtain a freshly issued certified copy before starting the translation and legalisation steps. Thailand deposited its instrument of accession to the Hague Apostille Convention on 30 June 2026, but the Convention is not yet in force for Thailand, so consular legalisation through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the relevant embassy remains the working route; confirm the current requirement with the receiving authority before filing. Cost and lead time depend on the number of documents, the language pair and the certification steps the receiving authority requires, so every file is quoted before work starts. Send a scan of the documents together with the receiving authority's own instructions via LINE @NAATI, call +66 80-557-8887 or email ilc@thainotary.co.th.

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