Submitting a house registration (Thor Ror 14) to New Zealand — how must it be translated and certified?

The scope of this answer is “Submitting a house registration (Thor Ror 14) to New Zealand”, so the answer below starts with what this case actually needs before setting out the general rules. Marriage and divorce records are usually requested together, so prepare them as one set. Hearing minutes evidence case status, so obtain the latest version before certifying. Romanised spelling follows the passport so the destination office does not read two different people. Court petitions should follow the court's own form wording rather than being rephrased. Attach a document index to the bundle so nothing is lost during review. Keep a copy of every source document plus the receipt or docket from each step. Leave buffer time in case a translation has to be amended or a source document re-issued. Public holidays and embassy closures move certification queues more than most people expect. Before starting, plan the timeline so certification finishes before the real filing deadline, then ask in advance which category of certified translator the destination accepts, then make sure document numbers, issue dates and issuing-office names match across the set. Check first whether the issuing office of the source document is one the destination recognises. The most frequent cause of delay in this group is missing supporting documents on the first submission. The terms that frame this page are Submitting · house · registration · Thor. The specifics here are document type: House; destination: Nz, and those decide which translation and certification level applies. Once the set is complete, check it line by line against the destination's own checklist before filing. 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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