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

The point raised here is “Submitting a house registration (Thor Ror 14) to Germany”, so it deals with the case-specific points first and the shared rules afterwards. If the issuing district office has been merged, obtain a clarification letter from the successor office. Enforcement documents run against limitation periods, so plan certification early. Documents with a short validity window should be produced as close to the filing date as possible. For documents going abroad, include international shipping time in the plan. If the receiving body confirmed its requirements by email, keep that message with the file. Attach a document index to the bundle so nothing is lost during review. Hearing minutes evidence case status, so obtain the latest version before certifying. Cross-border service of process must go through the judicial cooperation channel. The specifics here are document type: House; destination: De, and those decide which translation and certification level applies. The terms that frame this page are Submitting · house · registration · Thor. A key variable is the filing channel (in person, agent or online), which sets the copy format to prepare. The deciding factor is the receiving body's requirement, not only the format of the Thai-side document. 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. After filing, follow up on the cycle the office states rather than waiting past the deadline. 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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