Submitting a court summons or hearing notice to South Korea — how must it be translated and certified?

This question is specifically about “Submitting a court summons or hearing notice to South Korea”, so the answer below starts with what this case actually needs before setting out the general rules. The terms that frame this page are Submitting · court · summons · hearing. The specifics here are document type: Summons; destination: Kr, and those decide which translation and certification level applies. Before starting, keep a digital copy of every page, including seals and signatures, then make sure document numbers, issue dates and issuing-office names match across the set, then ask in advance which category of certified translator the destination accepts. What changes the timeline most here is whether the source documents are complete on day one. Check first whether the issuing office of the source document is one the destination recognises. Attach a document index to the bundle so nothing is lost during review. If the receiving body confirmed its requirements by email, keep that message with the file. Plan the schedule with room for at least one review cycle at the receiving office. If multiple certified sets are needed, order them all in the first round to avoid re-queuing. Once the set is complete, check it line by line against the destination's own checklist before filing. For overseas use of a Thai court document the sequence is: obtain the court-certified copy, translate it into the target language, have the translation certified by the Legalisation Division of the Department of Consular Affairs, MFA, and then have it legalised by the destination country's embassy or consulate where that country requires it. Always confirm the destination's written requirements first. A court translation must keep legal terms exact, preserve the black-case and red-case numbers, the official court name, party names as they appear in the passport or civil register, and the source dates with the Buddhist or Gregorian era stated. Nothing may be summarised or omitted — footnotes, seals and endorsements included — and seal wording should be described in brackets so the receiving office can follow it. Thailand is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention, so no Apostille is issued for Thai-issued documents; Thai court documents go through Department of Consular Affairs certification and destination-embassy legalisation instead. Where a destination asks for an Apostille, request written confirmation that it accepts the Thai legalisation route. Cost and lead time depend on page count, the density of legal terminology, the target language and the certification steps required, so every file is quoted before work starts. Send scans of every page of the case document together with the written requirements from the court, authority or receiving embassy via LINE @NAATI, call +66 80-557-8887 or email ilc@thainotary.co.th.

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