Using a professional licence when fixing a name mismatch between certificate and passport — how should it be prepared?

The issue to settle here is “Using a professional licence when fixing a name mismatch between certificate and passport”, so it separates what is specific to this file from the standard certification chain. Before starting, ask in advance which category of certified translator the destination accepts, then plan the timeline so certification finishes before the real filing deadline, then keep a digital copy of every page, including seals and signatures. 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. The terms that frame this page are Using · professional · licence · fixing. The specifics here are document type: License, and those decide which translation and certification level applies. The next step is confirming the filing channel and the copy or file format required. Attach a document index to the bundle so nothing is lost during review. Record the reference number of each certification layer; it is the fastest way to trace status. If multiple certified sets are needed, order them all in the first round to avoid re-queuing. With a fixed filing date, count backwards from it and book each certification step in reverse. If the records are lost, ask the issuing institution's registrar to reissue them first — evaluation bodies accept only institution-certified records. If the institution has closed or merged, ask the supervising body which office now holds the register: the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation for higher education, or the local education service area office for school-level records. The name on the qualification must match the passport used in the application. If you changed a given name or surname, married or divorced, or the romanisation on the certificate differs from the passport, prepare the linking evidence — the official name-change certificate, marriage registration or divorce registration — translated and certified together with the academic set, so the file is not returned for a name mismatch. Most evaluation bodies do not accept documents forwarded by the applicant. They require the issuing institution to send the transcript and proof of completion directly, either in an envelope sealed and stamped across the flap or through an electronic channel the body accepts. Ask the university registrar for the official set first, then prepare the translation alongside it in the format the body specifies. Cost and lead time depend on page count, target language, how many certified sets are needed and the steps the receiving evaluation body sets, so every file is quoted before work starts. Send scans of every page of your academic documents together with the requirement page from the evaluation body, via LINE @NAATI, call +66 80-557-8887 or email ilc@thainotary.co.th.

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