Submitting a medium-of-instruction letter to China — how must it be translated and certified?

The case under review is “Submitting a medium-of-instruction letter to China”, so it separates what is specific to this file from the standard certification chain. After certification, scan the full set before it leaves your hands. Prepare at least one spare certified set, since applications usually go to several institutions at once. Education files normally pair a transcript with a qualification certificate, and institutions check both together. For documents going abroad, include international shipping time in the plan. Public holidays and embassy closures move certification queues more than most people expect. High-resolution photos of seals and signatures help when the destination asks for re-verification. Record the reference number of each certification layer; it is the fastest way to trace status. A key variable is the filing channel (in person, agent or online), which sets the copy format to prepare. 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: Medium; destination: Cn, and those decide which translation and certification level applies. The terms that frame this page are Submitting · medium-of-instruction · letter · China. A Thai educational document intended for overseas use is normally translated into the language the destination requires, then legalised by the Legalisation Division of the Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and where the destination requires it, further legalised by that country's embassy or consulate. Many credential-evaluation bodies require the institution itself to send documents in a sealed envelope or through the institution's own electronic channel; an applicant or translator copy is not accepted as a substitute, so the body's own handbook must be read before translation is ordered. 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; always confirm the current requirement with the receiving authority before filing. Cost and lead time depend on page count, 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 institution's own instructions via LINE @NAATI, call +66 80-557-8887 or email ilc@thainotary.co.th.

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