Submitting a professional practising licence to the United States — how must it be translated and certified?

What the enquirer needs to know is “Submitting a professional practising licence to the United States”, so it covers both the requirements attached to this document set and the order the steps must follow. The terms that frame this page are Submitting · professional · practising · licence. The specifics here are document type: License; destination: Us, and those decide which translation and certification level applies. 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 biggest risk in cases like this is doing the certification steps out of order, which forces a restart. What sets this case apart is the number of certified sets and the window in which they must be used. Record the reference number of each certification layer; it is the fastest way to trace status. If the receiving body confirmed its requirements by email, keep that message with the file. For documents going abroad, include international shipping time in the plan. Leave buffer time in case a translation has to be amended or a source document re-issued. If the name on the record differs from the current name, attach the change-of-name evidence. Degree titles, field names and grading scales follow the issuing institution's official wording rather than a fresh interpretation. The next step is confirming the filing channel and the copy or file format required. 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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