A pregnancy certificate and antenatal record — what should you know about the translation and legalisation sequence for overseas use?

This question is specifically about “A pregnancy certificate and antenatal record”, so the answer below starts with what this case actually needs before setting out the general rules. The terms that frame this page are pregnancy · certificate · antenatal · record. The specifics here are document type: Pregnancy, and those decide which translation and certification level applies. Before starting, confirm with the receiving body whether it wants an original, a certified copy or a certified translation, then check that names are spelled identically to the passport or ID card on every page, then verify the source document is still within any validity window the recipient applies. What changes the timeline most here is whether the source documents are complete on day one. The condition most often overlooked is that name spelling must match across every document in the set. Keep a copy of every source document plus the receipt or docket from each step. High-resolution photos of seals and signatures help when the destination asks for re-verification. With a fixed filing date, count backwards from it and book each certification step in reverse. If multiple certified sets are needed, order them all in the first round to avoid re-queuing. After certification, scan the full set before it leaves your hands. A Thai-issued medical document intended for a foreign authority normally follows this order: obtain the original from the facility, have it translated by a translator the destination accepts, certify the translation at the Legalisation Division, Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, then obtain the destination embassy's attestation where required. Each step verifies only what falls within its own authority. Thailand deposited its instrument of accession to the Apostille Convention on 30 June 2026, but the Convention is not yet in force for Thailand. In practice the traditional route through the Department of Consular Affairs and the destination embassy still applies until entry into force is formally announced. For Australia, government agencies and courts require non-English documents to be accompanied by a translation from a NAATI-certified translator; the translation carries the stamp, practitioner number and certification expiry on its face. ILC handles document work only — translation, certification of the translation, notarial signature certification and the legalisation run at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and embassies. ILC is not a medical facility or an insurer, gives no clinical advice, and cannot guarantee any authority's decision. Cost and lead time depend on page count, the density of clinical terminology, the target language and the certification steps required, so every file is quoted before work starts. Send scans of the medical paperwork together with the written requirements from the hospital, insurer or receiving authority via LINE @NAATI, call +66 80-557-8887 or email ilc@thainotary.co.th.

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