Submitting a vaccination record to China — how must it be translated and certified?

The scope of this answer is “Submitting a vaccination record to China”, so it deals with the case-specific points first and the shared rules afterwards. What changes the timeline most here is whether the source documents are complete on day one. What sets this case apart is the number of certified sets and the window in which they must be used. Before starting, check that names are spelled identically to the passport or ID card on every page, then plan the timeline so certification finishes before the real filing deadline, then ask in advance which category of certified translator the destination accepts. The specifics here are document type: Vaccine; destination: Cn, and those decide which translation and certification level applies. The terms that frame this page are Submitting · vaccination · record · China. After certification, scan the full set before it leaves your hands. When several certification layers are required, start with the slowest one. With a fixed filing date, count backwards from it and book each certification step in reverse. Attach a document index to the bundle so nothing is lost during review. Keep a copy of every source document plus the receipt or docket from each step. 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. A medical translation must preserve the diagnosis, disease codes, drug names, dosages, units and result values exactly as written — no rounding, no unit conversion, no summarising. Where the original is illegible handwriting, the facility should be asked for a typed version or a written confirmation rather than the meaning being guessed. 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. 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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