My document is already bilingual — does it still need translating?

In-depth Answer

Many Thai official documents print their headings in two languages while the entries that matter — names, dates, places, and the endorsements at the foot of the page — remain wholly in Thai.

An assessing officer still cannot read the substance, so a certified translation is required.

That differs from a document where the issuing body produces a full English version under its own seal, such as an English transcript issued by a university, which counts as an original English document rather than a translation.

A simple test: read only the English on the page and ask whether it conveys every fact the receiving body needs.

If any field requires Thai to make sense, have the whole document translated rather than risk a request for more information.

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