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NAATI Frequently Asked Question

Does a NAATI stamp work for countries other than Australia?

Direct Answer

Only where the receiving body accepts it. NAATI is the Australian and New Zealand system; other countries usually have their own route — a sworn translator, or certification through a foreign ministry and embassy.

In-depth Answer

Choosing a certification route starts with one question: which body, in which country, will read this?

Certification systems are not interchangeable.

For Australia and New Zealand, NAATI is the reference.

Much of continental Europe uses sworn translators enrolled with a court or ministry of justice.

For Thai documents used abroad generally, the common path is certification of the translation by the Department of Consular Affairs of Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, followed by legalisation at the destination country's embassy in Bangkok.

The costliest mistake is ordering by the name of a service you have heard of rather than first asking the receiving body what form it requires.

Get the requirement in writing from that body's website or letter, then pick the matching route — far cheaper than doing the work twice.

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Translation for Australia

Documents most Australia visa applicants translate into English

Pick the document and the hub nearest you — MoJ-sworn + MFA-stamped here, then layered with the NAATI seal for use in Australia.

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