🇹🇼 Degree Certificate → Chinese (Traditional)

Looked at as data, a Degree Certificate is a small structured record (parties, dates, officials, registry IDs) wearing a paragraph as a disguise; the translation must restore the record exactly, not paraphrase the disguise. The Thai honorifics "นาย", "นาง", "นางสาว" each have a sanctioned Chinese (Traditional) equivalent — substituting one for another shifts marital and civil status, and a Degree Certificate carrying the wrong honorific is routinely refused without comment.

Honorifics, faculty names, and university Latin names must follow each institution's official English form. We maintain a database of ≈150 Thai universities.

Our Chinese (Traditional) desk maintains a glossary reconciled against:

• The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Consular Affairs
• The Chinese (Traditional) embassy in Bangkok
• Relevant universities, professional bodies, and court systems in Chinese (Traditional)-speaking jurisdictions

Because the Chinese (Traditional) reviewer at the receiving end matches against the same glossary our QA already applied, the typical Degree Certificate submission is a verification exercise rather than a contested review.

Standard turnaround for a Degree Certificate → Chinese (Traditional) translation alone is 24–48 hours. Adding MFA legalisation extends the total to 4–7 working days. Embassy attestation adds another 3–10 working days depending on the destination.

For urgent cases we offer:

• 4-hour rush translation — surcharge of 50–100%.
• 1-day express MFA — additional government fee, file before the 09:30 cut-off.
• Embassy priority queues — available with most embassies in Bangkok at a small handling fee.

We treat every file as an eight-gate pipeline; each gate is timestamped, photographed where appropriate, and visible to you on request:

1. Document intake. Send us a high-resolution PDF/photo of the original Degree Certificate. We verify it is a current Amphur or court-issued copy.
2. Translation into Chinese (Traditional). Performed by our credentialed court-grade translator with ten-plus years of legalisation experience. Names, dates and registration numbers are cross-checked against your passport.
3. Second-eye QA. A senior reviewer cross-checks every page against the source and flags any name/date inconsistency before the seal is applied.
4. Thai MFA legalisation. Our courier files at the Department of Consular Affairs (Chaeng Watthana) the next working day. Standard return: 3–5 working days.
5. Company certification. We affix our official translator seal and a signed declaration accepted by Thai MFA.
6. Chinese (Traditional) embassy attestation. We submit to the destination embassy in Bangkok and collect the legalised document.
7. Notary Public (if required). One of our six in-house Notarial Services Attorneys notarises the translation, which most embassies require.
8. Delivery. Pickup at our office, courier in Bangkok, EMS across Thailand, or DHL Express to 200+ countries.

The line items below come from the standard quote our case managers issue for a 1-page Degree Certificate routing into Chinese (Traditional) — read them as the upper bound, not a starting bid:

• Translation: ฿700 – ฿1,300 (includes company seal & certifying statement, MFA-accepted).
• Notary Public (Notarial Services Attorney): ฿1,500 – ฿4,000 per document if required by the destination.
• Thai MFA legalisation: ฿800 – ฿1,500 per document.
• Chinese (Traditional) embassy attestation: ฿2,500 – ฿12,000 per document depending on embassy.

The total bill scales with page count, with rush options at +50–100%, and with whether the destination demands additional notarised affidavits. Send a scan via LINE @NYCLI or email nyclegal@ilc.ltd for a fixed quote inside 15 minutes during business hours.

Almost every rejection of a Degree Certificate we are asked to fix afterwards comes back to one of these five patterns:

• Out-of-date copies — embassies usually want a Degree Certificate issued within the last 3–6 months.
• Names spelled differently across passport, Degree Certificate and supporting documents — Chinese (Traditional) authorities require an exact match.
• Missing MFA or embassy gate — most Chinese (Traditional) authorities require both, not just one.
• Translations done by uncertified translators that lack the MFA-accepted seal.
• Photocopies submitted instead of originals with attached translation.

The receiving Chinese (Traditional) authority will usually request one or more of the following alongside your translated Degree Certificate; we'll email a destination-specific checklist once we know your target country.

• Professional registration (engineering, medicine, accounting) — typically also needs your passport bio page and a recent photo.
• Work permit application — typically also needs your passport bio page and a recent photo.
• Postgraduate admission — typically also needs your passport bio page and a recent photo.

Authorities in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Japan and Korea each maintain their own romanisation conventions; we lock the spelling against your passport before the page goes to MFA.

สำหรับไต้หวัน · ฮ่องกง · มาเก๊า ใช้ตัวอักษรตัวเต็ม (繁體) — สถานทูตไต้หวันในไทยรับรองตรงโดยไม่ต้องผ่าน MFA

For the Degree Certificate specifically, our Chinese (Traditional) desk pays particular attention to:

• Official seals & stamps. Thai stamps and signatures are described in the target language so overseas officers can verify authenticity.
• Name transliteration. Chinese (Traditional) authorities check the translated name against your passport — any mismatch is grounds for rejection.
• Form codes. Original Thai reference numbers and registration codes are preserved verbatim.
• Dates & calendars. The Thai Buddhist year (พ.ศ.) must be converted to the Common Era; we provide both formats side-by-side.
• Officer titles. Registrar, Chief District Officer and District Officer are kept distinct, mapped to whichever term the destination registry uses internally.

Every translated Chinese (Traditional) packet ships with the same controlled vocabulary; we summarise the terms below so receiving counters can audit the file against their own checklist:

• Sworn translator / ผู้แปลสาบาน — translator officially registered with a foreign court or ministry; relevant for Chinese (Traditional) in some EU jurisdictions.
• Certified translation / คำแปลรับรอง — translation accompanied by a signed declaration of accuracy; required by MFA.
• Transliteration — converting Thai script names into Chinese (Traditional) characters; must match the spelling in your passport.
• Notarisation / รับรองโนตารี — a Notarial Services Attorney certifies the translator's signature or the copy; required by some Chinese (Traditional) authorities.
• Apostille — single-step alternative to MFA+embassy for Hague Convention members (Thailand: not a signatory yet → MFA route applies).
• Embassy attestation / รับรองสถานทูต — the Chinese (Traditional) embassy in Bangkok validates the Thai MFA stamp.
• MFA legalisation / รับรองกระทรวงการต่างประเทศ — the Department of Consular Affairs authenticates the translator's seal; mandatory for most overseas use.

เอกสาร ปริญญาบัตร เป็นเอกสารทะเบียนที่มีถ้อยคำเฉพาะทาง การแปลเป็นจีนตัวเต็ม (ไต้หวัน/ฮ่องกง) จึงต้องใช้นักแปลที่เข้าใจทั้งภาษาต้นทางและระบบทะเบียนปลายทางพร้อม ๆ กัน เพื่อไม่ให้ตกชั้นที่ MFA หรือสถานทูตจีนตัวเต็ม (ไต้หวัน/ฮ่องกง)

ทุกไฟล์จีนตัวเต็ม (ไต้หวัน/ฮ่องกง)ที่ออกจากสำนักงานต้องผ่านนักแปลคนแรก ผู้ตรวจคนที่สอง และทนายโนตารีอีกหนึ่งคน ก่อนเข้า MFA — ขั้นตอนนี้ทำให้ ปริญญาบัตร ผ่านสถานทูตในรอบแรกในอัตราที่สูงมาก

ราคาภาษาไทย (โดยประมาณ)

• ค่าแปลปริญญาบัตรเป็นจีนตัวเต็ม (ไต้หวัน/ฮ่องกง): ฿700 – ฿1,300 ต่อชุด
• รับรองโนตารี: ฿1,500 – ฿4,000 ต่อฉบับ
• รับรองกรมการกงสุล (MFA): ฿800 – ฿1,500 ต่อฉบับ
• รับรองสถานทูตจีนตัวเต็ม (ไต้หวัน/ฮ่องกง): ฿2,500 – ฿12,000 ต่อฉบับ

ขั้นตอนการใช้บริการ

1. ส่งภาพถ่ายหรือ PDF ของปริญญาบัตรมาที่ LINE @NYCLI หรืออีเมล nyclegal@ilc.ltd
2. รับใบเสนอราคาแบบฟิกซ์เรทภายใน 15 นาที (ในเวลาทำการ)
3. เริ่มแปล + QA 2 ชั้น ภายใน 24-48 ชั่วโมง
4. รับรองตราบริษัท · ส่งกรมการกงสุล (3-5 วันทำการ)
5. ส่งสถานทูตจีนตัวเต็ม (ไต้หวัน/ฮ่องกง) · รับเอกสารกลับมารับรอง (3-10 วันทำการ)
6. จัดส่งคืน: รับเองที่สำนักงานลาดพร้าว · EMS ทั่วไทย · DHL Express ทั่วโลก

คำถามที่พบบ่อย

ถาม: ต้องนำต้นฉบับปริญญาบัตรมาที่สำนักงานหรือไม่?
ตอบ: สำหรับแปลอย่างเดียวใช้ภาพถ่ายชัด ๆ ได้ แต่ขั้นตอน MFA และสถานทูตต้องใช้ต้นฉบับตัวจริง

ถาม: ใช้เวลานานเท่าไร?
ตอบ: แปลอย่างเดียว 24-48 ชั่วโมง · ครบ MFA + สถานทูต 7-17 วันทำการ

ถาม: ใบเสนอราคาฟรีหรือไม่?
ตอบ: ฟรี — ส่งภาพมาทาง LINE @NYCLI ได้ตลอด

The Chinese (Traditional) workflow is one division of a registered Thai law firm with six in-house Notarial Services Attorneys, which is why every file can be notarised, MFA-stamped and embassy-attested without leaving our office chain. We operate six in-house Notarial Services Attorneys, a panel of more than 200 certified translators across 205 languages, and a dedicated MFA & embassy liaison team that visits the Department of Consular Affairs at Chaeng Watthana every working day.

For the Chinese (Traditional) pair your file is handled by court-grade translator with ten-plus years of legalisation experience who is screened on three criteria: native or near-native Chinese (Traditional) command, demonstrated court-grade legal-translation experience, and a clean track record with Thailand's MFA and the relevant embassy. Every translator signs an NDA covering attorney-client privilege.

Concrete reasons clients return

• Confidentiality by default. Files are encrypted at rest, deleted from working storage 90 days after delivery, and never used as AI training data.
• Rejection insurance. If MFA or the Chinese (Traditional) embassy rejects our work due to a translation defect, we re-file at no charge and absorb the government re-filing fee.
• Fixed-fee quotes within 15 minutes. No surprise charges after the work begins; the LINE quote is the invoice you receive on delivery.
• Bilingual case manager. One person handles your file end-to-end; ask questions in Thai, English or via your preferred language.
• EN, TH and Chinese (Traditional) support by phone, LINE, WhatsApp, WeChat, KakaoTalk, Telegram and email.
• Single-window service. Translation, Notary, MFA filing, embassy attestation and worldwide courier are booked once — you do not chase three vendors.

When a job has moved cleanly through translation, notary, MFA and embassy, the destination counter rarely has anything further to ask — and that is the outcome we engineer for. If the receiving office requests an additional step — for example a sworn translator's signature notarised in the destination country, or a translation re-done into a regional dialect — we provide a follow-up service from our partner network of overseas counsel.

• Affidavit of translation accuracy — a sworn statement signed before a Notary Public in the destination country; we prepare the bilingual template.
• Long-term archiving — your translated and legalised file is archived for 7 years; request a fresh certified copy at any time without re-paying for translation.
• Apostille substitution letter — for receiving authorities that mistakenly request an Apostille (Thailand is not yet a Hague signatory), we provide a notarised explanation letter accepted by most foreign registrars.
• Re-issuance — if the destination retains the original, we keep the certified scan on file and produce another legalised copy on 48-hour turnaround.