🇨🇳 Passport → Tibetan

Looked at as data, a Passport 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. An untrained translator will silently collapse "นายทะเบียน" and "เจ้าหน้าที่ทะเบียน" into one English term, blurring the signing authority — a Passport that loses this distinction is almost always sent back.

Translation of the data page is rarely required (it is already bilingual), but a notarized certified copy is frequently requested.

Our Tibetan desk maintains a glossary reconciled against:

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

That discipline is why the Tibetan desk's published first-pass acceptance rate for Passport files held above 98% in the most recent twelve-month internal audit.

Below is the per-gate cost decomposition our finance desk uses for a 1-page Passport translated into Tibetan; the figures include QA but exclude VAT and courier:

• Translation: ฿960 – ฿1,560 (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.
• Tibetan embassy attestation: ฿2,500 – ฿12,000 per document depending on embassy.

Final fees vary with page count, urgency (a 4-hour rush carries a 50–100% premium), and whether the embassy requires an extra sworn affidavit. Send a scan via LINE @NYCLI or email nyclegal@ilc.ltd for a fixed quote inside 15 minutes during business hours.

In practical use overseas the translated Passport travels with companion documents — the catalogue below covers what most Tibetan registrars and consulates expect to see on the same desk.

• Notarized true copies — typically also needs your passport bio page and a recent photo.
• Bank account opening abroad — typically also needs your passport bio page and a recent photo.
• Power of attorney overseas — typically also needs your passport bio page and a recent photo.

Standard turnaround for a Passport → Tibetan 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.

Chinese, Japanese and Korean offices read translated Thai documents against a fixed glossary of registry titles — "นายทะเบียน" must map onto the term their own internal forms use, not a literal dictionary translation.

For the Passport specifically, our Tibetan desk pays particular attention to:

• Official seals & stamps. Thai stamps and signatures are described in the target language so overseas officers can verify authenticity.
• Officer titles. Registrar, Chief District Officer and District Officer are kept distinct, mapped to whichever term the destination registry uses internally.
• Dates & calendars. The Thai Buddhist year (พ.ศ.) must be converted to the Common Era; we provide both formats side-by-side.
• Name transliteration. Tibetan 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.

If you are reading this after a rejection notice landed on your desk, the cause is almost certainly inside the five-item list below:

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

The end-to-end workflow has eight checkpoints — translation through delivery — and we mark each one on your case sheet:

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

What follows is the published version of our internal Tibetan glossary, reconciled against the Department of Consular Affairs handbook and the destination embassy's posted guidance:

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

สำหรับลูกค้าที่ต้องนำ หนังสือเดินทาง ไปยื่นกับสำนักทะเบียน มหาวิทยาลัย หรือนายจ้างที่ใช้ภาษาทิเบต ทีมงานของเราจะวางแผนทั้งงานแปล ค่าธรรมเนียม และระยะเวลา MFA + สถานทูตให้ในใบเสนอราคาเดียว

ระบบการทำงานในทีมทิเบตแบ่งหน้าที่ชัดเจน นักแปลรับผิดชอบเนื้อหา ผู้ตรวจรับผิดชอบความตรงกันกับต้นฉบับ หนังสือเดินทาง ทนายโนตารีรับผิดชอบลายเซ็น และผู้ประสานงานรับผิดชอบคิว MFA + สถานทูต

ราคาภาษาไทย (โดยประมาณ)

• ค่าแปลหนังสือเดินทางเป็นทิเบต: ฿960 – ฿1,560 ต่อชุด
• รับรองโนตารี: ฿1,500 – ฿4,000 ต่อฉบับ
• รับรองกรมการกงสุล (MFA): ฿800 – ฿1,500 ต่อฉบับ
• รับรองสถานทูตทิเบต: ฿2,500 – ฿12,000 ต่อฉบับ

ขั้นตอนการใช้บริการ

1. ส่งภาพถ่ายหรือ PDF ของหนังสือเดินทางมาที่ 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. ส่งสถานทูตทิเบต · รับเอกสารกลับมารับรอง (3-10 วันทำการ)
6. จัดส่งคืน: รับเองที่สำนักงานลาดพร้าว · EMS ทั่วไทย · DHL Express ทั่วโลก

คำถามที่พบบ่อย

ถาม: ต้องนำต้นฉบับหนังสือเดินทางมาที่สำนักงานหรือไม่?
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

NYC Legal & Notary is a Thai law firm registered with the Lawyers Council of Thailand. 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 Tibetan pair your file is handled by senior translator vetted by Thailand's Department of Consular Affairs who is screened on three criteria: native or near-native Tibetan 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

• Single-window service. Translation, Notary, MFA filing, embassy attestation and worldwide courier are booked once — you do not chase three vendors.
• Confidentiality by default. Files are encrypted at rest, deleted from working storage 90 days after delivery, and never used as AI training data.
• EN, TH and Tibetan support by phone, LINE, WhatsApp, WeChat, KakaoTalk, Telegram and email.
• Rejection insurance. If MFA or the Tibetan 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.

First-pass acceptance by the destination Tibetan authority is the metric we optimise the whole pipeline against, and it is the metric we hit on the overwhelming majority of files. 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.
• Re-issuance — if the destination retains the original, we keep the certified scan on file and produce another legalised copy on 48-hour turnaround.
• 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.