French document translation prepared after checking the receiving authority’s translator, format and legalisation requirements.
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French translations require confirmation of whether the recipient needs a traducteur assermenté or another certification format, plus the correct legalisation route.
Traduction Assermentée is a translation certified by a sworn translator (Traducteur Expert) registered with a French Court of Appeal (Cour d'Appel). It is mandatory for use with French, Belgian, Swiss and Quebec authorities. Non-certified translations are rejected.
Common French translations: birth/marriage/divorce certificates, degree/transcripts (Campus France), employment letters, financial proof (for visa long séjour), corporate documents and POAs. For French visas (visa long séjour, étudiant, salarié), Campus France, marriage in France, or qualification recognition.
France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg are Apostille members, but Thailand will issue Apostilles from 28 February 2027 — until then Thai documents require MFA legalisation followed by the destination embassy. Canada is not a member — it requires Canadian Embassy legalisation. West African Francophone countries each have unique requirements. We verify the destination per case.
Hi-res scans accepted.
Based on the actual files and certification steps.
Formatted to French authority requirements.
Second translator proofreads.
Verify before certification.
Traducteur Expert stamp and signature.
For source documents.
Confirm the official channel and current queue before filing.
After MFA (Apostille replaces this from 28 Feb 2027).
Per destination requirement.
EMS / Chronopost / DHL.
PDF copy for your records.
Students applying via Campus France must translate and certify all academic documents into French: high-school diploma, degree, transcript, SOP. Campus France accepts only Assermentée translations. We provide complete Campus France packages.
Marriage at a French Mairie requires Certificat de Coutume + Certificat de Célibat from the Royal Thai Embassy in Paris, with Assermentée translation of all documents. The Audition par le Procureur (prosecutor interview) takes 6-8 weeks. We prepare documents and interview guidance.
French long-stay visas require Assermentée: financial proof (€615/month for students), accommodation, health insurance, invitation letter (if applicable). The French Embassy in Bangkok rejects non-Assermentée translations.
French authorities usually want a translator sworn before a court of appeal (traducteur expert près la cour d’appel); Belgium uses its own sworn translators; Quebec usually asks for a member of the professional order (OTTIAQ). Same language, but the accepted translator can differ.
The French Embassy in Bangkok runs its own steps for French–Thai marriages, including publication of banns and transcription into French civil records, which require Thai documents with translations. Allow several weeks.
Accented names (é, è, ç) must match the passport. "Nom" is the surname and "prénom" the given name; swapping them is a common form error. A French full birth copy (copie intégrale) and an extract (extrait) serve different purposes.
France issues birth certificates in two forms: the copie intégrale (full copy, carrying annotations for marriage, divorce or name change) and the extrait (extract). Thai district offices and embassies usually want a copie intégrale issued within the last three or six months; check before ordering from France.
In France, translations for official use are often expected from a translator appointed by a court of appeal (traducteur expert près la cour d’appel). If a Thai document is going to France, ask the receiving office first whether it accepts a certified translation produced in Thailand.
French is also an official language in Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Canada (Quebec) and many African countries, each with its own offices and rules — so we always ask for the destination country, not just the language.
Notarial Services Attorneys in Thailand must hold a licence from the Lawyers Council of Thailand under the 2003 Notarial Services Regulation.
Read full text →Thailand’s Apostille accession (30 June 2026) only enters into force on 28 February 2027 — documents require dual legalisation by MFA Consular Affairs and the destination embassy.
Read full text →French authorities accept only sworn translations (traduction assermentée) by translators registered with French courts; ordinary Thai certified translations are refused by the Mairie and OFII.
The Certificat de Coutume has limited validity; if it lapses before the Mairie appointment, the whole set must be re-issued and retranslated. Plan at least two months ahead.
Thai documents often carry registry annotations such as name changes or household moves; a sworn translator must translate every annotation, not just the main text.
Adding accents or “Frenchifying” a name makes it differ from the passport; French authorities follow the passport spelling exactly.
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