The court judgment is issued by The court that heard the case. Request a court-certified copy together with a certificate of finality. It is then translated to the standard Switzerland accepts, legalised at Consular Affairs and attested at the destination mission where the receiving body requires it.
Request it from The court that heard the case. Request a court-certified copy together with a certificate of finality.
Translation into the official language of the canton by a translator that canton accepts
File the original with its translation at the Department of Consular Affairs, MFA.
Attest at the Switzerland mission in Thailand where the receiving authority requires it.
Anyone submitting a court judgment in support of a visa application, a civil-status registration, an employment file, or a court or registry filing in Switzerland is normally required to submit both the Thai original issued by The court that heard the case and a properly certified translation. Filing only the translation is one of the most common reasons a file is returned unread.
Foreign nationals sending a court judgment back for use in Switzerland — to prove family status, claim an inheritance, apply for a benefit or confirm an address — should first confirm whether the receiving body requires legalisation by the Department of Consular Affairs, and whether the Switzerland mission in Thailand must attest the document afterwards.
Employers posting staff to Switzerland, or filing contract and registration documents, should prepare the whole bundle as a single set so that personal names, company names and spellings match on every page. A one-letter discrepancy between passport and certificate routinely forces the entire certification chain to be restarted.
Before starting the certification chain for Switzerland, gather the following in one pass. Doing so keeps the file to a single round and avoids having to re-issue documents later.
Each certification answers a different question, and choosing the wrong one costs a full round trip. For a court judgment intended for Switzerland, the differences are as follows.
Translation into the official language of the canton by a translator that canton accepts
Requirements vary by canton; the same set can be accepted in one canton and queried in another, so confirm with the canton you will actually file in.
In practice, confirm the required format with the receiving authority in writing before starting: two bodies in the same country often differ. Some accept a translation certified in Thailand, while others insist on a translator registered in the destination country itself.
Tell us the receiving authority in Switzerland, the purpose of the document, your filing deadline and the certification format it specifies, and send a photo of the court judgment and passport page for a first review. We will map out only the steps your file actually needs.
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Obtain the court judgment from The court that heard the case, translate it to the accepted standard, have it legalised by the Department of Consular Affairs, then attested at the Switzerland mission in Thailand where the receiving body requires it.
Request a court-certified copy together with a certificate of finality
Thailand acceded to the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention on 30 June 2026 and it enters into force for Thailand on 28 February 2027, so no Thai Apostille is issued yet, so no Apostille is issued in Thailand. The working route is certified translation, legalisation by the Department of Consular Affairs (MFA), and then attestation at the destination country’s mission in Thailand where the receiving authority requires it.
Translation into the official language of the canton by a translator that canton accepts, and every part of the document must be translated, including stamps, signatures and marginal notes.
The civil registry office and the cantonal migration office
Requirements vary by canton; the same set can be accepted in one canton and queried in another, so confirm with the canton you will actually file in.
It is a public record issued by a state authority, so it can enter consular legalisation directly once an accurate translation is attached.
Connect the names as a chain using change-of-name records or a spelling confirmation, then translate and legalise them together as one bundle.