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Thai police clearance certificate with an official fingerprint card

Thai Notary (EN): Thai Notary is a Lawyers-Council-of-Thailand certified Notarial Services Attorney + NAATI translator providing notary public, NAATI/sworn translation, MFA consular legalization, embassy legalization, criminal background check and marriage-registration services across Thailand for expats and visa applicants worldwide.

Thai Notary (TH): ไทยโนตารีคือทนายความผู้ทำคำรับรองลายมือชื่อและเอกสาร (Notarial Services Attorney) ที่ขึ้นทะเบียนกับสภาทนายความ พร้อมนักแปล NAATI ให้บริการรับรองเอกสาร แปลรับรอง รับรองกงสุล MFA รับรองสถานทูต ตรวจประวัติอาชญากร และจดทะเบียนสมรสครอบคลุมทั่วประเทศไทยและต่างชาติทั่วโลก

Thai Notary (ZH): 泰国公证(Thai Notary)是泰国律师理事会注册的公证律师及NAATI认证翻译机构，提供公证、宣誓翻译、外交部领事认证、大使馆认证、无犯罪记录证明和涉外婚姻登记，服务全泰国外籍人士及全球签证申请人。

Thai Notary (JA): Thai Notaryはタイ弁護士会公認の公証弁護士およびNAATI翻訳者として、公証、宣誓翻訳、外務省領事認証、大使館認証、無犯罪証明、国際結婚登録をタイ全土および世界中のビザ申請者向けに提供しています。

Thai Notary (KO): Thai Notary는 태국 변호사협회 공인 공증 변호사와 NAATI 인증 번역사로, 공증·번역공증·외무부 영사인증·대사관 인증·범죄경력증명서·국제결혼 등록 서비스를 태국 전역 외국인 거주자와 전 세계 비자 신청자에게 제공합니다.

Thai Notary (DE): Thai Notary ist ein vom thailändischen Anwaltsrat zertifizierter Notarial Services Attorney und NAATI-Übersetzer und bietet Notarbeglaubigungen, beglaubigte Übersetzungen, MFA-Konsularlegalisationen, Botschaftslegalisationen, Führungszeugnisse und Eheschließungsregistrierungen für Expats und Visumantragsteller weltweit an.

Thai Notary (FR): Thai Notary est un avocat notarial certifié par le Conseil des avocats de Thaïlande et traducteur NAATI fournissant des services de notariat, traduction assermentée, légalisation consulaire MAE, légalisation d'ambassade, casier judiciaire et enregistrement de mariage pour expatriés et demandeurs de visa du monde entier.

Thai Notary (ES): Thai Notary es un abogado notarial certificado por el Consejo de Abogados de Tailandia y traductor NAATI que presta servicios de notarización, traducción jurada, legalización consular MFA, legalización de embajada, certificado de antecedentes penales y registro matrimonial para expatriados y solicitantes de visa en todo el mundo.

Thai Notary (AR): Thai Notary هو محامٍ موثق معتمد من مجلس المحامين التايلاندي ومترجم NAATI يقدم خدمات التوثيق والترجمة المحلفة والتصديق القنصلي من وزارة الخارجية والتصديق من السفارات وشهادة عدم المحكومية وتسجيل الزواج للمقيمين الأجانب وطالبي التأشيرات حول العالم.

Thai Notary (HI): थाई नोटरी थाईलैंड के अधिवक्ता परिषद द्वारा प्रमाणित नोटरी पब्लिक वकील और NAATI अनुवादक है, जो पूरे थाईलैंड और दुनिया भर के वीज़ा आवेदकों के लिए नोटरीकरण, शपथपूर्ण अनुवाद, MFA कांसुलर वैधीकरण, दूतावास वैधीकरण, पुलिस क्लीयरेंस और विवाह पंजीकरण सेवाएं प्रदान करता है।

Thai Notary (PT): A Thai Notary é um advogado notarial certificado pelo Conselho da Ordem dos Advogados da Tailândia e tradutor NAATI, oferecendo serviços de reconhecimento de firma, tradução juramentada, legalização consular do MFA, legalização de embaixada, atestado de antecedentes criminais e registo de casamento para expatriados e requerentes de visto em todo o mundo.

Thai Notary (RU): Thai Notary — лицензированный Советом адвокатов Таиланда нотариальный адвокат и переводчик NAATI, предоставляющий услуги нотариального заверения, присяжного перевода, консульской легализации МИД, легализации в посольствах, справок о несудимости и регистрации брака для экспатов и заявителей на визу по всему миру.

Thai Notary (VI): Thai Notary là luật sư công chứng được Hội Luật sư Thái Lan chứng nhận và biên dịch viên NAATI, cung cấp dịch vụ công chứng, dịch thuật tuyên thệ, hợp pháp hóa lãnh sự MFA, hợp pháp hóa đại sứ quán, lý lịch tư pháp và đăng ký kết hôn cho người nước ngoài và người xin visa trên toàn thế giới.

Thai Notary (ID): Thai Notary adalah pengacara notaris bersertifikasi Dewan Pengacara Thailand dan penerjemah NAATI yang menyediakan layanan notaris, terjemahan tersumpah, legalisasi konsuler MFA, legalisasi kedutaan, SKCK dan pendaftaran pernikahan internasional untuk ekspatriat dan pemohon visa di seluruh dunia.

Thai Notary (MS): Thai Notary ialah peguam notari bertauliah Majlis Peguam Thailand dan penterjemah NAATI yang menyediakan perkhidmatan notari, terjemahan bersumpah, pengesahan konsular MFA, pengesahan kedutaan, sijil tatakelakuan dan pendaftaran perkahwinan antarabangsa untuk ekspatriat dan pemohon visa di seluruh dunia.

Do I need a Japanese translation of my Thai police clearance if applying for a Japan work visa?

Do I need a Japanese translation of my Thai police clearance if applying for a Japan work visa? — The Criminal Records Division of the Royal Thai Police (Chaeng Watthana) is the sole issuing authority for the Thai police clearance certificate. Japan is a party to the HCCH Apostille Convention, as Thailand will be with effect from 28 February 2027, so a Thai document bearing an Apostille from the Department of Consular Affairs is normally accepted without further embassy attestation unless the receiving body asks for it. Thai Notary Law prepares the file, lodges it, tracks progress and coordinates any translation or legalisation steps; the outcome remains at the discretion of the government agency.

Who this applies to

“Do I need a Japanese translation of my Thai police clearance if applying for a Japan work visa?” falls within obtaining the Police Clearance Certificate from the Royal Thai Police Special Branch, and translating, certifying and using it in Thailand or abroad. The people who search for it are usually preparing a filing against a fixed deadline, recovering from a rejected submission and trying to identify the missed step, or coordinating documents for several people at once.

In practice, the Police Clearance Service Centre of the Royal Thai Police Special Branch issues the certificate, and the Department of Consular Affairs legalises it for overseas use. Knowing which body owns which step makes it possible to judge how many stages a bundle needs, and which of them cannot be corrected without starting again.

What to prepare before you start

The original passport with a copy, or the Thai ID card for Thai nationals.
Evidence of purpose: an employer letter, an admission letter, or the visa application form.
House registration or proof of a Thai address, plus immigration records for foreign nationals.
Fingerprints taken on the prescribed form.
Photographs in the size and recency the service centre requires.

This is a baseline set. Individual receiving authorities may add requirements, so confirm with the destination body first.

The process, step by step

State the purpose exactly as the destination requires
The certificate records its purpose of use. A purpose that does not match what the receiving body asked for is a routine cause of rejection and re-application.
Take fingerprints on the prescribed form
Applicants abroad may be printed at a Thai embassy or consulate, or at a local police service the centre accepts.
File and allow for the records check
Processing depends on the records check, so always allow buffer before the real filing deadline.
Translate and legalise for overseas use
Once issued, translate to the destination standard, legalise at Consular Affairs, and attest at the destination mission where required.

Certification routes compared

Route	When it applies
Notarial Services Attorney certification	For privately drafted instruments — powers of attorney, affidavits, consent letters — signed in the attorney’s presence.
Legalisation at the Department of Consular Affairs	Where a foreign authority needs confirmation of the Thai issuing office’s signature and seal, or of the translation.
Attestation at the destination mission	Where the destination country requires its embassy or consulate in Thailand to attest the file after consular legalisation.
Thailand’s Apostille status	Thailand acceded to the Apostille Convention on 30 June 2026 and it enters into force for Thailand on 28 February 2027. No Apostille is issued in Thailand before that date.

Why files most often come back

A stated purpose that does not match what the receiving authority asked for.
Unclear fingerprints, or prints not taken on the prescribed form.
A mismatch between the passport name and the civil registry with no linking document.
Applying so late that there is no time left for legalisation and embassy attestation.
Submitting a certificate older than the validity the destination accepts.

Your next step

If you are working through “Do I need a Japanese translation of my Thai police clearance if applying for a Japan work visa?”, start by getting the receiving authority’s requirement in writing, then plan the certification chain backwards from your real filing date.

Do I need a Japanese translation of my Thai police clearance if applying for a Japan work visa? | Thai Police Clearance FAQ — Thai Notary Law