The police clearance certificate is issued by Royal Thai Police, Police Clearance Service Centre. State the destination country and purpose when applying, because the certificate is issued for the stated purpose. It is then translated to the standard Poland accepts, legalised at Consular Affairs and attested at the destination mission where the receiving body requires it.
Request it from Royal Thai Police, Police Clearance Service Centre. State the destination country and purpose when applying, because the certificate is issued for the stated purpose.
Polish translation by a sworn translator (tłumacz przysięgły) on the Polish Ministry of Justice register
File the original with its translation at the Department of Consular Affairs, MFA.
Attest at the Poland mission in Thailand where the receiving authority requires it.
Anyone submitting a police clearance certificate in support of a visa application, a civil-status registration, an employment file, or a court or registry filing in Poland is normally required to submit both the Thai original issued by Royal Thai Police, Police Clearance Service Centre 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 police clearance certificate back for use in Poland — 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 Poland mission in Thailand must attest the document afterwards.
Employers posting staff to Poland, 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 Poland, 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 police clearance certificate intended for Poland, the differences are as follows.
Polish translation by a sworn translator (tłumacz przysięgły) on the Polish Ministry of Justice register
Polish offices commonly accept only translations by translators on their own sworn register, so a Thai certified translation may have to be redone there
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 Poland, the purpose of the document, your filing deadline and the certification format it specifies, and send a photo of the police clearance certificate and passport page for a first review. We will map out only the steps your file actually needs.
Obtain the police clearance certificate from Royal Thai Police, Police Clearance Service Centre, translate it to the accepted standard, have it legalised by the Department of Consular Affairs, then attested at the Poland mission in Thailand where the receiving body requires it.
State the destination country and purpose when applying, because the certificate is issued for the stated purpose
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.
Polish translation by a sworn translator (tłumacz przysięgły) on the Polish Ministry of Justice register, and every part of the document must be translated, including stamps, signatures and marginal notes.
The Polish Embassy in Thailand and the provincial office (urząd wojewódzki) in Poland
Polish offices commonly accept only translations by translators on their own sworn register, so a Thai certified translation may have to be redone there
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.