Applying to settle permanently through family or employer sponsorship. The documents normally translated and legalised are Birth certificate, Marriage certificate, Divorce certificate, Police clearance certificate, House registration, Change of name certificate, using the translation standard United States accepts.
A registrar-certified copy is required, not an ordinary photocopy
Obtain both the marriage certificate (Kor Ror 3) and the marriage register extract (Kor Ror 2); many destinations ask for both
Where the divorce was by judgment, the judgment plus a certificate of finality is needed
State the destination country and purpose when applying, because the certificate is issued for the stated purpose
A current registrar-certified extract is required rather than the household booklet you keep at home
File it together with any document still bearing the former name so the destination can link the identity
Birth certificate, Marriage certificate, Divorce certificate, Police clearance certificate, House registration, Change of name certificate. Each should carry a certified translation and consular legalisation as the receiving authority requires.
Police records normally have to be recent under the destination rules, and older certificates are commonly asked for again
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.
A complete English translation accompanied by the translator's certificate of translation accuracy
Work from the wording of the request itself and rebuild the bundle with the original, the translation and the certification stamps together, which reduces a second request.
It is normally required, and it should be recent enough to satisfy the destination rule.
USCIS, U.S. embassy/consulate posts, and the receiving state-level agency