🇹🇼 Passport → Chinese (Traditional)

Every section of a Passport — header, body, stamps, signature block, registry footer — has a corresponding fixed expression in the target legal language. The translator's job is matching them, not creating them. A non-specialist may translate "นายอำเภอ" as "District Officer" when the receiving authority specifically expects "Registrar" or "Chief District Officer", and that mismatch alone is enough to trigger a re-filing.

Translation of the data page is rarely required (it is already bilingual), but a notarized certified copy is frequently requested.

Our Chinese (Traditional) desk maintains a glossary reconciled against:

• The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Consular Affairs
• The Chinese (Traditional) embassy in Bangkok
• Relevant universities, professional bodies, and court systems in Chinese (Traditional)-speaking jurisdictions

That consistency is what lets your document clear MFA, embassy and overseas registration on the first attempt — measured across our case log, our first-pass acceptance rate on Passport files sits above 98%.

Authorities in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Japan and Korea each maintain their own romanisation conventions; we lock the spelling against your passport before the page goes to MFA.

สำหรับไต้หวัน · ฮ่องกง · มาเก๊า ใช้ตัวอักษรตัวเต็ม (繁體) — สถานทูตไต้หวันในไทยรับรองตรงโดยไม่ต้องผ่าน MFA

For the Passport specifically, our Chinese (Traditional) desk pays particular attention to:

• Officer titles. Registrar, Chief District Officer and District Officer are kept distinct, mapped to whichever term the destination registry uses internally.
• Form codes. Original Thai reference numbers and registration codes are preserved verbatim.
• Dates & calendars. The Thai Buddhist year (พ.ศ.) must be converted to the Common Era; we provide both formats side-by-side.
• Official seals & stamps. Thai stamps and signatures are described in the target language so overseas officers can verify authenticity.
• Name transliteration. Chinese (Traditional) authorities check the translated name against your passport — any mismatch is grounds for rejection.

Indicative pricing for a standard 1-page Passport translated into Chinese (Traditional):

• Translation: ฿400 – ฿1,000 (includes company seal & certifying statement, MFA-accepted).
• Notary Public (Notarial Services Attorney): quoted after document review per document if required by the destination.
• Thai MFA legalisation: quoted after document review per document.
• Chinese (Traditional) embassy attestation: quoted after document review per document depending on embassy.

Final fees vary with page count, urgency (a 4-hour rush carries a 50–100% premium), and whether the embassy requires an extra sworn affidavit. Send a scan via LINE @NYC168 or email Contact@nyclegal.co.th for a fixed quote inside 15 minutes during business hours.

The receiving Chinese (Traditional) authority will usually request one or more of the following alongside your translated Passport; we'll email a destination-specific checklist once we know your target country.

• Notarized true copies — typically also needs your passport bio page and a recent photo.
• Power of attorney overseas — typically also needs your passport bio page and a recent photo.
• Bank account opening abroad — typically also needs your passport bio page and a recent photo.

When we audit a rejected Passport brought to us by a new client, the failure cause sits inside this short list nine times out of ten:

• Translations done by uncertified translators that lack the MFA-accepted seal.
• Out-of-date copies — embassies usually want a Passport issued within the last 3–6 months.
• Missing MFA or embassy gate — most Chinese (Traditional) authorities require both, not just one.
• Names spelled differently across passport, Passport and supporting documents — Chinese (Traditional) authorities require an exact match.
• Photocopies submitted instead of originals with attached translation.

Translation of a Passport into Chinese (Traditional) usually lands inside the 24–48 hour window for our standard panel. Adding MFA legalisation extends the total to 4–7 working days. Embassy attestation adds another 3–10 working days depending on the destination.

For urgent cases we offer:

• 4-hour rush translation — surcharge of 50–100%.
• 1-day express MFA — additional government fee, file before the 09:30 cut-off.
• Embassy priority queues — available with most embassies in Bangkok at a small handling fee.

We treat every file as an eight-gate pipeline; each gate is timestamped, photographed where appropriate, and visible to you on request:

1. Document intake. Send us a high-resolution PDF/photo of the original Passport. We verify it is a current Amphur or court-issued copy.
2. Translation into Chinese (Traditional). Performed by our credentialed MFA-accepted translator on our in-house panel. Names, dates and registration numbers are cross-checked against your passport.
3. Thai MFA legalisation. Our courier files at the Department of Consular Affairs (Chaeng Watthana) the next working day. Standard return: 3–5 working days.
4. Second-eye QA. A senior reviewer cross-checks every page against the source and flags any name/date inconsistency before the seal is applied.
5. Chinese (Traditional) embassy attestation. We submit to the destination embassy in Bangkok and collect the legalised document.
6. Company certification. We affix our official translator seal and a signed declaration accepted by Thai MFA.
7. Notary Public (if required). One of our six in-house Notarial Services Attorneys notarises the translation, which most embassies require.
8. Delivery. Pickup at our office, courier in Bangkok, EMS across Thailand, or DHL Express to 200+ countries.

• Certified translation / คำแปลรับรอง — translation accompanied by a signed declaration of accuracy; required by MFA.
• Notarisation / รับรองโนตารี — a Notarial Services Attorney certifies the translator's signature or the copy; required by some Chinese (Traditional) authorities.
• MFA legalisation / รับรองกระทรวงการต่างประเทศ — the Department of Consular Affairs authenticates the translator's seal; mandatory for most overseas use.
• Embassy attestation / รับรองสถานทูต — the Chinese (Traditional) embassy in Bangkok validates the Thai MFA stamp.
• Apostille — single-step alternative to MFA+embassy for Hague Convention members (Thailand: not a signatory yet → MFA route applies).
• Sworn translator / ผู้แปลสาบาน — translator officially registered with a foreign court or ministry; relevant for Chinese (Traditional) in some EU jurisdictions.
• Transliteration — converting Thai script names into Chinese (Traditional) characters; must match the spelling in your passport.

งานแปล หนังสือเดินทาง สู่ภาษา จีนตัวเต็ม (ไต้หวัน/ฮ่องกง) (繁體中文) ที่จะใช้ยื่นหน่วยงานจีนตัวเต็ม (ไต้หวัน/ฮ่องกง)ในต่างประเทศ ต้องผ่านโครงสร้างสามชั้น — นักแปลเฉพาะทาง, โนตารี ปับลิค และทีมเดินเอกสาร MFA + สถานทูตที่ทำงานคู่กันเป็นประจำ

ที่ NYC Legal & Notary เรามีทีม MFA-accepted translator on our in-house panel ประจำสำหรับภาษาจีนตัวเต็ม (ไต้หวัน/ฮ่องกง) พร้อมระบบ QA สองชั้นที่ตรวจชื่อ-นามสกุล ตัวเลข เลขที่ทะเบียน วัน เดือน ปี (แปลงพ.ศ. ↔ ค.ศ.) ก่อนประทับตราบริษัทและส่งต่อขั้นตอน MFA ภายในวันทำการถัดไป

ราคาภาษาไทย (โดยประมาณ)

• ค่าแปลหนังสือเดินทางเป็นจีนตัวเต็ม (ไต้หวัน/ฮ่องกง): ฿400 – ฿1,000 ต่อชุด
• รับรองโนตารี: ประเมินราคาฟรี ต่อฉบับ
• รับรองกรมการกงสุล (MFA): ประเมินราคาฟรี ต่อฉบับ
• รับรองสถานทูตจีนตัวเต็ม (ไต้หวัน/ฮ่องกง): ประเมินราคาฟรี ต่อฉบับ

ขั้นตอนการใช้บริการ

1. เริ่มแปล + QA 2 ชั้น ภายใน 24-48 ชั่วโมง
2. จัดส่งคืน: รับเองที่สำนักงานลาดพร้าว · EMS ทั่วไทย · DHL Express ทั่วโลก
3. รับใบเสนอราคาแบบฟิกซ์เรทภายใน 15 นาที (ในเวลาทำการ)
4. ส่งภาพถ่ายหรือ PDF ของหนังสือเดินทางมาที่ LINE @NYC168 หรืออีเมล Contact@nyclegal.co.th
5. รับรองตราบริษัท · ส่งกรมการกงสุล (3-5 วันทำการ)
6. ส่งสถานทูตจีนตัวเต็ม (ไต้หวัน/ฮ่องกง) · รับเอกสารกลับมารับรอง (3-10 วันทำการ)

คำถามที่พบบ่อย

ถาม: ใช้ภาพถ่ายหนังสือเดินทางแทนต้นฉบับได้ไหม?
ตอบ: ขั้นตอนแปลใช้ภาพถ่ายความละเอียดสูงได้ แต่ต้นฉบับต้องส่งมาก่อนเข้า MFA และสถานทูต

ถาม: ใช้เวลานานเท่าไร?
ตอบ: แปลอย่างเดียว 24-48 ชั่วโมง · ครบ MFA + สถานทูต 7-17 วันทำการ

ถาม: ขอ quote มาก่อนได้ไหม?
ตอบ: ฟรีและตอบกลับเร็ว ส่งภาพมาทาง LINE @NYC168 เราคืน fixed-fee quote ใน 15 นาที

The Chinese (Traditional) desk operates inside a Lawyers-Council-registered Thai law firm whose six Notarial Services Attorneys cover every gate from notary to embassy without external sub-contracting. We operate six in-house Notarial Services Attorneys, a panel of more than 200 certified translators across 205 languages, and a dedicated MFA & embassy liaison team that visits the Department of Consular Affairs at Chaeng Watthana every working day.

For the Chinese (Traditional) pair your file is handled by MFA-accepted translator on our in-house panel who is screened on three criteria: native or near-native Chinese (Traditional) command, demonstrated court-grade legal-translation experience, and a clean track record with Thailand's MFA and the relevant embassy. Every translator signs an NDA covering attorney-client privilege.

Concrete reasons clients return

• Fixed-fee quotes within 15 minutes. No surprise charges after the work begins; the LINE quote is the invoice you receive on delivery.
• EN, TH and Chinese (Traditional) support by phone, LINE, WhatsApp, WeChat, KakaoTalk, Telegram and email.
• Single-window service. Translation, Notary, MFA filing, embassy attestation and worldwide courier are booked once — you do not chase three vendors.
• Bilingual case manager. One person handles your file end-to-end; ask questions in Thai, English or via your preferred language.
• Confidentiality by default. Files are encrypted at rest, deleted from working storage 90 days after delivery, and never used as AI training data.
• Rejection insurance. If MFA or the Chinese (Traditional) embassy rejects our work due to a translation defect, we re-file at no charge and absorb the government re-filing fee.

When a job has moved cleanly through translation, notary, MFA and embassy, the destination counter rarely has anything further to ask — and that is the outcome we engineer for. If the receiving office requests an additional step — for example a sworn translator's signature notarised in the destination country, or a translation re-done into a regional dialect — we provide a follow-up service from our partner network of overseas counsel.

• Long-term archiving — your translated and legalised file is archived for 7 years; request a fresh certified copy at any time without re-paying for translation.
• Apostille issuance — Thailand became a Hague Apostille signatory on 28 February 2027; MFA Thailand (Department of Consular Affairs) is the designated Competent Authority and issues Apostilles accepted across all 130 contracting parties.
• Re-issuance — if the destination retains the original, we keep the certified scan on file and produce another legalised copy on 48-hour turnaround.
• Affidavit of translation accuracy — a sworn statement signed before a Notary Public in the destination country; we prepare the bilingual template.