🇵🇭 Passport → Filipino / Tagalog

Looked at as data, a Passport is a small structured record (parties, dates, officials, registry IDs) wearing a paragraph as a disguise; the translation must restore the record exactly, not paraphrase the disguise. 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 Filipino / Tagalog desk maintains a glossary reconciled against:

• The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Consular Affairs
• The Filipino / Tagalog embassy in Bangkok
• Relevant universities, professional bodies, and court systems in Filipino / Tagalog-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%.

Our reviewers keep a running tally of why Passport files come back stamped — five categories cover almost everything they record:

• Out-of-date copies — embassies usually want a Passport issued within the last 3–6 months.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

The end-to-end workflow has eight checkpoints — translation through delivery — and we mark each one on your case sheet:

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

Our published service-level for Passport → Filipino / Tagalog translation is under 48 hours, and the vast majority of jobs deliver inside 24. 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.

Indicative pricing for a standard 1-page Passport translated into Filipino / Tagalog:

• Translation: ฿560 – ฿1,160 (includes company seal & certifying statement, MFA-accepted).
• Notary Public (Notarial Services Attorney): quoted on request per document if required by the destination.
• Thai MFA legalisation: quoted on request per document.
• Filipino / Tagalog embassy attestation: quoted on request 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 @NYCLI or email nyclegal@ilc.ltd for a fixed quote inside 15 minutes during business hours.

Most ASEAN authorities accept English-translated Thai documents, but their own-language version (Vietnamese, Bahasa, Burmese, Khmer, Lao) is required for marriage, labour and property filings.

For the Passport specifically, our Filipino / Tagalog desk pays particular attention to:

• Form codes. Original Thai reference numbers and registration codes are preserved verbatim.
• Officer titles. Registrar, Chief District Officer and District Officer are kept distinct, mapped to whichever term the destination registry uses internally.
• Name transliteration. Filipino / Tagalog authorities check the translated name against your passport — any mismatch is grounds for rejection.
• 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.

The receiving Filipino / Tagalog 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.

• Bank account opening abroad — typically also needs your passport bio page and a recent photo.
• 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.

• 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 Filipino / Tagalog authorities.
• MFA legalisation / รับรองกระทรวงการต่างประเทศ — the Department of Consular Affairs authenticates the translator's seal; mandatory for most overseas use.
• Embassy attestation / รับรองสถานทูต — the Filipino / Tagalog 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 Filipino / Tagalog in some EU jurisdictions.
• Transliteration — converting Thai script names into Filipino / Tagalog characters; must match the spelling in your passport.

การแปลและรับรอง หนังสือเดินทาง ไปยังภาษา ตากาล็อก (ฟิลิปปินส์) (Filipino) ที่ใช้ได้กับหน่วยราชการต่างประเทศจริง ๆ ต้องเดินผ่าน 4 ด่าน — แปล, โนตารี, MFA และสถานทูต — โดยทีมที่รู้ format ของหน่วยงานปลายทาง

ทีมตากาล็อก (ฟิลิปปินส์)ของเราใช้นักแปลที่ผ่าน vetting สามขั้น พ่วงด้วย proof-reader คนละคนเป็นด่าน QA — ทุกฉบับตรวจชื่อกับหนังสือเดินทาง ตรวจวัน-เดือน-ปี และแปลง พ.ศ. ↔ ค.ศ. ก่อน sealing

อัตราค่าบริการโดยประมาณ

• ค่าแปลหนังสือเดินทางเป็นตากาล็อก (ฟิลิปปินส์): ฿560 – ฿1,160 ต่อชุด
• รับรองโนตารี: ประเมินราคาฟรี ต่อฉบับ
• รับรองกรมการกงสุล (MFA): ประเมินราคาฟรี ต่อฉบับ
• รับรองสถานทูตตากาล็อก (ฟิลิปปินส์): ประเมินราคาฟรี ต่อฉบับ

ลำดับงานของเรา

1. เริ่มแปล + QA 2 ชั้น ภายใน 24-48 ชั่วโมง
2. ส่งสถานทูตตากาล็อก (ฟิลิปปินส์) · รับเอกสารกลับมารับรอง (3-10 วันทำการ)
3. รับรองตราบริษัท · ส่งกรมการกงสุล (3-5 วันทำการ)
4. จัดส่งคืน: รับเองที่สำนักงานลาดพร้าว · EMS ทั่วไทย · DHL Express ทั่วโลก
5. รับใบเสนอราคาแบบฟิกซ์เรทภายใน 15 นาที (ในเวลาทำการ)
6. ส่งภาพถ่ายหรือ PDF ของหนังสือเดินทางมาที่ LINE @NYCLI หรืออีเมล nyclegal@ilc.ltd

คำถามที่พบบ่อย

ถาม: ใช้ภาพถ่ายหนังสือเดินทางแทนต้นฉบับได้ไหม?
ตอบ: สำหรับแปลอย่างเดียวใช้ภาพถ่ายชัด ๆ ได้ แต่ขั้นตอน MFA และสถานทูตต้องใช้ต้นฉบับตัวจริง

ถาม: ใช้เวลานานเท่าไร?
ตอบ: แปลเสร็จใน 24–48 ชม. ครบรอบ MFA + สถานทูตอยู่ที่ 7–17 วันทำการขึ้นกับปลายทาง

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

NYC Legal & Notary is a Thai law firm registered with the Lawyers Council of Thailand. 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 Filipino / Tagalog pair your file is handled by MFA-accepted translator on our in-house panel who is screened on three criteria: native or near-native Filipino / Tagalog 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

• EN, TH and Filipino / Tagalog support by phone, LINE, WhatsApp, WeChat, KakaoTalk, Telegram and email.
• Rejection insurance. If MFA or the Filipino / Tagalog embassy rejects our work due to a translation defect, we re-file at no charge and absorb the government re-filing fee.
• 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.
• Fixed-fee quotes within 15 minutes. No surprise charges after the work begins; the LINE quote is the invoice you receive on delivery.
• Single-window service. Translation, Notary, MFA filing, embassy attestation and worldwide courier are booked once — you do not chase three vendors.

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.
• Affidavit of translation accuracy — a sworn statement signed before a Notary Public in the destination country; we prepare the bilingual template.
• 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.