🇰🇷 Passport → Korean

Treating a Passport as ordinary prose is the single most common reason these files come back stamped "ไม่ผ่าน". The Thai original is, in effect, a controlled vocabulary disguised as a paragraph. 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 Korean desk maintains a glossary reconciled against:

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

Each of the eight gates below has a named owner inside our office and a published service-level commitment:

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

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:

• Names spelled differently across passport, Passport and supporting documents — Korean authorities require an exact match.
• 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 Korean authorities require both, not just one.
• Photocopies submitted instead of originals with attached translation.

The receiving Korean 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.

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

Budget two working days for the translation itself; the legalisation chain adds the days after that. 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 Korean:

• Translation: ฿400 – ฿1,000 (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.
• Korean 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.

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.

เอกสารราชการเกาหลีต้องการตราประทับนักแปลและตัวอักษร Hangul ที่สะกดตรงตาม Romanization ของสถานทูต — เราตรวจสอบทุกครั้งก่อนยื่น

For the Passport specifically, our Korean 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.
• Dates & calendars. The Thai Buddhist year (พ.ศ.) must be converted to the Common Era; we provide both formats side-by-side.
• Name transliteration. Korean authorities check the translated name against your passport — any mismatch is grounds for rejection.
• Official seals & stamps. Thai stamps and signatures are described in the target language so overseas officers can verify authenticity.
• Form codes. Original Thai reference numbers and registration codes are preserved verbatim.

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

การแปลและรับรอง หนังสือเดินทาง ไปยังภาษา เกาหลี (한국어) ที่ใช้ได้กับหน่วยราชการต่างประเทศจริง ๆ ต้องเดินผ่าน 4 ด่าน — แปล, โนตารี, MFA และสถานทูต — โดยทีมที่รู้ format ของหน่วยงานปลายทาง

ที่ NYC Legal & Notary เรามีทีม translator recognised by the Korean embassy in Bangkok ประจำสำหรับภาษาเกาหลี พร้อมระบบ QA สองชั้นที่ตรวจชื่อ-นามสกุล ตัวเลข เลขที่ทะเบียน วัน เดือน ปี (แปลงพ.ศ. ↔ ค.ศ.) ก่อนประทับตราบริษัทและส่งต่อขั้นตอน MFA ภายในวันทำการถัดไป

ราคาภาษาไทย (โดยประมาณ)

• ค่าแปลหนังสือเดินทางเป็นเกาหลี: ฿400 – ฿1,000 ต่อชุด
• รับรองโนตารี: ประเมินราคาฟรี ต่อฉบับ
• รับรองกรมการกงสุล (MFA): ประเมินราคาฟรี ต่อฉบับ
• รับรองสถานทูตเกาหลี: ประเมินราคาฟรี ต่อฉบับ

ขั้นตอนการใช้บริการ

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

คำถามที่พบบ่อย

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

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

ถาม: ใบเสนอราคาฟรีหรือไม่?
ตอบ: ฟรี — ส่งภาพมาทาง LINE @NYCLI ได้ตลอด

The Korean 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 Korean pair your file is handled by translator recognised by the Korean embassy in Bangkok who is screened on three criteria: native or near-native Korean 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

• Rejection insurance. If MFA or the Korean embassy rejects our work due to a translation defect, we re-file at no charge and absorb the government re-filing fee.
• Confidentiality by default. Files are encrypted at rest, deleted from working storage 90 days after delivery, and never used as AI training data.
• 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.
• EN, TH and Korean support by phone, LINE, WhatsApp, WeChat, KakaoTalk, Telegram and email.
• Fixed-fee quotes within 15 minutes. No surprise charges after the work begins; the LINE quote is the invoice you receive on delivery.

Because the pipeline ends at the same standard the destination authority opens their checklist against, the receiving officer's review is usually a verification rather than an evaluation. 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.

• 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.
• Affidavit of translation accuracy — a sworn statement signed before a Notary Public in the destination country; we prepare the bilingual template.
• 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.
• Re-issuance — if the destination retains the original, we keep the certified scan on file and produce another legalised copy on 48-hour turnaround.