University Applications and Student Visas Abroad

The core set is an English transcript and degree certificate (or Por Por 1 and Por Por 2), a bank certificate proving funds, a passport copy and language test results. Some countries also ask for the house registration, birth certificate and a police clearance certificate — Thai civil documents that must be translated and certified before submission to the consulate.

Generally yes. Most consulates require a consent letter for the child to travel abroad signed by the parents holding parental power, with ID copies and a birth certificate proving the relationship. This set is usually signature-certified by a Notarial Services Attorney and then legalised by the Thai MFA before overseas use.

Banks issue English bank certificates and statements directly. Where a consulate wants extra certification, the bank officer's signature can be certified by the Department of Consular Affairs. Check the required seasoning period for the funds, which differs from country to country.

Mostly the same, but funders commonly insist that transcripts be sent directly by the institution in a sealed envelope, and may add an enrolment certificate, class-ranking letter and academic references. Anything issued only in Thai must be translated and the translation certified before filing.

Yes, subject to Ministry of Education equivalency rules or the institution's own admission conditions. You will normally file the academic record, certificate and a certified translation; some institutions also ask for an equivalency letter, so check with the admissions office of the target institution case by case.

Generally a valid passport and visa, birth certificate, academic records from the previous school and proof of address. Foreign-language documents must be translated into Thai with the translation certified, and schools may additionally ask for the parents' residence or employment documents.

Universities normally accept an English-language bank letter directly, with no consular step. Student visa applications can be different: some embassies want supporting papers such as a sponsor's employment letter or house registration translated and certified. Read the destination embassy's checklist before preparing the file.

An acceptance letter and stay-extension letter from a licensed institution, proof of enrolment, and evidence of sufficient funds. Language schools must hold a Ministry of Education licence and appear on the list immigration accepts. Poor attendance is a common reason extensions are refused.

Obtain a same-person certificate supported by the name-change record from the district registrar, together with the house registration and ID card. Translate and legalise that set alongside the academic documents. This is the most common reason foreign admissions offices freeze an application, and it is far easier to resolve before submission than after a conditional rejection.

Higher-education qualifications go to the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation; school-level qualifications go to the Ministry of Education or the local education service area office. Submit the original diploma and transcript with certified translations, your passport, and evidence of actual attendance such as student visa pages. Documents from some countries must first be authenticated by the Thai embassy in the issuing country — skipping that step causes the whole file to be returned. Send us scans first so the certification order is correct from the outset.

It depends on the receiving institution. Many accept a certified translation directly, but student visa streams and employment-related credential recognition often require legalisation by the Department of Consular Affairs and then by the destination embassy. Provide the diploma, transcript, and passport, and make sure the English spelling of your name matches your passport on every document — attach a name-change certificate if it does not. Tell us the destination country and institution and we will confirm how many layers of certification apply.

Prepare the original transcript and diploma, a certified Thai or English translation, your passport or ID, and evidence of genuine attendance such as student visa stamps. Request sealed documents from the issuing school, have them certified in the country of issue, then legalised by the Department of Consular Affairs or that country's embassy in Thailand, and finally submit them to the Thai institution assessing the qualification. Universities differ on who may certify a translation, and opening a sealed envelope yourself voids it. Always ask the receiving body for its document list in writing before commissioning translations. We assemble, translate, and run the certification chain end to end.

Commonly: transcripts and degrees with certified translations, a letter confirming study or employment status, a supervisor's reference, a valid language test result, and certain civil registration documents. Translate first, legalise at the Department of Consular Affairs, then submit as the scholarship announcement requires. Language results and civil registration papers have short validity, so time them to remain valid on the closing date. Build a reverse timeline from the deadline and leave short-validity items until last.

It depends on the destination. Countries in the Apostille Convention need only a certified translation plus an apostille from the Department of Consular Affairs; countries outside it need consular legalisation followed by legalisation at that country's embassy in Thailand. The order — translate, consular, embassy — cannot be skipped. Some embassies accept consular-certified documents only within a set number of days, so working too early can force a redo. Confirm the current requirement with the destination before you start; we verify this for every file.

Schools and embassies generally require a parental consent letter signed before a Notarial Services Attorney, and in some countries a guardianship or custodianship appointment. Prepare the birth certificate, house registration, both parents' ID cards, the student's passport, and a court order where parental authority rests with one parent only. Draft the consent in the wording the destination requires, sign with signature certification, obtain a certified translation and complete legalisation. Where parents have separated without a court order, the destination usually still wants both signatures — begin at least two months before term starts.

A status letter confirms current enrolment, year of study and expected completion, and supports dependent visas, fare concessions and scholarship applications. An academic record shows subjects and grades, and supports admissions and credential evaluation. Prepare your student card or number, ID card or passport, and the registrar's request form; state the purpose and the language required, collect the document, then arrange certified translation if the destination requires it. Status letters that omit programme length usually trigger follow-up requests, so ask for the Thai and English versions in a single request.

The set most funders ask for is the English transcript and degree certificate, a status or employment letter, a police clearance certificate, a medical certificate, and an employer's consent letter for civil servants. Also prepare your ID card, house registration and language results. Request everything from source at the same time, translate in a single batch, and legalise as one set. Time-limited items such as the police clearance certificate should be requested last so they do not expire before filing — build the timeline backwards from the closing date.

Two routes exist: ask the institution to reissue documents in the current name where its regulations allow, or keep the original qualification and attach the change-of-name evidence as a bridge. Prepare the change-of-name certificate, marriage or divorce registration, house registration, passport and the original qualification; translate and certify the change-of-name evidence, legalise it, and file everything as one set. English spelling must match the passport character for character or the receiving system treats you as a different person, so fix the spelling across all documents before translation begins.

Thai schools admit by equating the year level under Ministry of Education criteria, based on the number of school years completed and the syllabus content. Prepare academic records for every year studied abroad, a leaving or completion certificate, the birth certificate or passport, and certified translations; file with the receiving school, and where it asks, apply for level equivalence at the Educational Service Area Office or the Ministry, then submit the equivalence letter. Records that do not clearly state the academic year cannot be equated, so ask for documents that show the start and end date of each school year.