I am currently in the final stages of legalising my degree certificate for using in a visa application within Thailand.
I am following the instructions from this source.
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My degree was issued in the UK and the British embassy Bangkok does not provide certification services. I have completed steps 1 and 2. And received the notarised and legalised documents back complete with the Thai Embassy stamp from London.
I now need to get a stamp from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as step 3 says in the above link.
Looking at the process info graph here: [members only]
The guide says I need to have the document translated also.
My timeline is quite tricky as there are only 2 business days left in the year.
My questions are: is it possible to get a fast track same day translation near the MFA and then also get the express service completed all in the same day? AKA tomorrow?
As i need these documents to apply for my visa either on the 26th or 27th December or my last possible day is the 2nd of January when the offices reopen (needing to have more than 15 days on my visa to apply for a change of visa from visa on arrival to a business visa).
TLDR : Answer Summary
The user is in the process of legalizing their UK degree certificate for a visa application in Thailand and seeks advice on the feasibility of obtaining same-day translation and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) stamping due to a tight timeline around the holiday period. Community responses included suggestions on translation services at the MFA, potential alternatives if time runs out, and experiences from others who navigated similar situations.
