How far must an academic reference letter be translated and legalised to be accepted for a US university application?
For further study, prepare two parallel sets —
The key point for this question — for further study, prepare two parallel sets — one for admission and one for the student visa — because the two often require different certification levels. Ordering them together saves a full document cycle and reduces the risk of missing an application deadline. Tell us the destination country or authority and we run translation, notarial certification, MFA legalisation and embassy attestation as one job.
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- Authority: The issuing institution and the Department of Consular Affairs, MFA
- Where: Issuing institution's registrar · Legalisation Division, Department of Consular Affairs, Chaeng Watthana Road · Mon–Fri 08:30–15:30
- Timing to allow: Timing depends on the document type and each authority's processing; our team estimates after reviewing your file. Not a guarantee.
- Scope of service: We handle academic document work — translating transcripts and degree certificates, notarial certification, MFA legalisation and embassy or credential-evaluator attestation. We are not an admissions agent and do not guarantee credential recognition outcomes.
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