Thai-Georgian Translation Services in Tbilisi - For Thailand's Legalization Chain, Marriages, Spa Therapists and Medical Tourism

Thai and Georgian: tourism, spas, marriages and hospitals

Thailand has become one of the most popular long-haul destinations for Georgians - Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya, Koh Samui and Chiang Mai - helped by Thailand's visa exemption arrangements for Georgian citizens and by direct and one-stop flights; Georgians also work in Thailand in hospitality, diving, real estate and remote jobs, and some buy condominiums. In the other direction, Thai citizens enter Georgia visa-free, Thai massage and spa businesses in Tbilisi and Batumi employ Thai therapists on Georgian work permits, Thai restaurants employ Thai cooks, and Thai tourists have started to discover Georgia's mountains and wine. Georgian-Thai marriages are a real and growing category, contracted either at a Thai amphur (district office) or in Georgia, and Georgian patients use Bangkok's international hospitals - Bumrungrad, Bangkok Hospital, Samitivej, BNH - for treatment and check-ups. Thai universities host Georgian exchange students and Georgian universities host Thai ones, and Thai food, cosmetics and rubber products reach Georgian importers while Georgian wine begins to reach Bangkok.

Thailand's document system has three features that shape every file. It is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention, so documents between Thailand and Georgia go through consular legalization rather than apostille. It has no sworn translators; translations for official use in Thailand are certified by the Legalization Division of the Department of Consular Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which checks and stamps them. And Thai documents are dated in the Buddhist Era (พ.ศ.), 543 years ahead of the Common Era, so every date must be converted and every name, written in Thai script with no fixed romanization, must be transliterated consistently with the passport. Georgia has the notarized translation. Our Thai team at David Agmashenebeli Ave 117 - Georgian sworn translators trained in Thailand, native Thai editors and a partner translation office in Bangkok that handles MFA certification - connects the systems.

Translation directions for Thai

• Georgian → Thai: birth, marriage and death certificates, marital status certificates for the amphur, conviction certificates, diplomas and transcripts, court decisions, Public Registry extracts, medical records and contracts leaving Georgia for Thailand. Notarized in Tbilisi and legalized through the Georgian MFA and the Thai embassy accredited to Georgia, then certified by the Thai MFA in Bangkok.
• Thai → Georgian: passports (หนังสือเดินทาง) and Thai ID cards (บัตรประจำตัวประชาชน), driving licenses, birth certificates (สูติบัตร), marriage certificates (ทะเบียนสมรส and ใบสำคัญการสมรส), house registration (ทะเบียนบ้าน), name change certificates (ใบเปลี่ยนชื่อ, ใบเปลี่ยนนามสกุล), police clearance certificates, diplomas and transcripts, company affidavits (หนังสือรับรองบริษัท), massage and spa certificates, employment contracts and bank statements entering the Georgian system, always notarized in Georgia. Passports and driving licenses are translated from a photo without a visit.
• Thai ↔ English: direct translation for companies working in English and for university admissions.

Every Thai date is converted from the Buddhist Era to the Common Era with the original shown in brackets, Thai names are transliterated into Georgian from the romanization in the passport (Thai romanization varies, and the passport spelling is the anchor), the 13-digit Thai ID number is reproduced exactly, and Thai honorifics and titles (นาย, นาง, นางสาว) are rendered consistently, since they carry marital status information that Georgian offices read.

Which certification Thai and Georgian authorities accept

Details are on the notarized and certified Thai translation page.

Pricing and turnaround for Thai-Georgian translation

Thai is priced per page of the source, counted by characters for Thai source (Thai script has no spaces between words, so counts are by character) and by 1,800 characters with spaces for Georgian source, with a supplement for the rarity of the pair, and fixed prices for passports, Thai ID cards, driving licenses, birth and marriage certificates, tabien baan and name change certificates. Marriage packets, work permit files for Thai therapists and cooks, and medical records are quoted as a bundle. Notary fees, legalization fees at each step, MFA certification in Bangkok and courier charges are itemized separately.

• Passport, ID card, driving license, one certificate: 1-2 hours, notarized.
• Work permit file for a Thai therapist or cook (passport, certificates, police clearance, medical): same day or next day.
• Marriage packet for the amphur or the House of Justice: same day for translation; legalization adds time.
• Medical records from Bangkok hospitals, university packets: 1-3 business days.
• Contracts, company documents, court files: 2-5 business days.
• Legalization chain (Georgian MFA, Thai embassy, Thai MFA): add two to four weeks depending on the embassy's location and schedule.

Ordering from Tbilisi, from Thailand or from anywhere in Georgia

Clients in Tbilisi send a photo on WhatsApp or LINE for a quote within 15 minutes and bring the original to Agmashenebeli 117, near Marjanishvili Metro, where the translation is notarized while they wait. Passports and driving licenses are translated from the photo alone and delivered by courier, without a visit. Clients in Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya or Chiang Mai who need a Georgian document usually have the original with family in Georgia; we collect it, translate, notarize, run the legalization chain and ship by DHL with tracking, which reaches Thailand in three to five days, and our Bangkok partner completes the MFA certification there. Thai therapists and cooks in Batumi and Tbilisi, and clients in Kutaisi and elsewhere, send originals by courier and receive the finished documents back while our regional offices are being renovated. Enquiries are answered in Thai or English.

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