ฉบับภาษาไทย: อ่านหน้านี้เป็นภาษาไทย
What if the name on an old document does not match my current passport?
Short answer
Do not quietly correct it in the translation. The translation must reproduce the name exactly as it appears in the source, and the discrepancy is then bridged with evidence — a name change certificate, a marriage certificate, or an affidavit of one and the same person — depending on why the names differ.
Silently harmonising spellings is the fastest way to have a submission rejected, because the receiving officer compares the translated name against the source page in front of them. Where the difference comes from transliteration rather than a legal change — a Thai name romanised two ways across two decades of documents — the fix is a consistency note plus the identity document showing the current spelling.
Where the name changed legally, produce the instrument that changed it: a Thai name change certificate, the marriage or divorce record, or a court order, each legalised or apostilled and translated if it is foreign. Decide one canonical spelling for the whole file before translation starts, so every document in the bundle presents the same current name alongside the historic one. Scope, turnaround and fees are confirmed by IVC staff by phone, LINE or email — this site does not publish prices.
Reviewed as of 2026-08-04. General guidance only, not case-specific advice and not a guarantee of outcome. Government fees, conditions and processing times are set by the responsible authority and can change. This site does not publish prices — please ask our staff.
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