What is Interpreter?
A professional who renders spoken language in real time at meetings, interviews or signings.
In detail
Where a signer does not read the language of the document, the certifying attorney may require an interpreter and record that fact in the certificate, confirming the signer understood the contents before signing. Interpreters are also used at police stations, courts, land offices and marriage registries, some of which impose their own eligibility rules.
คำอธิบายภาษาไทย — ล่าม (Interpreter)
ในการลงนามเอกสารที่ผู้ลงนามไม่เข้าใจภาษาของเอกสาร ผู้รับรองอาจกำหนดให้มีล่ามเข้าร่วมและบันทึกไว้ในคำรับรอง เพื่อยืนยันว่าผู้ลงนามเข้าใจเนื้อหาก่อนลงนามจริง งานล่ามยังใช้ในชั้นตำรวจ ศาล สำนักงานที่ดิน และสำนักทะเบียนสมรส ซึ่งบางแห่งกำหนดคุณสมบัติของล่ามไว้เฉพาะ
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- Indicative price
- Contact us for a quote by language pair and complexity
- Turnaround
- 1–3 business days for a standard document set
- What you receive
- Translation with a certificate of accuracy, accepted for MFA and embassy filing
- Service coverage
- Nationwide Thailand — courier and fully online intake, no in-person visit required.
Figures above are indicative ranges; the final quote depends on page count, language pair and receiving authority.
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