Certified Translation of Malaysian Documents for Myanmar (2026)

Written by Zhihan Chew

Short answer: Myanmar has no sworn translator register for foreign documents. For Malaysian documents, the Myanmar Embassy in Kuala Lumpur works in English: a document in Malay needs a certified English translation, attested at Wisma Putra with the document and then endorsed by the embassy. MYLegalTrans is compliant with this: our certified translations go through the same chain, and we add a Burmese translation when the office in Myanmar asks for one.

We translate and legalise in one order: certified Malay to English or Burmese, Wisma Putra and the Myanmar Embassy. Send your document on WhatsApp for a quote.

Last reviewed: October 2026. For the legalisation steps, see legalising Malaysian documents for Myanmar.

Who may translate

Inside Myanmar, Myanmar documents are translated into English and signed by a Notary Public recognised by the Union Supreme Court, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs then authenticates the notary's signature. For Malaysian documents there is no Myanmar translator requirement: the translation is made in Malaysia, certified, and legalised with the document. Our certified translations carry the translator's certification, our company seal and contact details, which is what Wisma Putra attests.

Translations made in Malaysia

A certified translation made in Malaysia is accepted when it travels the chain: the translation is attested at Wisma Putra (RM 10 per certified translation) together with the document, then endorsed by the Myanmar Embassy. Malay documents go into English; Burmese is added only when the receiving office in Myanmar asks for it.

What we do

  • Certified translations of Malay documents into English, and of Malay or English documents into Burmese by native Burmese translators.

  • Certified translations of Burmese documents into English or Malay for use in Malaysia, including translations certified for Malaysian government offices.

  • The legalisation chain: Notary Public where needed, MoHE for degrees, Wisma Putra and the Myanmar Embassy in Kuala Lumpur.

  • Free re-do: if an authority rejects a certified translation we prepared within 30 days of delivery, we re-do it free. See our Guarantees.

  • Confidential handling of every document under our Client NDA.

Documents we translate most for Myanmar

  • Birth, marriage and death certificates (JPN)

  • Single status certificates and statutory declarations

  • Degrees, transcripts and school certificates

  • Company documents: SSM certificates, constitutions, resolutions and powers of attorney

  • Police clearance (Certificate of Good Conduct) and court documents

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မလေးဘာသာဖြင့် ရေးထားသော မလေးရှားစာရွက်စာတမ်းများကို မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတွင် အသုံးပြုရန် အင်္ဂလိပ်ဘာသာသို့ အသိအမှတ်ပြု ဘာသာပြန်ဆိုရပါမည်။ ထို့နောက် Wisma Putra နှင့် ကွာလာလမ်ပူရှိ မြန်မာသံရုံး၏ ထောက်ခံချက် ရယူရပါမည်။ မြန်မာဘာသာပြန်ကို လိုအပ်ပါက ဆောင်ရွက်ပေးပါသည်။ WhatsApp ဖြင့် ဆက်သွယ်ပါ (+60 17-227 9378)။

Common questions

Do I need a Burmese translation for Myanmar?

Usually an English translation is enough, as the Myanmar Embassy works in English. We translate into Burmese when the office in Myanmar asks for it.

Is a translation made in Malaysia accepted in Myanmar?

Yes, when it is legalised with the document: Wisma Putra attests our certified translation and the Myanmar Embassy in Kuala Lumpur endorses it.

Can you translate Myanmar documents for use in Malaysia?

Yes. We translate Burmese documents into English or Malay with our certification, including translations certified for Malaysian government offices.

What if the authority rejects the translation?

If an authority rejects a certified translation we prepared within 30 days of delivery, we re-do it free.

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