Police Certificate concern

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I am doing a DCF in Bangkok for my wife who is Chinese. We are right now in China so my wife got her Police Certificate and she went to a notary public to get it translated and certified. We used a large Notary Public with a department that handles foreign related documents. My wife told the notary public that she was applying for a GC in Thailand. When we got the document packet back I noticed that the original police certificate was missing and in its place was their own document with my wife's photo. My wife said it looked like they just rewrote the original instead of using the original one. We asked about this and were told that is normal. Why would they use the original one unless that is a way of charging more.

Will Bangkok Immigration Visa reject this packet because it does not include the original certificate?

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As far as I know you need the original police certificate PLUS the translated version with it. According to the NVS website:

The original civil documents must be issued by an appropriate authority.

In addition to the original civil documents, you must also provide a photocopy of each civil document.

All documents not written in English, or in the official language of the country in which you are applying for a visa, must be accompanied by certified translations.

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thanks for your reply.

I hope there are others with similar experiences willing to share.