Consular Legalisation Catalog · 18 services
Thai MFA Legalisation Catalog — Department of Consular Affairs
End-to-end handling at the Legalisation Division, Department of Consular Affairs on Chaeng Watthana Road, covering birth and marriage certificates, house registration, name-change records, transcripts and degrees, DBD company affidavits, board resolutions, powers of attorney, court judgments, police clearance certificates and onward filing at the destination embassy in Bangkok. Prices shown are our handling fee only; the statutory fee of a fee quoted after review (standard) or a fee quoted after review (express) is passed through at cost. Ordering is by phone, LINE or email — there is no online cart.
Government fees you should know before ordering
- Standard a fee quoted after review · express a fee quoted after review, charged per document rather than per bundle.
- This is a government fee; we pass it through at cost and list it separately from our handling fee.
- Destination-embassy fees, where the chain continues, are separate and vary by embassy.
- Rates are set by the authority and may change by official announcement.
Civil registration documents (6 services)
SKU MFA-BIRTH
MFA legalisation of a Thai birth certificate
SKU MFA-MARRIAGE
MFA legalisation of a Thai marriage certificate
SKU MFA-DIVORCE
MFA legalisation of Thai divorce documents
SKU MFA-HOUSE-ID
MFA legalisation of house registration & Thai ID card
SKU MFA-NAME-CHANGE
MFA legalisation of Thai name/surname change certificates
SKU MFA-DEATH
MFA legalisation of a Thai death certificate
Academic documents (2 services)
Corporate documents (3 services)
SKU MFA-DBD
MFA legalisation of DBD company affidavit & shareholder list
SKU MFA-BOARD-RESOLUTION
MFA legalisation of board & shareholder resolutions
SKU MFA-COMMERCIAL-INVOICE
MFA legalisation of trade documents (invoice, packing list, C/O)
Legal & power of attorney (3 services)
Police clearance certificate (1 services)
Embassy chain & special routes (3 services)
Frequently asked questions
What is consular legalisation and how is it different from a certified translation?
A certified translation is the translator's own statement that the translation is accurate. Legalisation is the act of the Legalisation Division, Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand verifying the signature of the issuing officer or of the certifying translator. Almost every Thai document destined for a foreign authority must be legalised first, then presented to the destination embassy in Bangkok.
What are the government fees?
Fees depend on the documents, destination and urgency. Send your documents for a written quote after review — no prices are published. Any government or embassy fees are set by the authority; verify them directly before filing.
Can Thailand issue an apostille yet?
Not yet. Thailand's accession to the HCCH Apostille Convention takes effect on 28 February 2027. Until that date Thai documents used abroad still follow the Department of Consular Affairs plus destination embassy chain.
Can a private document such as a power of attorney be legalised directly?
No. Privately issued documents (powers of attorney, contracts, affidavits) must first have the signature certified by a Notarial Services Attorney registered with the Lawyers Council of Thailand. The Department then legalises that attorney's signature.
Are the prices in this catalog final?
They are indicative handling-fee ranges per job. They exclude the government legalisation fee and any destination-embassy fee. We confirm the exact quote once we have reviewed the documents and know the number of copies and the destination authority.
How do I order?
Call 083-2494999 · LINE @NYC168 · email contact@nyclegal.co.th. There is no online shopping cart; every job starts with a document review and a check of the destination authority's requirements.
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Official sources — legalization, apostille, notary
The information on this page follows the official sources below. Always check the latest version before you file.
- Department of Consular Affairs — document legalisation— Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Legalization e-Service appointment system— Department of Consular Affairs
- HCCH — Apostille Convention (5 October 1961) full text & status table— Hague Conference on Private International Law
- Lawyers Council of Thailand — Notarial Services Attorneys— Lawyers Council of Thailand
- Department of Provincial Administration — civil & family registration— Department of Provincial Administration
- Royal Thai Government Gazette— Royal Thai Government Gazette
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Frequently asked questions
- When does Thailand start issuing Apostilles?
- Thailand acceded to the Hague Apostille Convention and the Convention enters into force for Thailand on 28 February 2027, after which a single apostille certificate from the Department of Consular Affairs will replace the embassy legalization step for documents used in other member states. Until that date the existing two-step MFA plus embassy chain continues to apply.
- Should I wait for the Apostille system before sending documents abroad?
- Only if your deadline genuinely falls after February 2027. Documents legalized under the current chain remain valid after the change, and waiting risks your source documents ageing past the destination's validity window. If your submission is in 2026, use the current MFA plus embassy route.
- Will the apostille work for every country?
- No — an apostille is only valid between Hague Convention member states, and documents for non-member countries such as several Middle Eastern and African destinations will still require the full embassy legalization chain. Some member states have also raised objections to specific accessions, so the destination should always be checked individually.
- How do I plan timelines for a large document set?
- Work backwards from the submission deadline: allow three working days for standard legalization or one for express, plus embassy processing which ranges from same-day to two weeks depending on the mission, plus courier time and, critically, the time needed to obtain fresh certified copies from Thai issuing offices. For sets over about twenty documents, submissions are usually split into batches so a single problem document does not hold the entire file.
