How Thai Notary Public Differs From U.S. / U.K. Notaries
In Thailand, notarial services can only be provided by attorneys licensed as “Notarial Services Attorneys” by the Lawyers Council of Thailand under Royal Patronage — not by any lawyer, banker or court clerk. This is fundamentally different from the U.S., where notaries public are lay officials, or the U.K., where the role is held by specialized Notaries Public regulated by the Faculty Office. The practical implication is that a Thai notarization carries the weight of an attorney's signature, but it is not automatically recognized abroad: every notarized document destined for use overseas must first be authenticated by the Department of Consular Affairs (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and then legalized by the destination country's embassy, or receive an Apostille under the Hague Convention 1961 (Thailand acceded in 2024). Our firm's six Notarial Services Attorneys are fluent in both Thai and English, so foreign clients can sign statutory declarations, affidavits, and powers of attorney in a language they fully understand. Every certificate we issue carries the attorney's registration number, embossed seal, and a wet-ink signature so it can be verified by any consular officer worldwide.










