MFA (consular) legalization in Thailand — FAQ

Civil registration records (birth, marriage, divorce, death, house registration), academic transcripts and degrees, police clearance certificates, medical certificates and company records issued by the DBD.

For overseas use, yes in most cases: the Thai original and a certified translation are submitted together, and both are legalised.

A standard channel of a few working days and an express channel of about one working day are generally available, subject to the department's own scheduling.

Yes. Submission through an authorised representative with a power of attorney and identification is standard practice.

If the destination country is not covered by an apostille arrangement in force, the document is attested at that country's embassy or consulate in Bangkok.

The most common reasons are name spelling that differs from the passport, an outdated document copy, translation errors, and missing prior certification of the issuing office.

Fees depend on the document type, language pair, number of legalization steps and urgency. Request a written quotation by LINE, phone or email.