Notary Public in Thailand

Notary Public is known as officials authorized by the country to perform functions such as signature or document verification, affidavits or the existence of affidavits. Notarization of a document is important because the act of notarization itself creates a guarantee of the authenticity of the document or the conduct of the signatories of the document. If you are interested in drafting a Thai Last Will and Testament, please read this article. The list of English speaking lawyers is here.

There are no notaries in Thailand, but some lawyers have the authority to act as lawyers for Thai notary services. In Thailand, it is the Lawyers Council of Thailand that regulates the implementation of state notary services. Thai lawyers must complete and pass a professional services training course before registering as a notary services lawyer.

Attorneys for notary services can perform the following functions:

• Be witness to the signing of parties to a document
• Attestation and certification of certain classes of documents
• Certification of identity of parties to an agreement
• Verification to the authenticity of signatures in a document
• Administration of oaths and affirmations
• Certify documents such as government-issued legal documents

Notary Public Services in Thailand

The most common notarial documents are:

• International contracts and agreements
• Power of Attorney
• Copy of documents as true copies
• Certificates (Birth, Marriage and Death)
• Copy of passport or ID card
• Educational degree or certificate
• Criminal Record certificate
• Proof of Address or Domicile in Thailand
• Documents needed to open a bank account
• Documents needed to buy, sell or transfer a property
• Property documents for use abroad
• Legal documents for use in Thailand and abroad
• Translated documents
• Affidavit
• Bank documents and letters
• Business documents such as Company resolutions, minutes, contracts, and reports
• Company documents such as Memorandum and Articles of Association

Since Thailand has not signed the Hague Convention on the Legalization of Foreign Official Documents, parties contracting for certification services in Thailand may need to certify or legalize the official documents by the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the embassy or at the Embassy of the country to which the documents are submitted.