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Any document issued in Thailand that needs to be used abroad must go through 2–3 levels of authentication depending on the destination: (1) certification by a Thai Notarial Services Attorney, (2) authentication by the Department of Consular Affairs at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), and (3) authentication by the destination country's embassy in Bangkok. For Hague Apostille countries, step 3 is replaced by a single Apostille issued by the MFA — Thailand joined the Apostille Convention on 22 December 2024.

We handle these steps every day from our office in Chonburi and on the ground in Bangkok. That gives us up-to-date knowledge of each embassy's quirks — preferred translation formats, seal colours, queue times, holiday calendars — so documents pass first time, every time.

Apostille is a single certificate that replaces embassy authentication between member states of the Hague Apostille Convention. Now that Thailand is a member, the chain is shorter, faster and cheaper — 5–15 fewer business days and roughly 30–50% less cost compared to the embassy route.

Apostille destinations our clients use most often include Mexico, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and many more — 68 in total.

Across 10 years of operation, the following destination groups account for the majority of our cases from Chonburi:

For most countries the workflow follows the same pattern. Country pages list any extra requirements — for example countries that require Thai original + foreign translation (rather than the other way around).

Once documents are legalised we can also handle the visa lodgement itself — form filling, VFS / TLScontact / BLS appointment booking, supporting document preparation (statement of purpose, employment letter, translated bank statements). This is bundled into our all-in-one package for clients who want a true end-to-end service.

Our visa consultants cover every common visa type: tourist, student, work, family reunification, long-term resident, investment and talent — across every country in the list below.

Every destination has its own page covering Apostille status, embassy presence in Bangkok, required documents, processing steps, popular visa categories, timelines, fees and frequently asked questions. Pick a country from the list below, or message LINE @THAINOTARY for a free consultation in English.

Thai Notary Law & Service Co., Ltd. (registration 04045565001923) has handled international documentation for 10 years, processed over 12,000 files, and currently averages 4.9★ across 1,287 reviews. Coverage spans the whole of Chonburi Province, including พัทยากลาง · จอมเทียน-นาจอมเทียน · ศรีราชา-J-Park · แหลมฉบัง-ท่าเรือ · อมตะนคร-พานทอง, plus neighbouring ระยอง, ฉะเชิงเทรา, สมุทรปราการ.

Every signing is supervised by a Notarial Services Attorney registered with the Lawyers Council of Thailand — not a runner or sub-contractor. You meet the attorney who signs your file, and you get a written, flat-rate quotation before any work begins. No surprise add-ons.

Our team is bilingual Thai/English (plus Chinese and on-call interpreters for รัสเซีย (Russian), จีน (Chinese), ญี่ปุ่น (Japanese), เกาหลี (Korean), อินเดีย (Indian), อังกฤษ (British)) and understands the realities of expat life in Mueang Chonburi, Sriracha / Laem Chabang, Bang Lamung / Pattaya, Laem Chabang Port / EEC Zone, Sattahip / U-Tapao, Phan Thong / Amata Nakorn — visa renewals, marriage filings, property purchases, and corporate documents for the industrial estates and EEC.

We designed the workflow to remove travel and waiting. Most cases close in three steps and our mobile team comes to your home, office, hotel, or condominium anywhere across Mueang Chonburi, Sriracha / Laem Chabang, Bang Lamung / Pattaya, Laem Chabang Port / EEC Zone, Sattahip / U-Tapao, Phan Thong / Amata Nakorn and พัทยากลาง · จอมเทียน-นาจอมเทียน · ศรีราชา-J-Park · แหลมฉบัง-ท่าเรือ · อมตะนคร-พานทอง — no travel surcharge inside the province.

Q: Do I have to come to your office? — No. Our mobile team reaches Mueang Chonburi, Sriracha / Laem Chabang, Bang Lamung / Pattaya, Laem Chabang Port / EEC Zone, Sattahip / U-Tapao, Phan Thong / Amata Nakorn and the rest of Chonburi Province at no extra charge, and we can also handle everything by courier if you prefer not to meet in person at all.

Q: What is the fastest turnaround? — 24–48 hours for notary plus certified translation; 1 business day MFA Apostille in eligible cases; embassy legalisation timing depends entirely on each mission's queue, but we monitor every step and update you the moment a file moves.

Q: Do you serve corporate clients? — Yes. We hold framework agreements with HR teams and industrial-estate companies employing รัสเซีย (Russian), จีน (Chinese), ญี่ปุ่น (Japanese), เกาหลี (Korean), อินเดีย (Indian), อังกฤษ (British) staff across the EEC and พัทยากลาง · จอมเทียน-นาจอมเทียน · ศรีราชา-J-Park · แหลมฉบัง-ท่าเรือ · อมตะนคร-พานทอง, with pre-agreed SLAs, monthly invoicing, and a dedicated case manager so your HR department never has to re-explain a file.

Q: How is confidentiality handled? — Originals are stored in a secured cabinet, shredded on a fixed schedule, and we will sign your company NDA on request. Every team member who touches a file is bound by the professional confidentiality rules of the Lawyers Council of Thailand.

Q: Can you ship the finished documents abroad? — Yes. We dispatch via DHL, FedEx or registered Thai Post directly to addresses worldwide, with tracking numbers shared the same day. Many clients in Mueang Chonburi, Sriracha / Laem Chabang, Bang Lamung / Pattaya, Laem Chabang Port / EEC Zone, Sattahip / U-Tapao, Phan Thong / Amata Nakorn use this so they never have to fly back to Thailand just to pick up paperwork.

Our 4.9-star average across 1,287 reviews is driven by transparency: flat-rate quotes, a single attorney assigned per file, and live LINE updates at every government counter. That track record is why embassies, international schools, and major industrial-estate HR departments across พัทยากลาง · จอมเทียน-นาจอมเทียน · ศรีราชา-J-Park · แหลมฉบัง-ท่าเรือ · อมตะนคร-พานทอง send their staff directly to us for country guides for legalisation & visa. We publish every fee on our quotation, refuse to take cash kickbacks from couriers, and reconcile every government receipt against the original invoice so corporate finance teams can audit each transaction line by line.

Typical clients include รัสเซีย (Russian), จีน (Chinese), ญี่ปุ่น (Japanese), เกาหลี (Korean), อินเดีย (Indian), อังกฤษ (British) expats working in Mueang Chonburi, Sriracha / Laem Chabang, Bang Lamung / Pattaya, Laem Chabang Port / EEC Zone, Sattahip / U-Tapao, Phan Thong / Amata Nakorn, mixed Thai-foreign families filing marriage and birth registrations, foreign retirees on long-stay visas, and corporates moving documents in and out of Thailand for cross-border transactions, mergers, and BOI applications. Each of these journeys has a slightly different documentary fingerprint — different translation requirements, different MFA stamps, different embassy queues — and we have templates and checklists for every one of them, refined over 10 years and 12,000 processed files.

If you are unsure where your case fits, just message us — we will read the first photo of your originals and tell you in plain English what the cheapest, fastest legal route looks like, with no obligation to proceed and no high-pressure sales tactics. Most quotations are issued the same business day and remain valid for 14 days so you have time to compare options before committing.