notary public thailand
NOTARY PUBLIC
in most countries, a Notary Public is known as an official who is licensed by the State to perform functions such as the authentication of signatures or documents, and the witnessing of affidavits or statements of persons under oath. Notarization of a document is important as the act of notarization itself creates a guarantee on the authenticity of the document, or to the act of the signatories to the instrument.
While there are no notaries public in Thailand, some lawyers are given the authority to function as Notarial Services Attorney in the country. In Thailand, it is the Lawyers Council of Thailand which regulates the practice of notarial services in the State. A Thai lawyer is required to undergo and pass a professional training course for the service before he is registered as a Notarial Services Attorney.
The Notarial Services Attorney may execute the following functions:
- Verification to the authenticity of signatures in a document;
- Certification of identity of parties to an agreement;
- Administration of oaths and affirmations;
- Attestation and certification of certain classes of documents
- Certify documents such as government-issued legal documents
- Be witness to the signing of parties to a document.
Notary Public Services
- 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
As Thailand is not a signatory to the Hague Convention on Legalization of Foreign Public Documents, in some cases, parties who have engaged notarial services in Thailand may need to have the notarized document authenticated or legalized further at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, or at the Embassy of the country to which the document is to be presented.
EXAMPLE NOTARY
NOTARIAL CERTIFICATE
I, Narongsak Sukviboon,a licensed lawyer duly authorized and practicing the Kingdom of Thailand and as a Notarial Serviced Attorney, hereby certify that.
On 2 May 2024, I examined the attached copy of the passport of Mr.A and compared the same with the documents presented to me as the original documents and found it to be true and complete copy of the original documents presented.
In addition, Mr.A duly signed his name on the copy of this passport before me in Bangkok, Thailand.
