Thai birth certificates translated to English, MFA-authenticated, and Apostille-stamped for citizenship claims, spousal/dependent visas, school enrolment, and inheritance in 125 Hague-contracting states.
Legalising a Thai birth certificate for overseas use is a 3-step process — English translation with notarial certification, authentication by the Department of Consular Affairs (MFA), then destination-embassy legalisation. Typically 5-7 business days excluding the receiving authority's own queue. Apostille becomes available for Thai documents on 28 February 2027 (source: HCCH).
Thailand deposited its instrument of accession on 30 June 2026; the Convention enters into force for Thailand on 28 February 2027 under Article 12 (source: HCCH). From that date a single Apostille replaces consular legalisation for contracting states; before it, embassy legalisation is still required. Information current as of July 2026.
All EU members, the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, South Korea, mainland China (joined 7 Nov 2023), India, Turkey, Brazil, Mexico, Philippines, Singapore. Non-Hague destinations still needing consular legalisation: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia.
1) Citizenship applications (German §4 StAG, US N-600, Swedish MedbL §2) 2) Spousal/dependent visas 3) School and university enrolment 4) Overseas inheritance 5) Marriage registration abroad (proof of existence) 6) Trust and estate planning.
The English name must match the passport character-for-character. If the birth-certificate transcription differs, either request a fresh Tor Ror 20 with a passport attached to the district office, or attach a Same Person Certificate — NYC handles both routes end to end.
The MFA states 6-12 months depending on destination. Germany and Austria enforce 6 months; the US and UK have no statutory limit but destination agencies often demand within 12 months. Six months is the safe planning horizon.
Submit a 300-dpi scan with parent IDs. For pre-2540 (1997) certificates NYC first re-issues a Tor Ror 20 from the district office.
Translated to the MFA-compliant template (place of birth, parents, national ID). Notarial certification within 1 day.
The Chaeng Watthana or Pinklao office verifies the notarial signature and registers the file — 2-3 business days.
MFA issues the Apostille certificate (10-field French-language stamp) attached to the document — 1 business day.
Colour PDF scan plus EMS/DHL dispatch to the destination address.
Order a Tor Ror 20 duplicate at the registering district office — THB 20, one day. NYC then Apostilles it.
Yes, but request a fresh Tor Ror 20 extract from the current district registrar first. The older form frequently omits fields that receiving authorities now expect, such as the national ID number or complete parental details, and that omission is a common cause of rejection at the legalisation stage.
China acceded to the Convention on 7 November 2023 (mainland, Hong Kong and Macau). Thai-issued Apostilles become available on 28 February 2027 (source: HCCH); until then use MFA plus Chinese embassy legalisation.
No. Email or LINE a high-resolution scan, settle the fee online, and our team handles translation, certification and the MFA submission on your behalf. The originals are then returned by registered post or the express courier of your choice, anywhere in Thailand or abroad.
A same-day option covers attorney certification, MFA legalisation and the Apostille in a single run. The slot must be reserved in advance and the complete document set has to reach us before 10:00 so we can make the Department of Consular Affairs collection window that afternoon.
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