Royal Thai Embassy · United Arab Emirates
🇦🇪Royal Thai Embassy · Abu Dhabi
Consular jurisdiction: UAE + Oman + Bahrain. หลัง 2022 รองรับ Abu Dhabi civil marriage สำหรับคนไทย
Address
Villa 42, Sector W59-02, Abu Dhabi
Contact
+971 2-557-6555
24h emergency: +971 50-291-3131
thaiauh@thaiembassy.ae
Hours
จันทร์–ศุกร์ 08:30–12:30, 13:30–16:30
Turnaround & Languages
~5 business days
Languages: ไทย, อังกฤษ, อาหรับ
Services Offered
- พาสปอร์ต
- รับรอง
- หนังสือมอบอำนาจ
- จดทะเบียนสมรส (Abu Dhabi civil)
Consular Fees (Approx.)
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| พาสปอร์ต | AED 130 |
* Fees per Consular Affairs Dept, MFA Thailand. Please verify with the embassy before submission.
NYC prepares Thai source documents before submitting to Abu Dhabi
Thai-issued documents (birth certificate, marriage certificate, single-status affidavit, power of attorney) must be MFA-legalized/Apostilled and translated into languages the embassy accepts (ไทย / อังกฤษ / อาหรับ) before shipping to Abu Dhabi.
Thai missions in the same region
Regulatory updates for United Arab Emirates 2025–2026
- United Arab Emirates is not a Hague member — Consular Legalization at the embassy in Thailand is mandatory (Apostille not accepted).
- MFA Consular (Chaeng Watthana) accepts online booking only from Jan 2026 — reserve e-service in advance.
- Original Thai document + MFA-certified translation must be submitted together.
- UAE requires Consular Legalization at the UAE Embassy + MOFAIC in Dubai — Apostille is not yet accepted.
Common mistakes that trigger rejection
- Using freelance translators not on the MoJ/MFA registry — United Arab Emirates refuses on sight.
- Name/place spelling mismatches with the passport — always cross-check.
- Original documents older than 6 months — some countries require ≤ 3 months.
- Skipping MFA and going straight to the embassy — the embassy refuses without an MFA stamp.
Anonymized micro case
A client prepared docs for United Arab Emirates themselves and was refused because the translator was off-registry and the MFA step was missing. NYCLI (DBD 0435567000061) re-translated via MoJ-registered translators, filed MFA + United Arab Emirates embassy, cleared in 5 business days — accepted first pass.
Quotable stats
5 business days
Total turnaround
Legalization
Certification type
125+
Hague Apostille members
- 48Embassies in Bangkok
- PoA-readyPower-of-attorney filing
- 2–10 วันReturn window range
- MFA + EmbassyDual legalisation chain