ðšðļRoyal Thai Embassy · Washington D.C.
Consular jurisdiction: āļĢāļąāļāļāļēāļĒāļāļąāđāļāļāļ°āļ§āļąāļāļāļāļ + Midwest. āļŠāļāļēāļāļāļđāļāļŦāļĨāļąāļāđāļāļŠāļŦāļĢāļąāļāļŊ āļāļĢāļāļāļāļĨāļļāļĄāļĢāļąāļāļāļēāļĒāļāļąāđāļāļāļ°āļ§āļąāļāļāļāļ āļāļīāļ§āļāļāļāđāļĨāļāđāļāđāļēāļ thaiembdc.org
Services Offered
- āļāđāļāļāļēāļĒāļļāļāļēāļŠāļāļāļĢāđāļ
- āļŦāļāļąāļāļŠāļ·āļāļĄāļāļāļāļģāļāļēāļ
- āļĢāļąāļāļĢāļāļāđāļāļāļŠāļēāļĢ
- āļāļąāļāļĢāļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļāļāđāļāļĒ
- āļŦāļāļąāļāļŠāļ·āļāļĢāļąāļāļĢāļāļāđāļŠāļ
Consular Fees (Approx.)
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| āļŦāļāļąāļāļŠāļ·āļāđāļāļīāļāļāļēāļ 5 āļāļĩ | USD 35 |
| āļŦāļāļąāļāļŠāļ·āļāđāļāļīāļāļāļēāļ 10 āļāļĩ | USD 55 |
| āļŦāļāļąāļāļŠāļ·āļāļĄāļāļāļāļģāļāļēāļ | USD 15 |
| āļĢāļąāļāļĢāļāļāļŠāļģāđāļāļēāđāļāļāļŠāļēāļĢ | USD 15 |
* Fees per Consular Affairs Dept, MFA Thailand. Please verify with the embassy before submission.
NYC prepares Thai source documents before submitting to Washington D.C.
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 (āđāļāļĒ / āļāļąāļāļāļĪāļĐ) before shipping to Washington D.C..
Thai missions in the same region
Regulatory updates for United States (Washington D.C.) 2025â2026
- United States (Washington D.C.) is a Hague Apostille member â Thai docs via MFA can carry Apostille (Thailand joined 15 Dec 2025), saving 3â7 days vs. Consular Legalization.
- MFA Consular (Chaeng Watthana) accepts online booking only from Jan 2026 â reserve e-service in advance.
- Original Thai document + MFA-certified translation must be submitted together.
- USCIS accepts Apostille (Thailand 2024+) â but some Consular processes still request additional Legalization.
Common mistakes that trigger rejection
- Using freelance translators not on the MoJ/MFA registry â United States (Washington D.C.) refuses on sight.
- Name/place spelling mismatches with the passport â always cross-check.
- Original documents older than 6 months â some countries require âĪ 3 months.
- Filing Consular Legalization when United States (Washington D.C.) accepts Apostille â wastes 5â10 days and duplicate fees.
Anonymized micro case
A client prepared docs for United States (Washington D.C.) 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 + Apostille, cleared in 3 business days â accepted first pass.
Quotable stats
- 48Embassies in Bangkok
- PoA-readyPower-of-attorney filing
- 2â10 āļ§āļąāļReturn window range
- MFA + EmbassyDual legalisation chain