As title asks, prefer free service, can Immigration do this? Thanks, cheers! 

I think you need to tell us your country of birth and which country issued your  passport , so people can help ...each country has different rules and regulations  for proof of life etc. 

1 hour ago, banglay said:

I think you need to tell us your country of birth and which country issued your  passport , so people can help ...each country has different rules and regulations  for proof of life etc. 

Yes good point! Australian in my.case! 

A JP is not authorized to perform their duty outside of their state of jurisdiction in Australia. 

 

https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/documents/legal-and-justice/justice-of-the-peace/the-role-of-jps/jp-handbook-full.pdf

 

"You must be physically present in NSW to exercise your functions as a JP except in certain circumstances when you are delivering JP functions via audio-visual link (see page 14). "

Are you sure you actually need "certification"? 

 

Who is this for?

 

I find Thais often say "certification" or "certified copy" when all they mean is for you to sign the page. 

 

If gor something in your home country, bedt to do at your Embassy as they may not,accrot local notary. 

17 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Are you sure you actually need "certification"? 

 

Who is this for?

 

I find Thais often say "certification" or "certified copy" when all they mean is for you to sign the page. 

 

If gor something in your home country, bedt to do at your Embassy as they may not,accrot local notary. 

Thats my home country bank c/card provider, ( bank due diligencereporting). They are now mandatory in Australia, apparently.They list the usual.. doctors, police, JP etc. Thanks Sheryl.

18 hours ago, KhunHeineken said:

A JP is not authorized to perform their duty outside of their state of jurisdiction in Australia. 

 

https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/documents/legal-and-justice/justice-of-the-peace/the-role-of-jps/jp-handbook-full.pdf

 

"You must be physically present in NSW to exercise your functions as a JP except in certain circumstances when you are delivering JP functions via audio-visual link (see page 14). "

Thanks, KH, see reply to Sheryl.

23 hours ago, Olmate said:

JP or similar Jomtiem areaJP 

Aussie JP in Huay Yai area, great guy. 

 

Message me if you would like his details. 

 

1 hour ago, Olmate said:

Thats my home country bank c/card provider, ( bank due diligencereporting). They are now mandatory in Australia, apparently.They list the usual.. doctors, police, JP etc. Thanks Sheryl.

I think that list assumes in Australia.  They ate mot likely to accept a Thai doctor etc. 

 

Abroad, it probably has to be your Embasdy. Which foes ptovide this  service. https://thailand.embassy.gov.au/bkok/Notarial_Services.html

4 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Aussie JP in Huay Yai area, great guy. 

 

Message me if you would like his details. 

 

Out of his jurisdiction and should not be witnessing stat decs or certifying copies, or performing any duties as a JP for that matter.  He should know this. 

 

See the link / quote in my previous post.  If he does, the document becomes invalid, and he could lose his appointment. 

2 minutes ago, KhunHeineken said:

Out of his jurisdiction and should not be witnessing stat decs or certifying copies, or performing any duty as a JP for that matter.  He should know this. 

 

See the link / quote in my previous post.  If he does, the document becomes invalid, and he could lose his appointment. 

Wow, OK. 

 

Nice to know, thanks 👍

 

4 hours ago, Olmate said:

Thats my home country bank c/card provider, ( bank due diligencereporting). They are now mandatory in Australia, apparently.They list the usual.. doctors, police, JP etc. Thanks Sheryl.

I haven't heard of an Australian bank asking for a Proof of Life document, but I am not at that age yet. 

 

For sure after you submit it from overseas, they will contact you to state your tax residency status.  Two of my banks in Australia have already done this, and it's not relevant to Proof of Life.  The Australian Government require banks to do it now. 

 

I declared I am still a resident for tax purposes, which I am.  I am just on a "long holiday." I still maintain a "domicile" in Australia.  

 

Others who have sold up in Australia and haven't been back for years need to seriously consider what they declare.  Firstly, it's an offense to make a false declaration, and secondly there are tax implications. 

Thailand Living Law Theppraya Rd Jomtien

8 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Wow, OK. 

 

Nice to know, thanks 👍

 

Be wary of an Australia claiming they are a JP and can perform their duty in Thailand. 

 

Firstly, they can not, and secondly, check them out on the JP register anyway, just to see if they are full of sh*t or not. 

 

Here's the NSW register.  Enter his name and scroll down.  He should come up, but even if he does, he can not perform any JP duties in Thailand. 

 

https://dcj.nsw.gov.au/legal-and-justice/legal-assistance-and-representation/justice-of-the-peace/finding-a-jp/jp-public-register.html

 

 

5 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Aussie JP in Huay Yai area, great guy. 

 

Message me if you would like his details. 

 

Ah thanks, just got it done in Jomptiem by legal firm.. 🙏regards

1 hour ago, chilly07 said:

Thailand Living Law Theppraya Rd Jomtien

Agree, thanks... used  them.this AM

1 hour ago, KhunHeineken said:

I haven't heard of an Australian bank asking for a Proof of Life document, but I am not at that age yet. 

 

For sure after you submit it from overseas, they will contact you to state your tax residency status.  Two of my banks in Australia have already done this, and it's not relevant to Proof of Life.  The Australian Government require banks to do it now. 

 

I declared I am still a resident for tax purposes, which I am.  I am just on a "long holiday." I still maintain a "domicile" in Australia.  

 

Others who have sold up in Australia and haven't been back for years need to seriously consider what they declare.  Firstly, it's an offense to make a false declaration, and secondly there are tax implications. 

Due diligence is not.proof of life,! 

4 hours ago, Sheryl said:

I think that list assumes in Australia.  They ate mot likely to accept a Thai doctor etc. 

 

Abroad, it probably has to be your Embasdy. Which foes ptovide this  service. https://thailand.embassy.gov.au/bkok/Notarial_Services.html

They are aware I am in.Thailand, thanks tho

6 minutes ago, Olmate said:

Due diligence is not.proof of life,! 

The below words appear in your thread title.

 

"(for bank proof of life)"

2 hours ago, KhunHeineken said:

The below words appear in your thread title.

 

"(for bank proof of life)"

Spell cop now, read the.thread maybe u wiil get it!.. either way "notorising" is samesame here or in Oz. So is due diligence, something you should learn a bit of in your lame ongoing attempts to derail thrust of topics in this thread, and vice versa KH.  lol

Hello. We are not in Pattaya, but offer an online Notary Service through thainotaryonline.com. Please feel free to get in touch. We also have an English solicitor consultant. 

Hopefully, the OP's Australian bank will accept whatever his local law office has provided.

 

NatWest offshore (UK) started this KYC (know your customer) due diligence malarkey well over ten years ago, and they similarly listed legal and professional entities that do not exist in Thailand as the only persons apart from 'visiting your local branch'. Thai utility bills and drivers licences were also unacceptable as they weren't in English (honestly!) and they would only accept a translation that had been notarised by the British Embassy... who don't do that. They also insisted that the Consular officer at the British Embassy had to countersign the bank's questionnaire...and they don't do that either. Paperwork from the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs maybe?...not a chance.

 

Ultimately, it took them about eight years to facilitate KYC for their customers who do not reside in the UK. That was via their app and was a nightmare as it wanted a photo of your passport (not a scan or digital image) but a photo taken by their app. Every attempt was rejected until someone at their end worked out that most passport photo and biometric pages have all sorts of imagery and shiny bits that are part of making sure that any photo is sufficiently 'marked' so that it can be identified as only a photo and thus cannot be used fraudulently.

 

I haven't heard from them for about two years, but they never ever send a message or email to confirm that all boxes are checked, and it is case closed. Just the open-ended and menacing, "If we need anything further, we will be in touch."

 

Good luck!

Thanks, yes.. wait n see, and certainly I get the feeling that its all about ge[ing me outa their hair! Old n poor Ozzie OAP.cheers.

Have done 2 Proof of Life's for my Aussie pension, one I used a lawyer who charged 500 baht to stamp and sign the form, and the other time used local police officer who charged nothing. Both were accepted as legit.

There are many options on the Centrelink form as to who can sign and witness.

8 minutes ago, giddyup said:

Have done 2 Proof of Life's for my Aussie pension, one I used a lawyer who charged 500 baht to stamp and sign the form, and the other time used local police officer who charged nothing. Both were accepted as legit.

There are many options on the Centrelink form as to who can sign and witness.

Thats good, thanks

Australian Embassy in Bangkok. In and out 15 minutes, Signed and (importantly) stamped - 1900 baht

Ring your embassy, you are certainly not the first one to do so ......... 

Thai living law on trappaya rd - I always use them for the exact job

JP Tony Herley Huay Yai, Great guy, i had to get my Passport Certified for NAB  bank 2 days ago. It was accepted by them in Aus.                                                  

2 hours ago, marcho said:

JP Tony Herley Huay Yai, Great guy, i had to get my Passport Certified for NAB  bank 2 days ago. It was accepted by them in Aus.                                                  

NAB same for me this last weeek, nasty to phone up too🙃