Hello all you helpful forum people.

My fiancee and I are preparing our UK visa application for submission to Bangkok.

Our application is being prepared by a lawyer in the UK.

I need a notary/lawyer in Bangkok to notarise some documents, and also to receive my documentation pack from the UK by courier. I don't have a permanent address in Thailand.

I would prefer a recommendation rather than a Google search!

Many thanks

Ron

There is no notary service in Thailand. Maybe your embassy will notarize documents?

Otherwise any lawyer will set a stamp, but it is not an official notary stamp as there is no such thing in Thailand.

I will move your topic to visas for other countries, as more suited than visas for Thailand.

Sorry I can't really help point you to a particular notary in Bkk as apposed to Pattaya but as I have said in other threads any back soi lawyer that is a licensed Notary should do. Just make sure your wife asks to see their latest stamp to make sure it is up-to-date and you should be ok hence any sign you see that says "Licensed Notary,"

Not sure what area of Bkk you are more accessible to but around any Embassy you will see many however the farthr away you get the cheaper the price.

Just make sure that;

1) They are licensed and

2) Their license is up-to-date or just don't bother.

If they are so and legit I'm sure their office can be used for mailing purpose also.

I hope more people here can give you a better choice.

There is no notary service in Thailand. Maybe your embassy will notarize documents?

Otherwise any lawyer will set a stamp, but it is not an official notary stamp as there is no such thing in Thailand.

I will move your topic to visas for other countries, as more suited than visas for Thailand.

Mario, I must say that you are wrong on that subject. There is only a handful across Thailand but there is such a thing. Give me a minute and I can take a business card picture of one Legit Thai lawyer that is registered Notary here in Pattaya.

Here is a website you need to see. Mario is mistaken. Also here is a picture of the lawyers card I have used several times in Pattaya for a Notary. I would not use him as a lawyer but he is a licensed Notary however and one of the first.

http://www.thailawonline.com/en/others/public-notary-in-thailand.html

Thailand is not a signatory to the Hague Convention, and so, although there are notaries in Thailand, it's questionable whether or not documents notarized by them will be acceptable to a foreign government. In the case of the US, specifically, the IRS, they ARE NOT recognized.

Interesting article. The situation is a bit more complicated than i stated , but the article also confirms there is no official notary.

However, Thailand has not yet enacted OFFICIALLY an Act of the Parliament for “Notary

Public” which could make a problem. At the moment, it's only a regulation of the Thai Lawyer's

council. For instance, if you need a document to be used in a Foreign Court of justice, and if the

other party contest this document, they could win. They could plead that Thai Law does NOT

recognize notarial services, which is true. However, the Thai Council of Lawyers does recognize

their own Thai “Notaries”, which are Thai Lawyers with a notary license.

Well I've used the lawyer I posted 3 times in the USA and the last time was for selling property so I guess the USA is accepting them. He has a stamp number that is registered with the Thai Law Society. Up to you who believes me or not but don't think you can get better reference then someone who has done it several times.

In practise there is often no problem. But in a financial dispute, the claim can be made that a document notarized by a Thai lawyer is not valid. It is something you should be aware of and consider, taking into account the document you want to have notarized and why.

Just for interest, my bank would not accept a document "notarised" by a qualified Thai lawyer. I had to get it done again at the Pattaya Consulate.

Thanks people

The situation is that as my fiancees sponsor, I need to provide a "notarised" copy of my passport - so I would assume this is a not uncommon requirement. The UKBA in Bangkok must have a standard for this - all I need to do is find out what it is. i have emailed them to ask ...... but I never get much joy from the UKBA|!

I have no problem in providing the original - as neither of us is going anywhere until the decision comes back. Let's see what they say.

Any other info gratefully received

Ron

Thailand is not a signatory to the Hague Convention, and so, although there are notaries in Thailand, it's questionable whether or not documents notarized by them will be acceptable to a foreign government. In the case of the US, specifically, the IRS, they ARE NOT recognized.

US Embassy will notorise, but charge $50 US! UK embassy, I'm sure would do the same!

Thailand is not a signatory to the Hague Convention, and so, although there are notaries in Thailand, it's questionable whether or not documents notarized by them will be acceptable to a foreign government. In the case of the US, specifically, the IRS, they ARE NOT recognized.

US Embassy will notorise, but charge $50 US! UK embassy, I'm sure would do the same!

British Embassy charge 30 GBP to certify a copy of British passport.

Sorry if I've got this wrong, but you can self certify a copy of your passport and submit that to the UKBA, instead of paying someone to do it.

Sorry if I've got this wrong, but you can self certify a copy of your passport and submit that to the UKBA, instead of paying someone to do it.

You may be right. If the passport is needed only for the visa application, then it can be self - certified. For other purposes it might beed to be certified by a "competent authority".

If it's for an application for a visit/fiancee/settlement visa self-certify.

I've done it twice - no problem.

RAZZ

Edited March 5, 201214 yr by RAZZELL

Hope this thread is still alive - I have been informed that I can self certify my passport copy.....but exactly how do I do this? Do I just write and sign a letter that this is a true copy of my passport?

Ron

Hope this thread is still alive - I have been informed that I can self certify my passport copy.....but exactly how do I do this? Do I just write and sign a letter that this is a true copy of my passport?

Ron

Just sign each page that you photocopied. If it is for a visa application, then that is all you need to do. No wording is necessary.