Does anyone know of a Notary Public for Americans in Hua Hin area? I am aware I can go to the Embassy!

Does anyone have any experience with a Thai attorney certifying a signature on a document and its acceptance stateside?

Any assistance is appreciated! Thanks

I think you will find that there are no notaries in Thailand at all. Whichever international treaty is required for notarization to be accepted is not in force here.

You might however be able to get someone else instead of a notary to certify whatever you need certifying, the last time I needed this service I used a 'certified translator' and their stamp was accepted. I don't think the stamp had any standing in law but it was accepted anyway.

Apart from that I think you will be going to the Embassy.

Read this for further information on why there are no notaries in Thailand and the possible alternatives (certain lawyers) : http://www.siam-legal.com/legal_services/Thailand-Notary-Service.php

If the document/form requires an American notary to affix their seal, your only option in Thailand is the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok. It costs US$50 (or equivalent in THB) and you need to make an appointment online on the Embassy web site.

Here is the best description of what passes for a Thai notary that I've come across. (Keep in mind it's written by a law firm who offers notary service.) [edited to strike out, as I hadn't seen ukrules had already posted that link]

Several years ago I had some unauthorized charges on my USA-issued VISA credit card. To have them remove the charge I needed a police report and a notarized letter from me stating that the charge were not authorized. The card issuer accepted both the Thai Police report (even though the charges were in Japan...) and a letter "notarized" by a Thai lawyer in Pattaya.

Also, just a few months ago I needed to submit a notarized USPS (Post Office) form to authorize mail forwarding from the USA to Thailand. A Thai notary was acceptable there, too.

With that in mind, there is at least one "Thai notary" in Hua Hin: P&A International Law.

I have just been through this exercise for opening a Luxembourg investment Bank Account as a UK citizen and found out the following:-

1. There is no such thing a a 'Public Notary' in Thai law as it has never been defined in Thai law (same as a lawyer in thai law).

2. The closest equivalent is a certification by a Thai Lawyer who is a registered member of the Thai lawyers association.

3. The Immigration Police, Bank or local Ampure will not certify documents for you.

4. The bank eventually asked for a certification of my passport from a lawyer on the 'English speaking' Thai lawyers British Embassy list which they accepted.

The fact that he is Italian (a falang) and therefore cannot be legally registered as a Thai lawyer didn't deter them while they rejected a certification from a Thai lawyer who is registered with the Thai Lawyers association. (The British Embassy states that they do not recommend or vouch for Lawyers on the 'English speaking Thai lawyers list'.)

We live in a world where bureaucracy has gone mad and its not just in Thailand.

Just found notarize.com and notarycam.com for online notarization. Thanks all of you for your responses. Good stuff!

If the document/form requires an American notary to affix their seal, your only option in Thailand is the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok. It costs US$50 (or equivalent in THB) and you need to make an appointment online on the Embassy web site.

Here is the best description of what passes for a Thai notary that I've come across. (Keep in mind it's written by a law firm who offers notary service.) [edited to strike out, as I hadn't seen ukrules had already posted that link]

Several years ago I had some unauthorized charges on my USA-issued VISA credit card. To have them remove the charge I needed a police report and a notarized letter from me stating that the charge were not authorized. The card issuer accepted both the Thai Police report (even though the charges were in Japan...) and a letter "notarized" by a Thai lawyer in Pattaya.

Also, just a few months ago I needed to submit a notarized USPS (Post Office) form to authorize mail forwarding from the USA to Thailand. A Thai notary was acceptable there, too.

With that in mind, there is at least one "Thai notary" in Hua Hin: P&A International Law.

Americans can get notary services at the U.S. consulate in Chiang Mai, too.

There's one at Petchkasem Road but if those websites are helpful then good for you!

After I use the one on pethkasem Rd. 

They nicely and good service, and I stop by at makro  food center on the same Rd.  They have one in there too. They do legal services.