💡 Quick Summary
3 steps: 1) Notary price on request (1 day) 2) Consular Affairs price on request (1-3 days) 3) Destination Embassy price on request (3-15 days). Total 5-15 days, price on request.
Step 1: Notary Public Certification
Start by having documents certified by a Notary Public — a specially licensed attorney. The Notary verifies originals, certifies signatures, copies, or translations as needed. Timeline: 1 day. Fee: price on request. Documents needed: originals, ID/passport copy, translations if applicable. No appointment needed — walk-in at Thai Notary Law office Mon-Sat.
Step 2: Consular Affairs Department, MFA
Submit Notary-certified documents to Consular Affairs Department, MFA at Government Complex Chaeng Wattana, Building B, 3rd Floor. Hours: 8:30-15:30. Fee: price on request. 1-3 business days. Required: Notary-certified docs, ID copy, application form. Thai Notary Law offers submission service — no need to go, save time off work.
Step 3: Destination Country Embassy
After Consular authentication, submit to destination embassy. Each differs: Chinese Embassy: 4 days, price on request; Korean: 3-5 days, price on request; Japanese: 5-10 days, price on request; UAE: 7-15 days, price on request; German: 5-7 days, price on request; Vietnamese: 3-5 days, price on request; Saudi: 7-15 days, price on request. Thai Notary Law handles all embassies.
Total Cost Breakdown
Total Legalization cost: Translation: price on request (by language/complexity). Notary: price on request. Consular: price on request. Consular submission service: price on request. Embassy: price on request (by embassy). Embassy submission service: price on request. Shipping: price on request (EMS). Total: price on request. Discount for 3+ sets. Final price, no extras.
Most Commonly Legalized Documents
Most legalized documents: 1) Criminal record — work in China, Korea, UAE, Japan, Vietnam. 2) Company certificate — international business with China, UAE. 3) Financial statements — companies trading with China. 4) Birth certificate — immigration to non-Hague countries. 5) Marriage certificate — spouse visa non-Hague. 6) Degree — work in China, UAE. 7) POA — cross-border transactions. 8) Business contracts — JV with Chinese companies. 9) Business license — export to Middle East. 10) Product certificates — export to China, UAE.
Difference from Apostille
Legalization vs Apostille: Legalization needs 3 steps (Notary → Consular → Embassy), Apostille 1 step. Legalization costs more (price on request) vs Apostille (price on request). Legalization slower (5-15 days) vs Apostille (3-7 days). Legalization for all countries vs Apostille for 124 Hague members. Recommendation: Hague member → Apostille. Non-member (China, UAE, Saudi, Vietnam) → Legalization. Thai Notary Law provides both — we recommend the best option.
Case Studies
Case 1: Thai Export Co. — company cert+financials to China, price on request, 8 days. Case 2: Mr. Somporn — degree+criminal record to UAE, price on request (2 sets), 15 days. Case 3: Korea Tech — 5 criminal records to Korea, price on request (5 sets), 7 days. Case 4: Ms. Wipha — marriage cert+birth cert to China Embassy, price on request (2 docs), 10 days. All handled by Thai Notary Law — clients just send documents once.
Why Choose Thai Notary Law?
Thai Notary Law is #1 Embassy Legalization specialist: 50+ country embassies; understands each embassy's requirements; handles all steps (Notary → Consular → Embassy); clients just send documents once; no time off needed;, translators in multiple languages, 77 provinces; transparent all-inclusive pricing; verifiable job reference on every certificate, individual and corporate clients nationwide.
