Police clearance for adoption

Prepare identity documents, be fingerprinted before an officer, lodge the application with The Police Clearance Service Center, Special Branch Bureau, Royal Thai Police — Public Service Center, 2nd floor, 27/40 Soi Vibhavadi Rangsit 27, Thung Song Hong, Lak Si, Bangkok 10210, collect the certificate, and then it must be translated, legalised at the Department of Consular Affairs and then attested at the destination mission in Thailand where the receiving body requires it. The receiving body is Central adoption authority.

Yes — it must be translated, legalised at the Department of Consular Affairs and then attested at the destination mission in Thailand where the receiving body requires it. Thailand acceded to the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention on 30 June 2026 and it enters into force for Thailand on 28 February 2027, so no Thai Apostille is issued yet, so no Apostille is issued in Thailand. A police clearance certificate for overseas use is translated, legalised by the Department of Consular Affairs, and then attested at the destination mission in Thailand where the receiving authority requires it.

The certificate is issued in Thai or English depending on the request. Central adoption authority decides which language is acceptable and whether a certified translation is needed, so confirm before ordering a translation.

Central adoption authority normally wants the original bearing the seal and officer signature; a copy is acceptable only when the receiving body says so.

The certificate carries no built-in expiry, but Central adoption authority usually wants one issued within a recent window before filing, so schedule it close to the submission date.

Yes. The certificate reports what the records hold, and whether that affects the application is for Central adoption authority to decide, not the applicant or the service provider.

Besides identity documents and the fingerprint card, evidence of the reason is usually attached — a request letter from Central adoption authority, a visa form, or a letter from the employer or institution.

Yes, with a power of attorney and ID copies of both parties — but fingerprinting cannot be delegated; only the subject can be printed.

Most rejections come from a name spelt differently from the passport, unclear fingerprints, a copy filed instead of the original, a translation without a translator certificate, and skipping the consular or destination-mission step.

Timing depends on how complete the file is, the queue at each office, and how many certification steps apply (three). We quote a range based on each office current position on the filing day, not a fixed date.

Start with Thai ID card, house registration and passport (if held), then fingerprints taken at a local police station or at the service centre in pathum wan, and lodge with The Police Clearance Service Center, Special Branch Bureau, Royal Thai Police — Public Service Center, 2nd floor, 27/40 Soi Vibhavadi Rangsit 27, Thung Song Hong, Lak Si, Bangkok 10210. Once issued, it must be translated, legalised at the Department of Consular Affairs and then attested at the destination mission in Thailand where the receiving body requires it.

Start with Thai passport, Thai ID card (if held) and proof of overseas address, then fingerprints taken at the thai mission, or at a local police authority in the form the mission accepts, and lodge with The Police Clearance Service Center, Special Branch Bureau, Royal Thai Police — Public Service Center, 2nd floor, 27/40 Soi Vibhavadi Rangsit 27, Thung Song Hong, Lak Si, Bangkok 10210. Once issued, it must be translated, legalised at the Department of Consular Affairs and then attested at the destination mission in Thailand where the receiving body requires it.

Start with Passport with visa pages, work permit (if held) and proof of Thai address, then fingerprints taken at the pathum wan service centre or a police station that prints foreign nationals, and lodge with The Police Clearance Service Center, Special Branch Bureau, Royal Thai Police — Public Service Center, 2nd floor, 27/40 Soi Vibhavadi Rangsit 27, Thung Song Hong, Lak Si, Bangkok 10210. Once issued, it must be translated, legalised at the Department of Consular Affairs and then attested at the destination mission in Thailand where the receiving body requires it.

Start with Passport copy, former Thai visa pages and evidence of the period of stay in Thailand, then fingerprints taken by the police authority where the applicant lives, then certified before being sent to thailand, and lodge with The Police Clearance Service Center, Special Branch Bureau, Royal Thai Police — Public Service Center, 2nd floor, 27/40 Soi Vibhavadi Rangsit 27, Thung Song Hong, Lak Si, Bangkok 10210. Once issued, it must be translated, legalised at the Department of Consular Affairs and then attested at the destination mission in Thailand where the receiving body requires it.

Start with Company affidavit, an individual power of attorney per employee, and each employee identity set, then fingerprinting is scheduled in batches so the files enter together, and lodge with The Police Clearance Service Center, Special Branch Bureau, Royal Thai Police — Public Service Center, 2nd floor, 27/40 Soi Vibhavadi Rangsit 27, Thung Song Hong, Lak Si, Bangkok 10210. Once issued, it must be translated, legalised at the Department of Consular Affairs and then attested at the destination mission in Thailand where the receiving body requires it.

Start with Birth certificate, house registration, guardian ID and the minor passport, then fingerprints are taken before an officer with the guardian present, and lodge with The Police Clearance Service Center, Special Branch Bureau, Royal Thai Police — Public Service Center, 2nd floor, 27/40 Soi Vibhavadi Rangsit 27, Thung Song Hong, Lak Si, Bangkok 10210. Once issued, it must be translated, legalised at the Department of Consular Affairs and then attested at the destination mission in Thailand where the receiving body requires it.

Department of Home Affairs receives the file and generally expects English translation by a NAATI-certified translator, and it must be translated, legalised at the Department of Consular Affairs and then attested at the destination mission in Thailand where the receiving body requires it.

Immigration New Zealand receives the file and generally expects English translation with a translator certificate of accuracy, and it must be translated, legalised at the Department of Consular Affairs and then attested at the destination mission in Thailand where the receiving body requires it.

UK Visas and Immigration receives the file and generally expects English translation with the translator statement UKVI prescribes, and it must be translated, legalised at the Department of Consular Affairs and then attested at the destination mission in Thailand where the receiving body requires it.

USCIS and US consular sections receives the file and generally expects English translation with a certificate of accuracy, and it must be translated, legalised at the Department of Consular Affairs and then attested at the destination mission in Thailand where the receiving body requires it.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada receives the file and generally expects English or French translation, with a translator affidavit where the translator is not certified, and it must be translated, legalised at the Department of Consular Affairs and then attested at the destination mission in Thailand where the receiving body requires it.

Ausländerbehörde and the German embassy receives the file and generally expects German translation by a court-sworn translator or one the embassy accepts, and it must be translated, legalised at the Department of Consular Affairs and then attested at the destination mission in Thailand where the receiving body requires it.

The préfecture and the French embassy receives the file and generally expects French translation by a sworn translator the embassy accepts, and it must be translated, legalised at the Department of Consular Affairs and then attested at the destination mission in Thailand where the receiving body requires it.

IND receives the file and generally expects Dutch or English translation as IND specifies, and it must be translated, legalised at the Department of Consular Affairs and then attested at the destination mission in Thailand where the receiving body requires it.

Migrationsverket receives the file and generally expects Swedish or English translation, and it must be translated, legalised at the Department of Consular Affairs and then attested at the destination mission in Thailand where the receiving body requires it.

UDI receives the file and generally expects Norwegian or English translation, and it must be translated, legalised at the Department of Consular Affairs and then attested at the destination mission in Thailand where the receiving body requires it.