the business-visa authority and destination company registrar normally asks for this record. The file usually includes the company certificate, financial statements and business plan, and the issuing body is The Criminal Records Division, Royal Thai Police, through its Police Clearance Service Centre in Pathum Wan, Bangkok. The main caution: every director may need a separate police record, not only the lead applicant.
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.
When the business-visa authority and destination company registrar requires it as part of the assessment. The certificate is issued by The Criminal Records Division, Royal Thai Police, through its Police Clearance Service Centre in Pathum Wan, Bangkok.
Besides identity documents and the fingerprint card, this group usually files the company certificate, financial statements and business plan.
There is one issuing office: The Criminal Records Division, Royal Thai Police, through its Police Clearance Service Centre in Pathum Wan, Bangkok. Applicants upcountry may be fingerprinted locally and file through an authorised representative.
Fingerprints are taken at a Royal Thai Embassy or Consulate-General, or by a local police authority in the form the mission accepts, then the set is sent to Thailand for filing.
In short, for overseas use 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.
Most often a name spelling that does not match the passport, then unclear fingerprints, and every director may need a separate police record, not only the lead applicant.
Into the official language of the destination or English, as the receiver specifies. Confirm with the business-visa authority and destination company registrar before ordering the translation.
Yes, with a power of attorney and ID copies of both parties, but the fingerprints must always be taken from the applicant in person.
As soon as the requirement is known: fingerprinting, filing, certified translation, consular legalisation and embassy attestation each have their own queue. We do not promise government turnaround times.
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