The Police Clearance Certificate is issued by the Royal Thai Police Special Branch and requires fingerprints taken on the prescribed form.
Clients in Khon Kaen can walk in at Khon Kaen Branch.
District offices across Thailand can now issue 30 types of civil-registration documents in English. If your document is on that list you may be able to obtain the English version from your local district office instead of translating it before consular legalisation.
Source: กรมการกงสุล / Department of Consular Affairs · verified 2026-10-04
Khon Kaen is the hub of the central north-east. It has an international airport and hosts the Consulates-General of Lao PDR and of Vietnam. Clients whose documents involve either country may not need to travel to Bangkok at all, but confirm with the consulate first that it accepts your type of request, because some work is still handled only by the embassy in Bangkok.
We run a permanently staffed office in Khon Kaen. Clients from Maha Sarakham, Kalasin, Roi Et and Chaiyaphum often sign their documents here instead of making the trip to the capital. When a file still needs Ministry of Foreign Affairs legalisation in Bangkok, we courier the originals and keep you updated, so you only travel if an authority requires you to appear in person.
Khon Kaen is also a university and hospital city, so we regularly handle transcripts, degree certificates and professional documents that must be attested for study or work abroad. Universities usually issue English-language transcripts on request, which can remove the need for translation; ask the registrar for those first. We then check whether the destination wants the university’s own certification, notarial attestation, or both before anything is legalised, because adding the wrong layer wastes a trip to Bangkok. Bring every page of a multi-page transcript, including the reverse sides, since missing pages are a frequent reason for refusal.
This list reflects the requirements published by the responsible authority on the verification date. Authorities may change their conditions, so confirm with the source before lodging. Police Clearance Service Centre, Royal Thai Police · verified 2026-07-31
The steps below are drawn from the procedures the responsible authority publishes itself, with the source and verification date shown. Some steps depend on the case and may change with the authority’s own announcements. Police Clearance Service Centre, Royal Thai Police (Special Branch) · 2026-08-10
Unclear fingerprints or the wrong fingerprint form
The check runs on fingerprints. Smudged prints or a form other than the centre’s own means the whole set has to be taken again.
The purpose is unstated or unsupported
The application must name the receiving body and the purpose, with evidence such as an employer letter or the visa filing.
Former names or name-change history are missing
If you have changed name, declare it with the supporting certificate — the record search covers every name previously used.
Filing from abroad with an incomplete set
Overseas applicants must send the full set the centre publishes, including fingerprints certified by an accepted authority; anything missing means the file is not started.
Yes — Khon Kaen Branch, 46/1-2 Moo 2, Chimphli Rd., Nai Mueang, Mueang, Khon Kaen 40000. Opening hours Mo-Fr 09:00-17:30, Sa 10:00-15:00. Phone +66-94-895-8999.
In most cases no. Filings with central authorities such as the Department of Consular Affairs or an embassy can be handled on your behalf. Steps that legally require you in person — fingerprinting, or signing in front of the certifying attorney — cannot be delegated.
Turnaround depends on the responsible authority’s queue and rules at the time, so we publish no fixed figure. We tell you the authority’s own published window on the day you ask, plus the steps that usually cause delay.
Our team can review documents and coordinate translation, signature certification, legalisation and embassy steps within the agreed scope. Some steps may still require the document owner to appear or sign in person under the receiving authority’s rules.
We do not publish fixed prices: official fees, page counts and language pairs differ in every case. Send the document details and destination and we will scope the work and cost for your specific case.
Documents can travel by trackable EMS or private courier. Confirm the recipient, address and original-document handling before dispatch; the coordinating destination is Khon Kaen Branch.
Send the document details and the destination that will receive it. We map the correct chain before starting, flag what usually gets rejected, and run it end to end — as advisers, not just a filing agent.
Last reviewed: 2026-08-11 · Coverage across 77 provinces.