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Comparing certification routes for Thai company documents

Corporate records must come from the correct source before any certification layer can be added.

DBD certificate + translation + consular legalisation + embassy

Filing with a foreign government body, e.g. registering a subsidiary

Certifying authority
Department of Business Development (DBD) and Department of Consular Affairs
Indicative timeline
Variable — allow several weeks including embassy queues
Pitfalls / common rejections
Using a certificate older than the destination's accepted issue window

Director-certified copies with attorney-notarised signatures

The receiving party is a private counterparty or overseas bank

Certifying authority
Notarial services attorney
Indicative timeline
Usually a few days
Pitfalls / common rejections
Government recipients generally will not accept this format

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