MFA & Embassy Legalization for FDI Inbound · Foreign Direct Investment 🌐 — corporate clients include MNCs, listed companies, and foreign JVs needing parent-company papers valid in Thailand.
Setting up a Thai entity: parent docs must pass Notary → Apostille (or Embassy) → MFA Thailand → certified Thai translation before DBD filing — B2B work differs from personal cases: corporate notarization, state-of-registration Apostille, and DBD/BOI/EECO-accepted Thai translations are non-negotiable.
$11B+ annual FDI inbound · 4,800+ new foreign entities/yr. NYC Visa supports Bangkok-based law firms and Big-4 corporate teams; we know the submission formats expected by Department of Business Development (DBD), Ministry of Commerce, Revenue Department.
Frequent FDI Inbound · Foreign Direct Investment documents: Certificate of Incorporation (apostilled), Memorandum & Articles of Association, Latest Audited Accounts (3 yrs), Board Resolution to Establish Thai Entity, Power of Attorney to local director — packed with binder + Thai cover letter.
Workflow: (1) Legal team shares drafts (2) We coordinate origin-country Notary (3) Apostille or Embassy Legalization (4) DHL tracked shipping (5) MFA Thailand + Thai Notary translation (6) Submission to Department of Business Development (DBD), Ministry of Commerce, Revenue Department.
Legal team shares the doc list + drafts
Coordinate Notary Public in parent jurisdiction
Apostille (Hague) or Embassy Legalization
DHL/FedEx tracked + insured
Chaeng Wattana + certified Thai translation
Submission to Department of Business Development (DBD), Ministry of Commerce, Revenue Department or DBD
Hague members (US, UK, JP, DE, FR, etc.) use Apostille; non-members (TH, CN, AE) need Embassy Legalization.
3–6 weeks total — origin Notary 3–5 d, Apostille 5–10 d, shipping 3–5 d, MFA Thailand + Notary 4–7 d.
Yes — templates accepted by DBD/BOI/EECO for director appointment, investment authorization, bank account opening.
Pricing is quoted per case (ask our staff) per pack — corporate cases quoted per scope. Email corporate@nycvisa for NDA + quote.
Yes — Thai SET-listed companies sending docs to US/EU/JP for M&A, IPO, JV formation.
Non-Immigrant B, Treaty Trader (US/JP), APEC Business Travel Card, LTR-WP
MFA & Embassy Legalization for FDI Inbound · Foreign Direct Investment 🌐 — corporate clients include MNCs, listed companies, and foreign JVs needing parent-company papers valid in Thailand.
Answers on translating and certifying Thai corporate records — company affidavit, shareholder list (BorJor.5), memorandum of association, VAT certificate (PP.20) and financial statements — for foreign counterparties, banks and authorities, following DBD/Revenue Department issuance and MFA Legalization Division practice. (22+ search topics covered)
Need your documents reviewed or your case assessed? Ask our team by phone, LINE, or email. We reply within two hours during business hours (Mon–Sat 9:00–18:00 ICT).
Company records for foreign use must be freshly issued by the Department of Business Development and then translated and legalised for the destination. Most destinations accept them only within about six months of issue.
Prefer not to handle the queues yourself, or worried about a rejection? Send us photos of your documents for a free pre-check. We handle the full chain — obtaining certified copies, translation, certification and submission — and keep you updated at each step. Reach us on LINE, phone or email during business hours.
Corporate records must come from the correct source before any certification layer can be added.
| Route | When to use | Certifying authority | Approx. duration | Rejection risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DBD certificate + translation + consular legalisation + embassy | Filing with a foreign government body, e.g. registering a subsidiary | Department of Business Development (DBD) and Department of Consular Affairs | Variable — allow several weeks including embassy queues | 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 | Notarial services attorney | Usually a few days | Government recipients generally will not accept this format |
Timelines above are practical estimates from live casework and can change with each authority's policy; confirm with the receiving authority before booking travel. If you would rather not test routes by trial and error, our advisers can assess which route fits your case.
Our team has worked on cross-border documents, certified translation and government liaison since 2015. Most rejections we see are not caused by missing paperwork but by choosing the wrong route on day one, so we always start with a case assessment.
We look at your destination, purpose and deadline, then tell you which certification route applies — and which steps you can skip.
Name spelling, consistency across documents, document age and translation format are checked before anything reaches a counter.
We sequence the steps around your appointment or travel date and flag bottlenecks in advance.
We read the refusal reasons, identify the underlying cause, and plan a resubmission that answers what the authority asked for.
Rather not learn by trial and error? Send your case details and document photos for a review — reach us on LINE, phone or email during business hours.
Photograph or scan every page before submission and again after each stamp, so you have a reference if a document is lost in transit.
Universities, employers and registry offices publish their own checklists. Obtaining that checklist first fixes the number of copies, the language and the certification route correctly on the first attempt.
Total turnaround depends on the current workload of the consular office and of the destination embassy. Plan ahead rather than against a tight travel date; we can give a case-specific range by phone, LINE or email.
The Department of Consular Affairs certifies translations presented in its expected format. Self-formatted translations are frequently sent back for correction, costing a full queue cycle.
If a registry entry changes after the copy was issued, for example a name change or address move, the certified copy will contradict the database. Re-issue before starting.
Signature attestation is compared against the signature on the ID card or passport. A different signature style will be refused at the counter.
Bundles sealed across the binding must never be separated. Removing the staple voids the certification and the whole set has to be redone.
Some countries accept only translations into their own official language, not English. Certifying an English translation first can mean repeating the entire chain.
Requirements differ by authority and destination country and can change. Confirm current conditions with the receiving authority, or ask our team by phone, LINE or email.
These topics reflect the rules and practice of the relevant authorities and can change. Confirm with the receiving authority, or ask our team by phone, LINE or email.
One document set often moves through several stages — translation, notarial certification, legalization and finally a visa filing. The links below follow that real sequence.
Authority requirements change. Verify with the receiving authority before filing, or ask our team by phone, LINE or email.
Legalization is a chain, so choose a provider by how many links they control. Thai documents usually pass translation, Department of Consular Affairs authentication, then the destination embassy. Ask which steps are handled in-house, what the current queue at each office is, and what happens if one office rejects the file midway.
| Option | Best for | What to know |
|---|---|---|
| Walk in to the consular office yourself | Residents in Bangkok with flexible weekday time | You still need an accepted translation first, and queues vary by day. |
| Agent for the consular step only | Documents where the embassy step is not required | You must coordinate the embassy step separately if it turns out to be needed. |
| Full-chain provider | Overseas applicants and deadline-bound corporate filings | Ask which links are subcontracted and who is accountable for the whole chain. |