OVERVIEW
In Accordance with the Thai law, the Ministry Thai embassy and consulate offices are authorized to process the following legal actions:
- Thai diplomatic representative or consular officers are eligible to register family official documents.
- The Ministry of Foreign Affair has full authorization to register family official documents for Thai citizen around the world.
- Thai diplomatic or consular representative can issue certificate birth and death of Thai citizens in foreign countries.
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs can process adoption application from foreigners and registration of adoption in foreign countries. Any legal actions exacted in foreign countries by any Thai diplomatic mission or consular offices have to be reported to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and notified the Ministry of Interior.
- Thai embassy or consulate officers can perform legal actions as registrar.
- Justice cooperation between countries such as statement of litigants, witnesses examination etc. can be performed in accordance with agreements or treaties between Thailand and individual country. Any justice cooperation has to be requested through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and performed by the Legalization and Naturalization Division, Consular Departments or Thai embassies and consulates in foreign countries.
- Legalization of documents is a procedure that competent officers sign and seal to legalize documents issued by government offices or juristic persons. This legalization produce is common international produce without being regulated by law; however, it is a tradition followed by all countries.
According to above-mentioned responsibilities, Legalization and Naturalization Division is the coordinating for the Thai embassies, the Thai consulates, the Ministry of interior, the Ministry of Justice and other foreign embassies and consulates in Thailand. The more Thai population in foreign countries, the more legalization and consular duties Thai embassy and consulate offices would have to handle. The Ministry of Foreign Affair tries every effort to upgrade and develop its services for higher standard and more accuracy to make the most benefit for Thai citizen and the country as a whole.