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Thai documents to be used in Belgium and Luxembourg

Procedure for Thai documents to be used in Belgium/Luxembourg

Documents issued in Thailand or by the Thai authority may need certifying “True copy” and legalisation before being used abroad.

  1. Request documents or a copy of documents such as Birth Certificate, Attestation of Birth, Marriage certificate, Divorce Certificate, or Child Custody (Por.Kor.14) at the District Office/ the concerned authority
  2. Bring the document to legalise at the office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand ( click here for more information  and click here to see the office where legalisation service is offered)
  3. Contact the Belgian/Luxembourgish Embassy regarding document legalisation  which may include translation by the  translator/ translation office certified/recognised by the Embassy. The translation may be in Dutch, French, German, or English, depending on the requirement of the local authority in Belgium/Luxembourg. However, some documents can be requested in English at the District office in Thailand.(Click here to see more details)
  4. Bring the document to legalise at the Belgian/Luxembourgish Embassy
  5. Send/ present the document at the local authority in Belgium/Luxembourg ( Some Belgian/Luxembourgish Administrative authorities may anew require a translation by the sworn translation registered in Belgium/Luxembourg. If the legalisation by the Thai Embassy is further required, applicants may request it at the Royal Thai Embassy in Brussels- See information below)

***If this procedure cannot be done in person, Thai-national applicants may request a power of attorney at the Thai Embassy to authorise a person/people in Thailand to do so (Please see more information on https://www.thaiembassy.be/2021/08/24/power-of-attorney/?lang=en. ( For non-Thai nationals, please see https://www.thaiembassy.be/2022/02/11/non-thais-signature-certification/)

Legalisation of documents legalised by the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Consul at the Royal Thai Embassy in Brussels will certify the signature of the Thai MFA officer

  1. A legalisation application form  indicating the number of documents
  2. Original documents legalised by the Thai MFA
  3. An exact copy of the original documents (both pages)
  4. Fee: 15 euros per document

Remark: No postal service

Processing time: 3-7 working days

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