The Royal Thai Embassy in Washington, D.C. provides registration services for Thai nationals currently residing in the 13 states within its jurisdiction, as follows

Alabama, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Puerto Rico

2.1 The Royal Thai Embassy provides certification services for the translation of Thai official documents from Thai to English, such as:

- Thai civil registration documents and personal records, such as a Thai birth certificate, death certificate, copy of a Thai National ID card, Thai driver's license, certificate of name change, etc.

- Family registration documents, such as a marriage/divorce certificate, etc.  

2.2 Only original documents or a certified copy issued by a Thai government authority (i.e. the district or municipal office) can be submitted for translation certification.  

2.3 The Royal Thai Embassy will affix the "seen at the Royal Thai Embassy" stamp for translation certification and not certify the content of the documents. 

2.4 Please note that civil registration and family registration documents are standard government forms. Applicants can download and print these forms from the Embassy's website under Consular Forms menu and scroll down to the Translation Forms. Applicants can also use the translation forms of the Thai official documents provided by the Department of Consular Affairs in Thailand directly by clicking HERE

3.1 Translations of documents must be accurate and complete according to the original form and cannot be summarized.

3.2 Names and lastnames appearing in the document must be spelled correctly as they appear on the passport.

3.3 If the document includes additional notes or corrections, these must also be translated. For example, if a child's name has been amended and recorded on the back of the birth certificate, that amendment should also be translated.

3.4 The translation must be typed neatly and should not be handwritten. The translator must sign to certify the accuracy of the translation.

Warning: Anyone who creates a false document, whether in full or in part, adds to, alters, or removes content from an original document, or uses a fake stamp or signature in a way that could cause harm to others or the public, and does so with the intent to deceive someone into believing it is genuine, will be guilty of document forgery. The penalty for this offense is imprisonment for up to three years, a fine of up to six thousand baht, or both. Furthermore, if someone writes on a piece of paper or other object with another person's signature without consent or in violation of another's order, and uses the document in a way that could cause harm to others, such actions will also be considered document forgery, subject to the same penalties (refer to the Criminal Code, Section 264).

4.1 Fill out the Legalization Application form [Download]

4.2 One original set of the Thai official document that requires for translation certification

4.3 Two copies of the official Thai document that require translation certification

4.4 Two complete and accurate copies of the translated document, in accordance with the translation guidelines.

4.5 The original passport or national ID card, which must be valid (a certified copy from a Notary Public may be submitted in place of the original document if you prefer not to present the original)

The fee for translation certification is $15.00 USD per stamp. 

- Payment method: Payment should be made by Money Order or Cashier's Check only, payable to "Royal Thai Embassy."

Note: The Embassy must first certify the original copy of the Thai official document before it can certify the translated document. For example, the certification fee for the original document is $15.00 USD, and the certification fee for the translation is also $15.00 USD, totaling $30.00 USD.

Please send the documents listed above via mail to the following address and prepare a USPS Post Office Express Mail envelope with postage of $30.45 and address it back to yourself (meter stamp is NOT accepted). After the officers receive your documents by mail, it will take 7 to 10 business days to process them.

Royal Thai Embassy 

Attn: Legalization

2300 Kalorama Rd. N.W.

Washington D.C. 20008  

Note: The embassy is NOT responsible for any loss of documents sent by mail under any circumstances**

Legalization Department

Tel. (202) 640-1439

Email: [email protected]

Line ID: @thaiembdc