How far must a business operating licence be translated and legalised to be accepted for an overseas trademark filing?
To keep the file from being returned, Thai corporate records used abroad follow this chain: (1) pull the current company affidavit, shareholder list and financial statements from the Department of Business Development, (2) translate through a translator the destination accepts, (3) have the translat
To keep the file from being returned, Thai corporate records used abroad follow this chain: (1) pull the current company affidavit, shareholder list and financial statements from the Department of Business Development, (2) translate through a translator the destination accepts, (3) have the translation or the director's signature certified by a Notarial Services Attorney, (4) legalise at the Department of Consular Affairs, and (5) attest at the destination embassy where required. We handle corporate document work — translating company affidavits, DBD filings, financial statements and powers of attorney, plus notarial certification, MFA legalisation and embassy attestation. We do not provide transactional legal opinions or audit services. This can run alongside NAATI translation, police clearance and Apostille work in a single file, saving weeks of waiting.
Quick facts
- Authority: Department of Business Development, Ministry of Commerce, and the Department of Consular Affairs, MFA
- Where: Department of Business Development, Ministry of Commerce · Legalisation Division, Department of Consular Affairs, Chaeng Watthana Road
- Timing to allow: Translation and certification 1–3 business days · MFA legalisation 3–5 business days (express 1–2) · multi-document corporate sets 5–10 business days
- Scope of service: We handle corporate document work — translating company affidavits, DBD filings, financial statements and powers of attorney, plus notarial certification, MFA legalisation and embassy attestation. We do not provide transactional legal opinions or audit services.
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