Every formality of living in Thailand, managed without compromise.
We manage the administrative foundations of relocating to and living in Thailand — bank accounts, registrations, legalisations, and translations — ensuring every requirement is fulfilled correctly and accepted on first submission.
01 Bank Account Opening
Bank Account Opening
Opening a Thai bank account as a foreigner has grown markedly more demanding, as banks apply stricter know-your-customer and anti-money-laundering checks. Most major banks now require a long-stay (Non-Immigrant) visa and proof of a Thai address, with applications made in person at the branch. We prepare your file, confirm the current requirements of your chosen bank, and accompany you through the introduction.
- Confirming which banks and account types your visa status currently supports.
- Assembling the documentation — passport, long-stay visa, proof of address, and a Thai mobile number.
- Briefing you on the in-person branch process and accompanying or introducing you where appropriate.
- Anticipating common refusal points so the application is accepted the first time.
02 Marriage Registration
Marriage Registration
Marriage in Thailand is registered at a district office (Amphur), and for foreign nationals it follows a fixed sequence that must be completed in order. We manage every stage so you arrive at the Amphur with documents that will be accepted — and leave with a registered Thai marriage.
- The affirmation of freedom to marry from your embassy or consulate, confirming you are free to marry.
- Certified Thai translation of the affirmation and passport pages.
- Legalization of the documents through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).
- Registration at the Amphur with the required witnesses, and issuance of the official Thai marriage documents (Khor.Ror. 2 and Khor.Ror 3).
- Coordinating the sequence — embassy, translation, MFA, Amphur — so nothing is done out of order.
03 MFA Legalization
MFA Legalization
Foreign documents — and Thai documents bound for use abroad — must usually be legalized through Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) before any authority will act on them. Legalization authenticates the signature and seal on a document and certifies the accompanying translation — the step that makes a document officially recognised within the Thai system.
- Identifying which documents require legalisation and in what order.
- Certified translation into Thai or English, as the Ministry requires.
- Submission to the MFA's Legalization Division for authentication of signatures, seals, and the translation.
- Managing the certification chain — embassy or issuing authority, translation, then MFA — so each layer is accepted.
- Returning documents ready for use at the Amphur, court, bank, or other authority.
04 Certified Translation
Certified Translation
Official and legal documents submitted to a Thai authority must generally be in Thai, accompanied by a certified translation; documents bound for use abroad often require certified English. We provide certified Thai–English translation of legal and official documents, prepared to the standard each receiving authority requires.
- Certified translation of personal documents — birth, marriage and divorce certificates, passports.
- Translation of legal and official documents — wills, agreements, powers of attorney, company and court documents.
- Certification of accuracy in the form authorities and the MFA require.
- Coordinating translation with onward legalization so documents move straight to certification.
- Maintaining consistent terminology across a set of related documents.
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