public notary in thailand?

[maximus634 0]

Ok heres my question i am going to thailand to get married to a thai national this july and i was wondering if anyone had info on what i need to do to authenticate copys of my spouses birth certificate, marriage certificate and ID in thailand so i can use them in the united states to prove to the US army that i am legaly married.She will not be joining me in the usa tell after i get back from iraq next year so i wont have the originals on hand .I am a citizen of the usa if anyone has any info on this or anything related to it would be deeply appreciated thank you in advance...

[Thai family 0]

Ok heres my question i am going to thailand to get married to a thai national this july and i was wondering if anyone had info on what i need to do to authenticate copys of my spouses birth certificate, marriage certificate and ID in thailand so i can use them in the united states to prove to the US army that i am legaly married.She will not be joining me in the usa tell after i get back from iraq next year so i wont have the originals on hand .I am a citizen of the usa if anyone has any info on this or anything related to it would be deeply appreciated thank you in advance...

You'll end up at the embassy anyway if you're getting married in Thailand, so you can clarify any questions you may have with them. Just make sure she has the original, or a certified copy of her birth certificate from the issuing authority before you get there. Getting documents translated officially into English there doesn't take long. You can also contact the embassy by email.

http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/service/marriage.html

[e_b_d 0]

Hi, I'm not clear on what kind of certification you need, but if all you need is a US public notary, I think the only place for that is the US Consulate or Embassy. I had a form notarized at the US Consulate in Chiang Mai last year for about $30. If you need "certified" translations into English, then there are a lot of businesses that do that, but I've never done it myself. If you only need a certified copy of documents (but still in Thai), she should be able to get those from the offices that issued the original. My Thai husband has about 4 certified copies of his birth certificate. Hope that helps a little.

[Nutty 2]

Take documents to translation agency in Thailand (I did). Then take originals and translated versions to the MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. This Thai government office verifies translations are accurate and will stamp them with official Thai government stamp.

Then the translations will be accepted by the US government.