Notarisation — Power of Attorney (POA)
Notarise a Power of Attorney for overseas use — property, banking, litigation, or corporate delegation.
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Details
A Power of Attorney (General or Specific) for overseas use must have its signature notarised by a Thai Notarial Services Attorney before being certified-translated (NAATI/Sworn) and legalised at the destination embassy. We review your draft in Thai and English, verify the ID/passport of the principal and attorney-in-fact, witness the signing, apply the embossed seal, and issue a Notarial Certificate reading 'signature affixed in my presence'. Common uses: overseas property transactions, ATO / bank / superannuation matters in Australia, corporate share transfers, and cross-border litigation.
Where you can use this
- ✓ Managing property in AU/US/UK
- ✓ Opening/closing overseas bank accounts
- ✓ Withdrawing Australian Superannuation after returning to Thailand
- ✓ Transferring shares / selling overseas company
- ✓ Filing lawsuits abroad on your behalf
4-step process
- 1. Send document / book — LINE @THAIL or Contact@thailaw-accounting.co.th
- 2. Receive quote — within 30 minutes
- 3. Sign before attorney — Asok BTS office or Mobile Notary
- 4. Collect notarised set — Assessed on your documents
Return, refund & shipping policy
- Return window
- 14 days from delivery for content errors verified against the source document.
- Refund
- Full refund if iLC accepts the error is ours; partial refund pro-rata for split-fault cases.
- Shipping in Thailand
- EMS with signature on delivery — shipping fee at carrier rate, quoted in your estimate.
- International shipping
- DHL Express worldwide with tracking — fee at carrier rate, quoted in your estimate.
- Digital delivery
- Signed PDF included in every SKU at no extra charge; sent within the same 5–7 business day window.
Frequently asked
- Which POAs need notarisation?
- Every POA intended for overseas use — General, Specific, and Enduring. POAs used solely within Thailand (e.g. selling a car) don't require notarisation.
- Do both principal and attorney-in-fact need to appear?
- The principal must sign in front of the notary; the attorney-in-fact does not (but a copy of their ID/passport is required). If they are abroad, they should sign before a local notary separately.
- Do I need to apostille/legalise after notarisation?
- Thailand is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention. For Australian use, most POAs proceed to MFA (Thai consular) plus Australian Embassy legalisation. We can bundle this as a full package.
- Can you translate into English too?
- Yes — add NAATI certified translation at fees on request (POAs are typically 1–2 pages) to the same invoice, delivered together.
- How broad can a POA be?
- A Specific POA covers a single matter (safer); a General POA covers everything (riskier). We recommend Specific for property and banking; our attorney can draft to your requirements.
- What is the validity period?
- Stated in the POA itself, e.g. 6 months or until completion. Enduring POAs (surviving incapacity) are recognised in Australia subject to each state's rules.
Related services
- Corporate Documents Notarisation — Board Resolution / Company Affidavit / DBDTHB 4,500–8,000 · Assessed on your documents
Go deeper on Notarial services attorney certification
These guides outline possible certification steps; confirm the receiving authority's current requirements before filing:
- Step-by-step playbook: documents, order of certification, rejection risks
- Route comparison: which certification path your receiving authority accepts
Not sure which route applies? Send us the scan — LINE @THAIL · 092-0170000 · Contact@thailaw-accounting.co.th
Documents usually required
- Original document plus one clear copy of every page
- Copy of the passport or Thai national ID card of the signatory
- Written statement of the purpose and the receiving authority
- Supporting records the receiving authority lists in its own checklist
Common reasons a bundle is rejected
- A Thai notarial services attorney is not identical to a foreign Notary Public; confirm what the destination accepts.
- The signatory must sign in front of the attorney, not beforehand.
- Spell every name exactly as it appears in the passport, across every document in the same bundle.
Prefer not to handle the chain yourself? Send the scans and we run every step for you, from translation to the final endorsement.
How the process runs — Notarial services attorney certification
- State the purpose and the receiving authority so the correct level of certification is chosen.
- Send scans of every page so completeness can be checked before work starts.
- Prepare the translation or the instrument in the format the receiving authority requires.
- Sign or certify before the officer authorised by law to witness that document type.
- Collect the finished set and keep a copy for the next filing.
Fees and processing times are set by each authority and vary by document and destination — confirm them with the responsible agency.
Handling it yourself vs letting iLC run it
| Aspect | Doing it yourself | With iLC |
|---|---|---|
| Working out which steps apply | You read each authority's rules yourself, and usually learn a step was missing only after the bundle is refused. | Our advisers review the documents before work starts and sequence translation, notarisation, MFA, and embassy in one pass. |
| Time spent filing | Repeat trips to each office, queueing and collecting in person. | We file on your behalf; you send scans and receive the finished set by post or courier. |
| Risk that the translation is refused | Agency names, job titles, and the certification wording often do not match what the receiving office accepts. | We use terminology and certificate formats the receiving authority has accepted before, with two-stage proof-reading. |
| If the bundle is rejected | You diagnose the cause and refile yourself, losing a full cycle. | We identify the cause, correct it, and refile without you starting over, with progress reported along the way. |
What clients typically use this for
- Signature and copy certification
- Powers of attorney used abroad
- Corporate and banking instruments
An advisor, not only a document processor
Before any work starts, our team assesses how many certification layers your document actually needs, which authorities are involved, and the correct order for the office you will really file with. One step out of order usually means restarting the whole bundle. More than 15 years of cross-border document work means we recognise how each authority rejects files and prevent it up front.
- The certification route is matched to the receiving authority before work begins.
- Rejection risks are checked, from name spelling to document validity windows.
- The filing sequence is planned around the deadline you actually have.
Consult us at LINE @THAIL · 092-0170000 · Contact@thailaw-accounting.co.th
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