Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand is responsible for the provision of authentication services to ROC citizens and foreign nationals for documents, this office’s document authentication services include authentication of :
◎ Documents issued by ROC entities / individuals for use in Thailand and Bangladesh.
◎ Documents issued by Thailand / Bangladesh governmental / private institutions for use in ROC.
Requirements:
1.1 Authentication of ROC domestic documents :
Applicants must present original documents (attached with the translation copy of English) certified by a public notary and the Bureau of Consular Affairs of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of ROC, and provide a supplementary copy of each document for its records.
1.2 Authentication of Thailand documents :
Applicants must present original documents (attached with the translation copy of English) certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, and provide a supplementary copy of each document for its records.
1.3 Authentication of Bangladesh documents :
Applicants must present original documents (attached with the translation copy of English) certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh and the Embassy of Bangladesh in Thailand, and provide a supplementary copy of each document for its records.
2.1 If the application of ROC documents is lodged by an agent, a letter of attorney certified by a public notary must be attached.
2.2 The application of Thailand documents : provide a letter of attorney certified by a lawyer or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2.3 The application of Bangladesh documents : provide a letter of attorney certified by a notary public and notarized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh r and the Embassy of Bangladesh in Thailand.
3.Applicants or their agents are required to present the ID documents (ex: passport, ID card) and provide one photocopy of ID documents. If the applicant is a private company / institution, it must provide one photocopy of the company license and one photocopy of ID document of the company owner.
4.Applicants must complete the application form for authentication truthfully and in full.
5.It is required to provide the documents of purpose (ex: the application of authentication for the certificate of original must provide a bill of landing).
Applicants and their agents are requested to pay attention to the following:
1.This office provides walk-in-service only. Applicants are served on a first-come first-served basis.
2.When applying for document authentication, applicants must prepare enough copies, namely, in addition to the documents to be authenticated, they must provide this office with one supplementary copy of each document for its records.
3.Please allow four(4) working days (excluding the day of submission) to perform the necessary procedure of authentication.
The fee for this service is as follows:
a. Fee for the authentication of each document : Baht$510
b. Extra charge for 48-hour expedited service : Baht$770
4.Failure to adhere to “the Regulations relating to the execution of authentication by overseas consular official of ROC” (please read the regulations at Bureau of Consular Affairs web site at http://www.boca.gov.tw ) and this office’s guidelines may prolong the authentication process.
5.The application of the minor children’s documents must submit the letter of consent signed by their parents.
6.The application of “Power of Attorney” must submitted by the principal in person for signing the name on the form before the consular official. The requests for authentication lodged by an agent will be refused.
