Power of Attorney (POA) for use in Malaysia ðēðū
āļāļąāđāļāļāļāļāļāļĢāļīāļāļēāļĢ
- 1āļĢāļ°āļāļļāļāļĢāļ°āđāļ āļ POA + āļāļāļāđāļāļāļāļģāļāļēāļGeneral / Special / Durable / Springing â āļāļĢāļāļāļāļĨāļļāļĄāđāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāđāļāļāđāļēāļ āļ§āļąāļāļŦāļĄāļāļāļēāļĒāļļ
- 2āļĢāđāļēāļāđāļāļāļŠāļēāļĢ 2 āļ āļēāļĐāļē (TH+EN) āļŦāļĢāļ·āļāļ āļēāļĐāļēāļāļĨāļēāļĒāļāļēāļāļĢāļ°āļāļļāļāļąāļ§āļāļēāļĢ (Principal) + āļāļąāļ§āđāļāļ (Attorney-in-Fact) + Witnesses
- 3Notary Public āļĒāļ·āļāļĒāļąāļāļāļąāļ§āļāļ + āļĨāļāļĨāļēāļĒāļĄāļ·āļāļāļ·āđāļāļāļđāđāļĄāļāļāļāļģāļāļēāļāļāđāļāļāđāļŠāļāļāļāļąāļ§āļāđāļāļŦāļāđāļē Notary + Passport/ID
- 4āļāļĢāļ°āļāļąāļāļāļĢāļē Notary Seal + Notarial CertificateāļāļĢāļēāļŠāļģāļāļąāļāļāļēāļāļŠāļ āļēāļāļāļēāļĒ + āđāļĨāļāļāļ°āđāļāļĩāļĒāļ + āļ§āļąāļāļāļĩāđ
- 5MFA Legalization (āļāđāļēāđāļāđāļāđāļēāļāļāļĢāļ°āđāļāļĻ)āļāļāļŠāļļāļĨāđāļāļĒāļĢāļąāļāļĢāļāļāļĨāļēāļĒāļĄāļ·āļ Notary â āļŠāļāļēāļāļāļđāļāļāļĨāļēāļĒāļāļēāļ (āļāđāļēāđāļĄāđāđāļāđ Hague)
- 6Apostille (Hague countries)āļŦāļĨāļąāļāđāļāļĒāđāļāđāļē Apostille 2026 â āļŦāļāļķāđāļāđāļāļāļĢāļēāđāļāļ Legalization
Use-cases āļĒāļāļāļāļīāļĒāļĄ
- āļĄāļāļāļāļģāļāļēāļāļāļēāļĒāļāđāļēāļ/āļāļĩāđāļāļīāļāđāļāđāļāļĒāļāļāļ°āļāļĒāļđāđāļāđāļēāļāļāļĢāļ°āđāļāļĻ
- āļĄāļāļāļāļģāļāļēāļāđāļŦāđāļāļąāļ§āđāļāļāļāļģāđāļāļīāļāļāļāļĩ
- āļĄāļāļāļāļģāļāļēāļāļāļāļāļ°āđāļāļĩāļĒāļāļāļĢāļīāļĐāļąāļ / āđāļāļīāļāļāļąāļāļāļĩāļāļāļēāļāļēāļĢ
- Enduring POA āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļāļāļđāđāļĨāļāļđāđāļŠāļđāļāļāļēāļĒāļļ / āļāļēāļĒāļēāļ
- POA āļāļāļēāļāļēāļĢ (Bank POA) āļāļŠāļīāļāļĢ/āđāļāļĒāļāļēāļāļīāļāļĒāđ/āļāļĢāļļāļāđāļāļ
āđāļāļĢāļāļŠāļĢāđāļēāļāļāđāļēāļāļĢāļīāļāļēāļĢ
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Day-by-day Timeline
- Day 0 (before appointment): Send draft PDF to our attorney team for review + confirm the format required in Malaysia.
- Day 1: Sign in front of the Notary Public + certificate seal (~30â45 min).
- Day 2â4: MFA Legalisation / Apostille at the Department of Consular Affairs (Chaeng Watthana).
- Day 5â8: Malaysia Embassy in Bangkok legalisation.
- Day 9â12: International courier to Malaysia.
Rush / Same-day: Available with MFA Rush + On-site Notary (arrive before 09:30) â surcharge +50%.
Legalisation Chain â Malaysia
- Target language(s): Malay · English
- Malaysia Embassy in Bangkok: 35 South Sathorn Rd, Bangkok
- Note: āļĄāļēāđāļĨāđāļāļĩāļĒāļĒāļąāļāđāļĄāđāđāļāđāļē Hague Apostille â āļāđāļāļāļĢāļąāļāļĢāļāļ MFA + Embassy
ðēðū Malaysia (MYS) · ASIA-PACIFIC
1. Notary Public (TH)
2. MFA Legalization
3. Malaysian Embassy Bangkok
Regional Note â ASIA-PACIFIC & Cross-references
- Malay certified translation (when the destination authority requires the official language).
- Malaysia Embassy legalisation â [/services/embassy/my](/services/embassy/my)
- Outbound visa to Malaysia â [/services/visa-outbound/my](/services/visa-outbound/my)
- HCCH Apostille Section â https://www.hcch.net/en/instruments/conventions/status-table/?cid=41
- Thai MFA Department of Consular Affairs â https://consular.mfa.go.th
- Lawyers Council of Thailand (Notarial Services regulations) â https://www.lawyerscouncil.or.th
Services frequently used together when shipping to Malaysia:
Official references:
Most common reasons Malaysia rejects a Thai notarised document
1. Name spelling does not match the passport â every character must match (including middle names and titles).
2. No Malay translation â Malaysia authorities frequently reject Thai-only or English-only documents.
3. Notary seal expired / registration number mismatch â the notary must hold an active licence from the Lawyers Council.
4. Missing MFA step â a notary seal alone is not enough; MFA / Apostille is mandatory for cross-border use.
5. Embassy stamp skipped â Malaysia still requires embassy legalisation after MFA.
6. Document older than 3â6 months â several destinations enforce a validity window (e.g. Declaration of Single Status is 3â6 months in Malaysia).
7. Wrong font or layout â some embassies require A4 with 2 cm margins.
Quick Answer â Power of Attorney (POA) for use in Malaysia
Short answer: Power of Attorney (POA) notarised by a Thai Notarial Services Attorney is accepted in Malaysia after the chain Notary Public (TH) â MFA Legalization â Malaysian Embassy Bangkok.
Malaysia has not joined the Hague Apostille Convention â documents still require MFA legalisation followed by the Malaysia Embassy in Bangkok.
Total turnaround: 7â14 business days (Notary + MFA + Embassy).
Indicative cost: THB 6,000 onward (excluding destination-country consular fees).
Fee Structure (indicative, MYR)
| Item | Fee (THB) |
|---|---|
| Notary Public (Power of Attorney (POA)) | 1,500 â 4,500 |
| MFA Legalisation (if required) | 2,500 â 5,000 |
| Malaysia Embassy fee | 1,800 â 2,600 |
| Embassy runner service | 5,000 â 12,000 |
| Malay certified translation | 800 â 2,500 / page |
| Courier to Malaysia (DHL/FedEx) | 2,500 â 5,000 |
*Government fees last verified 2026-07. Final quote confirmed after document review.*
āļāļģāļāļēāļĄāļāļĩāđāļāļāļāđāļāļĒ
Q: Do I need a Malay translation?
Q: Does Malaysia accept e-Apostille (digital)?
Q: How long does it take?
Q: Do I need to visit the office in person?
Q: What is the Malaysia embassy fee?
Q: Do I have to submit the passport original?
Q: What if the courier loses the document?
Q: Is a Thai notarised document guaranteed to be accepted in Malaysia?
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References â HCCH Apostille · Thai MFA Consular Affairs · Lawyers Council of Thailand · Retrieved 2026-07