Power of Attorney (POA) for use in United States ðšðļ
āļāļāļēāļĒ Notary Public 6 āļāđāļēāļ â āđāļāļāļāļļāļāļēāļāļāļĢāļīāļāļāļēāļāļŠāļ āļēāļāļāļēāļĒāļāļ§āļēāļĄ
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
Legalisation steps â United States
- Target language(s): English
- United States Embassy in Bangkok: 95 Wireless Rd, Lumphini, Pathum Wan, Bangkok
- Note: US Embassy āđāļĄāđāļāļģ authentication āđāļāļāļŠāļēāļĢāđāļāļĒ â āđāļāđ MFA + Apostille āđāļāļ (āļĄāļĩāļāļĨ 28 āļ.āļ. 2570)
ðšðļ United States (USA) · NORTH-AMERICA
1. Notary Public (TH)
2. MFA Legalization
3. US Embassy Bangkok
Common problems before filing in United States
1. Name spelling differs from the passport â check every character, including middle names.
2. Translation not checked â some United States authorities require a English translation.
3. Incomplete notarial details â the certificate should show the attorney's name, registration number, signature and seal.
4. Missing legalisation step â notarisation alone may not be enough; confirm the receiving authority's requirements.
5. Wrong procedure for the date â steps for Apostille countries may differ before and after 28 February 2027.
6. Document too old â some authorities set a validity window; confirm with the receiving authority.
Regional Note â NORTH-AMERICA & Cross-references
- English certified translation (when the destination authority requires the official language).
- Thailand Apostille â [/services/apostille](/services/apostille-deep)
- Outbound visa to United States â [/services/visa-outbound/us](/services/visa-outbound/us)
- 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 United States:
Official references:
Quick answer â Power of Attorney (POA) for use in United States
Short answer: a Power of Attorney (POA) certified by a Thai Notarial Services Attorney must complete the legalisation steps required by the receiving authority in United States.
United States is a party to the Apostille Convention, but the Convention enters into force for Thailand only on 28 February 2027 (HCCH). Until then, Thai documents still need Department of Consular Affairs and embassy legalisation; after that date, check the current Apostille procedure with the Department of Consular Affairs.
Timing: depends on Department of Consular Affairs and embassy queues â our staff confirm the schedule after reviewing your documents.
Service fee: request a quotation from our staff. Government and embassy fees are paid at the rates those offices publish.
How the work proceeds
1. Draft review: send the draft so our staff can confirm the format required in United States.
2. Signing before the notarial attorney: bring your original ID or passport.
3. Department of Consular Affairs legalisation: according to its current procedure and queue.
4. United States Embassy legalisation (if required): according to the embassy's conditions.
5. Collection or courier: our staff confirm each step once actual appointments are known.
Costs to plan for
| Item | Set by |
|---|---|
| Notarial attorney and document handling | Quotation from our staff |
| Department of Consular Affairs legalisation | Published government rate |
| United States Embassy fee (if required) | Published embassy rate |
| English translation (if required) | Quotation from our staff |
| International courier | Courier's published rate |
*Government fees can change â check the latest rate with the relevant office.*
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Q: Do I need a English translation?
Q: Does United States accept e-Apostille (digital)?
Q: How long does it take?
Q: Do I need to visit the office in person?
Q: What is the United States 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 United States?
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