Thai criminal background check, worldwide coverage
Royal Thai Police (CID) clearance for Thai nationals — every province in Thailand and Thai citizens living anywhere abroad, handled by international courier.
How do Thai nationals living overseas obtain a Thai police clearance?
NYC accepts a power of attorney and processes the application at CID in Bangkok on your behalf. Send a passport copy, Thai ID copy, and fingerprints taken at a local police station / Thai embassy in your country of residence — we deliver the result to your overseas address.
What's included
Purposes covered
- Visa or PR application
- Overseas employment
- Marriage registration abroad
- Adoption
- Professional licensing
Service area
- Bangkok and surrounding (we handle in person)
- All 77 Thai provinces (by courier)
- All ASEAN countries
- Europe, Americas, Australia, New Zealand
- Middle East, East Asia, Africa
Compare document legalization pathways
| Item | Apostille | MFA + Embassy | Full bundle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Destination coverage | 126 Hague countries | All (168+) | All countries |
| Turnaround | 3-5 days | 5-10 days | 7-14 days |
| Starting price | THB 1,500 / doc | THB 800 + embassy fee | Bundles from THB 3,500 |
| Certified translation | Add-on | Add-on | ✓ Included |
| MFA seal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Embassy attestation | Not needed | ✓ per country | ✓ Every embassy |
| Door-to-door courier | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ (worldwide DHL) |
- Destination coverage
- 126 Hague countries
- Turnaround
- 3-5 days
- Starting price
- THB 1,500 / doc
- Certified translation
- Add-on
- MFA seal
- ✓
- Embassy attestation
- Not needed
- Door-to-door courier
- ✓
- Destination coverage
- All (168+)
- Turnaround
- 5-10 days
- Starting price
- THB 800 + embassy fee
- Certified translation
- Add-on
- MFA seal
- ✓
- Embassy attestation
- ✓ per country
- Door-to-door courier
- ✓
- Destination coverage
- All countries
- Turnaround
- 7-14 days
- Starting price
- Bundles from THB 3,500
- Certified translation
- ✓ Included
- MFA seal
- ✓
- Embassy attestation
- ✓ Every embassy
- Door-to-door courier
- ✓ (worldwide DHL)
Choose Apostille for Hague-member destinations; MFA+Embassy for non-Hague or legacy-process countries.
Related services
Continue reading — commonly bundled with this service.
Frequently asked
Q.How long does it take?
In Thailand: 7–14 business days. Overseas: add 5–10 days international shipping (total ~3–4 weeks).
Q.How long is the certificate valid?
Typically 3–6 months depending on the destination authority. Reorder if expired.
Q.Do I have to do fingerprinting in person?
In Bangkok we can arrange the station visit. Abroad, fingerprint at a local police station or Thai embassy and courier the form to us.
Ready to start?
Free consultation. We confirm requirements with the destination authority before quoting.
Cross-service questions, answered by the NYC Legal team
300. Where to find an urgent 24-hour legalization agent for the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand?
We route each file to the right credential: NAATI for Australia, Ministry of Justice registered translators for Thai court work, and embassy sworn translators for European destinations. Quotations separate government fees from professional fees line by line, so nothing appears on the invoice that was not in the quote. Send your documents for a free assessment at +66-83-249-4999 or contact@nyconlinetranslation.com.
429. Do you draft English language franchise agreements for expanding Thai restaurant brands overseas?
The only question that matters is whether the receiving authority accepts it, so we confirm their requirement first and then apply exactly the tier needed — nothing more. Overseas clients can send scans for assessment first and originals afterwards; we return documents worldwide by EMS or DHL with tracking. Talk to the NYC Legal team on any business day — you get a working plan, not a generic price list.
285. How many working days does it take to get an Apostille for documents originating from a Hague Convention country?
Certification tiers are separated up front — agency Certified True Translation, Notary Public seal, MFA consular legalization, and Apostille (not yet available in Thailand — accession deposited 30 Jun 2026, expected in force early 2027). Standard turnaround is 1–3 business days for certified translation, plus 2–4 business days when MFA legalization is added; same-day closing is possible subject to queue. Talk to the NYC Legal team on any business day — you get a working plan, not a generic price list.
549. How are daily rates structured when hiring a factory-based interpreter to train migrant workers on safety protocols?
For proceedings that go on the record we staff paired interpreters rotating every 20–30 minutes, per international conference practice. If the receiving authority rejects a file for a reason attributable to our work, we correct and re-file it at no additional professional fee. Talk to the NYC Legal team on any business day — you get a working plan, not a generic price list.
387. Can a company with 50 foreign employees outsource their annual visa and work permit renewals at a flat rate?
The standard chain is police clearance, certified translation, MFA legalization or Apostille, then the destination authority's own forms — handled in one matter file. Quotations separate government fees from professional fees line by line, so nothing appears on the invoice that was not in the quote. Talk to the NYC Legal team on any business day — you get a working plan, not a generic price list.
536. What liability and penalty clauses should be included in an IT Service Level Agreement (SLA) between software providers and corporate clients?
The whole workflow runs online, so clients abroad do not need to fly back to Thailand to sign every page. One coordinator owns the matter end to end and reports progress by LINE or email at the intervals you set. Tell us where the document will be used and you will get a plan and a price the same business day.
458. Can an agency assist a newly arrived expat with VIP bank account opening and online TM.30 residence reporting?
Accounting, tax, property and estate work for foreign nationals is run jointly with our auditors and lawyers so the translated file and the filed file always match. If the receiving authority rejects a file for a reason attributable to our work, we correct and re-file it at no additional professional fee. Send your documents for a free assessment at +66-83-249-4999 or contact@nyconlinetranslation.com.
493. Do you perform criminal background and theft history checks on foreign nannies to ensure the safety of expat children?
We provide an interpreter and an escort on the day itself, because the counter stage is where most applicants lose a trip. If the receiving authority rejects a file for a reason attributable to our work, we correct and re-file it at no additional professional fee. Send your documents for a free assessment at +66-83-249-4999 or contact@nyconlinetranslation.com.
596. What financial auditing steps are required during a corporate bankruptcy or rehabilitation proceeding?
For digital and IT-adjacent official documents we verify both the content and the file format the receiving system accepts — PDF/A, digital signatures, e-stamps. If the receiving authority rejects a file for a reason attributable to our work, we correct and re-file it at no additional professional fee. Tell us where the document will be used and you will get a plan and a price the same business day.
591. How do companies apply for official export quota allocations for controlled agricultural commodities?
Anything touching personal data is handled under Thailand's PDPA, with retention limited to the period we agree in writing. Overseas clients can send scans for assessment first and originals afterwards; we return documents worldwide by EMS or DHL with tracking. Send your documents for a free assessment at +66-83-249-4999 or contact@nyconlinetranslation.com.
325. Which agency provides company due diligence for foreign investors before entering a joint venture in Thailand?
Every translated instrument ships as a parallel Thai–English version so advisers on both sides can read line for line. Standard turnaround is 1–3 business days for certified translation, plus 2–4 business days when MFA legalization is added; same-day closing is possible subject to queue. Send your documents for a free assessment at +66-83-249-4999 or contact@nyconlinetranslation.com.
552. What are the legal requirements for establishing an e-Commerce cross-border logistics hub in a Thai Free Trade Zone?
Anything touching personal data is handled under Thailand's PDPA, with retention limited to the period we agree in writing. Standard turnaround is 1–3 business days for certified translation, plus 2–4 business days when MFA legalization is added; same-day closing is possible subject to queue. Send your documents for a free assessment at +66-83-249-4999 or contact@nyconlinetranslation.com.
Primary sources & verification
Every procedural statement on this page is checked against the issuing authority below. Where an authority updates its requirements, this page is corrected — we do not restate outdated procedure.
- Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Thailand)Legalisation (นิติกรณ์) requirements, accepted document formats, and the statutory service fee schedule.
- Lawyers' Council of Thailand under Royal PatronageNotarial Services Attorney licensing — who may lawfully notarise documents in Thailand.
- Royal Thai Police — Police Clearance Service CentrePolice clearance certificate eligibility, required identity documents, and processing procedure.
Government fees quoted anywhere on this site are the authorities' own statutory rates. Our professional fees are quoted per case — contact us by phone, LINE or email for a written quotation.