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Do children need to be present when certifying a notarized birth certificate at a Thai embassy?

Birth Certificate Certification Thailand Embassy Procedures Thai Visa Requirements Non-O Visa Child Documentation Notarization Process

Nicola *******

asked Mar 16, 2018

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Does anybody know if children need to be present when getting a notarized original birth certificate certified at an embassy?

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The consensus from the comments indicates that children do not need to be present when certifying a notarized original birth certificate at a Thai embassy, as it can be done through mail or does not require the physical presence of the child.

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Greg **********

We did ours thru the mail with the Thai embassy in the US. Obviously we didn’t mail the kids there. So answer no.

9 years ago

Tod *********

I have not heard that before either, I just had a filipino woman get a Non-O visa and a yearly extension based on supporting her filipino child here and she didn't need the birth certificate notarized by her consulate just translated into thai and certified by the MFA.

Nicola *******

thanks.

Tod *********

the schools advised this but what did the immigration office tell you? They usually hav ea hand out if you're tryin' to pull a non-O visa based on supporting foreign children here that lists the requirements.

I wouldn't trust a school about an immigration issue ever

9 years ago

Nicola *******

Both schools advised notarized in birth country certificates and after queuing this morning and waiting weeks for this day I know find I’m to fly to BK to certify an original notarized certificate. Grrrrr

9 years ago

Tod *********

I don't know but why not call the embassy and ask them?

9 years ago

Nicola *******

No worries

9 years ago

Tod *********

@Nic***

, Please realize I didn't mean any disrespect in my first reply. You didn't post the nationality of the children or what consulate you were going to use so it was a very vague thing.

The US consulate won't notarize birth certificates because they're issued by the states NOT the federal gov't so we have to fill out an blank notary for stating the birth certificate is real and true and they notarize that.

9 years ago

Nicola *******

Neither or my children’s schools knew this

9 years ago

Nicola *******

Also Tod for people with questions on guardianship visas original birth certificates need to be notarized in birth country and certified in Thailand.

9 years ago