Requesting help with what "authenticated" means for a Thai embassy. There are multiple types of stamps possible from Canadian embassy.

I'm going to be in Malaysia and thinking of applying for DTV visa in Kuala Lumpur as self-employed. On the embassy website page -- [members only] -- they list under requirements that documents must be "authenticated by the embassy of the country where the company is located."

I am Canadian and our embassy offers multiple authentication / certification / notarial services. Does anyone have experience with what the Malaysian embassy might require for "authentication"? I don't have an employment contract, but I have business registration and contracts with clients.

Married a filipina in Philippines. Thai immigration wants to see an original marriage certificate that has been certified by the Philippine embassy in Thailand. What's the procedure please?

Question for US citizens who have done the non-immigrant O-A visa: For the criminal background check document, the guidelines seem loosey-goosey. Can anyone clue me in on whether to get a local police report, state police report or FBI report (or government-approved FBI channeler)?

Also, how did you get it authenticated? I keep getting different stories and the process is not clearly stated on the Thai Embassy website. The nycourts.gov rep described a process that seems overly complicated involving couriers and visits to the NYC Supreme Court offices for authentication. Thanks!