@Alan ******

my contract was already signed. I did not sign it again.

You fill out a document that explains exactly why you need your contract notarising. You then ‘swear’ that the contents of the explanation are true in front of the notarising officer. The officer then signs/seals it stating that, to the best of their knowledge, the contents within are true.

Not a ‘true’ notarisation but still accepted as such by the Thai embassy. They just want to see a stamp as a formality, but they don’t read into it beyond that.

@Jo ***

I provided a bank statement that went back three months. I do not know how many months back they mandated as a minimum. I also do not know if an Agonda booking would work but I assume it would. I had an actual tenancy agreement/contract, however, so I can't say for sure. I'm sorry I couldn't be of more help there.

@Peter ********

it's a six-month tenancy agreement for a rental property in Thailand, not your current location/home country. Because you get stamped in for 180 days they're assuming you're going to stay for that entire period, but that's not the case for everyone and excludes those who want to go for shorter periods and/or don't want to stay in one place the entire time.

I had the same situation as a UK national who works for a US company.

I went to the US embassy in KL and they notarised my contract without issue.

I ended up flying to Kota Bahru to apply though rather than applying in KL itself as they wanted a six-month tenancy agreement and I only intend to stay for three.

Kota Bahru was happy to accept a one-month agreement. The only other document they wanted in addition to a notarised contract of employment, tenancy agreement, and proof of funds was an up-to-date CV. No requirement for a company license.

My application was approved yesterday and only took 24 hours to process. No appointment is needed. Very fast/convenient compared to KL’s appointment-based system.

@Ollie ******

I'm the same; a UK national contracted to a USA company for remote work. Please keep me posted if you find anything specifically related to this. Thank you.