Setting up a representative office in Bangkok — what paperwork is needed?

This question is specifically about “Setting up a representative office in Bangkok”, so it flags what usually causes documents like this to be rejected before summarising the general practice. With a fixed filing date, count backwards from it and book each certification step in reverse. Leave buffer time in case a translation has to be amended or a source document re-issued. Attach a document index to the bundle so nothing is lost during review. If the receiving body confirmed its requirements by email, keep that message with the file. After certification, scan the full set before it leaves your hands. The specifics here are location: Bangkok, and those decide which translation and certification level applies. The terms that frame this page are Setting · representative · office · Bangkok. The condition most often overlooked is that name spelling must match across every document in the set. The point to fix before starting is the real deadline, so the steps can be scheduled backwards from it. Before starting, ask in advance which category of certified translator the destination accepts, then plan the timeline so certification finishes before the real filing deadline, then keep a digital copy of every page, including seals and signatures. Companies are registered with the Department of Business Development (DBD), Ministry of Commerce: a private limited company is formed under the Civil and Commercial Code and a public limited company under the Public Limited Companies Act B.E. 2535 (1992), with a memorandum of association, articles and a shareholder list among the incorporation papers. Foreign documents used in a work permit or incorporation file — degrees, experience letters, the parent company's certificate of incorporation, powers of attorney and passports — must be translated into Thai or English as the office requires and certified along the correct chain: certification in the country of origin, then embassy or Department of Consular Affairs legalisation as applicable. ILC handles the document side only — certified translation, notarial signature certification and legalisation runs at the Department of Consular Affairs or an embassy. ILC is not the deciding authority and cannot guarantee an approval. Cost and lead time depend on page count, language pair and the certification steps the receiving authority requires, so every file is quoted before work starts. Send the checklist you were given, the applicant's nationality and the office you will file with via LINE @NAATI, call +66 80-557-8887 or email ilc@thainotary.co.th.

ปรึกษาฟรี — LINE @NAATI · โทร 080-5578887 · อีเมล ilc@thainotary.co.th