Évalué par Wichuda Atthamethakon, LL.M., titulaire de la licence de l’Ordre des avocats thaïlandais 3149/2556, pour ThaiLawOnline, un cabinet d’avocats thaïlandais œuvrant pour des étrangers depuis 2006.
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We serve foreign court documents on people and companies in Thailand, and we prepare the affidavit of service your court needs. This service is for foreign law firms, process agents and litigants. We have done this work for many years.
- Who it is for: law firms, process servers and parties abroad who must serve a claim, summons, subpoena, order or notice on someone in Thailand.
- Frais : 20,000 to 30,000 THB per recipient, depending on the location and the number of attempts. We confirm the fee in writing before any work starts.
- What you receive: a signed affidavit of service with the date, time, place and method of service, and photographs where possible.
- Send us the documents and the recipient’s details.
- We confirm the fee and the expected date in writing.
- A Thai lawyer goes to the recipient’s official address and hands over the documents.
- If the recipient cannot be found, we send the documents by registered post with acknowledgement of receipt.
- We prepare and sign the affidavit of service and send it to you.
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Comment un avocat thaïlandais signifie vos actes
We follow the way a Thai court serves its own papers, so that the service is easy to prove and hard to challenge. Under the Civil Procedure Code, section 74, a court officer serves in the daytime, between sunrise and sunset, at the domicile or place of business of the person named in the document. Thai law defines a person’s domicile as the place of their principal residence (Civil and Commercial Code section 37).
For a Thai national, we go to the address in the house registration (tabien baan). That is the address Thai courts use, and it is the address the recipient has declared to the state. For a foreigner, we use the residence or business address you give us, checked against any address we can confirm locally. For a company, we go to its registered office as it appears on its DBD company certificate.
If the person is not there, a Thai court officer may leave the papers with an adult who lives or works at that address (section 76). If the person refuses to take them, the officer may leave them there in front of an official or police witness (article 78). We record exactly what happened at each visit, because your court will decide whether the service was good under its own rules.
Lorsque le destinataire est introuvable
A Thai court may order service by registered mail with acknowledgement of receipt, which then has the same effect as service by a court officer (Civil Procedure Code section 73 bis). We do the same: when personal service fails, we send the documents by registered post with acknowledgement of receipt to the official address and attach the post office receipt and the returned card to the affidavit.
Where a Thai court cannot serve in the normal way, it may order the papers posted at the address or served by another method it fixes, which takes effect only after fifteen days or a longer period (section 79). A private service has no court order behind it, so we cannot post papers with that legal effect. If your court needs substituted service, ask it for an order that names the method, and we will carry it out exactly as ordered.
L'attestation de signification
A Thai court officer files a receipt signed by the recipient, or a report stating the officer’s name, the person who received the papers, the method, and the day, month, year and time of service (section 80). Our déclaration sous serment contains the same particulars, signed by the Thai lawyer who served the papers, with photographs of the address and of the documents handed over where the recipient allows it.
If your court needs the affidavit sworn before a notary, or legalised for use abroad, we arrange it through our services notariaux et document legalisation desk, at the published per-document fees.
Ce que le cabinet étranger doit envoyer
- The documents to serve, as one PDF set, and the number of copies the recipient must receive
- The recipient’s full name, and for a Thai national the Thai spelling and ID number if you have it
- Every address you know: home, work, registered office, and any old address
- A photograph of the recipient if you have one, so the lawyer can identify the right person
- Your court’s rules or instructions on proof of service, and any deadline
- A Thai translation of the summons or claim if your court requires one. We can arrange a certified translation on quote.
Calendrier
Timing depends on where the recipient lives and how many attempts are needed. A Bangkok address is usually faster than a rural one. We give you the expected date in the written quote and report to you after each attempt, so you can plan around your court’s deadline.
Signification privée et signification par la voie officielle
There are two ways to serve foreign papers in Thailand. In private service, a Thai lawyer delivers the papers and swears to it, as described on this page. It is fast, you control the timing, and you receive a detailed affidavit. Whether it counts as valid service depends on the rules of the court that issued the papers, so check them before you instruct us.
In service through official channels, your court asks the Thai authorities to serve the papers, usually through diplomatic channels. You then receive proof of service from a Thai official, but the process is slow and you do not control the timing. Some courts and some types of claim require this route. If yours does, private service will not replace it.
Service is only the start. If you later need to enforce a foreign judgment against the same person in Thailand, read our guide to L'exécution des jugements étrangers et des sentences arbitrales en Thaïlande before you act.
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Liens connexes : Enforcing foreign judgments, Services notariaux, Foreigners in Thai courts.
Foire aux questions
Combien coûte une signification d'actes en Thaïlande ?
Our fee is 20,000 to 30,000 THB per recipient, depending on the location and the number of attempts. We confirm the exact fee in writing before we start.
Où signifiez-vous un ressortissant thaïlandais ?
At the address in the house registration (tabien baan). That is the address Thai courts serve at, and it is the address the person has declared to the state.
Que se passe-t-il si le destinataire est absent ?
Following Civil Procedure Code section 76, the papers may be handed to an adult who lives or works at the address. If nobody suitable is there, we return later or send the documents by registered post with acknowledgement of receipt.
Que recevez-vous à la fin ?
A signed affidavit of service stating who served the papers, on whom, where, how, and on what date and time, with photographs and postal receipts where they exist.
La signification privée est-elle valable dans mon pays ?
That depends on the rules of the court that issued the papers, not on Thai law. Check your court’s rules first. Some courts require service through official channels.
L'attestation peut-elle être notariée ou légalisée ?
Yes. We arrange notarisation and legalisation for use abroad at our published per-document fees.
Faut-il une traduction en thaï ?
Only if your court requires one. Many recipients in Thailand do not read English, so a translation can also help show that the person understood what they received. We can arrange a certified translation on quote.
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