{"id":12659,"date":"2026-11-10T05:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T22:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/service-of-process-thailand-2\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T05:20:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T22:20:00","slug":"service-of-process-thailand","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/service-of-process-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"Signification d'actes judiciaires en Tha\u00eflande : actes de tribunaux \u00e9trangers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We serve foreign court documents on people and companies in Thailand, and we prepare the affidavit of service your court needs.<\/strong> This service is for foreign law firms, process agents and litigants. We have done this work for many years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Who it is for:<\/strong> law firms, process servers and parties abroad who must serve a claim, summons, subpoena, order or notice on someone in Thailand.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Frais\u00a0:<\/strong> 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.<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>What you receive:<\/strong> a signed affidavit of service with the date, time, place and method of service, and photographs where possible.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Send us the documents and the recipient&#8217;s details.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>We confirm the fee and the expected date in writing.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>A Thai lawyer goes to the recipient&#8217;s official address and hands over the documents.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>If the recipient cannot be found, we send the documents by registered post with acknowledgement of receipt.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>We prepare and sign the affidavit of service and send it to you.<\/li>\n\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#quote\">Demander un devis de signification<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table des mati\u00e8res<\/h2><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#how\">Comment un avocat tha\u00eflandais signifie vos actes<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#not-found\">Lorsque le destinataire est introuvable<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#affidavit\">L'attestation de signification<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#send\">Ce que le cabinet \u00e9tranger doit envoyer<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#timing\">Calendrier<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#official\">Signification priv\u00e9e et signification par la voie officielle<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#quote\">Obtenir un devis \u00e0 forfait<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#faq\">Foire aux questions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how\">Comment un avocat tha\u00eflandais signifie vos actes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/thai-civil-procedure-code\/section-74\/\">Civil Procedure Code, section 74<\/a>, 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&#8217;s domicile as the place of their principal residence (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/thai-civil-code\/section-37\/\">Civil and Commercial Code section 37<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a Thai national, we go to the address in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/tabien-baan\/\">house registration (tabien baan)<\/a>. 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/dbd\/\">DBD<\/a> company certificate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the person is not there, a Thai court officer may leave the papers with an adult who lives or works at that address (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/thai-civil-procedure-code\/section-76\/\">section 76<\/a>). If the person refuses to take them, the officer may leave them there in front of an official or police witness (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/thai-civil-procedure-code\/section-78\/\">article 78<\/a>). We record exactly what happened at each visit, because your court will decide whether the service was good under its own rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"not-found\">Lorsque le destinataire est introuvable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/thai-civil-procedure-code\/section-73-2\/\">Civil Procedure Code section 73 bis<\/a>). 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/thai-civil-procedure-code\/section-79\/\">section 79<\/a>). 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"affidavit\">L'attestation de signification<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Thai court officer files a receipt signed by the recipient, or a report stating the officer&#8217;s name, the person who received the papers, the method, and the day, month, year and time of service (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/thai-civil-procedure-code\/section-80\/\">section 80<\/a>). Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/affidavit\/\">d\u00e9claration sous serment<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your court needs the affidavit sworn before a notary, or legalised for use abroad, we arrange it through our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/notary-services-thailand\/\">services notariaux<\/a> et <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/legalization-of-documents-in-thailand\/\">document legalisation<\/a> desk, at the published per-document fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"send\">Ce que le cabinet \u00e9tranger doit envoyer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The documents to serve, as one PDF set, and the number of copies the recipient must receive<\/li>\n\n\n<li>The recipient&#8217;s full name, and for a Thai national the Thai spelling and ID number if you have it<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Every address you know: home, work, registered office, and any old address<\/li>\n\n\n<li>A photograph of the recipient if you have one, so the lawyer can identify the right person<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Your court&#8217;s rules or instructions on proof of service, and any deadline<\/li>\n\n\n<li>A Thai translation of the summons or claim if your court requires one. We can arrange a certified translation on quote.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"timing\">Calendrier<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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&#8217;s deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"official\">Signification priv\u00e9e et signification par la voie officielle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Service is only the start. If you later need to enforce a foreign judgment against the same person in Thailand, read our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/enforcing-foreign-judgments-awards-thailand\/\">L'ex\u00e9cution des jugements \u00e9trangers et des sentences arbitrales en Tha\u00eflande<\/a> before you act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"quote\">Obtenir un devis \u00e0 forfait<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"tlo-qf\" id=\"tlo-qf-1\">\n\t<h3 class=\"tlo-qf__h\">Demander un devis forfaitaire<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"tlo-qf__sub\">Dites-nous ce dont vous avez besoin. Un avocat tha\u00eflandais agr\u00e9\u00e9 le lit et r\u00e9pond avec un tarif fixe, et non une estimation horaire.<\/p>\n\t\t<form class=\"tlo-qf__form\" data-nonce=\"26a7344c6d\" novalidate action=\"\">\n\t\t<label class=\"tlo-qf__l\">Votre nom\n\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"qf_name\" required autocomplete=\"name\">\n\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t<label class=\"tlo-qf__l\">Courriel ou WhatsApp\n\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"qf_contact\" required autocomplete=\"email\" placeholder=\"vous@example.com ou +66 ...\">\n\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t<label class=\"tlo-qf__l\">Sur quoi avez-vous besoin d'aide ?\n\t\t\t<select name=\"qf_service\" required>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Divorce\" >divorce<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Child custody or maintenance\" >Garde d'enfants ou pension alimentaire<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Prenuptial agreement\" >contrat pr\u00e9nuptial<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Marriage or family matter\" >Affaire de mariage ou de famille<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Last will or inheritance\" >Testament ou succession<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Property purchase or transfer\" >Achat ou transfert de propri\u00e9t\u00e9<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Lease, usufruct or superficies\" >Bail, usufruit ou droit de superficie<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Company registration or corporate\" >Immatriculation de soci\u00e9t\u00e9 ou droit des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Work permit or employment\" >Permis de travail ou emploi<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Visa or immigration\" >Visa ou immigration<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Tax or revenue matter\" >Affaire fiscale<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Notary or document legalisation\" >Notaire ou l\u00e9galisation de documents<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Criminal matter\" >Affaire p\u00e9nale<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Something else\"  selected='selected'>Autre chose<\/option>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/select>\n\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t<label class=\"tlo-qf__l\">Bri\u00e8vement, votre situation\n\t\t\t<textarea name=\"qf_message\" rows=\"4\"><\/textarea>\n\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t<div class=\"tlo-qf__hp\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<label>Laissez ce champ vide<input type=\"text\" name=\"qf_website\" tabindex=\"-1\" autocomplete=\"off\"><\/label>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"tlo-qf__btn\">Obtenir un devis \u00e0 forfait<\/button>\n\t\t<p class=\"tlo-qf__promise\">Nous r\u00e9pondons sous 24 \u00e0 48 heures.<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"tlo-qf__msg\" role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\"><\/p>\n\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"trp-form-language\" value=\"fr\"\/><\/form>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liens connexes : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/enforcing-foreign-judgments-awards-thailand\/\">Enforcing foreign judgments<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/notary-services-thailand\/\">Services notariaux<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/foreigners-in-thai-courts\/\">Foreigners in Thai courts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"faq\">Foire aux questions<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list\">\n<div id=\"faq-question-39635261040\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Combien co\u00fbte une signification d'actes en Tha\u00eflande ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-39635261041\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">O\u00f9 signifiez-vous un ressortissant tha\u00eflandais ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-39635261042\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Que se passe-t-il si le destinataire est absent ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-39635261043\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Que recevez-vous \u00e0 la fin ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-39635261044\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">La signification priv\u00e9e est-elle valable dans mon pays ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>That depends on the rules of the court that issued the papers, not on Thai law. Check your court&#8217;s rules first. Some courts require service through official channels.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-39635261045\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">L'attestation peut-elle \u00eatre notari\u00e9e ou l\u00e9galis\u00e9e ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Yes. We arrange notarisation and legalisation for use abroad at our published per-document fees.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-39635261046\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Faut-il une traduction en tha\u00ef ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We serve foreign court documents on people and companies in Thailand, and we prepare the affidavit of service your court [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12649,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":"","tlo_reviewed_on":"","tlo_reviewed_by":"","tlo_edited_by":"","tlo_changelog":"","tlo_authority_on":"","tlo_box_sections":"","tlo_box_cases":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"service of process Thailand","rank_math_title":"Service of Process Thailand | Foreign Court Documents","rank_math_description":"A Thai lawyer serves your foreign court documents at the recipient's registered address and signs an affidavit of service. 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