APPLY FOR A BIRTH CERTIFICATE

1. Required Documentation
   • Birth Certificate Application (1 copy)
   • Russian birth certificate issued by local authorities (Original plus 1 copy)
   • Thai national ID card and/or valid passport (of both parents) (Original plus 1 copy of each person’s, separate the mother’s from the father’s)
   • Thai house registration of both parents (or a parent) (1 copy of each person’s)
   • Marriage certificate of the parents, Thai or Russian issued (Original plus 1 copy)
   • Colour photograph of the child, passport sized (1 photo)
   • Document proving relationship between the child and their parents
     • In cases where the father is a Thai citizen and the mother is a foreigner are not married to each other, Thai law dictates that the child shall receive Thai citizenship after the parent’s prove the relationship between the child and their parents
   • Other documents necessary in certain circumstances
     • Parents are not married and wish to have their child take on the father’s surname: Prepare a statement that states that intention
     • Parents are married and wish to have the child take on the mother’s surname: Prepare a statement that states that intention

2. Fees

There are no fees associated with applying for a birth certificate

3. Processing
   • Processing of the documents takes 5 business days. 

Documentation can be handed in on a business day at the Royal Thai Embassy, between the hours of 9am and 12pm and can be picked up between the hours of 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM