Check with the office. The official pages for this service leave out some details, or are older than a year. Use this page as a starting point and confirm fees and documents before you apply.
Parents register a child's birth in Australia with the Thai mission to obtain a Thai birth certificate and have the child entered in the central house registration. At least one parent must be a Thai citizen.
Where to apply in Australia
Royal Thai Embassy, 111 Empire Circuit, Yarralumla ACT 2600, which serves the whole of Australia for these services (online booking; hours Mon-Fri 8:30-16:30). Also offered at the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Sydney.
Canberra accepts postal lodgement and in-person hours of 9:00-12:00 and 13:30-16:00; Sydney requires the online application and a collection appointment. The Canberra Thai-father/foreign-mother case may need proof of parenthood.
Contact details for every office are on the page of the embassy and consulates of Thailand.
How to apply
Have the Australian birth certificate authenticated by DFAT | complete the birth certificate form | Canberra: lodge in person or by post with a prepaid A4 return envelope | Sydney: submit documents and the online application, then receive an email with a collection appointment
Documents you need
- Application for Legalisation and birth certificate forms
- Child's Australian birth certificate authenticated by DFAT (postal: JP-certified copy)
- Recent child photo
- Parents' Thai ID and passport copies (non-Thai parent passport or licence)
- Thai house registration copy
- Marriage certificate, or marital-status testimonial/consent form for unmarried parents
- Sydney also asks for the child's name in Thai
Fees and processing time
- Official fee: Canberra registration fee none; Sydney fee not published
Processing time: Not published.
Good to know
Processing times not published by either post. No publication date is shown on the Canberra or Sydney pages used.
Official sources
- canberra.thaiembassy.org/en/content/birth-certificate
- sydney.thaiembassy.org/en/page/95978-thai-birth-certificate?menu=5d…
Check before you apply
This page summarises information published by Thailand's official channels, last checked on 24 octubre 2026. Fees and requirements can change at short notice, so confirm with the office that will handle your case.
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- Fingerprinting for Thai police clearance certificate
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