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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
กระทรวงการต่างประเทศ
Enabling Act
Reorganization of Ministry Act B.E. 2545
Scope
Foreign policy, Thai embassies abroad, consular affairs (including document legalisation in Thailand for outbound use), visa policy formulation (jointly with Immigration), and treaty negotiation.
Key Powers
- • Operate Thai embassies and consulates abroad
- • Legalise Thai documents for use abroad (Department of Consular Affairs in Bangkok)
- • Set visa policy (in coordination with the Immigration Bureau, MoI)
- • Negotiate treaties and DTAs (alongside MoF)
Enforcement Examples
- Thai-citizen evacuations in foreign crises
- Document-legalisation processing statistics
Publication Channel
Royal Gazette + mfa.go.th
Contact Channel
+66 2 203 5000 · [email protected]
How Foreigners Interact
Foreigners needing Thai documents authenticated for use abroad use the Department of Consular Affairs (Chaengwattana); foreign embassies in Bangkok coordinate with MFA's Department of Protocol.
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