USA Notary & bookkeeper or accountant

[hin]

Am wanting to find someone with a USA notary stamp. Also a bookkeeper or accountant to do USA IRS income tax. Hopefully in Hua Hin or at least a lot closer than the USA Embassy in Bangkok.

Will be grateful for any useful clues. Thanx

[migrant]

Am wanting to find someone with a USA notary stamp. Also a bookkeeper or accountant to do USA IRS income tax. Hopefully in Hua Hin or at least a lot closer than the USA Embassy in Bangkok.

Will be grateful for any useful clues. Thanx

Not a notary, but I am a CPA living in Bang Saphan. Happy to help if you need. We make it up to Hua Hin every 4-6 weeks.

[JamesWest]

Am wanting to find someone with a USA notary stamp. Also a bookkeeper or accountant to do USA IRS income tax. Hopefully in Hua Hin or at least a lot closer than the USA Embassy in Bangkok.

Will be grateful for any useful clues. Thanx

It is my understanding that the only place you can get a USA notary is the US Embassy in Bangkok.
No exceptions. I just did this with some real estate papers for the sale of some of my property in the states.

$50 dollars per signature.

You must be totally organized and have everything you need.

Don't start thinking about what pages need to be signed while you are there. Know in advance.

They want to see all of your papers, not just the pages that need to be signed. You will not be allowed to keep your cellphone or any electronics OR ANYTHING ELSE except your papers, glasses and wallet while in the Embassy.

You don't meet the notary. You don't sit down or get to review anything like in the states. They take the papers from you like at a bank teller and wittness you signing and then they bring the papers back to you. You will have to swear that the statements are true.

The only time my Credit card AND debit card has ever been declined was at the embassy so bring a lot of cash. They accept Thai baht.

You must make a appointment on their web site. Sometimes a few days wait. Arrive one hour before your appointment. They don't say this one the web site but by the time you get through security and get set up it is worth it to wait inside. In my case they called my number before my appointment time so no problem. 10:30 AM is the last appointment time. So I had to spend the night before in Bangkok.

If you think the TSA is bad, wait till you see this.

[centermid7]

^ 555 He makes it sound FAR more dramatic than it really is. About 20 minutes is all it has ever taken me from front door arrival to hearing the door close behind me on the way out.

[migrant]

^ 555 He makes it sound FAR more dramatic than it really is. About 20 minutes is all it has ever taken me from front door arrival to hearing the door close behind me on the way out.

Same with me last week. Income affidavit and one notarized document done quickly. Appt was 10:15, got in at 9:30 and was done 9:45

[hin]

In 2006 we had an email confirming for my wife to come in for the final phase of her green card application. But when we arrived with our paperwork a communication had suddenly been sent from higher up to all embassies and consulates to immediately suspend all green card processing. That lasted almost a year, upsetting a lot of people’s plans & lives. And was the end of the more humanistic quality of our embassies.

Examples can be seen here that the delight of a 20 minute visit to emerge with a simple notarized certificate validating some lies is not necessarily in balance with might be expected if needing a more serious service or advice

Thanx JW, for your info & news. Sounds like possibly they are even more mechanical than when we were there a yr ago. They would not let my wheelchair in. Afraid of its small sealed & certified airline approved battery. Didn’t even want me driving it to the door when arriving. Wife had to stay outside with it & across the sidewalk while a man wheeled me around in their chair. I asked what happens if she were not there. Said there is a place 2 blocks up the street that will check things. Yeah, sure, & how do I get to & from?. Pointed out that a small lockable vault could be provided at same place wife had to babysit my chair, for batteries, guns, bombs & other scary items. But policies come from somwhere out in orbit. Was not a problem previous visit, 3 yrs ago, and its not reasonable to change such a policy without leaving options open and not even any notice or warning on their website. If wife were not there I would not leave $2300 chair that I rely on out on the side of the street

When we were there they would not accept a debit card but would take a US personal check. If paying with ฿฿ instead of crisp US $$s their exchange rate was tilted.

Was amused that their price list showed passports had gone to over $100 & somthing like $25 or $30 more if it had been lost or stolen. Asked the gal if that was becuz they had to pay a commission to the other thief. She said I could be kicked out.

The attorney that helped us with another visa, 6 yrs ago, did have a notary stamp and went back to USA often enuf that he was able to keep it renewed. Will try to find him again, or somone else, will post back if we learn somthing. $50 is OK for one page but not at per each for a pile of pages


Cheap sleeps:
If we can get enuf zzz’s somone else can buy most of the ✯✯’s. The Charlie House is a ½ decent guest house at ฿600 & up - AC, TV, hot shower, WIFI, near Rama IV road, east of Lumpini Park - see their website. And have been told Jim’s Lodge is OK but a lot of ✯✯’s missing - right behind the Embassy but 15 minute walk around the horn to get there - also has a website. If a place is clean & quiet we consider that good enuf as we will only be unconscious anyway.

[JamesWest]

^ 555 He makes it sound FAR more dramatic than it really is. About 20 minutes is all it has ever taken me from front door arrival to hearing the door close behind me on the way out.

wow. it took me fifteen minutes from the time I arrived at the entrance to get past security.

as for drama, all I was doing was conveying my experience in detail so others might know what to expect as it was completely different than what I thought would happen this being my first time at the Embassy, especially when reviewing all these docs standing up at a "bank teller" and trying to keep everything in the correct order and making damn sure everything was done correctly. My docs needed to be in LA in 48 hours and had to be perfect.

I thought people might like to know you will not be able to use your cellphone to retreve some last minute piece of information or make a call.

The last thing anyone wants to do is travel all the way to Bangkok and not understand what might be asked of you.

My real estate paperwork required a few signatures. That is why I listed the cost. Buying or selling a house could easliy cost hundreds in fees.

The first thing before I even got a number was they they asked me why I was there and then took all my docs away and asked me to wait. I was suprised they wanted all read all the papers I brought. Including the ones unrelated to the notorized portions. No problem. Again, just different.

[hin]

Right! And a notary is not supposed to be poking his nose into your paperwork. His only purpose is to check your ID and verify that it actually is you who signed the paper

[m_right]

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as for drama, all I was doing was conveying my experience in detail so others might know what to expect as it was completely different than what I thought would happen this being my first time at the Embassy, especially when reviewing all these docs standing up at a "bank teller" and trying to keep everything in the correct order and making damn sure everything was done correctly.

Good information. If someone goes for the first time and doesn't understand the procedure they will be treated with no respect. Just like going to Thai immigration, it is best to be prepared.

[m_right]

A USA notary in Thailand sounds like a good potential business.