Can foreigners get married in Thailand?

2015 I married my Thai wife in Chiangmai, went to Aus embassy in BKK first with my document saying I’m not currently married then went somewhere else to do more paperwork and then got married in Chiangmai and then had the paper work translated to English when I did her visa and the marriage recognized here without any dramas with immigration

Don’t do it

You can get married. You should contact your embassy in Thailand. for details

แต่งงานได้คะ คุณควรติดต่อสถานฑูตของคุณในประเทศไทย เพื่อสอบถามรายละเอียด

You can but you won’t get a visa

I got married this month. You need affidavits from your council/embassy saying both of you are single, verified passport copies. Next you need to translate affidavits, passport copies into Thai and legalise in Bangkok at Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

With these legalised documents AND 2 thai witnesses (+interpretor if they don't speak English) you could go to any District Office. Some offices refuse to get married 2 foreigners.

I didn't get 2 witnesses first and asked people in the queue to witness. Office said these people didn't suit as they don't know me good enough. So I got a translation company next to the office, they provided me with intepretor and witnesses. It cost me around 4k. Good luck to you both!

We got married here in May. We had to get the affirmation from the UK embassy in Bangkok. We then used a translation service in Bangkok who did everything and sent the paperwork to us. You then take this to your local Amphur.

What I would check is, how long it takes with your Amphur, it took ours 2 months. We had to have a police check in Thailand which takes a few weeks for the police to send it around. Here, the mayor got involved, so everything had to go via him. It's a couple of hundred baht for the certificate.

If you want the translation service, pm me.

You can marry a tree there

Can make life complicated in home country/it's. For example my Thai wife and I were married in Thailand, Bang Rat amphur. Legally recognised in Australia but cannot be registered in Australia. At various times eg daughter's passport have to provide original marriage document plus translation, name change document plus translation for my wife etc. Good luck, congratulations.

Can anyone recommend a good agent to get married in Thailand? And also to bring my thai wife to be and child to uk to live in uk. Looking for the right company to help with it all.

My experience of doing anything legal here I would do your research first. Slow and difficult system. You could always get married (not legally) here and then register your marriage at home.

yes you can

Yes. So long as both of your partners are Thai you should be good.

Side note:

Utah County, Utah, USA is still doing online marriages if you need to get married and find the Thai system a challenge.

If one of you is American it is great but neither has to be. And it should be recognized in most countries since in paper it is just a marriage and they have no need to know it was online.

There are FB groups if you want to learn more

My boyfriend and I....

Contact a travel agent in your own country as many travel companies offer wedding packages around the world with everything taken care of for you and organised before you leave home.

Better to use an agent who understands all the paperwork and process.

As others said yes. I would hire an agent. I married a Thai and first tried in Chiang Mai but was super complicated so gave up. Hired an agent who drove us to chiang rai and got married.

Yes you can but you'll need paperwork from your respecting Embassies to make the marriage legal.

Yes you can but you will need the Affirmation Of Marital Status from your consulate/embassy in Thailand and need an interpreter during the registration for marriage certificate process.

You can indeed. However you may find the process and paperwork needed too prohibitive. You’d need to research all the documentation needed from your home embassies and translations etc from your local amphur (which officiates the wedding certificates).

Many people have a “wedding ceremony” here but have the actual legal paperwork done at home as it may well be far easier.

Yes.