Answered4 years ago

Do I need to get my marriage documents certified by my embassy to register my marriage in Thailand?

Thai marriage registration embassy certification marriage documents NON-O visa expat marriage procedures translation and legalization of documents

Bill *********

asked Oct 26, 2022

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So, based on my research it appears regardless if I get married in Thailand or my home country I have to go to my embassy and get a certified marriage/divorce affidavit and possibly have my passport certified to register our marriage?  Is this correct?

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To register your marriage in Thailand, you typically need to obtain a certified marriage affidavit from your embassy, regardless of where the marriage takes place. This process may also require translating the documents and legalizing them. Some users shared personal experiences about the requirements, emphasizing that while embassies may not check certain details, having the documents notarized and translated is essential for registration at the local amphur (district office) and for securing potential visa extensions based on your marital status.

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Bennito *********

🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭

4 years ago

Steve **********

I got married in Thailand but never registered the marriage at Embassy so presumably I am only married in Thailand and not the uk.

4 years ago

John ********

@Steve *********

if you got married in a registered office then you are married there's no need to registered in the UK embassy to be considered to be married in the UK 🤣

4 years ago

Steve **********

@John *******

bummer

4 years ago

Peter *********

No 👎

4 years ago

Kool *******

Here's a little secret Bill Collins. On the right to marry document there are three choices, single, divorced, and widowed. They do not check at the US embassy when you get it notarized, and they don't check at the Amphur. The only thing you need to do is get that notarized document translated, take it to the ministry of foreign affairs to get the translation verified as being an accurate translation. That, copies of your passport, and her ID card, and you're set to get married, and have it registered at the Amphur, then get your type O visa extension based on Thai wife.

4 years ago

Bill *********

@Kool ******

I've heard they don't check. We're already married. Just trying to get it registered so I can apply for the marriage extension. We've got most docs but we still need to make the trip to the US embassy regardless. BKK is booked up so we have to go to Chang Mai. That's OK, I have been wanting to see more of Chang Mai. I think after the visit to Chang Mai we will have everything except for a couple of translations.

4 years ago

Kool *******

@Bill ********

AHH, so you did not get officially married in Thailand. You could have, even though you got married in another country. There is nothing wrong with getting officially married twice in different countries.

4 years ago

Bill *********

@Kool ******

hmm, didn't know that.

4 years ago

Kool *******

@Bill ********

just get the right to marry document notarized at the US embassy, and get married at your local Amphur. It is actually pretty easy to do, as your Catholic wedding here meant nothing. Official marriages are done by the Amphur, and registered at the same time. The Catholic marriage would be considered the same as a ceremony with all the monks, not an official marriage in Thailand.

I would slow down, get married at the local Amphur, then start the process at the US embassy of getting her green card. You can do it here. Then both of you would be off the tourist restrictions.

4 years ago

Bill *********

@Kool ******

we had a Catholic wedding in Thailand and a civil wedding in the US. We didn't register the Thai marriage because the original plan was to bring her to the US, marry there and get an adjustment of visa. She currently has a 10 year multi entry tourist visa good for 180 days at a time. But things didn't go to plan so now I'm running around like a chicken with it's head cut off trying to get everything done.

4 years ago

David ********

Pretty sure the answer is yes ... I had to get my late wife's death certificate couriered over to Thailand when I got married so the Canadian Embassy could write me that affidavit.

The Canadian embassy needed a copy of my tax returns showing my status as single.

If you are also applying for a marriage visa you will probably need to show evidence of income (I was still working so my last years tax returns and a salary letter from my employer both of which I was luckily able to just download remotely ... if you are retired then not sure what you will need as I am 'grandfathered' in and they didn't ask me to show anything but my bank statements at renewal time.

4 years ago

Bill *********

@David *******

I'm not working and over 50 and have the 400K in a Thai bank acct based on marriage. Just waiting for it to season. It will be 2 mos about Dec. 4.

4 years ago