Do New Zealanders need a Freedom to Marry certificate to marry a Thai national in Thailand?

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I am a New Zealander l wish to marry a Thailand National. Do l have to have Freedom to Marry paper work if so where does it have to be interpreted. Certified here in New New Zealand or in Thailand by a,proper person and if in Thailand can anybody recommend a person and cost.
Raymond Kelman

Ask Thailand · Answer

As a New Zealander wishing to marry a Thai national, you need to obtain a Freedom to Marry certificate, which must be acquired from your embassy (New Zealand) in Thailand or in New Zealand. The certificate may need to be translated into Thai and legalized at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs if the marriage takes place in Thailand. Experiences shared by others suggest that while it's often recommended to have the Freedom to Marry certificate, some individuals have married in Thailand without it, relying instead on other documentation like divorce certificates. It’s advisable to seek help from trusted translation services or agents to navigate the marriage registration process smoothly.

Stephen ********* · Answer

I had to go to the UK Embassy AIA building Bangkok then take the details to my agent for the Amphur so probly you will have to go to your Embassy in BKK .

Geo ************ · Answer

There are several places Thais don’t need visa. Get married there and do the details later no need to be bogged down

Rob *********** · Answer

We married in New Zealand and did not need anything

Mark ******* · Answer

Embassy pal if it’s in Thailand or new Zealand

Graeme ******* · Answer

I married a Thai woman  in NZ, once divorced .

Graeme ******* · Answer

Where are you here or in NZ

Mark ******* · Answer

From the U S i brought my freedom to marry certificate to Thailand and my notarized divorce certificate. Never used or was asked about freedom to marry stuff only had to show my divorce certificate. That’s my experience.

Leonard *********************** · Answer

You have to go to your embassy in Thailand if there is one or the embassy in your country and get a freedom to marry paper and then you have to go to Bangkok where there may be a New Zealand embassy there's a woman there who does the translations into Thai in Bangkok, you have to go to the Thai Ampor to register your marriage, it is a little bit of a lengthy process but you could do it yourself as I did my wife is Thai

Stuart ********* · Answer

Where you intend to marry -Thailand or NZ?  The opposite country from where you are to marry - that person needs to provide a CONI (certificate of no impediment) to marry certificate.  The country you are marrying in can check their own national but the other person needs to provide a CONI certificate to prove they are free to marry.

Noi ****** · Answer

If marry in Thailand, the marriage certificate need to translate and certified if you wish to use in New Zealand

Noi ****** · Answer

You can marry both either in Thailand or New Zealand

Do New Zealanders need a Freedom to Marry certificate to marry a Thai national in Thailand?

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